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Gyan via phone
Online education is bringing a change in the education sector as apps like The Extra Class and Unacademy for college students follow in the footsteps of Byju’s The online platform has been making inroads into the world of students from different strata which includes schools, colleges and competitive exams preparation. Instead of burying his nose […]
Onus on onions
Despite low demand during Navaratri, high prices of the kitchen essential can bring tears to the eyes of politicians in the runup to elections Amidst the upcoming state elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Delhi, the surge in onion prices is bringing political tears in these states. Both the Centre and the state are making every […]
Bike-borne snatchers
There has been a spate of petty crime in Delhi-NCR, where mobiles have been snatched from people walking on the street or travelling in rickshaws. The police take little interest It’s dangerous to walk on the streets of Delhi-NCR even in broad daylight, judging by a spate of snatchings in the national capital. Several journalists, […]
Scholars non grata
After two cut-off lists, 231 research positions in JNU are still vacant. But the university’s administration does not seem eager to fill them For the second time in about two months, the Jawaharlal Nehru University is facing allegations of not being transparent about its admission process. In June, the university’s 2019 entrance exam came under […]
Is the Ronaldo-Messi era coming to an end?
Age is catching up with the two footballing maestros The start of the 2019-20 football season has seen both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi missing from most of their respective club’s matches. For someone like me, who has grown up watching the two maestros compete with each other for over a decade, I must say […]
Finance Minister learns why sales are down
Fly on the wall dispatch from the bug stuck in the chewing gum embedded under the Honorable Finance Minister’s desk in her office Government officials, economists and industry representatives met Hon’ble Finance Minister in her chamber. On invitation from the Hon’ble Finance Secretary, CEO Bonda opened the discussion, bearing a sombre expression CEO, Bonda: Periodical […]
Season of spies
Amazon Prime’s Family Man takes on Netflix’s Bard of Blood. Who comes out on top? “Why should we try to contact home with information when our country doesn’t care for us?” a captive Indian spy asks his comrade, urging him to escape. They are prisoners in a safe house of the Taliban, deep in Pakistan’s […]
Holistic approach
In Gujarat’s Sabarkantha, this government project teaches teens about reproductive and mental health For Kashish, 16, “menstruation” isn’t a bad word. Her voice ringing with confidence, she explains that she’s “fine with body changes”. She has sat down with her mother and sister and explained the benefits of using sanitary napkins and how to dispose […]