Biden’s likely already got the Indian American vote and the Black vote, so what else is left? Joe Biden painted himself into a corner. Back in March, during the last Democratic primary debate, he proclaimed that his vice-presidential pick would be a woman. In the wake of the George Floyd protests in the following months, it became […]

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The Indian government has given developers at least 19 more months to deliver their projects. For homebuyers, this means a struggle to pay rent and repay loans in these uncertain times as they wait for their dream homes On March 25, the day India went into lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, Hari Nayak […]

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Fuelling chaos and panic, misinformation makes its way insidiously through our phones amid the global pandemic Last year, public health related misinformation garnered 3.8 billion views on Facebook, according to a US-based NGO  Avaaz. And amid the  global pandemic, viewing of misinformation peaked in April this year. Avaaz claims that misinformation-based content on top 10 […]

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Those who want exams postponed have valid reasons to protest the schedules put out by testing authorities — but so do those who want to get going The nationwide protest against holding NEET UG, JEE exams is growing day by day. Protesters are citing the vulnerability to Covid infection during exams, as many students who […]

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Anxious, leaderless and scared to voice their views – the Muslim youth in today’s India are facing an existential crisis “If I get an opportunity, and as soon as I get one, I will leave this country for good. Such is the level of anxiety I feel under the current regime, I am worried about […]

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The tendency to identify ‘toxic families’ and locate them in a region is rooted in the hostility with which group-identity-obsessed commentariat views the strong glue of family  “Baap mar gelan anhariya mein, aau beta ke naam powerhouse.” This one-liner, which translates to “father died in darkness, but the son is called powerhouse”, is a punchline […]

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How Republic passed off a muddle of contradictions as ‘news’ about Disha Salian’s death The front page of the Indian Express had a short piece on August 13 on how after questioning actor Rhea Chakraborty for almost 18 hours, the Enforcement Directorate did not find “any substantial transfers” to her from the bank account of actor Sushant Singh […]

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The Covid-19 lockdown has seen restrictions on public life and transport. Hence, people are preferring cycles as mode of transport or a way to keep fit The telephone in Tarun Gupta’s bicycle shop in South Delhi has been ringing non-stop all day. As he deals with customers, a line forms outside. “Business is booming, but […]

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