The Quint

2023-07-22 09:57:50 'They Knocked Me Unconscious': Kuki Rape Survivor Speaks on Abduction, Assault

"They hit me with the butt of a gun near my eyes thrice and after that, I became unconscious. I don’t know what happened then..." narrated a teenage Kuki rape survivor, speaking to The Quint in a relief camp in Manipur. Watch here. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-07-22 06:32:45 'Supercharged' Water Trend: Can Sunlight Really 'Charge' a Drink With Vitamins?

Can leaving water out in the sun infuse it with vitamins and minerals? Anoushka Rajesh asks experts. Read here. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-07-21 19:15:55 Hellhole: Why Manual Scavenging Still Exists 30 Years After India Banned It

For the past three decades, manual scavenging has been prohibited in India. But why is this casteist, inhumane, and officially illegal practice still practiced? Watch here. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-07-21 16:36:55 Sri Lankan President's Wickremesinghe Visits India Holds Talks With PM Modi

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived in India for a significant two-day official visit to deepen ties between the two nations. This visit comes as a response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation and marks President Wickremesinghe's first trip to India. Read More. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-07-21 14:11:17 'Zero FIR' In Manipur Sexual Assault: What Does It Mean? How Does It Work?

Of the nearly 6,000 cases of arson, violence, dacoity, and other offences registered in Manipur from 3 May until 29 June, nearly a third of them have been zero FIRs. Read More. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-07-21 10:05:51 AIDS to Be Eliminated By 2030, Says UN: Why Experts Feel It's 'Too Optimistic'?

While the report seems optimistic, the ground reality is in stark contrast to it. Stigma, disparity, and lack of access are still holding people back from the help that they need. Garima Sadhwani reports. Read here. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-07-21 06:46:04 Kuki Women Wanted to Be Heard, But It Took Virality For Anyone to Pay Attention

"The police knew – their team witnessed this atrocity, after all. They must also have seen the perpetrators gleefully film the atrocity: a trophy of their triumphant exploit," writes Kavita Krishnan. Read here. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-07-20 19:01:28 ‘How Can They Do This to Her…Is it Because We're Poor?': Dwarka Minor Help's Kin

"She ran out of the house as though she was exiting a jail... She hugged me and I realised her hands were shaking," recalled the aunt of the 10-year-old domestic help, who was allegedly tortured and harassed by her employers in Delhi’s Dwarka. Read More. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-07-20 16:28:47 'Had No Choice,' Says Manual Scavenger Who Cleaned Dry Toilets For 40 Years

The Quint spoke to Santosh, a Dalit woman, who worked as a manual scavenger for 40 years until 2022, when the government rehabilitated her. She lives in Meerut. Santosh reveals how she had no option but to clean dry toilets. It is to be noted that dry toilets and their cleaning was banned in India in 1993. Then how is this practice still going on? Read More. ओपन / कमेंट

2023-07-20 14:04:52 BREAKING | Outgoing WFI chief and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh gets bail in the wrestlers' case. Read More. ओपन / कमेंट