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Bearing the brunt
Muslim girls of East Bengali descent living in the Chars and the Kaivartta fisherfolk are suffering due to early marriage and childbirth Tutu Begum was just 15 when she was married to a man five years older to her. A year later, she delivered a baby girl. Now 22, Tutu is a divorced mother living […]
The Himalayan touch
Experience a little of Nepal, Tibet, and Bhutan at this newly opened restaurant at the heart of the city Tongue, lungs, loins — these are the body parts that you can savour at Yeti – The Himalayan Kitchen at its recently launched second outlet at Connaught Place. If you have the stomach for it! If […]
Brainy Bill
The billionaire founder of Microsoft is leading philanthropic efforts to tackle some of the world’s most pressing challenges The Netflix documentary Inside Bill’s Brain shines light on how Bill Gates goes about solving some of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. It is less about Gates as the brain behind Microsoft and more […]
‘Don’t mix me up with Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi’
The one-time billionaire lost his entire fortune after he was arrested for allegedly defrauding Indian banks in 1985. Over 34 years later, the Delhi High Court acquitted him of all charges Is Rajendra Sethia, the once-international commodities billionaire trader who was infamously bankrupted and charged with defrauding Indian banks of crores of rupees in the […]
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 […]