Daily Brief | US: Indian-origin man charged with attempting to kill president after he rams truck near White House, and moreWords0Time to read3 minsPublished24 May, 2023 US: Indian-origin man charged with attempting to kill president after he rams truck near White House Sai Varshith Kandula, 19, was carrying a Nazi flag and told the authorities that he wanted to kill Joe Biden and seize power. scroll.in A Dalit scholar’s death and Brahmin dominance at India’s premier science institute Fifteen years after a Dalit PhD student died by suicide at the IISc, students say the atmosphere is still stifling for students from marginalised communities. scroll.in After nine years, Narendra Modi visits Australia amid peak in bilateral ties, divisions in diaspora The Australia-India relationship has advanced in leaps and bounds but issues such as the Hindutva targeting of Muslims, and Sikh separatism pose challenges. scroll.in After 23-year-old’s death, Bengaluru civic body admits absence of rain safety audits in underpasses The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike will now carry out safety audits of 18 underpasses in the city. scroll.in Lockdown, demonetisation to CAA, farm laws: How hasty policies have killed Indians The costs of these measures have been high but their benefits are contested or unknown. Instead of accountability for deaths, there is authoritarian arrogance. scroll.in ‘Violence is not our only history’: Can young Kashmiri artists revive the state’s fine arts? An excerpt from ‘Desiccated Land: An American in Kashmir’, by David Lepeska. scroll.in ‘Scoop’ director Hansal Mehta: ‘A story of hustle, the breaking of the human spirit’ Karishma Tanna headlines the filmmaker’s new series about the intersection of journalism, crime and the justice system. scroll.in Rush Hour podcast: India won’t export cough syrups without testing in government labs A wrap of the day’s top developments. scroll.in
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