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Venom of communal hatred spares none
Molested, beaten and in shock, the mothers and minors of North East Delhi relive the day everything changed AL HIND hospital has been inundated with victims of the riots which engulfed North East Delhi from the evening of February 23 to the 27th. In these five hellish days, the hospital in the Muslim-dominated area also […]
Lessons in inhumanity
What do schools have to do with religion, ask the students of institutions which were deliberately targeted by mobs and burnt down to the ground MEENAKSHI HAS soot on her face from looking through the remains of what was once her home. The 12-year-old looks despondent when we meet her at the school where she […]
Smoke and fury
From Jaffrabad to Gokulpuri, armed men prowled the streets, homes burned, and police stood watching: An eyewitness account of Mob Raj in North East Delhi on the night of 24th THE BILLOWING smoke could be seen from quite a distance. As I travelled on the metro through East Delhi’s Karkardooma, plumes of grey smoke several […]
Dying Notes
Leading public sector banks are deciding against disbursing Rs 2,000 notes, but the RBI is maintaining a studied silence THREE YEARS after India launched a unique demonetisation/gradual remonetisation scheme in November 2016, we seem to be at the cusp of another unnerving experiment. Some leading public sector banks in the country have decided against disbursing […]
Shameful coverup
Why is India’s media shying away from identifying targets of selective arson in Delhi When the explanation that giving specific details would inflame passions does not pass muster IT HAS been a tumultuous three days. The American president flew in and out of India. He and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugged each other and spoke […]
Cops: ‘Not seen’ viral videos
The Supreme Court and Delhi High Court both heard matters on the law and order situation in the city, but their different opinions resulted in different outcomes on the same situation FOUR DAYS after violence in Delhi left at least 34 dead and hundreds injured, two constitutional courts heard two matters in the case on […]
‘ABVP why so creepy’
The ritual, held despite being banned by the college administration, involves worship of a ‘Virgin Tree’. It has been called ‘misogynistic’ and ‘homophobic’ EVERY YEAR ON February 14, Delhi’s Hindu College finds itself in the spotlight. Valentine’s Day has been celebrated at the college for decades, but the practice, over the years, has morphed into […]
Broken promise
The students have now started another indefinite hunger strike. They say the prestigious journalism school is becoming unaffordable for large sections of the society STUDENTS AT the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi, have been intermittently protesting against a fee hike for three months now. The administration is unmoved. In fact, it’s trying to ram […]