NEW: Swiggy has gamified health insurance for its food delivery workers. Divided into gold, silver & bronze, their insurance changes weekly as per the category they fall under that week based on the points earned.

My latest for Rest of World: restofworld.org/2024/swiggy-he…

Exactly.

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Tried to break the story down in a video. Please watch and share.

'Migrant workers contribute 10% of India’s gross domestic product. But exercising their vote during elections is a struggle. They lose wages, plus they have to spend money for the trip home and back.' Such an important story Shreehari Paliath
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The most shocking, heartbreaking story on electoral bonds so far.

great story by TheNewsMinute on the slow collapse of Indian railways. On many routes, sleeper/gen coaches are now unusable. Only the most desperate brave it now. In this society, even that number runs into millions.

Is India ready for an election in extreme heat?

Tabassum and Vaishnavi Rathore analysed IMD data and found that on voting days in April, several constituencies may see temperatures close to 40 degrees Celsius.

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Despite not liking 'Monkey Man,' I'm very much in Dev Patel's corner—as I would be with any artist—when it comes to getting the film released in India in one piece. But it faces an uphill battle with the censors. indiewire.com/news/analysis/…

#AnatomyOfAFall is a masterpiece of a thriller. After AGES. It's on Prime, go watch! ❤

Bhima Koregaon case: Former professor Shoma Sen gets bail from Supreme Court scroll.in/latest/1066287… via Scroll.in

Hi Twitter friends, looking for a female lawyer working at the grassroots on women's issues, ideally working in the lower/district courts. Would love to connect with the fierce women. Plss help?

Only way to respond to people watching videos on loud in public places. Annoying as hell.

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The section on the Ayodhya dispute in NCERT’s Class XII pol sc textbook has been revised to give primacy to the Ram Janmabhoomi movement – and, in AT LEAST THREE places, references to the demolition of the Babri Masjid have been deleted

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Rajan is such an underrated character in film history. Admittedly small role but it made me feel so warm whenever he came on screen with Ishan 🥺

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'Project Electoral Bond has shown how resources and expertise can be pooled and what can be done with information that need not be complete.'
Some high praise for #ProjectElectoralBond . TheNewsMinute newslaundry Scroll.in ❤
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Shoes, caste & elections

Interesting electoral move by SP in Agra. Jatavs have historically held a sway over politics, economy & social relations in the city. In particular the business owning Jatavs who funded the rise of BAMCEF & BSP (1/6).

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If only half as many Indians were enraged by this as by a girl dancing on the road side.

BIG: Supreme Court says that Central government and State governments are both 'complicit' with Patanjali in their activities. SC says Centre needs to explain why it shut its eyes when Patanjali was making false, misleading claims despite SC orders. 'Ayush Ministry has alot to…