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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicDilip Mandal

Topic: Dilip Mandal

Dilip Mandal misunderstood the spirit of Vipassana. He rejected it without testing

Mandal quit after 4 days to attend to unfinished business due to Independence Day. When applying one commits for all 10 days. By leaving early he wasted one precious seat.

Bhopal’s Makhanlal university expels 23 students protesting against ‘casteist’ teachers

University cites indiscipline and vandalism for the expulsion. Teachers in question say the decision isn’t right, allege RSS misleading students.

Twitter caught in caste controversy again, users say it discriminates against SC, ST, OBCs

Following the Jack Dorsey-‘Smash Brahminical patriarchy’ row last November, users have now been trending hashtags like #CasteistTwitter and #JaiBhimTwitter.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.