Why Journalist Ravi Nair’s Imprisonment in Defamation Case Is Concerning
Independent investigative journalist Ravi Nair has been in jail since September 17 over a criminal defamation case brought by Adani Enterprises. A court had found him guilty but he had appealed that decision and was allowed to remain free while the appeal was heard. After he missed a hearing, the court issued a warrant for his arrest. Nair went to court to ask for the warrant to be cancelled and was sent to jail instead. The concern is that a single missed hearing has cost him his freedom before the court has decided his appeal.
A New Book Offers an Anatomy of a Decade of Lynching
In the United States, the word “lynching” became associated with the public killing of African Americans by white mobs, where violence was used not only to kill individuals but also to intimidate an entire community. India has its own long history of mob violence, communal killings and caste violence, but the word acquired renewed prominence in public discourse during the last decade as killings involving Muslim men, cattle allegations, religious identity and other accusations began appearing with greater frequency in news reports.
‘No Village Is Safe’: Kuki-Zos Demand President’s Rule After Fresh Killings in Manipur
At around four o’clock in the morning on September 13, gunmen entered a house in L. Tollen village in Tamenglong district of Manipur. They shot Lhingzangai Singsit as she slept beside her husband, Seineh. He took a wound that killed him days later. Their son Henminsang, four years old, was hit by the same gunfire, and the injury to his hand has needed continuous treatment since.
India’s 7.8 Percent GDP Growth Means Little Unless People Feel It in Their Own Lives
The government has announced that India’s inflation-adjusted GDP grew by 7.8 percent during April to June 2026 compared with the same three months a year earlier. Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the figure in a video message and urged citizens to support the economy by avoiding foreign travel, buying less gold and holding weddings in India rather than overseas. But the apparent expectation that most citizens would also celebrate the figure and congratulate the government confuses vicarious, or symbolic, satisfaction in the country’s economic performance with an improvement people can see in their incomes, expenses and living conditions.
More European Ships Could Head to India for Scrapping, Raising Safety and Pollution Risks
India could be facing a much larger influx of old European ships being dismantled on its beaches in the coming years, exposing Indian workers and coastal environments to the hazards of an industrial practice that Europe itself does not permit, according to a new report.