JNU was meant to be an ‘entirely new type of university’ with a robust spirit of critique. Its anti-establishment character has, however, changed dramatically, especially in last 10 yrs.
A chain of failures from a Tamil Nadu factory to clinics in Chhindwara killed 24 children. Coldrif tragedy exposes collapsed manufacturing standards and regulatory negligence.
Delhi’s lift policy was meant to make life easier for the elderly, but it’s pitted neighbours against each other. Some need lifts for mobility, others fear losing light and privacy.
What hope is there for Dalits when the YouTuber who whipped up the hysteria against CJI BR Gavai boasts on social media after a visit to the police station that ‘the system is ours’?
When Israelis pushed out Arabs in 1948, they didn’t think that embittered refugees would turn into a permanent threat to their new state. This was a catastrophic miscalculation.
Budget short-stay hotels gave young India privacy and a sex life but they’re the latest targets of moral policing. ‘Nobody cares about our problems— we’re villains in everyone’s eyes.’
Baniya cuisine is venturing out of home kitchens to Zomato, Swiggy, Amazon, Blinkit. It’s part hustle, part love — ‘people don’t know enough about it’.
Amit Shah should have been better informed about public sentiment in Ladakh, given that the party lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election to an Independent after winning in 2014 and 2019.
Over 6,000 homebuyers put their life savings in HDIL projects, but their dream of owning a house in India’s financial capital remains elusive as the firm went into insolvency.
Bondi’s missteps hastened her exit, but her departure offers a reset. The Senate must not rubber-stamp Trump’s pick and should demand an attorney general committed to DOJ independence.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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