We seesawed from grief and battle cries of “war” to welcome relief as the PM went from vowing vengeance in Madhubani to calm, composed, steely strength in his address to the nation.
As Indian missiles hit Pakistan, news anchors erupted with joy. From ‘Sindoor ka badla’ to ‘Rafale trailer’, this is how Indian TV covered the strikes—like a war game, not journalism.
Calling terrorists ‘militants’, ‘gunmen’, ‘armed men’, ‘attackers’, or ‘assailants’ hurts our sensibilities and reminds us that Western media generally treats Kashmir as a disputed territory.
The usual sensational headlines accompanied the build up to the Waqf Bill debate in the Lok Sabha—with ‘war’ being the most common description for the stand-off.
After the match, Part II of the cricket drama begins—`yeh dil maange more’—and thanks to BCCI, sports channels, news channels, and social media, more is exactly what we get.
Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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