The US Justice Department has released nearly three million pages of Epstein files, including videos and images, marking the largest Epstein-related disclosure to date under the Transparency Act.
Ainnie Arif
About The Author
Ainnie Arif is a journalist covering diplomacy and international affairs with a South Asian lens. She focuses on how global events intersect with regional politics and local impact.
About The Author
Ainnie Arif is a journalist covering diplomacy and international affairs with a South Asian lens. She focuses on how global events intersect with regional politics and local impact.
Women and children are disproportionately harmed, with the regulations normalising violence against women and prioritises punishment and control over human dignity and equality.
BY Ainnie Arif 5 February 2026
While the latest figures have triggered public anxiety, past trends indicate consistently high numbers, alongside a nationwide 3 per cent rise in kidnapping and abduction cases.
BY Ainnie Arif 4 February 2026
The musical play Jo Dooba So Paar, directed by Ajitesh Gupta and Mohit Agarwal, blends storytelling and qawwali to explore Amir Khusrau’s life, his bond with Nizamuddin Auliya, and the spiritual origins of qawwali.
BY Ainnie Arif 2 February 2026
Key schemes and institutions saw higher allocations, including Rs 23,100 crore for Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0, Rs 28.44 crore for the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
BY Ainnie Arif 1 February 2026
The Government of India has rejected the Global Hunger Index as methodologically flawed, arguing that child-focused indicators cannot be extrapolated to measure overall hunger.
BY Ainnie Arif 30 January 2026
Remembering Lankesh is a call to defend free expression, demand accountability, and ensure that silencing one voice does not silence the truth.
BY Ainnie Arif 29 January 2026
A symbol of power, pragmatism and provocation, he played a key role across governments, navigating complex coalitions, driving infrastructure and irrigation projects, and an inside knowledge of bureaucracy.
BY Ainnie Arif 28 January 2026
The penguin’s origins lie in Werner Herzog’s 2007 documentary Encounters at the End of the World, which captured the animal’s inexplicable march towards the Antarctic interior — behaviour ecologists could not explain.
BY Ainnie Arif 27 January 2026
Contemporary political realities, including centralisation, the use of constitutional provisions, and debates over secularism, continue to test the promises of Justice, Liberty, Equality and Fraternity embedded in the opening words: “We, the People of India.”
BY Ainnie Arif 26 January 2026
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