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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: Democracy Wall

Rehabilitating children is a good challenge for me, says Mumbai cop who has rescued 953

Speaking at Democracy Wall, sub-inspector Rekha Mishra said she always knew she wanted to do something good for the country.

Aadhaar desperately needed, but shouldn’t be wantonly used: Lok Sabha MP Jay Panda

Despite being a vehement supporter of stricter privacy laws, the MP also openly supported Aadhaar. 

It is our responsibility to stop watching coverage of Sridevi’s death: actor Huma Qureshi

The actor also said that women didn't speak up against sexual harassment in Bollywood because they were afraid of potential consequences.

Treating online trolls with sarcasm and hate won’t work, says rapper Sofia Ashraf

Speaking at Democracy Wall, Ashraf said she uses the attention she gets to give more artists like her a platform.

Always followed rule of law, says Karnataka IPS officer D Roopa

The IPS officer, who made headlines for her report about the luxuries V. Sasikala was enjoying in jail, said that she had no regrets about joining the police.

Indian voters are unforgiving if you don’t perform: Sachin Pilot

Speaking at Democracy Wall, Pilot said that politicians, including those from dynasties, couldn't take their careers for granted. 

ThePrint’s first Democracy Wall echoes voices from Left, Right and Centre

On ThePrint's 'Democracy Wall', a free speech campus initiative, students of Amity University engaged with a stellar list of personalities from politics, cinema, business, comedy and military.

Demonetisation is like a monkey on my back, says Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma

There were pros and cons to demonetisation and to being an entrepreneur, says Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma at Democracy Wall.

Indians need to stop blindly respecting things, says comedy group Aisi Taisi Democracy

The comedy group highlighted the hypocrisy in Indian society and the importance of pushing the envelope when it comes to humour.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.