WhatsApp & the privacy bubble
Two points on the messaging app vs GOI case on sharing encrypted data. India’s not the only country asking for this. And internet privacy, really speaking, is an illusion In the plea that WhatsApp and...
View ArticleThe paradox of free will in a fated world
Before sitting for the UPSC civil services exam, my mother took me to an astrologer who forecasted that I wouldn’t clear the exam in this lifetime. Instead, my horoscope suggested pursuing an MBA....
View ArticlePrint and publication identity politics in India (1900-1947): A...
The period between 1900 and 1947 was a transformative era in Indian history, and print culture played a crucial role in shaping identity politics during this time. The interplay of nationalism,...
View ArticleBallotbox-office
Bollywood hits script poll campaigns A galaxy of film stars is always co-opted in the hope of being votebloc-busters. Secondly, this time ‘Gaali Boys’ seems to be playing at every theatrics near you....
View ArticleUse Intellect as a tool to remain joyful
By Abhimanyu Pati In the Bhagwad Gita, 6: 34-35, Arjun, the Pandav warrior, expresses his doubt to Krishn that human mind is like a tornado and thus, cannot be overcome. Mind acts as a major...
View ArticleBallotbox-office
A galaxy of film stars is always co-opted in the hope of being votebloc-busters. Secondly, this time ‘Gaali Boys’ seems to be playing at every theatrics near you. Therefore, current Bollywood faves are...
View ArticleTurncoat tales
A TOI analysis of BJP’s LS candidates showed that nearly 25% are from other parties, who joined BJP after 2014. Even in UP, almost a third of BJP candidates, 23 of 74, joined the party...
View ArticleThe right call
Supreme Court yesterday reiterated the paramount importance of procedural safeguards that flow from the Constitution to ensure arrests are not arbitrary. In Prabir Purkayastha (NewsClick founder) vs...
View ArticleThe Maha Gondal
In several villages of Ajara taluka, Kolhapur, western Maharashtra, a major election issue, particularly for the concerned parents and teachers, has been the proposed closure of govt schools. With many...
View Article‘Adivasi jhukega nahi. It’s not in our DNA…Corruption isn’t peculiar to...
● Soren’s bail plea called the arrest a ‘conspiracy’. Hemantji’s paid the price for not succumbing to pressure. Jharkhand has always been treated as a stepson. He raised the issue of state govt not...
View ArticleBoys, gear up to drive like a woman!
Once in a seminar on women’s rights and gender roles, a woman speaker said foreseeably that a day will come when the compliment “he works like women” would gain currency to highlight the value of...
View ArticleJudiciary and elections
The ongoing general elections, apart from being the biggest exercise in democracy the world has ever witnessed, are an unprecedented administrative exercise. While political parties and people are...
View ArticleHas BJP played a role in making of Rahul Gandhi?
Are Mr Modi and the BJP guilty of inadvertently promoting Rahul Gandhi over the last few years in their fixation to put him down? Has their strategy been counterproductive and instead worked in favour...
View ArticleTime, tide, and tokens wait for none
I wake up. It is 7 am this Monday. I am panicking. Friday is not the day of celebrations. It is the day of celebrations and over-commitments. In fluent spoken English, I had promised to...
View ArticleWhy war of words among netas make no impact once voters have made up their mind
In a waveless election like the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, do election speeches, statements at public rallies, or TV interviews help set a new election trend or manufacture a mood? Probably not. Not at...
View ArticleSolvyns Bengal prints in Mumbai
If studies in printmaking and etching in India have to be recorded in the history of its past then the work of the brilliant Flemish genius François Balthazar Solvyns must be engraved. DAG’s ode to...
View ArticleNational interest vs party interest at election time
While addressing an election meeting in a Kurukshetra village recently, the BJP candidate and well-known industrialist Naveen Jindal asked the audience rhetorically, “Which is greater – the party or...
View ArticleThe present perspective of the Indian energy sector
India is seeing substantial expansion in its energy industry, fueled by a combination of traditional and renewable energy initiatives aimed at satisfying the country’s increasing demand and sustainable...
View ArticlePutin-Xi bhai-bhai: Which means New Delhi must revise its Moscow ties
Any doubts that Russia and China have formed an inseparable strategic compact today have been put to rest by Putin’s latest visit to China. The two sides inked a joint statement to deepen their...
View ArticleIs gen Z alright? It has the elders worried
The young are lively on digital platforms but not polling booths. Many are too caught up in studies & work and their own heads to vote. Maybe their choices signify satisfaction. Maybe hopelessness...
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