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How News Gatherers Can Respond To Social Media Challenge

Print and electronic media are coping admirably with the upheavals being wrought by social media. When 29-year-old YouTuber Dhruv Rathee…

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Can All-Out War Between Israel and Iran Now Be Averted?

Close to midnight on April 13, hundreds of military drones were launched from both Iran and Iraq toward Israel. Subsequently,…

3 weeks ago
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Rohingya Refugee Women Survive On The Edge

Eking out a living is a huge challenge for hundreds of thousands of women living in the bleak camps in…

1 month ago
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The Oscar Barbie Snub & What It Tells Us About Patriarchy Everywhere

The Oscar nominations for movies released in the year 2023 have been announced. The most admired-by-feminists (and other women, grudgingly…

3 months ago
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Politics Isn’t For Women? Busting Some Myths

Over the years, India has seen several women leaders in its politics. However, in a nation with a population of…

4 months ago
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Why Can’t We Treat Our Women Better?

A case involving fratricide has again shone the spotlight on deep-seated misogyny in India. The incident involves a woman CEO…

4 months ago
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Misogyny Has Deep Roots In India: Yet Another Incident Is Proof

Another day. Another incident. This time, it is a self-styled motivational speaker and social media influencer Vivek Bindra. He has…

5 months ago
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Mahua’s Witch-Hunt: Misogyny At Its Worst

The case involving Trinamool Congress' Mahua Moitra and her expulsion from the Lok Sabha has given me pause to ponder…

5 months ago
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The Vegan Crusader Who Wrote Poetry Is No More… RIP Benjamin

Benjamin Zephaniah has died. He was a trailblazing vegan, a poet and an activist. Born in April 1958 in Handsworth,…

5 months ago
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Misogyny: What Razzaq Said About Aishwarya Speaks Volumes

Another day, another misogynist comment. Yes, it appears as if the season of misogyny is fully underway in India. Indian…

6 months ago
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South Asian Misogyny: A Bitter Pill To Swallow

What can you say about the state of affairs of a state where the highest legislative official takes great pleasure…

6 months ago
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The Mahua Moitra Affair And What It Tells Us About Patriarchy

It's tough being a woman in India. This is not an off-hand statement. There are multiple, concrete reasons for saying…

6 months ago
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Energy Transition In India Requires A Delicate Balancing Act

There are less than 40 days to go until the Conference of Parties (COP28). This also marks the halfway point…

7 months ago
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Can Israel And Hamas Be Held To Account For Crimes Against Civilians?

International humanitarian law – the law of armed conflict – aims to constrain how wars are fought. It is designed…

7 months ago
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KKHH: Decoding 25 Yrs Of The Illusory Appeal Of Conformism

The cult romantic film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai has just completed 25 years this year. When it released in 1998,…

7 months ago
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More Small Hydel Projects In Hills Has Ministry For Environment Worried

Raising concerns over the increasing number of proposals for smaller hydropower projects with capacities below 5 MW in hill states…

7 months ago
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Extreme Downpours Trigger Flooding Across The World

Torrential downpours sent muddy water racing through streets in Libya, Greece and Spain and flooded parts of Hong Kong and…

7 months ago
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Reasons Why Stereotyping Increases During Economic Crises

It’s been almost exactly 15 years since Lehmann Brothers declared bankruptcy, marking the height of the financial crisis. Since then,…

7 months ago
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New Report Says Nijjar Told Trudeau In A 2016 Letter He Was Innocent

A recent news report claims that in a letter addressed to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016, slain Khalistani…

7 months ago
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Why The World Needs Carbon Removal To Limit Global Heating To 2℃

2023 is proving to be a year of climate and weather extremes. Record-busting global air and ocean temperatures, unprecedented low…

8 months ago
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The Curious Case Of The Killings In Canada

The recent news coming in from Canada of two Khalistani terrorists being killed has shocked observers of politics and international…

8 months ago
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Why Are Intense Storms, Erratic Rainfall Events More Frequent Now?

The Northern Indian Ocean has been experiencing an increasing trend of severe cyclones and extreme rainfall with significant impacts on…

8 months ago
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A Village Waits For Justice For Over 3 Decades

Strolling on the streets of Bichhri village, one sees water containers of all sizes kept outside or hung on the…

8 months ago
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The Violence In Manipur Casts A Long Shadow ….On 2024

As the 2024 general elections approach, large sections of Indian women are secretly nursing a grouse against the leader of…

8 months ago
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Glamourised Violence In Films: Why We Cannot Look Away Any More

The other day, I saw a movie based on a persecuted individual who goes on to avenge the wrongs done…

8 months ago

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