Don’t judge: why courts shouldn’t decide on creative freedom
Imagine if someone tried to stop your favorite movie or book just because they didn’t like it or it hurt their feelings. That would be pretty unfair, right? The Bombay High Court recently made a...
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Courts should refuse to hear petitions against creative freedom Bombay HC was spot on saying creative freedom can’t be held hostage to law and order problems. Hearing a case against denial of film...
View ArticleSpy tech and people skills: why spies still need to talk to people
Spying has always been exciting in books and movies, but in real life, it’s a lot different. Sure, technology has made spying easier. Nowadays, spies can use super-advanced tools like satellite...
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Tech has supercharged spying. But humint is still key Booby-trapped devices are nothing new. But even seasoned espionage agencies are shaken and stirred by the weaponisation of supply chains in...
View ArticleTirupati laddoos and FSSAI: A legal perspective on the controversy
The controversy surrounding the Tirupati prasad laddoos has been escalating each day. Yesterday, it was reported that the union Health minister requested the Food Safety and Standards Authority of...
View ArticleOrunodoi 3: A visionary push to social security by Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
In his Budget Speech for 2020-21, the then Finance Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, and now its popular Chief Minister, passionately introduced a new scheme, aptly named Orunodoi, meaning...
View ArticleBorn on a Sunday, too busy to Regret!
Many times, I’ve been cautioned with the words, “You’ll regret this.” My response to each one has always been the same: “I was born on a Sunday— regret doesn’t belong in my story.” Each day,...
View ArticleDelhi CM’s statement highlights loyalty dilemma in Indian parties
In her very first statement, Delhi’s new chief minister Atishi made clear whom she serves. “Delhi has only one CM and his name is Arvind Kejriwal,” she said, adding that the “sole objective” would be...
View ArticleHonk, honk! Swachh dreams, dream girl and a paan-India problem
8am Dropping the little one to school in traffic jams, monsoon-wrecked roads and a cacophony of screeching horns, I recall the Union transport minister’s proposal to pass a law requiring horns of all...
View ArticleDecolonisation much? Renaming of Port Blair speaks of different baggage
The home minister’s proposal to rename Port Blair as Sri Vijaya Puram to honour the memory of the 11th century Chola empire is the third major renaming associated with the Andamans. In 2002, the Atal...
View ArticleIs it even possible to have a work-life balance?
-By Raseshwari Devi The recent tragic death of a young woman working for a prestigious firm has evoked anguish, with so much being discussed about having a reasonable work-life balance. This highly...
View ArticleMessage to UN, it’s no longer 1945
PM Modi is set to address UN’s ‘Summit of the Future’ event on global conflicts and crises later today – the event being held at a time when the global order is unravelling. It is...
View ArticleAnderson to Pannu, Via Quattrocchi – suspicious journey of Congress
Congress prince Rahul Gandhi had been on a US tour recently. During this visit, as usual, he proved his dumbness again and again by making stupid statements. Rahul Gandhi made some statements to the...
View ArticleA Zero barriers world in microcosm
I just wrapped the two-day Zero Projects India 2024 conference (popular as ZeroConIndia) hosted by Youth4Jobs as its Master of Ceremonies. So, what’s new here, you may be wondering. For starters, it...
View ArticleBeyond and behind the slogan ‘we want justice’
Following the gruesome murder of a post graduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata, “we want justice” became the unifying slogan of protest. What began as an agitation by fellow...
View ArticleAstaguru’s Manifest celebrates Indian art masters
Astaguru’s Manifest running 24th to 26th is a melange of Indian contemporary younger and older masters who have shaped the graph of art history over the past, post— Independence decades with their...
View ArticleAdulteration central
Tirupati controversy reminds us how common adulterated food is in India & how little’s done about it As the serious issue of adulteration of temple prasad at Tirupati spawns a political slugfest,...
View ArticleBeing there: Why concerts are so popular
Even though we can listen to all our favorite music online, concerts are still super popular. For example, tickets to Coldplay’s concert in Mumbai next January sold out in just 30 minutes! Millions of...
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Even with streaming music, concerts thrive because for fans being part of a group is a unique high Tickets to British band Coldplay’s concerts in Mumbai next Jan sold out within half an hour of...
View ArticleAdulterated food: A big problem in India
There’s a big controversy happening at the famous Tirupati temple. People are worried that the prasad (food offered to God and then given to devotees) might be adulterated, which means it could have...
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