Curfew in Bhadrak, Odisha was eased for four hours on Sunday. The Bhadrak town had witnessed violence triggered by alleged abusive remarks against Hindu deities. The curfew has been imposed on Friday and was eased from 8 AM to 11 Am on Sunday which later extended till 12 in the[Read More…]
Author: Shibangi Sinha Roy
Is Tarun Vijay really racist?
BJP leader Tarun Vijay is making it to the headlines on Friday for his infamous racist statement in an Al Jazeera debate on the attack on Nigerian students by a mob in a Greater Noida mall. While Twitter is buzzing with sharp condemnation and criticism of Vijay’s words and analogies;[Read More…]
Tathagata Satpathy: The parliamentarian we deserve, but are not ready for!
Tathagata Satpathy is a four-time member of the Lok Sabha representing Dhenkanal constituency of Odisha. Born in a political family, it was expected of him to follow the footsteps of his parents. But he pursued journalism and remained away from electoral politics until he was 34. And when he did[Read More…]
This Dubai-based company is all set to take India’s HNIs to the skies
Over 200,000 Indian millionaires are readily choosing luxury in their air travel. India’s passenger growth has upped by 20% and according to the International Air Transport Association, we can overtake the United Kingdom as the world’s third-largest aviation market by 2026. While rich Indians can fly 1st Class, more and more[Read More…]
Saffronisation has seriously endangered freedom of speech: Nandita Haksar
Nandita Haksar has been fiercely voicing her opinions, setting precedence in human rights and humanitarian law. Her journey in the evolution of human rights activism in the country started from her student days at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), back in the 1970s. Today Haksar is worried about a new kind[Read More…]
Mumbai Zoo: Mumbai terror attack from the eyes of a terrorist
Mumbai the financial capital was shaken when it witnessed a series of terrorist attacks in 2008. The city known for its charm could possibly never get over the shock which killed dozens in the city of dream. While Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamic militant organization was to be blamed for the disruption,[Read More…]
Electoral defeats are temporary shocks, Rahul Gandhi has been steadfast in his core values
It was anybody’s guess while analysing the Congress result in the recently concluded 5 state elections that Congress’s success will have many fathers but in case of failure, all blame would be on Rahul Gandhi alone. As the leader, Rahul Gandhi has accepted the blame for the defeats on[Read More…]
India should focus on rural development says Dalai Lama
Tibetian spiritual leader Dalai Lama said on Sunday that India‘s prosperity depends on the development of the villages and not the big cities. The process of development should begin in the villages and that should be the focus of the country, he said in addressing a gathering in Dewas district[Read More…]
J-K: Encounter underway in Pulwama district
After yesterday’s incident, an encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, according to police. According to reports, the militant has fled from the spot. This comes two days after a clash between the ultras and security forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara[Read More…]
Manu Pillai: Making History Interesting
Meet the dynamic and young Manu S Pillai, who is a sought-after author riding high on the success of his first book, The Ivory Throne, a historic account of Travancore that has been winning hearts and awards, travelling across the globe while also handling an active political office. Here’s an[Read More…]
The ‘fragile’ male ego: Addressing the elephant in the room
Writing about male ego may sound like a disastrous idea on women’s day but it is one of the prime causes keeping us away from attaining gender equality. India is a contradictory society and has people living both a hundred years ahead and behind time, all at once. With such[Read More…]
Meet Pankhuri, the young spokesperson of Samajwadi party who is smashing patriarchy
Pankhuri Pathak, 25, is making her mettlesome presence felt on national television debates regularly; and these days even more so because of the ongoing Uttar Pradesh elections. The youngest media face of Samajwadi Party, Pankhuri, is a strongly opinionated young woman who has risen up the rungs of politics with[Read More…]
‘Not afraid of ABVP’: Kargil martyr’s daughter’s new campaign championing peace goes viral again
Delhi’s Ramjas College turned into a war ground on Wednesday as students of Left-affiliated AISA clashed with RSS-backed ABVP. The cause of dispute was an invite to JNU students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid to address a seminar on ‘Culture of Protests’ which was withdrawn by the college authorities following[Read More…]
India reacts as Facebook plans to put ads in the middle of its Live videos
The social media giant Facebook will allow brands to advertise on their Live video section. Live experience may now come with a brief message from a sponsor. As reports say, the ads, which can last up to 20 seconds in each break, can start after the first four minutes of[Read More…]
JU molestation case takes caste oppression turn
An MA student of Jadavpur University alleged on social media that she has been inappropriately touched and ‘violated’ by another student of the university during a feminist protest held inside the campus. The accused Sushil Kumar went missing after his name was made public on Facebook. The case took an[Read More…]