NCRB data shows daily wage earners formed 31 per cent of India’s suicide victims in 2024, as workers and experts point to unstable incomes, stagnant wages and limited access to mental healthcare.
The West Bengal government has enforced stricter implementation of the 1950 Animal Slaughter Control Act, requiring dual fitness certificates, restricting public slaughter, and triggering constitutional and religious concerns ahead of Bakra-Eid.
BY Saher Hiba Khan 16 May 2026
In a key ruling, Allahabad High Court set aside rejection of Tharu community's forest rights in Lakhimpur Kheri. Authorities must follow Forest Rights Act 2006 instead of 2000 Supreme Court order. Fresh hearing ordered with protection from eviction.
BY Saher Hiba Khan 6 May 2026
Historic collapse for Mamata — From 215 seats in 2021 to below 100 leads; BJP surges past 190 leads.
BY Saher Hiba Khan 4 May 2026
A party that retains organisational strength and welfare appeal now faces a strong new challenger in TVK, more segmented voting patterns, and a significant erosion of its 2021-level dominance.
BY Saher Hiba Khan 4 May 2026
How Professor Nina Berman is rethinking the role of the witness in an era of media saturation and conflict
BY Saher Hiba Khan 28 April 2026
From housing refusals in Delhi to attacks on shawl sellers, Kashmiris describe how suspicion resurfaces after incidents.
BY Saher Hiba Khan 22 April 2026
Wholesale and manufacturing units in Noida report sharp decline in business, with orders dropping to as low as 10 per cent and some firms facing losses of up to 30 per cent.
BY Ainnie Arif 17 April 2026
- Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Anniversary 2026: From Colonial Bullets To Modern Threats On Press Freedom
107 years after the 1919 massacre, journalist killings and UAPA cases in India raise the same chilling questions on dissent and state power.
BY Saher Hiba Khan 14 April 2026
Rising fuel costs and shrinking wages are pushing migrant families to abandon the city.
BY Saher Hiba Khan 13 April 2026
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