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Village streets to cinema halls—Marathi film Asha captures the life of India’s caregivers

Asha, a film directed by Deepak Patil and produced by Daivata Patil and Nilesh Kuvar will be released in December this year.

ASHA workers’ stir rocks Kerala assembly: UDF walkout after LDF minister claims ‘political motive’

UDF & BJP were politically exploiting agitation, alleges Kerala industries minister. Leader of Opposition asserts that Congress-led govt had raised salaries of Anganwadi workers.

Remember pandemic, ASHA workers ask as protest for pay hike hits Day 32 amid Kerala-Centre blame game

ASHA workers in Kerala are demanding a raise in their honorarium from current Rs 7,000 to Rs 21,000, a one-time retirement benefit of Rs 5 lakh, and clearing of their pending dues.

Seeking ‘respectable pay, job regularisation’, Haryana ASHA workers on strike for a month & counting

ASHA workers allege brief being widened without a pay hike. Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij says he has called a meeting of the representatives of ASHA workers on 13 September.

ANMs unable to detect high-risk pregnancy, but here’s how Assam is fixing it: IAS officer

UNICEF and Assam govt carried out a pilot project in some districts. The main objective was to understand the critical gaps in the state's sub-centres and ANMs.

Matilda Kullu — Odisha ASHA worker on Forbes list who battled Covid, superstition & casteism

Kullu was recently featured on ‘Forbes India W-Power 2021’ list along with Amazon head Aparna Purohit & banker Arundhati Bhattacharya.

Over a million ASHA workers are teaming up with trade unions to seek higher wages

Several ASHA workers said authorities who earlier assured them better wages, PPE and safe working conditions haven’t kept those promises despite a two-day stoppage last year.

With no routine check-ups or ASHA workers, UP’s Chitrakoot sees rise in home births during Covid

District health department data shows there has been a decline in institutional deliveries. Officials cite pandemic, lockdown & vaccine drive as the reasons behind the drop.

Govt needs to take proactive role in dispelling any vaccine hesitancy

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Why ASHA workers in UP’s Budaun were detained for taking pregnant women to private clinic

The ASHAs are accused of accepting gifts from a private nursing home and being part of nexus that has led to a low number of registered births in Budaun district.

On Camera

How Nehru defended restrictions on freedom of speech and the press

On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.

Andhra proposes Rs 100-cr wealth fund, eyes Norway-style sovereign fund model to drive growth

Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Payyavula Keshav presented a Rs 3.32 lakh crore budget for 2026–27 in the assembly Saturday.

Top US military commander applauds ‘India’s tactical execution’ during Op Sindoor; adds ‘there’s lessons too’

On bilateral ties, Admiral Paparo said India-US ties have an exponential effect on deterrence, because it demonstrates a unity of purpose among us to maintain the peace.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.