Unacademy, a learning platform facing flak for sacking a teacher over his ‘vote for educated’ remark, should drop the pretence of being an academic institution. Such institutes are shops merely designed to help people crack competitive exams, and they should act as such. They are not founts of academic rigour.
Changing fans won’t stop Kota suicide deaths. Problem is academic pressure and fear of failure
The move to install fans with springs in Kota’s hostel rooms to reduce suicides among students is a tone-deaf measure. It’s imperative to address the basic cause behind the deaths — a mental health crisis prompted by high academic pressure and fear of failure. One can’t stop suicides by changing fans.
BJP expelling its Ladakh leader for son’s interfaith marriage regressive
BJP expelling its Ladakh unit vice-president, a Muslim, for his son eloping with and marrying a Buddhist betrays myopic and regressive mindset. India’s ruling party punishing father for his son’s inter-faith marriage must worry about the message to people. It’s a mockery of PM Modi’s sabka saath, sabka vikas slogan.