We The People

In a shocking crime in the national capital, a 16-year-old girl was stabbed 22 times on the middle of a busy street by her jilted lover as people watched on - but nobody helped. This is not the first time that bystanders have watched a crime unfold, but done nothing - and it seems only to be getting worse. On We The People, we ask what is this societal apathy? And why is India afflicted by a particularly terrible case of bystander syndrome?

The Karnataka elections were one of the major elections ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This election also stands out because of the dismal performance and participation of women. The BJP fielded only 12 women candidates and there were only 11 women candidates from Congress. Why are women missing in the landmark Karnataka elections?

The Supreme Court said this week that it can dissolve a marriage in certain circumstances, including on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of relations, and do away with the mandatory six-month waiting period. What exactly does this new verdict change? We get a Reality Check.

Over 2,500 food delivery workers from Zomato-owned Blinkit have been on strike across India. The delivery agents are protesting after the company changed the basis on which they will get paid, and how much they will get paid. They don't have adequate rights and protections under Indian labour laws. Do we need a course correction? According to the Niti Aayog there are over 7.7 million gig workers in India but does anyone have their back?

Gangster Atiq Ahmed was shot dead along with his brother on live television on Saturday while police were escorting them for a medical check-up in Uttar Pradesh. There have been numerous instances of encounters in Maharashtra and Punjab. What does this say about us as a country and society? What does this mean for us as a society?

 

India has 3,167 tigers, according to the latest census released today. Let's go behind the numbers with India's most credible conservationists.

A letter co-signed by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and various other tech giants has demanded a six-month pause in artificial intelligence research - citing under-researched AI as a 'threat to humanity'. We The People sifts the fact from the fiction and asks - is artificial intelligence a way to elevate or destroy the world?

 

A defamation, conviction and disqualification has taken the world of Indian politics by storm. But it also raises a key question on where does one draw the line between legalities and freedom of speech. Does criticism of the ones in power means censorship and sedition? On We The People, we take on the question: is criticism equal to defamation? And if so, where do we draw the line?

It's a parent's worst nightmare. Having your child taken away from you. Sending your child to school but he doesn't return and you find out that you've been deemed an unfit parent and can't see him again. Now imagine this happening to you while you are abroad. In a country where you don't speak the language or understand the systems and processes and as you try to fight the bureaucracy your child is getting older by the day, apart from you. That's the story of the Rani Mukherjee starrer 'Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway' that just released globally this Friday. Friday. The film focuses on the diplomatic row between India and Norway in 2011, sheds light on cases where Indian parents lose custody of their children over cultural differences in their upbringing. The movie also has parallels to the ongoing dispute involving a child in Germany.

India has scored significant gains in various development parameters including economic growth, women's education, and reducing fertility rates. Yet, women participation in the labor force remains amongst the lowest in the world. Studies suggest that unpaid domestic work of women amounts to 7.5% of the country's GDP. On We The People, we discuss whether it is time to start compensating women for unpaid care work.