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Jobs lost as fabric of a lucrative industry is torn

Jobs lost as fabric of a lucrative industry is torn

The garment industry, mostly geared to exports to the West, has laid off most of its employees. They now face…

August 22, 2020

NAKED TRUTH: Did a mother’s illustration against sexism go too far?

When a Kerala activist uploaded a video of her children painting on her bare body, it raised quite a storm…

August 15, 2020

Preventable crime

When a murderer who was released early due to ‘good behaviour’ raped and tortured a minor girl, it exposed flaws…

August 14, 2020

When rescue is a tweet away

During the lockdown, social media emerged as an effective tool to move authorities to help bonded labour, especially when migrants…

August 8, 2020

Public land, private profit

DDA’s land deals are under scrutiny again. But they are stonewalling attempts by a law firm to access the papers…

August 11, 2020

Jio prospers, Airtel suffers

Since its launch in 2016, Jio has been expanding its reach -- and there’s no end to it It was…

August 3, 2020

Don’t chew, don’t spit!

Chewing tobacco and pan stimulates a desire to spit -- an activity that is banned during the pandemic. So why…

August 1, 2020

The education factor

Most Nepalese students are well adjusted in India and will keep coming, the bigger deterrent for female students being ragging.…

August 3, 2020

No posts, only postings

When an army officer went to court challenging the ban on the use of social media, it raised important questions…

July 17, 2020