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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 […]
Divine interjections
A reporter recalls how he wore a cloak of invisibility, hiding his media identity for a story on religious places Rarely does it happen in the daily routine that one changes one’s identity or goes incognito. For me, this situation stretched over four days when I was working on a ground report on religious paces. […]
Call for diversity
Hollywood has realised the value — and profitability — of diversity in stories, cast and crew. India is not far behind Bollywood might be inspired by Hollywood in multiple ways — from movie plots to the industry’s name itself — but when it comes to social diversity, Bollywood is oddly sparing. Diversity is not a […]
Fiction, not fact
How India’s most widely read newspaper, Dainik Jagran, published a highly misleading and inflammatory article On September 19, readers of Dainik Jagran, the most widely read newspaper in the country, woke up to a disconcerting headline: “Having lost one daughter to love jihad, second one now in danger”. This appeared in the city section of […]