Greetings from India! We bring to you Meanwhile, Back Home, our new daily newsletter specially tailored for Indian Express’ global readers. While you were catching some precious Zzzzs, it was an action-packed day here in India. Here are some of the top highlights:

💡Spotlight

Back home, jubilant Aam Aadmi Party workers exchanged sweets and danced to the dhol after the Supreme Court granted interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal till June 1, the day voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections ends. But, what does it mean for the AAP and the INDIA bloc? Find out

The Supreme Court decision may have momentarily paused the AAP cadre's protests, but do pro-Palestinian protesters need to take a pause? Zadie Smith in her New Yorker essay certainly seems to think so. Writing for the opinion section, Indian Express' Udbhav Seth thinks otherwise. Read more

☕ Spill the Expresso  

Is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – the latest standalone sequel to War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), fourth installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot franchise and overall tenth film in the franchise – on your watch list this weekend? Shalini Langer finds that the "unceasingly grim film treads familiar ground." Read More

Some of you might be looking forward to watching Srikanth, the real-life story of a dirt-poor visually-impaired man from an Andhra village, who became a billionaire. In her review, Indian Express’ film critic Shubhra Gupta writes Rajkummar Rao brings skill and sincerity to this inspiring biopic. Read More

While we are on the subject of billionaires, Elon Musk, who heads SpaceX, has said should probes be sent into the universe, remains of long-dead alien civilisations might be discovered. However, he hasn’t seen any compelling evidence of alien life. Read More

Enough about billionaires running corporations and industries, and on to the worker bees. The Sanjeev Goenka-KL Rahul IPL spat has yet again shone the spotlight on the mistreatment meted out to employees. However, publicly screaming at your employees might be counterproductive. Read More

🚨 Must Read

As tensions between Israel and Iran escalate, reports indicate that a number of Arab states are aligned closer towards Israel than Tehran. In fact, the Muslim world has had a rocky relationship with Iran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Here's how the Islamic revolution isolated Iran from the Muslim world.

☕ In Other News   

Cancer care at home: Why more Indians are opting for chemo and post-op services for healing at a lower cost

Why Kerala has banned oleander flowers in temple offerings

Murder In Mahim review: Vijay Raaz, Ashutosh Rana-starrer forces you to confront the stink of prejudice, homophobia

That’s all for today.

Until tomorrow, cheers!

Aishwarya Khosla