Love affairs in rural India seem to be turning deadlier, more brutal, and increasingly gender-agnostic. These breathlessly covered ‘prem prasangs’ suggest a churning among rural youth and a society that’s unprepared.
From 2 lakh weekly visitors to Rs 250 crore annual donations, Khatu Shyam temple in Rajasthan's Sikar draws massive crowds and investment, with govt pumping Rs 350+ crore into infrastructure.
Senior officers at R&AW do not know how to conduct covert operations. Many are police officers who don’t seem to understand the difference between an encounter and a covert hit.
Trump’s rise has meant a hollowing out of the unstated social agreement on which all democracy rests. Even if he loses this election, repairing that damage will be a challenge.
During the trial, Wikimedia did something that it hasn’t done anywhere else in the world. It took down an English article after the Delhi High Court order.
Second nephew versus uncle tussle in Pawar family, with Sharad & Ajit Pawar at loggerheads following latter’s rebellion. Yugendra is son of Ajit’s elder brother Shrinivas.
Fatehabad SP Astha Modi, who is probing allegations, has so far questioned 19 women police personnel whose names match with those mentioned in the letter.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
Platforms such as AltBalaji (owned by the infamous Ekta Kapoor) and others must be banned. Every single show on these platforms is about illicit affairs and crimes related to such affairs. This is just a shameless soft porn industry operating in full public view.
Rural youth are addicted to such platforms and it puts ideas into their head. The age being impressionable, this leads to many such crimes.
The deep rooted patriarchy of the Hindi heartland is another serious obstacle. Maybe the schools can counter some of it through counselling sessions for teenagers.
Platforms such as AltBalaji (owned by the infamous Ekta Kapoor) and others must be banned. Every single show on these platforms is about illicit affairs and crimes related to such affairs. This is just a shameless soft porn industry operating in full public view.
Rural youth are addicted to such platforms and it puts ideas into their head. The age being impressionable, this leads to many such crimes.
The deep rooted patriarchy of the Hindi heartland is another serious obstacle. Maybe the schools can counter some of it through counselling sessions for teenagers.