Tanishq Trolling: No Scope for Secular Messages in Today’s India?
A baby shower became love jihad, and a message on Ekatvam meaning "unity" turned into a target of hate. The Tanishq ad controversy has become much more than simply an advertisement facing backlash onl...
14 Okt 202012min
100% Cut-Off at Delhi University: How Exactly is a Cut-Off Determined?
This week, the bridge between metaphor and reality was crossed – YET AGAIN. Students have always been asked for their 100 percent, and Delhi University, one of India's most sought-after universities f...
13 Okt 202012min
Why the Roots of The TRP 'Scam' Go Much Deeper Than We Know
In the context of television in India, three letters – TRP – has gained a rather dubious reputation over the years. Television Rating Points or TRP was often synonymous with a compromise in the qualit...
12 Okt 202015min
Does SC Verdict on Shaheen Bagh Protest Impede Right to Assemble?
The right to dissent is fair and well but public spaces cannot be occupied indefinitely for demonstrations and in such cases the administration ought to take action — that's was the Supreme Court's ve...
9 Okt 202013min
Harris-Pence Debate: Little Impact on US Polls, But Consequential Candidates
The vice-presidential debate ahead of the US elections was a landmark moment for more than one reason. Other than the fact that both the candidates were seated behind plexiglass barriers as a preca...
8 Okt 202014min
Bihar Polls: Is There A BJP-LJP Deal to Outsmart Nitish Kumar?
With Bihar Assembly elections only weeks away, the political developments in the state are headed towards an unexpected spin. While Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) and the Bharatiya Janat...
7 Okt 202014min
What Impact Will Trump’s COVID-19 Infection Have on US Elections?
Seventy two hours after being diagnosed with COVID-19, US President Donald Trump returned to the White House from his three-day stay at the Walter Reed military hospital in Washington. In a dramatic v...
6 Okt 202014min
Hathras Gangrape Case: As Calls for Justice Gets Louder, Probe Gets Muddier
Protests over the Hathras gangrape case are transcending beyond India's streets to becoming a global outrage. From New York to Berlin — students, Dalit activists and members of the Indian diaspora are...
5 Okt 20209min
