Ajay Singh
Associate Editor
ABOUT
Ajay is a Los Angeles-based journalist, writer, editor and newsroom manager with extensive experience in print, video and online news and features. Ajay previously worked as a staff correspondent for Asiaweek magazine in Hong Kong and in the New Delhi bureaus of The Associated Press and The Wall Street Journal Asia. He is also a published author.
LATEST STORIES
DRUGS
Sacklers Hope to Pay $7 Billion to Bury Their Opioid Legacy
Purdue prepares to pay up, leaving unanswered questions about justice, accountability and how hundreds of thousands of lives might have been saved if regulators had acted sooner.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Exposed: The Pharmacist of Shame Behind a Deepfake Porn Empire
Dispensing drugs by day and feeding the internet’s darkest fantasies by night, David Do’s digital double life just came crashing down.
MENTAL HEALTH
Coercive Psychiatric Drugging on America’s Streets Sparks Outcry From Human Rights Advocates
Coercive psychiatry shifts from institutional asylums to mobile clinics, extending control over vulnerable populations under the guise of “treatment.”
HATE
Texas Man Sentenced in Federal Hate Crime for Threats Against Sikhs
Bhushan Athale, a naturalized US citizen, used slurs and violent threats to target a Sikh civil rights group. He will serve over two years in federal prison.
ARTS & CULTURE
Writers of the Future Wins Gold at 2025 International Book Awards
Celebrating 40 years of spotlighting emerging talent, the acclaimed science fiction and fantasy anthology claims top honors amid thousands of global entries.
DRUGS
States Scramble to Regulate THC Drinks Amid Spike in Youth Cannabis Use
THC-infused beverages now account for 15 percent of Minnesota liquor chain sales, with daily cannabis use surpassing alcohol consumption.
CORRUPTION
Judge Rules Fort Smith Violated FOIA After Hiring Woman Charged with Felony Stalking
A judge found Fort Smith violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act after hiring a candidate charged with felony stalking. The fallout exposes deep cracks in transparency and oversight.
MENTAL HEALTH
Ohio Public Health Campaign Sounds Alarm on Akathisia & Psychiatric Drug Dangers
Psychiatric drug side effects like akathisia are too often dismissed—until it’s too late.
DRUGS
Ketamine’s Casualties: Britain’s Youth Pay the Price for What They Think Is a “Safer” High
Youth ketamine use has tripled in a decade as fatal complications and organ failure rise. UK officials may reclassify the drug after mounting deaths and public health warnings.
MENTAL HEALTH
Black Youth Disproportionately Killed by Violent Restraint in Psychiatric Facilities
A new report finds over 30 percent of those who die under facedown holds are Black and most perish within five minutes of restraint.
