by- Sukla Sen Best Example Of ‘Make in India’, Says PM Modi As INS Kalvari Joins Navy That’s the caption of a news item in a news bulletin, apparently, mass mailed by the PMO (Prime Minister’s Office<[email protected]>) The news… Continue Reading →
Manu Maudgil One nippy November morning, Gopal Kumeti picked up a brown, rough fruit from the ground, resembling chickoo (sapodilla). “This is the fruit of the tendu tree. When dried, it remains good for 4-5 months. People who did not have enough grain, used… Continue Reading →
by- Saba Nqvi President Ram Nath Kovind will not hear carol singers on the eve of Christmas as has been the tradition with former presidents. Choirs and carol singers who had expected to perform for India’s first citizen have not… Continue Reading →
Wait, Snowden built an app? By Sarah Jeong@sarahjeong Photo courtesy Edward Snowden Earlier this year, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden met with Jacqueline Moudeina, the first female lawyer in Chad and a legendary human rights advocate who has worked tirelessly to bring former… Continue Reading →
Ramon Magsaysay award winner Bezwada Wilson. | Photo Credit: C.V. Subrahmanyam When writer Perumal Murugan met Magsaysay awardee Bezwada Wilson, they spoke about work, dignity and being human Bezwada Wilson has been fighting for the eradication of manual scavenging for… Continue Reading →
THE JAADOO’S IN THE JHAPPI by- Promita Vora A young woman tried to explain to me the other day why she had broken up with her ex-boyfriend. As she outlined some of their problems, I asked her (my absolute test)… Continue Reading →
The BJP may have won the Gujarat assembly election with a simple majority, bagging 99 of the total 182 seats, but it was the party’s lowest tally in the state in nearly two decades. A key reason for that was… Continue Reading →
by Belen Fernandez Coca-Cola was created in 1886 [Reuters] This month, the New York Times reported that US President Donald Trump consumes a “dozen Diet Cokes” daily – often delivered by “household staff he summons via a button.” Who knows? Maybe overdosing on all-powerful… Continue Reading →
देवसारी बांध की पुनर्वास जनसुनवाईयां विरोध के कारण रद्द उत्तराखंड के चमोली जिला में पिंडरगंगा नदी पर प्रस्तावित 252 मेगावाट के देवसारी बांध, के लिए बिना किसी तरह की पूर्व व सही सूचना दिए देवसारी बांध से प्रभावित होने वाली निजी… Continue Reading →
Decision a vindication of The Wire’s stand that its article ‘The Golden Touch of Jay Amit Shah’ was a legitimate exercise of the freedom of expression in the public interest. Jay Shah, Amit Shah. The civil court, Mirzapur, Ahmedabad… Continue Reading →
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