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In the eye of the storm
What motivates the Muslim women who are coming out in large numbers to protest day and night against CAA and NRC? They are moved by an astonishing amount of determination and tenacity THE WOMEN are not giving up. They ask if the government thinks they are mad to sit in the bitter cold, day and […]
Examining the entrance
Writing a competitive exam to gain acceptance to the institution of one’s choice can be a daunting experience for candidates, considering the sheer numbers involved WRITING AND preparing for an entrance exam is a demanding job — we all have our stories from the time we appeared for one. The Indian teenage dream is to […]
Meet the judge
Additional district judge Kamini Lau released Chandrasekhar Azad, the Bhim Army chief, on bail but with stringent conditions Bhim Army chief Chandrasekhar Azad, who was arrested 25 days ago for participating in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill and the National Register of Citizens at Delhi’s Jama Masjid on December 20, got bail today. But […]
When Deepika Padukone enlivened a JNU protest
The Bollywood actress visited the campus on January 7 to show solidarity with students and teachers protesting against Sunday’s mob attack ON TUESDAY evening (January 7), Jawaharlal Nehru University students, teachers and alumni protesting against the mob attack on their campus two days before had a surprise visitor: Deepika Padukone. The actress was in Delhi […]
How India’s courts have handled cases brought by detainees, police
On December 15, protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act broke out in and around Jamia Millia Islamia University. The Delhi police responded by storming the campus, ransacking the library, and brutalising the students. Police and paramilitary forces responded similarly to protests elsewhere, including in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Assam, resulting in a series of […]
Over 2,40,000 homeless, not even 300 night shelters
Rain Baseras not only shelter homeless people, they double up as makeshift recovery wards for patients visiting the capital city’s overcrowded hospitals. But there aren’t nearly enough of them. Delhi struggles to save its rough sleepers from the harsh winter RESHMA LIES in a white tent-like structure. Her stomach is slit open, a bag attached […]
Is this the beginning of the irrelevance of Big Media?
Not just anger towards the government, anti-CAA protesters also voiced their resentment against a section of the media PERHAPS I SHOULD rename this column “Heart-breaking News”. The videos, the news reports in newspapers and on digital news websites, have made it amply clear that the UP government and its police force are going full tilt […]
Bringing to screen the toxicity of sexual harassment
The film and the mini-series trace how Richard Ailes of Fox News was brought down by Gretchen Carlson. Every time a predator is felled, the cause of justice is served “I am not a feminist” Megyn Kelly, played by Charlize Theron, says repeatedly in the film Bombshell, often more to reassure herself that she fits […]