Topic: The New York Times
Why foreign media loves anti-BJP, champagne socialists as columnists
Op-eds of The New York Times, The Washington Post, Gulf News, The Guardian and others are mostly written by Modi-hating Indians like Rana Ayyub and Swati Chaturvedi.
New York Times called out for labelling Indo-Guyanese people ‘descendants of farmhands’
Guyanese-American author Gaiutra Bahadur points out that Indo-Guyanese are descended from plantation labourers, asks NYT how it can get ‘basics so wrong’.
New York Times & Sri Lankan paper caught in row over ‘incorrect’ identification of source
Sri Lanka’s ‘Sunday Times’ identified a police officer as a source for NYT’s 2018 investigation into Hambantota port, but US paper said it was ‘incorrect’.
Intolerance, naming & shaming, allegations — the red meat debate is getting nasty
The dispute can be traced to a series of studies from October that seeks to discredit popular wisdom about the ill-effects of red meat.
New York Times slammed for revealing details of whistleblower who complained against Trump
Dean Baquet, NYT Executive Editor, however, said they decided to publish the details of the whistleblower as they wanted the readers to make their own judgments.
Democratic candidates again call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment after new assault charge
The new allegations were reported in a New York Times article that published an excerpt from an upcoming book ‘The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation’.
Mohan Bhagwat to meet foreign media to change ‘stereotypical perceptions’ of RSS abroad
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will hold a daylong session with foreign media in Delhi on 24 September and field all questions related to the Sangh.
Car owners need not be afraid, your ownership wont be obsolete
Despite what the data says, people will never give up the freedom of owning cars for any reason except being unable to afford it.
New York Times reporter who had dissed Delhi as unlivable gets it wrong again
For the second time in 4 months, The New York Times has issued corrections for stories reported by Gardiner Harris.
‘Twitter’s troll problem may not be solvable’
Latest brouhaha over Sarah Jeong's trolling reflects ominously not just on Twitter as a platform but on the state of online debate.
Ghulam Rassul Galwan — The man who named the Galwan river, the site of India-China stand-off
It was unusual in the 19th century for rivers to be named after their regional discoverers. But Galwan, and his love for exploration, stood out.
Inter-state movement curbs: Are Indian states being paranoid or practical during Covid?
Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa has said there is no ban on flights and trains to the state, a day after after his govt banned flights from certain states after a spike in Covid cases.
Defence
Chinese troops blacktopping track in disputed ‘finger’ area in Ladakh amid border tensions
The fresh Chinese construction activity is happening around Finger 4 in Pangong lake area. China also blocked the route of Indian patrol teams in the disputed region.
The Chinese are so predictable, Modi & Shah should’ve seen them coming on 5 August 2019
India should’ve anticipated the Chinese appearance in Ladakh, even the timing of it, when the status of Jammu & Kashmir was changed.