Cops: ‘Not seen’ viral videos

The Supreme Court and Delhi High Court both heard matters on the law and order situation in the city, but their different opinions resulted in different outcomes on the same situation FOUR DAYS after violence in Delhi left at least 34 dead and hundreds injured, two constitutional courts heard two matters in the case on […]

No laughing matter

Like the selectivity infested news media, the online cottage industry of political satire has chosen to see only what it wants to see IN THE seventeenth century, English thinker Thomas Hobbes, analysing human nature for his work on political philosophy, observed something about the instincts that drive people to make fun of others, in covert […]

Bullying is not woke

Morphing, memes and derogatory comments on social media by friends can affect a teenager’s peace of mind, finds a study by CRY WHEN ANSHIKA came to Delhi from Jaipur, she was excited about living an adventurous life in a new city. An Instagram lover, she was very fond of posting pictures. Once a friend took […]

Paranoia, American style

It’s not a judgement on a country or its people but American travellers, more than those of other nations, feel insecure and vulnerable in India IN THE week when Donald Trump was in India with his family to celebrate the partnership of the oldest and the biggest democracies of the world, it’s pertinent to look […]

Encounter in a glass cabin

A recent sexual harassment workshop in the office gave rise to some uncomfortable questions and brought back unpleasant memories of a visit to jewellery shop WE, THE people in our 20s, as a generation are not scared to put forth our ideas, likes and dislikes in the open. There is no filter –— we say it […]

Disfigured, dislocated…riots have left victims bereft

Acid has been used in the Delhi riots. The exodus has begun as people of the minority community are now planning to move out of their localities, convinced that their lives are not secure  ‘HUMNE SOCH liya hai, ab hum yahan nahin reh sakte’ (We have decided we cannot live here), family members of those […]

Brace up for another overhaul

PLANS TO REDEVELOP THE NEW DELHI RAILWAY STATION FAIL TO MENTION CROWD MANAGEMENT DURING CONSTRUCTION AND THE FUTURE OF PORTERS THE NEW Delhi Railway Station is set to get a major facelift. The plan comes over 10 years after the Congress government had given Farrells, a British firm, the charge for a makeover before the […]

Rural cosmopolitan

There are many people who have shun fast-paced urbanised life for a rural life nestled in nature where peace of mind is the most sought after commodity In this globalised world, many are seeking traditional, rural ways of living to make sense of their life. They don’t hate the urbanised world, but a life close to […]