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View ArticleOne Argument That Keeps Derailing Every Attempt At Logical Debate In India
A typical ploy used by those who hide behind neutrality is whataboutery or accusing others of selective outrage. When you bring up lynching in the name of cows, they will hunt for data on all other...
View Article7 Shocking Stats About MPs And MLAs With Criminal Charges That You Must Know
As citizens of a democracy, one of the most important rights we have is to be able to vote in the country’s leaders. And as responsible citizens, it is important that we are aware of who we’re voting...
View ArticleThe Shame Is Not On Me, It’s On You
TRIGGER WARNING It is getting late. It’s just another night. I am having trouble sleeping. It has been quite the struggle to shut my brain and get it to not constantly play on loop flashes from times I...
View ArticleThe Secret Way Tech Companies Make Sure You Remain Addicted To Your Phone
B.F. Skinner was a leading 20th-century psychologist, who is credited with helping to understand the relationship between behaviour and the external environmental factors. In one of his experiments,...
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भारत में मुसलमानों की सुरक्षा और इस देश की भीड़ और प्रशासन से उनका डर पिछले कुछ सालों में शायद कुछ सबसे बड़े मुद्दों में से एक है। अखलाक, पहलू या नजीब शायद इनसबका नाम आपको याद करवाने की ज़रूरत नहीं है।...
View ArticleHigh Court’s Ruling In The Jindal Uni. Case Is A Sickening Show Of...
A recent order by the Punjab and Haryana High Court suspending the jail sentences of the three O.P Jindal Global University students accused of repeatedly raping a fellow student has caused an uproar...
View Article2,000 People Are Helping The Police Fight Crime – For No Pay. Find Out Why
Brij Mohan Sharma isn’t technically a policeman, but he has an arm-band and an ID-card that lets him act like one. Brij Mohan Sharma is a stockist for Hindalco, and sells aluminium to retailers for a...
View ArticleBHU में जब मैं पढ़ती थी तब से अब तक हालात कुछ बदले नहीं हैं
यह उन दिनों की बात है जब मैं BHU में पढ़ती थी, कॉलेज में पढ़ते थे लेकिन अफसोस है थोड़ा उपर-नीचे होगा लेकिन आज भी हालात कमोबेश वैसे ही हैं। “मधुर मनोहर अतीव सुंदर, यह सर्वविद्या की राजधानी। बिके...
View ArticleThe Expulsion Of These 2 Leaders Shows That The CPI(M) Has No Space For Dissent
By Muhammed Sajjad Hasan: During an informal interaction on issues pertaining to the ‘politics’ of Left parties in India, a senior professor in JNU told this author that “Communist parties are in a...
View Article‘Newton’ Is A Biting Reminder Of How Democracy Is Still A Privilege
“We are like toys-someone presses our “ON” button or turns a key in our backsides, and we Santhals start beating rhythms on our tamak and tumdak, or blowing tunes on our tiriyo while someone snatches...
View ArticleAlt News Investigation: People Behind The Targeted Harassment Of Ravish Kumar...
“I’m sad you are alive” is one among the many messages that is addressed to NDTV India anchor Ravish Kumar on a WhatsApp group. On September 22, Ravish Kumar had put up a post along with multiple...
View ArticleThe Bhagat Singhs Of Today Are Being Murdered By ‘Nationalists’
September 28, 2017, marks the 110th birth anniversary of Shaheed-e-Aazam Bhagat Singh. On this occasion, I wish to raise a valid concern which still remains unaddressed for millions. As a youth, I...
View Articleराज्य की स्थिति पर छत्तीसगढ़ काँग्रेस अध्यक्ष भूपेश बघेल की संघ स्वंयसेवकों...
स्वयंसेवकों, आप लाख कहें कि राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ राजनीति नहीं करती, लेकिन कौन मानेगा? सर्वविदित है कि भारतीय जनता पार्टी संघ की राजनीतिक शाखा है। भाजपा के सारे नेता संघ के नेताओं को गुरु के स्थान पर...
View ArticleThe Venus Flytrap: How I Survived An Abusive Marriage As A Woman With...
By Payal Kapoor: When I was married 14 years ago, I was both totally blind and partially hearing impaired, as I still am. (I was not born with these conditions, but acquired them at the age of 22.) I...
View Article7 Rights Street Children Are Denied Because You And I Call Them ‘Chotu’
“Eh chotu, chai la!” “Gudiya, raaste se hatt!” Street children in India are denied basic human rights because of their lack of identity. Image for representation only. Source: Flickr How often have we...
View ArticleA Year After The Surgical Strike, What Numbers Say About India’s Military...
One aim of India’s surgical strikes across the Line of Control (Loc) in Pakistan-administered Kashmir a year ago was to end terrorist activities. The other aim was to send a message to Pakistan that it...
View ArticleWhy The Govt. Needs To Obsess About Elphinstone Bridge, Not The Bullet Train
On the morning of September 29, 2017, Mumbai fell victim to yet another infrastructural tragedy. At around 10:30 am, a stampede broke out on the foot-over bridge connecting the Elphinstone Road and...
View ArticleGandhi, BHU, And The Art Of Communication
The recent upheaval at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) is a subtle reflection of the hue and cry resulting from Gandhi’s memorable speech at the inauguration of BHU 100 year ago. On his 148th birth...
View ArticleI Found An Uncanny Similarity Between Modi And Indira : Sagarika Ghose
By Sagarika Ghose “My fascination with Indira Gandhi’s persona and the similarities between today’s times and the Emergency era tempted me to write this book” The initial idea for a new book on Indira...
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