Indian media
International Democracy Day 2020: Lockdown on Indian democracy
September 15, 2020
“I was supposed to receive an award from the state government for one the best professors but suddenly after a Facebook post, my name was withdrawn from the list of nominees,” says an assistant professor at Lucknow University. “All I did was to put up a Facebook post about ...
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World Suicide Prevention Day 2020: India making a parody of suicide prevention
September 10, 2020
On World Suicide Prevention Day, observed annually on September 10, India holds an unprecedented record of suicide attempts and suicide deaths owing to the pandemic, economic crisis, lockdown stress and lack of suicide preventive measures. The insensitivity of media and unperturb...
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An art exhibition in Delhi and its various hymns
April 25, 2019
Exploring the various cultural and geographical facets of India is Songs of India-an ongoing art exhibition has a different palette and emotion on each wall in its art gallery!
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Mushrooming of paid news culture in India
June 17, 2018
The role of the media is supposed to facilitate greater accountability of public personalities and bring the corruption into light. But seeing the recent trends the credibility of media is being questioned. Only after a month of ‘Operation 136’ Cobrapost, an independent inves...
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Drawing parallels between Indian and French food cultures
June 15, 2018
Indian and French cuisines are not comparable, they are two very distinct cuisines with their own take on food, yet the one thing that ties the two nations together is their love for all things gastronomical. Here is an attempt to create a parallel between the cuisines of the two...
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NRI voter registration doubles in numbers
December 30, 2017
The number of NRIs voting in India has doubled, as per government reports; however, a major chunk of the Indian diaspora continues to shy away from voting due to the inability of being physically present in India at the time of elections. Although measures like proxy voting are t...
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Why and when do Indians fast?
September 23, 2017
Certain religious periods in India, see people go on a vrat or fast, but these fasting days are not without thought, just like the diets.
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India launches first private sector satellite
August 31, 2017
Ready to leap into the private sector, India is launching its first private sector satellite that will be replacing a malfunctioning navigation satellite.
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The hotness of ghost pepper
July 27, 2017
One of the hottest chillies in the world, the ghost pepper made it to the Guinness World Records and to the tear gas shells of the Indian army. It also landed a person in a hospital and another in the record book. If bottled Tabasco sauce or pickled jalapenos make you grab a glas...
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Traditional dolls from Karnataka
July 26, 2017
Centuries old traditions continue to live in the south Indian state of Karnataka where temple adoring figurines are made part of festive processions and celebrations and allowed to spread their magic.
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The edible flower of an orchid tree
June 24, 2017
Buds of the flowering orchid or ‘Kachnar’ as it is called in Hindi, makes for wholesome and healthy meals. Power packed as they are, these meals are also indulging. To help you reap the benefits of this flower we have some traditional recipes that are both delicious and healt...
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India’s HEC signs MoU with Russia
June 7, 2017
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia saw the signing of various deals between the countries including the manufacturing of units of a nuclear plant and a heavy water reactor.
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