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Caravans: Tourism on wheels drives ahead in India
February 24, 2021
The Covid19 pandemic has given birth to or boosted several niche segments of tourism across the world and here in India. The latest buzzwords of tourism to have emerged from the pandemic range from staycation or workation to virtual tourism. One of the lesser heard forms of tourism but which has also caught the fancy […]
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Poaching for power in Puducherry
February 22, 2021
Less than two months before Assembly elections are scheduled, the tiny union territory of Puducherry joins a long and ever-increasing list of state governments that have been toppled by the Bharatiya Janata Party ever since it won the Parliamentary elections in 2014. Ironically, the 2014 elections were fought by the BJP and its leader Narendra […]
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UK court ruling on Shell good news for India
February 16, 2021
Though it is not directly connected, a ruling by the United Kingdom Supreme Court last week holding petroleum giant Royal Dutch Shell responsible for the actions of its subsidiary in Nigeria could open a pandora’s box for subsidiaries of hundreds of large multinationals who have been operating, often with impunity, in India or for that […]
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Writing with Fire: Dalit women’s fearless fight on silver screen
February 11, 2021
Amid internet shutdown at the National Capital’s borders, where farmers are protesting against the farm bills, and concerns over freedom of speech, a documentary film by a Delhi-based duo on grassroots journalism has won two awards at the just-concluded prestigious Sundance Film Festival 2021, presented by the non-profit Sundance Institute in United States’ Utah. Rintu […]
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“Is police here to protect us or forcibly evict us?” ask farmers at Ghazipur border
January 29, 2021
A day after the chaos at Red Fort and ITO when protesting farmers clashed with police, the mood was tense at various protest sites on the borders of Delhi. There was confusion as two minor groups of farmers had decided to withdraw from the protest and the Uttar Pradesh government got into the act by […]
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Farmers reject offer of holding farm laws in abeyance
January 22, 2021
After the 10th round of talks with the government, media reports said a middle ground could be found over the latest offer of the government to hold the farm laws in abeyance for about 18 months. Media also quoted farmer leader Shiv Kumar Kakka, who has participated in all the 10 meetings held with the […]
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MP CM wants to track women for their safety
January 17, 2021
“Why does this government not develop a tracking app that keeps a track of what their ministers say every few days? Tracking women is just another way to restrict their movement. I am sure that our chief minister has no idea about how ridiculous he sounds while saying that tracking women will ensure safety,” 33-year-old […]
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Buckle yourselves for the Great Indian election festival
January 13, 2021
Elections in the world’s largest democracy are always crucial as well as nerve wrecking. If so, get ready for a heavy dose of nerves as terms of the legislative assemblies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry reach an end between May and June 2021. The stakes are high for the Bharatiya Janata […]
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Cautious cheers for New Year
December 31, 2020
New Year’s Eve is an eagerly awaited moment for most, especially the youth the world over, as people look forward to the year to end and festivities to begin. This year, too, people have been longing for the year end to arrive, though for a different reason. Practically everyone around the world is hoping that […]
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Government must accept farmers’ demands: Sellers at Okhla vegetable market
December 29, 2020
Amidst all the chaos of the street vendors running around, shopkeepers shouting out their prices at the top of their lungs, loudspeakers playing namaaz (Islamic prayer) and the occasional fight between customers and the vendors, one can spot a blue board with ‘Fruit & Vegetable Market Sub-Yard, Okhla’ which is also commonly referred to as […]
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