“All they know is that you’re trying to get to the city of gold, and that’s enough. Come on board, they say. We’ll adjust.” – Suketu Mehta Among the many beautiful things written and said about Mumbai, these words beautifully illustrate the ability of the city to be by your side – when you need it the most. It’s the city that never sleeps, they say. But what really happens […]
At least five people have been killed in a second day of violence related to caste rights in the northern Indian state of Haryana, police say. Protesters in the towns of Rohtak and Jind set fire to police vehicles, public buildings and buses. The demonstrators are mostly from the Jat community who are unhappy about India’s caste quota system. They say it puts them at a disadvantage in government jobs […]
Even as news pours in about former Delhi University lecturer, SAR Geelani’s arrest on charges of sedition for allegedly spearheading the Press Club event organised to mark the death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, I am absolutely appalled by the way some of the opposition leaders in the country are responding to it. Mr Rahul Gandhi, the Congress Vice President, has slammed the Govt action and questioned what […]
An expert panel inventorying assets at Kerala’s famous Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple has approached the Supreme Court for permission to open a hitherto-untouched vault, a controversial move that may trigger a fresh face-off between the judiciary and religious authorities. The 16th century temple that used to be the royal chapel of Travancore’s former rulers shot to fame five years ago when one of its six vaults (later coded as ‘A’) […]
A new digital campaign by ActionAid, an NGO which works towards reducing poverty and promoting human rights, attempts to highlight the issue of gender equality, unpaid work- be it household work, in the farm or any other sector- and its impact on women and girls in India. What this first series does not address is the fact that poverty, unpaid and unrecognised labour – for men and women – continues […]
A flash protest by the Kapu community demanding inclusion in the backward classes list turned violent on Sunday with the protestors setting a train on fire, damaging a railway station and a police station and blocking rail and road traffic in Andhra Pradesh. Movement of trains between Vijayawada and Vishakhapatnam and vehicular traffic on Chennai-Kolkata national highway came to a halt as thousands of protestors squatted on the tracks and […]
Canadian mobile manufacturing company BlackBerry on Thursday unveiled Priv — its first “secure” high-end smartphone powered by Android for Indian market here. With a unique sleek design and touch-sensitive keys that allows users to swipe, scroll and set up shortcuts, Priv comes pre-loaded with BlackBerry’s DTEK for Android that allows user to improve privacy level and monitor access to the phone. This app alerts the user every time any app […]
We woke up to the familiar tunes of the patriotic songs blaring from loud speakers, children rushing to school for the parade and citizens wearing the various combination of the Indian Tricolour greeting each other with Vande Mataram and JaidHind! This is the day our Constitution came into force. Undoubtedly one of the most extensive and comprehensive text on running a country across the world, what’s the significance of the […]
Celebrating Republic Day, young India is stepping up to match the older generations’ patriotic fervour, and do something meaningful. Today, India celebrates her 67th Republic Day. And while for many belonging to the older generation the morning is typically dedicated to watching the parade on television, right from witnessing the President unfurl the tricolour as the national anthem plays and the 21-gun salute is given, to enjoying the performances of […]
It was a horrific site in Puri as carcasses of hundreds of Olive Ridley turtles were washed ashore on Wednesday. The news has set off alarm bells among conservationists, more so because they fall under the endangered category. Thousands of marine turtles swim towards the Odisha coast for nesting every winter. Illegal trawlers and fishing nets, however, act as a death trap for them in the seas despite a ban […]
