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Jobs, Recruitment Delays In Focus As Rahul Gandhi Addresses Students In IndoreRead at Outlook
InDepth | Haldwani Purification Row Has Given A Political Opening To The CongressRead at Outlook
Will They, Won't They?Read at Outlook
UP Congress Steps Up Organisational Overhaul, Expands Outreach Ahead Of 2027 PollsRead at Outlook
PM Modi’s Midnight Tryst With Gen Z: BJP’s Instagram Push Faces A Mixed Reality CheckRead at Outlook
DMK Open To Backing Delimitation Bill if Centre Accepts Key Demands In WritingRead at Outlook
Wayanad Tunnel Disaster Raises Fresh Questions Over Safety, EnvironmentRead at Outlook
Radha Mohan Das Agrawal Interview: ‘For Us, Nation Comes First’ on BJP’s Governance Since 2014Read at Outlook
Pawan Khera Outlook Interview: 'A Two-Thirds Majority Is About Rewriting the Rules of Democracy'Read at Outlook
Cover Story | Ideology, Power and the BJP’s Pursuit of a Two-Thirds MajorityRead at Outlook
BJP Intensifies Numbers Game Ahead Of Delimitation, Women's Quota Push in ParliamentRead at Outlook
BJP Faces ‘Problem of Plenty’ in Bengal As Party Workers Rush To Switch SidesRead at Outlook
What Transpired Behind Closed Doors At The INDIA Bloc meetingRead at Outlook
After Delhi Outreach, Satheesan Faces Kerala’s Mounting Political, Fiscal ChallengesRead at Outlook
Congress Minority Meet Flags Polarisation, Calls For Grassroots Push Amid Minority ConcernsRead at Outlook
Telangana Gamble: BJP Targets Civic Polls, Eyes Expansion In Southern IndiaRead at Outlook
Inside Story Of Congress’s 10-Day Kerala Power StruggleRead at Outlook
BJP’s 2027 Mission Begins: Big UP Cabinet, Party Shake-Up UnderwayRead at Outlook
India Has More Than One Voice: Curator Amin Jaffer On India’s Pavilion At Venice BiennaleRead at Outlook
Congress Delays Kerala CM Decision As Factional Faultlines ResurfaceRead at Outlook
Kolathur Shock: How Stalin Lost His StrongholdRead at Outlook
How BJP Secured The Third Straight Victory In Assam: Welfare, Leadership, Delimitation, OrganisationRead at Outlook
Outlook Exclusive: Year After Pahalgam, Former R&AW Chief AS Dulat on Security, Statehood And Illusion Of NormalcyRead at Outlook
Assembly Elections 2026: SDPI’s Presence In Key Seats Sparks Vote-Split Concerns In KeralaRead at Outlook
Assembly Elections 2026: Saffron Push Tests Red Bastions, Turns Thiruvananthapuram Into Battleground of LoyaltiesRead at Outlook
UT Guest House Of Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep In Delhi Taken Over By Hotel, Raises Land Use ConcernsRead at Outlook
Ahead Of Kerala Polls, Christian Leaders Raise Alarm On Modi Govt’s FCRA Amendment BillRead at Outlook
From Home to Tin Shelters: Assam’s Evictions Leave Hundreds Struggling To SurviveRead at Outlook
Assam Set To See Tight Fight As Alliances Firm Up, Battle Lines SharpenRead at Outlook
In Assam, Citizenship, Land, Identity Collide Ahead Of PollsRead at Outlook
VD Satheesan: CPI(M) is heading towards disintegration; In Bengal it took 33 years, in Kerala 10 yearsRead at Outlook
All 14 JNU students Out Of Tihar Jail After Court Orders Immediate ReleaseRead at Outlook
JNU Students Remain In Tihar Jail Despite Bail, Address Verification Delays ReleaseRead at Outlook
14 JNU Students Arrested After Protest March, Sent To Judicial Custody Pending VerificationRead at Outlook
Opposition MPs Vote Against Standing Committee Statement Condemning Youth Congress Protest At AI SummitRead at Outlook
Court Challenge, Political Storm Ahead Of Kerala Story 2 Release Amid Communal ControversyRead at Outlook
Vijay's TVK Hopes To Whistle New Tune In Tamil Nadu, Powered Mostly By FansRead at Outlook
Why Dating Feels More Exhausting Than ExcitingRead at Outlook
National Symbols Are Being Turned Violent: T.M. Krishna On India, DemocracyRead at Outlook
What Silence Shaped: Inside Satish Gujral’s Centenary ShowRead at Outlook
R-Day Special: Influence, Controversy, Padma Honour For Vellappally Natesan Ahead Of Kerala PollsRead at Outlook
CPI(M) Fuels Natesan’s Communal Rhetoric: Polarisation Danger Ahead of Kerala PollsRead at Outlook
From Kochi To Palestine: Memory, Migration, And ResistanceRead at Outlook
MGNREGA Gave Workers Power, That Is What Is Being Taken Away: Jean Drèze on VB–G RAM G ActRead at Outlook
Local Body Polls: From Kasaragod To Malappuram, A Decisive UDF Surge Reshapes North KeralaRead at Outlook
MGNREGA To VB–G RAM G: Dilution Of Rural Job GuaranteeRead at Outlook
Dalit Women And Gender Justice: The Lasting Impact Of Periyar In Tamil NaduRead at Outlook
Breaking Caste Hierarchies: Periyar’s Continued Relevance In Gen Z LivesRead at Outlook
Delhi HC Allows Dr Reddy’s To Export Semaglutide But Blocks India Sales Until March 2026Read at Outlook
‘There Was Less Cohesiveness In The Alliance’: Shakeel Ahmad On Congress Defeat In BiharRead at Outlook
Bihar Assembly Elections: First Phase Sees Highest Ever Voter Turnout At 64.66%Read at Outlook
Scheming Schemes: Welfare Is The Kingmaker For Bihar Elections 2025Read at Outlook
‘Ab Rishta Barabari Ho Gaya’: Shakeel Ahmad Khan Interview on Mahagathbandhan’s Bihar Election PlansRead at Outlook
Jamia scraps only exam centre in south India, adds two in north, central IndiaRead at National Herald
Five years since Delhi riots, justice still a distant dreamRead at National Herald
Umar Khalid gets bail hearing in Delhi HC, next hearing on 4 MarchRead at National Herald
Tax exemptions for political donations: the individual-corporate gap widensRead at National Herald
Delhi election results: What went wrong for AAPRead at National Herald
BJP surge in Delhi marks critical juncture for Arvind Kejriwal, AAPRead at National Herald
Delhi polls: Has AAP's claim of creating '10 lakh jobs' been given a quiet burial?Read at National Herald
Power play: Did 7 AAP ministers really run up electricity bills of Rs 1.15 crore?Read at National Herald
Maha elections: ECI says no info on pre-numbered slips issued during assembly, LS pollsRead at National Herald
After four years without bail, Umar Khalid back in high courtRead at National Herald
Kerala: Rahul Mamkootathil's triumph highlights Cong's continued dominanceRead at National Herald
SC resumes hearing on criminalising marital rape, next hearing on 22 OctRead at National Herald
Is marital rape a crime or not? SC to hear petitions again todayRead at National Herald
ECI announces dates for Maharashtra, Jharkhand assembly pollsRead at National Herald
Who gains from birth control becoming ‘prescription-only’? Not womenRead at National Herald
Kerala: Can of worms threatens to spill over for CPI(M) on Anvar issueRead at National Herald
Kerala CPI(M) secy says MLA P.V. Anvar acting for 'right-wing' forces against CMRead at National Herald
Kerala: Govt orders police probe into ADG's meetings with RSS officialsRead at National Herald
Tirupati laddus row: Seven questions that need answersRead at National Herald
One nation, one election: why federalism is at riskRead at National Herald
Umar Khalid: Now 4 years in jail, with no bail and no trial yetRead at National Herald
Who has fingers on microphone switches in Parliament?Read at National Herald
Central law to stop violence against healthcare professionals stalledRead at National Herald
Kerala: CWC agrees to conduct safety audit of Mullaperiyar DamRead at National Herald
Kerala CM’s inaction on Hema committee report sparks outrageRead at National Herald
Hema committee report: What is the way forward?Read at National Herald
Women harassed in Malayalam film industry, Hema committee report findsRead at National Herald
SC agrees to reopen Mullaperiyar case, re-examine 1886 lease deed between Kerala, TNRead at National Herald
Wayanad landslides: Kerala govt gag order on scientists speaking to mediaRead at National Herald
UN body flags severe violence against religious minorities, focus on ManipurRead at National Herald
Wayanad landslides: A tragedy of three reports buried by dissentRead at National Herald
Wayanad landslide: Kerala MPs demand it be declared a national disasterRead at National Herald
Why did Kerala face hundreds of flight cancellations?Read at National Herald
Nearly 175 pc jump in PM Modi's Pariksha Pe Charcha spend, RTI query revealsRead at National Herald
Maharashtra: MVA together for Assembly polls, says ChennithalaRead at National Herald
Nothing to say on Irani, her loss was message in itself: Kishori Lal SharmaRead at National Herald
'More than me, it's Payal Kapadia's win; she truly deserves it,' says Kani KusrutiRead at National Herald
Umar Khalid: Delhi court denies bail (again)Read at National Herald
Lok Sabha polls: Phase 6 to see some crucial battlesRead at National Herald
This election is all about Modi vs the People: Mallikarjun KhargeRead at National Herald
Lok Sabha polls, phase 4: Key contests, high-stakes showdowns in 10 statesRead at National Herald
Electoral bonds: Yet again, SBI refuses to disclose details under RTI ActRead at National Herald
Lok Sabha polls, phase 3: Where the action is across 11 states and UTsRead at National Herald
End of campaigning hits differently in Kerala with ‘Kalashakottu’Read at National Herald
Kerala votes on 26 April; UDF looks strongRead at National Herald
Kerala: K.C. Venugopal in Alappuzha to prove his detractors wrongRead at National Herald
Shashi Tharoor: What has the BJP done for the South?Read at National Herald
Open season in Thrissur: Triangular contest will be down to the wireRead at National Herald
The VVPAT glitch: What really happened in Kasargod?Read at National Herald
IUML confident in Kerala, Tamil Nadu: P.K. KunhalikuttyRead at National Herald
In Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad, the only question is turnout on voting dayRead at National Herald
Congress lodges 7 complaints with EC against PM Modi between 2022-23; no action takenRead at National Herald
SC strikes down Electoral Bonds scheme, calls it unconstitutionalRead at National Herald
Umar Khalid withdraws bail petition, cites 'change in circumstances'Read at National Herald
YS Sharmila takes the helm in Andhra, as Congress looks to turn the tideRead at National Herald
Kerala govt moves SC against governor Arif Mohammad KhanRead at National Herald
Mallikarjun Kharge: Fulcrum, builder of bridges, consensus makerRead at National Herald
DUSU 2023 polls: ABVP wins three posts; NSUI bags vice-president postRead at National Herald
SC notice to Kerala govt, Centre over OBC reservation listRead at National Herald
Linking Women’s Reservation Bill to delimitation, census concern for the south: KanimozhiRead at National Herald
Alumni of school founded by Aroon Purie write to him about ‘hatred’ spread by some of his group's TV channelsRead at National Herald
Is Adani set to supply electricity in Kerala as power crisis looms in state?Read at National Herald
When will we see ICMR report on possible Covid link to heart failure?Read at National Herald
Deficit monsoon raises spectre of power crisis, drought in KeralaRead at National Herald
Two I.N.D.I.A bloc MPs get elected to Aligarh Muslim University court in secret ballot; 1 BJP MP losesRead at National Herald
SC judge recuses from hearing Umar Khalid bail; case adjourned to August 17Read at National Herald
Violence will have long-lasting psychological effect on Manipur children: NK PremachandranRead at National Herald
Railways spent Rs 5.6 cr on four Vande Bharat train inaugurations by PM ModiRead at National Herald
AIIMS withdraws proposal to halt hiring of research scientistsRead at National Herald
Artists condemn Kiran Nadar Museum for terminating employee over critical FB postRead at National Herald
AIIMS: Scientists protest ministry’s proposal to limit the number of years at the research projectRead at National Herald
Opposition parties question need, timing of UCC at Parliamentary Committee meeting, said sourcesRead at National Herald
Congress is getting its house in order in TelanganaRead at National Herald
Kerala: Congress MP Hibi Eden wants state capital shifted to Kochi, CM says impracticalRead at National Herald
SC differs on interim bail to Teesta, requests CJI to post matter before larger benchRead at National Herald
YWCA-Delhi, 2 other NGOs lose FCRA licencesRead at National Herald
Kerala stares at power crisis if deficit monsoon continuesRead at National Herald
Water in reservoirs across India much below full capacityRead at National Herald
CPI(M) hand in glove with BJP in Kerala, says KPCC president SudhakaranRead at National Herald
Govt says Gita Press award unanimous, Lok Sabha LOP says no invite to be on juryRead at National Herald
Manipur violence: Meitei mothers condemn PM Modi, govt for divisive politicsRead at National Herald
Is Wayanad getting ready for bypolls?Read at National Herald
Over 77,000 Indian Railways posts vacant in signal, traffic departmentsRead at National Herald
Law Commission suggestions will enable misuse; scrap sedition law, urge expertsRead at National Herald
10 CMs skip PM Modi’s NITI Aayog meetingRead at National Herald
Opposition parties set to boycott inauguration of new Parliament buildingRead at National Herald
Why is PM Modi inaugurating the new Parliament building?Read at National Herald
Omicron likely to be last COVID-19 variant, says new studyRead at National Herald
Who is Arjun Ram Meghwal, the new law minister?Read at National Herald
Bilkis Bano case: SC hearing again reduced to 'paperwork' of sending notices to convictsRead at National Herald
Government employment portal NCS fails to connect job seekers with opportunitiesRead at National Herald
Same-sex marriage: Modi government stand has not come as a surpriseRead at National Herald
Delhi HC seeks response from CBI, AIIMS ex-director in plea alleging financial irregularities at hospitalRead at National Herald
Third front will only help BJP; unity of secular forces must: CongressRead at National Herald
Big Congress push to make space for youth, womenRead at National Herald
What to expect from the 85th Congress plenary at Raipur?Read at National Herald
Covid-19: How bad is it this time and other burning questionsRead at National Herald
Covid-19: No cause for panic, say expertsRead at National Herald
Union govt owes Rs 7,655 cr to states under MGNREGA schemeRead at National Herald
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Ashlin Mathew is a Delhi-based journalist and editor whose work spans politics, human rights, health, gender and culture.
Across digital and print newsrooms, she has reported, commissioned stories, shaped special editions and brought an editor’s perspective to complex public questions. She is currently Senior Associate Editor at Outlook, following her time as News Editor at National Herald.
Her practice extends into literature, the arts and curatorial work—different ways of paying attention to people, ideas and the world around them.
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