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What do you do when your woke friend is named in #MeToo

#MeToo is a time for celebration, anger and joy. But this phase must also make space for grief, forgiveness and healing.

#MeTooIndia can change the way we treat women in India

The women in #MeTooIndia are not hiding behind a veil of anonymity.

On security front, Modi’s favourite Ajit Doval has the power ball

NSA Ajit Doval could not have accumulated this kind of power without the consent of the Prime Minister.

Beyond defence deals like S-400, there’s not much left to India-Russia ties

Narendra Modi has described Russia as India’s special friend, but the relationship seems set to enter a difficult patch.

Here’s why the Right-wing is so muted about India’s raging #MeToo movement

Troll armies of the Right are happy to selectively target prominent Left-liberals but are not extending support to #MeToo in general.

No Google, we did not agree to share this information

More than a decade into era of prevalent social networks & smartphones, people still can’t make informed choices about how to safely conduct their lives online.

No, Azim Premji jobs report does not use erroneous data to study employment in India

Soumya Kanti Ghosh and Pulak Ghosh recently picked on the State of Working India report, but they misunderstood the study.

RBI on its own cannot solve the NPA crisis in Indian banking sector

There is need for a broader action plan, involving various government bodies, to fight the NPA crisis in banking sector.

Terror attacks don’t change the mind of the voters, it increases turnout

New study shows strong correlation between the increase in likelihood to vote and geographical proximity to a terror attack.

My #MeToo moment goes back 30 years and I have the right to be angry

Simple rules of workplace behaviour: If you hear a ‘no’, back off; if you don’t hear a ‘yes’, back off as well.

On Camera

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.