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SCI-TECH

| 3-minute read

Smartphone, digital wellness, toilet seat, hygiene

Raising a stink: Report shows smartphone screens are over 10 times dirtier than toilet seats

Researchers found that a smartphone's screen, back button, lock button and home button are all more germ-infested than a toilet seat and flush.

DailyBite

VARIETY

| 4-minute read

Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra, Entertainment, nick jonas

Ms World: Why Priyanka Chopra is the actual superstar in the Khans' Bollywood

During 2012-13, Priyanka's career was almost written off as not many actors were keen to work with her. Today, she has won the World — again.

DailyBite

POLITICS

| 5-minute read

When the original Chanakya of Indian politics was caught in a chakravyuh in 1984 Lok Sabha elections

Atalji never held his defeat in Gwalior against anyone, not against the Congress, and not against Madhavrao Scindia.

Rahul Noronha

VARIETY

| 6-minute read

Right-wing, Memes, rahul gandhi's wink, left-wing liberals

How the politics of memes has taken the world by storm

Take heart, memes are not completely a domain of the right wing.

Saroj Giri

POLITICS

| 5-minute read

Why we must stop and assess how we should evaluate our prime ministers

A PM is a victor of an electoral battle; not necessarily the best person for the job.

Rajeev Dhavan

VOICES

| Point Blank | 3-minute read

Narendra Modi, Natural Disaster, beef politics, kerala floods

Kerala floods: Shame how SoS calls were met with deluge of hate campaigns on social media

While haters worked overtime, Centre and my north Indians friends took their own sweet time to wake up to the catastrophe.

Adila Matra

@adilamatra

VARIETY

| 10-minute read

National register of citizens, assam citizenship, nrc draft, nrc final draft

NRC and 'illegal' immigrants: Why not 'detect' those genuine Indians who let 'outsiders' in

The state administration should issue an apology stating the administrative machinery had been irresponsible in shouldering its responsibilities.

Mukesh Rawat

@mukeshrawat705

POLITICS

| Fortune Cookie | 4-minute read

Food, BJP, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, cuisine

From samosas to Lahori fish, nothing will taste the same without Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s company

The former PM extended this food philosophy even while negotiating the choppy waters of the sub-continent’s politics.

Sourish Bhattacharyya

@sourishb1963

VOICES

| 9-minute read

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Sangh, Babri Masjid, atal bihari vajpayee death

Sangh and BJP should learn how Atal Bihari Vajpayee allowed scope for dissent

People are also criticising Atal ji. And they must. But to become indecent while criticising him will force us to make the same mistake for which we often damn our adversaries.

Panini Anand

@paninianand

OPEN TO OPINION

POLITICS

#Imran Khan
Walking the talk
The Prime Minister wishes to turn Pakistan into an Islamic welfare state, where each life is valued, where no one suffers forgotten.
Mehr Tarar @MehrTarar

MONEY

#Atal Bihari Vajpayee
True economic liberaliser
Vajpayee was the first PM of India who dared to rein in government spending.
Anshuman Tiwari @anshuman1tiwari

POLITICS

#Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Why Didi joined Atal ji
At one point of time Advani and Banerjee were not on talking terms and yet Vajpayee allowed her free access to him.
Prabir Ghosal

POLITICS

#Narendra Modi
Chemistry of Modi's cult
When the PM with poetic flourish claims to be impatient for change, he is attempting to assuage the disillusioned voter who he has previously promised ‘achche din’.
Rajdeep Sardesai @sardesairajdeep

POLITICS

#Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Why liberals praise Vajpayee
Today's lout can become tomorrow's statesman.
Gautam Benegal @gautambenegal

SCI-TECH

Raising a stink: Report shows smartphone screens are over 10 times dirtier than toilet seats

Researchers found that a smartphone's screen, back button, lock button and home button are all more germ-infested than a toilet seat and flush.

VARIETY

Ms World: Why Priyanka Chopra is the actual superstar in the Khans' Bollywood

During 2012-13, Priyanka's career was almost written off as not many actors were keen to work with her. Today, she has won the World — again.

POLITICS

When the original Chanakya of Indian politics was caught in a chakravyuh in 1984 Lok Sabha elections

Atalji never held his defeat in Gwalior against anyone, not against the Congress, and not against Madhavrao Scindia.

VARIETY

How the politics of memes has taken the world by storm

Take heart, memes are not completely a domain of the right wing.

POLITICS

Why we must stop and assess how we should evaluate our prime ministers

A PM is a victor of an electoral battle; not necessarily the best person for the job.

VOICES

Kerala floods: Shame how SoS calls were met with deluge of hate campaigns on social media

While haters worked overtime, Centre and my north Indians friends took their own sweet time to wake up to the catastrophe.

VARIETY

NRC and 'illegal' immigrants: Why not 'detect' those genuine Indians who let 'outsiders' in

The state administration should issue an apology stating the administrative machinery had been irresponsible in shouldering its responsibilities.

POLITICS

From samosas to Lahori fish, nothing will taste the same without Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s company

The former PM extended this food philosophy even while negotiating the choppy waters of the sub-continent’s politics.

VOICES

Sangh and BJP should learn how Atal Bihari Vajpayee allowed scope for dissent

People are also criticising Atal ji. And they must. But to become indecent while criticising him will force us to make the same mistake for which we often damn our adversaries.

OPEN TO OPINION

#Imran Khan Walking the talk Why Imran Khan didn't deliver a swearing-in address, he talked to the nation The Prime Minister wishes to turn Pakistan into an Islamic welfare state, where each life is valued, where no one suffers forgotten.Mehr Tarar @MehrTarar

#Atal Bihari Vajpayee True economic liberaliser Why Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an economic liberaliser in the true sense Vajpayee was the first PM of India who dared to rein in government spending.Anshuman Tiwari @anshuman1tiwari

#Atal Bihari Vajpayee Why Didi joined Atal ji How Atal Bihari Vajpayee won over Mamata Banerjee At one point of time Advani and Banerjee were not on talking terms and yet Vajpayee allowed her free access to him.Prabir Ghosal

#Atal Bihari Vajpayee Why liberals praise Vajpayee Why praising Atal Bihari Vajpayee to shame today's BJP is problematic Today's lout can become tomorrow's statesman.Gautam Benegal @gautambenegal

Researchers found that a smartphone's screen, back button, lock button and home button are all more germ-infested than a toilet seat and flush.

During 2012-13, Priyanka's career was almost written off as not many actors were keen to work with her. Today, she has won the World — again.

Atalji never held his defeat in Gwalior against anyone, not against the Congress, and not against Madhavrao Scindia.

Take heart, memes are not completely a domain of the right wing.

A PM is a victor of an electoral battle; not necessarily the best person for the job.

While haters worked overtime, Centre and my north Indians friends took their own sweet time to wake up to the catastrophe.

The state administration should issue an apology stating the administrative machinery had been irresponsible in shouldering its responsibilities.

The former PM extended this food philosophy even while negotiating the choppy waters of the sub-continent’s politics.

People are also criticising Atal ji. And they must. But to become indecent while criticising him will force us to make the same mistake for which we often damn our adversaries.

#Imran Khan
Walking the talk
The Prime Minister wishes to turn Pakistan into an Islamic welfare state, where each life is valued, where no one suffers forgotten.
Mehr Tarar @MehrTarar

#Atal Bihari Vajpayee
True economic liberaliser
Vajpayee was the first PM of India who dared to rein in government spending.
Anshuman Tiwari @anshuman1tiwari

#Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Why Didi joined Atal ji
At one point of time Advani and Banerjee were not on talking terms and yet Vajpayee allowed her free access to him.
Prabir Ghosal

#Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Why liberals praise Vajpayee
Today's lout can become tomorrow's statesman.
Gautam Benegal @gautambenegal