Posts by: Sashikala VP

Sashikala VP -January 31, 2019

High drama at a Noida police station in the dead of night ended with the busting of a criminal nexus between cops and journalists A curious collaboration between cops and mediapersons for illegal extortion has been exposed in Noida. Three journalists and a Station House Officer (SHO) were arrested and taken to the anti-corruption court, […]

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Sashikala VP -January 31, 2019

Delhi’s auto wallas played a crucial role in AAP’s 2015 victory as the party’s supporters cum advertisers. But things have changed now and the sentiment is not so strong The Aam Aadmi Party garnered massive support in Delhi Assembly elections of 2015, getting 67 of 70 Assembly seats. The dominant feeling was that the city’s […]

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Sashikala VP -January 24, 2019

What price should be put on multinationals violating our environmental laws? The Rs 100 crore fine on Volkwagen is a mere drop, says petitioners In 2015, millions of car owners of Volkswagen woke up to the news that their German engineered car was one enabled to cheat its consumer. This was a major piece of […]

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Sashikala VP -January 24, 2019

The year 2019 has already seen two train robberies, despite promises in Parliament and performance audits that flag the vulnerable spots Two robberies on trains in the first three weeks of this year remind us of the old days when dacoits on horses used to raid trains — and remind us how unsafe our trains […]

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Sashikala VP -January 17, 2019

Those who are not allowed to drink at home often resort to drinking near liquor shops, an activity that is illegal but still rampant Enter a liquor store in Delhi and chances are that every single person jostling past is a man. After exiting, they often queue up at a store strategically placed near the […]

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Sashikala VP -January 17, 2019

Equines are being injected toxins to produce anti-venom serum, a practice that involves abuse of the animals and may in fact be ineffective   Horses, mules and donkeys are not just used for weddings, rides, and lugging heavy loads but also as blood banks, thanks to their ability to produce anti-toxins.   Housed in cramped […]

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Sashikala VP -January 10, 2019

Fatalities from celebratory firing are just one of the reasons why stricter gun control along with checks on illegal arms are imperative “Until we fix men, we need to fix the gun problem”, tweeted comedian Michael Ian Black, in the face of mass shootings in America. Here in India too, this is only too relatable […]

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Sashikala VP -January 10, 2019

Its an obsession, it’s a sensation, it’s taken over our lives —without any ad breaks A monotonous tone, wreaking havoc on the state of senselessness. It’s existence down to life’s ambiguously enshrined practice of waking up and living. My alarm is no different. It does its job, sometimes even when I don’t want it to, […]

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