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Recounting feminist tales in Bollywood through horror
July 22, 2020
Supernatural and horror stories in Indian cinema are the new genre of feminist stories. Female ghosts aren’t there to just haunt people, but also portray patriarchy, social norms and subjugation of women.
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Covid-19 turns Indian students’ overseas dreams into nightmare
July 21, 2020
Coronavirus pandemic has taken a heavy toll on nearly two million Indian students who were planning to go overseas for further studies, but have been trapped in India. The global education system has also been hit hard by Covid-19.
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EU India Virtual Summit 2020: Beating around the bush
July 19, 2020
Last week has seen yet another EU-India Summit come and go. As in the past two decades, the meet was noticeable only for the absence of any real meat on the table.
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Coronavirus pandemic drives demand for quick getaways
July 18, 2020
As lockdowns are eased, thousands of Indians are taking off for quick getaways in destinations close-by even as tour operators wait for business to pick up.
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Errant students, painful parents & long hours: Hallmark of online classes for teachers
July 17, 2020
Online classes sound very hip and cool, but they have doubled the workload for teachers, who may not be in the limelight during the pandemic. Yet, they have been waging an impressive battle to keep the classes going on even as they face abuse from school managements, students and...
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EU-India Virtual Summit a turning point in bilateral ties
July 16, 2020
Sunil Prasad, secretary general of the Europe India Chamber of Commerce (EICC), the apex trade body promoting Indian businesses in EU, has been a keen observer of the development of relationship between the two sides. In an interview, Prasad says that even though there was no pro...
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Censoring coronavirus coverage: Increased attacks on journalists
July 15, 2020
As in a few other countries, journalists reporting on coronavirus pandemic in India have been threatened, attacked & jailed by a nervous government.
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EU-India virtual summit: Building on mutual strength
July 13, 2020
Though it may be a virtual summit, Secretary General of Europe India Chamber of Commerce Sunil Prasad says he has high expectations of some real results from EU-India virtual summit meeting scheduled for Wednesday.
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Vikas Dubey encounter, latest example of blatant extrajudicial killing in India
July 11, 2020
In yet another serious violation of basic human rights, the extrajudicial killing of notorious gangster Vikas Dubey is cold blooded murder by a police force that leaves little to distinguish it from gangs roaming the badlands.
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Police brutality in India is on the rise & Indian judges are fast asleep, says Colin Gonsalves, human rights lawyer
July 10, 2020
Senior advocate of Supreme Court of India Colin Gonsalves has long fought for justice for common people and taken up human rights violation cases with a vengeance. Founder of Human Rights Law Network, says police brutality has risen unbridled in India due to a nexus between polic...
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Wheels of misfortune for Ola, Uber drivers
July 9, 2020
Having remained off the roads for three months during the lockdown, drivers of cab-hailing apps say their debts are piling up while revenues stay close to zero.
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Coronavirus ravages Latin America: Lessons for India
July 8, 2020
Poor healthcare infrastructure, inadequate and delayed responses by governments as well as low testing makes the entire Latin American region a hotspot for the pandemics. India shares many of the problems of the region. Its coronavirus graph is beginning to replicate that of Braz...
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