Daily Brief: ‘Broken our hearts’: Assam’s madrasa demolitions have left Bengali-origin Muslims feeling besieged, and more6 Sep, 2022 ‘Broken our hearts’: Assam’s madrasa demolitions have left Bengali-origin Muslims feeling besieged District administrations claim they were structurally unsound or ‘illegal constructions’. The chief minister himself has linked demolitions to terror cases. scroll.in The big news: Wikipedia restricts edits on Arshdeep Singh’s page, and nine other top stories Other headlines: Bengaluru reeled as heavy rains caused flooding in several parts of the city, and Liz Truss will become the next prime minister of the UK. scroll.in P Thiaga Rajan: Ten ways for India to rediscover the politics of hope An excerpt from the Tamil Nadu finance minister’s Anil Dharker Literature Live Independence Lecture on August 25. scroll.in Even in a national emergency, Pakistan’s politicians are busy fighting one another A lawmaker from Imran Khan’s party called on overseas Pakistanis not to send funds for flood relief in response to the federal government’s appeal. scroll.in Sri Lanka’s devastating fuel shortage has put its wildlife at risk The wildlife conservation department has cut operations, leaving few resources to help animals in need. scroll.in How the firebrand revolutionary Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan Sastri became the writer Agyeya An excerpt from ‘Writer, Rebel, Soldier Lover: The Many Lives of Agyeya’, by Akshaya Mukul. scroll.in Why ‘Chup’ director R Balki decided to bite the hand that fed him In the new movie from the maker of ‘Cheeni Kum’ and ‘Pad Man’, a serial killer goes after film critics. scroll.in Asia Cup 2022: Rohit Sharma and Co must bounce back quickly as they face an upbeat Sri Lanka The defeat in their opening Super Fours match against Pakistan put India in a precarious position in their title defence. scroll.in Support Support
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