Mihir Srivastava

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Mihir Srivastava -December 20, 2018

Falls from a height are the second leading cause of accidental or intentional injury deaths worldwide. In most cases, the circumstances that lead to the fall remain a mystery There are so many instances where young and promising people met their sudden and untimely end by falling. The most recent case that stunned the capital […]

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Mihir Srivastava -December 13, 2018

Way too many people have been killed on the roads of Delhi following altercations caused by the most trivial reasons – 222 in the last three years Angry people seem to drive on the roads of Delhi, where there are more cars than the population of many big European cities. At the slightest provocation, this […]

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Mihir Srivastava -December 13, 2018

Marriage celebrations have become a convenient venue for ugly display of wealth. The Kejriwal government proposes some restrictions Celebrities from all over the world queued up for the wedding of Mukesh and Nita Ambani’s daughter Isha with Anand Piramal. Participating in the week-long extravaganza were film stars, diplomats, politicians, even America’s former secretary of state […]

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Mihir Srivastava -December 6, 2018

Foreign journalists who work on tourist visa in India not only break the law but also get less than the wages back home Despite being accredited journalists, two French nationals were arrested in Kanyakumari when they were allegedly trying to trespass into restricted area belonging to the Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) at Manavalakurichy. The […]

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Mihir Srivastava -December 6, 2018

In the dusty hinterland of western Uttar Pradesh, despite the crackdown of Yogi government on gangsters, might is right and many issues are settled with the gun Western Uttar Pradesh bordering Delhi has the dubious distinction of being a hotbed of crime, and not just communal clashes, cow vigilantism or love jihad. Meerut, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, […]

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Mihir Srivastava -November 29, 2018

Old white men and women find love in much younger Indians, the age of their children from previous marriages. A vindication of the fact that they are still virile Delhi is an incredible city, complex and vibrant. It has a great capacity to absorb all sorts of people with all sorts of whims and fancies. […]

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Mihir Srivastava -November 22, 2018

Platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hotstar are offering content with unrestricted violence, sex and nudity. Will censors spoil the fun? Streaming content, produced locally or overseas, is not regulated in India. The explicit content of Netflix and its competitors reaches Indian households with Internet connections without any filters. That is because the Central Board […]

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Mihir Srivastava -November 22, 2018

Delhi has the dubious distinction of being an unsafe city for women, despite the fact that many single women have been fearlessly living alone Last week the capital was in for another rude shock. Mala Lakhani, a 53-year-old fashion designer, and her assistant were murdered inside her plush Vasant Kunj Enclave home in Delhi over […]

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