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Saturday, April 27, 2024
TopicDidi Ke Bolo

Topic: Didi Ke Bolo

Mamata says 10 lakh people called her helpline, but here’s how many actually got help

The Mamata Banerjee administration in Bengal has launched two helplines since June, including the much-publicised Didi Ke Bolo.

Just tell Didi, and she will change the subject from Jai Shri Ram to governance

Prashant Kishor’s first campaign for Mamata Banerjee seeks to change the public conversation.

On Camera

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

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.