Rishikesh Bahadur D

Senior Assistant Editor, The Hindu

[Rammanohar Reddy @ramreddy]

My piece in today’s @the_hindu where I argue that the new “Demography Committee” is not really about addressing India’s demographic challenges, but about paving the way for a new institutional targetting of India’s minorities.

[Vaishna Roy @vaishnaroy]

This is a thoughtful, erudite, and considered piece. Must read.

[Rishikesh Bahadur D @Rishiscribe]

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[Deepanshu Mohan @Deepanshu_1810]

We wrote a long story @frontline_india @the_hindu after an indepth field study under taken in Hasdeo Arand, explaining how Adani’s corporate influence backed by govt support took over forest and destroyed tribal community livelihoods despite resilient opposition and protest movement from tribal women.
See here: https://t.co/G0FttmPwmP video essay: https://t.co/l8T9GFBB6D

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Senior advocate Indira Jaising ( @IJaising) talks to Aaratrika Bhaumik (@Aaratrika_11 ) about the rise of the use of contempt of court by the judiciary and its effect on the trust public has in the institution.

[Rishikesh Bahadur D @Rishiscribe]

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[Frontline @frontline_india]

NEW | "South India has witnessed some of the greatest democratic experiments, strongest social justice movements, and some of the best implementation of welfare schemes."

Political scientist @_YogendraYadav tells @SoniMishra20.

Full interview:
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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Zee Entertainment said on Monday ‌(June 1, 2026) it had secured the ​rights to broadcast ⁠the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 38 other FIFA events through ‌2034, ending a months-long standoff over the ‌tournament's availability in one ‌of ⁠the world's last unsold ⁠major markets.

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[businessline @businessline]

A high-level United States delegation led by Chief Negotiator Brendan Lynch is set to arrive in India today for a four-day visit to carry forward discussions on the proposed India-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA).

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Gross GST collections rose 3.2% to over ₹1.94 lakh crore in May on improved supplies of goods and services, and continued expansion of collection from imports, government data showed on Monday (June 1, 2026).

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[The Hindu @the_hindu]

The Nexbax AI Index proposes new AI evaluation metrics focused on real-world usability, cost, and accessibility for users in India and the Global South, challenging standard global benchmarks.

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[businessline @businessline]

Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital has achieved a significant medical milestone by successfully treating a head and neck cancer patient using a unique combination of Surface Guided Radiotherapy and adaptive radiotherapy for the first time in India.

https://t.co/eisxgDbUjQ

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

A cockroach meme rattles the country’s gerontocrats https://t.co/pOpcKAt1rM

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Malaysia on Monday began enforcing rules barring millions of children younger than 16 from owning social media accounts, joining a global effort to tighten online safety protections for young users.

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