TMC MP Jawhar Sircar quits politics, terms Mamata’s handling of ‘spontaneous’ RG Kar stir ‘faulty’

‘The cow vigilantes in Faridabad, who now express regret over killing a Brahmin reveal a troubling double standard—sorrow seems to hinge on the victim’s identity. Their statements make it sound as though the loss would have been more acceptable if the victim had been a Muslim. This perverse reasoning reveals a great deal about the mentality that is at work, which values some lives more than others. This murder is a chilling reminder that violence, once justified in the name of a cause, can easily spread its net to ensnare anyone in its path,’ says Amana Begam Ansari in her column.----more----https://theprint.in/opinion/cow-vigilante-blasphemy-murders-are-two-sides-of-the-same-coin-we-need-policing-reform-now/2254837/

In new findings, scientists from Cornell University have discovered that the salience network of the brain almost doubles to indicate depression risk. In ThePrint #̦PureScience, Sandhya Ramesh explains the findings and implications.

Beware of bad boys on dating apps. Emotional vampires who blame everything on trauma

Is Mumbai better than Delhi when it comes to women's safety? Here's what numbers and facts say Deputy Editor Anjali Thomas & Senior Correspondent Tina Das discuss what makes our women's safety a persistent issue in the country, in this issue of ThePrint's Mumbai-Delhi Express.

https://theprint.in/health/why-apex-ophthalmologists-body-wants-to-review-new-eye-drops-designed-to-replace-reading-glasses/2256088/

Out of roughly 350 Afghan Sikhs who had fled their war-torn country, 230 are believed to have successfully shifted to Canada. About 120 in India continue to await their visas.----more----https://theprint.in/india/two-thirds-of-afghan-sikhs-who-fled-to-india-after-2021-taliban-takeover-have-resettled-in-canada/2254088/

A new Nature Journal study shows the Swachh Bharat Mission by Modi government helped avert 60,000-70,000 infant deaths annually between 2011 and 2020, improved sanitation, reduced open defecation, and played a key role in reducing child mortality. In episode 1514 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta presents report card of the mission and how it proved to be a 'masterstroke'.