A Political Element Cannot be Ruled Out in the Lack of Bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam | Sarim Naved
Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam have been in prison for the last five years. Their bail has been denied repeatedly. Last week their five colleagues, also arrested in the Delhi riot case of 2020, were gr...
16 Jan 49min
There is a Sense of Complacency Among Indian Americans That We Are Doing Quite Well | Salil Tripathi
The strong statements by President Trump against India are echoed by the growing anti-Indian sentiment in parts of the country. No longer are Indians viewed as the model minority — well educated, succ...
9 Jan 38min
No Bail for Umar-Sharjeel, US-Venezuela-India, Ikkis and a Banished IPL Star
In Seema Says, this week, The Wire’s Editor, Seema Chishti discusses the reasons behind the United States’ attack on Venezuela and India’s muted response to the flagrant violation of international law...
6 Jan 18min
What Makes Mumbai’s Food History Different From Other Cities
Mumbai’s cuisine has been shaped by its migrants, not just from other parts of India but also from different countries. “Irani food, for example, is not available in such abundance in other cities,”...
26 Des 20251h 1min
The Poetry Has Gone From Our Lives, but Hate Cannot Last Forever | Saeed Akhtar Mirza
Thirty years ago, Saeed Akhtar Mirza made his final feature film, Naseem, about an aging Urdu poet, played by Kaifi Azmi, and set in the days preceding the demolition of the Babri Masjid. The film ope...
21 Nov 202540min
India Badly Needs a Zohran Mamdani to Take On the Right Wing | Saira Shah Halim
India’s left parties are no longer as influential as they used to be. In her new book, Comrades and Comebacks: The Battle of the Left to Win the Indian Mind, Saira Shah Halim, CPI(M) candidate in the ...
7 Nov 202547min
Religion is a No-Go Area in Stand Up Comedy, Now Even the Law Says So | Punit Pania
Comedians and satirists have borne the brunt of the state and of people who are offended by something or the other, but even so, the stand up comedy scene is quite active with many faces. One such is ...
31 Okt 202544min
Senior Citizens Are the Most Vulnerable to Online Scams Such as Digital Arrests and Sextortion | Ruby Dhingra
Why have digital scams become so commonplace? And why are senior citizens falling prey to scamsters? “We can say that a vast number of people who fall for cyber scams are senior citizens,” says Ruby...
17 Okt 202549min
