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Chhath Puja 2020: Celebrating Chhath amid Covid-19

November 21, 2020

Chhath is considered to be the last leg of festivities in the Hindu tradition. Dedicated to the Sun God, Chhath Puja is celebrated on the sixth day after Deepawali, one of the most popular Hindu festivals, giving it the name Suryasasthi.

Suhani Jalota of Myna Mahila Foundation-only Indian nominee for Global Citizen Prize 2020

November 20, 2020

Deeply distressed by seeing the troubles the women in the slums struggle with on a daily basis, Suhani Jalota, a young woman from Mumbai decided to do something about it. Jalota realised that a dearth of hygiene and a taboo over discussion of topics like sexual harassment and men...

Race, religion, caste & ethnicity: Barriers for outside students in Delhi

November 20, 2020

About 55 pc of all students in government colleges in Delhi are from outside the national capital, according to a news website. While this figure keeps increasing every year, as more and more students migrate to the national capital looking for better education and employment opp...

By sitting out of RCEP, India does not lose economically

November 20, 2020

As Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement becomes operational, there is pressure on India to join the world’s largest trade grouping. But India needs to stay away from trade deals in general as its gains may not amount to much.

Indian-origin comedians cracking up the world

November 19, 2020

Gone are the days when Indian comedians were known for their caricaturist acts. Many shades of brown have now dotted the comedy scenes and comedians of Indian origin have left audience in splits of laughter all over the world.

Between Covid-19, censorship & criminals, Indian media struggles to survive

November 17, 2020

“Our media fraternity is working tirelessly towards strengthening the foundations of our great nation. Modi govt is committed towards the freedom of Press and strongly oppose those who throttle it,” union home minister Amit Shah tweeted on the National Journalism Day 2020. �...

National Journalism Day: When Bollywood met journalism

November 17, 2020

India has recently been witnessed an ugly tussle between its biggest film industry, Bollywood, and some of the mainstream television news channels. A fight that grabbed the central stage on all social media platforms and common people’s drawing-room via TV, for the past few mon...

Britain, EU struggle to reach agreement on post-Brexit

November 16, 2020

It is barely six weeks to go before Britain exits the European Union, with or without an agreement on the post-Brexit arrangement with the EU. Britain is unlikely to have any of the gains promised by the Leavers during the controversial campaign that had more fake news than real....

Diwali 2020: Twinkling lights of festivities in different states

November 13, 2020

The popular legend associated with Diwali is the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya with his wife Sita and brother Lakshman after 14 years of exile. As it was a new moon day in the Hindu month of Kartik, it was dark all around. To welcome their homecoming, people of Ayodhya lit the e...

Cinemas struggle to resume after Covid19 intermission

November 11, 2020

Cinema halls were one of the first businesses told to shut down, even before the nationwide lockdown came into effect from March 25 and have been amongst the last to reopen. With the festival season approaching and resumption of the shooting of new films, theatre owners hope they...

Bihar assembly elections 2020: Exit polls predict victory for Tejashwi Yadav led grand alliance

November 9, 2020

With a day to go for counting of votes in Bihar elections, most exit polls are handing out a majority to Tejashwi Yadav with Nitish Kumar far behind. As per the polls, with two of the six available giving the grand alliance led by him a sweeping victory in the assembly elections,...