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Story Posted on 25-02-2019
ART & CULTURE
| 5-minute read
No costume drama: 'Gully Boy' and being Muslim in Bollywood today
In Bollywood, over many decades, for every Vijay, Prem and Rahul, there were just no Rahims or Abduls. Until, finally, there was a Murad!
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
Kashmir: Are BJP-RSS pushing it to a point where religious fundamentalism wins?
No religious state, once-Hindu Nepal, Buddhist Myanmar, Islamic Pakistan, has been able to negotiate democracy. Our current government needs to keep this in mind while pushing an increasingly Islamic Kashmir to the brink.
VARIETY
| 5-minute read
Great Indian Bustard: Meet perhaps the first species to go extinct in independent India
The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is iconic and deserves a chance at surviving. The challenges it faces today can be tackled too. But that will need serious political will.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
After Pulwama: The chaos in Kashmir is a result of Kashmiri politicians always choosing their own gains over larger good
The current uncertainty, fear and unease in the state is a direct result of the total failure of the Kashmiri leadership, mainstream and separatist groups alike.
VOICES
| 7-minute read
Don't subject the Great Indian Bustard to politics of hate
Before pointing fingers at Pakistan, we need to reflect upon our own lack of political will to save the Great Indian Bustard from extinction.
Rest in peace, Isha! What life and death teach us in just a split second
We go through life assuming there is a tomorrow. Until that one final second hits you like a bolt of lightning, and it is all over. So, why not make the most of it, while we can?
HUMOUR
| 4-minute read
Sidhu, Kashmiri kids, Karachi Bakery, all faced our ire. And we will get to Pakistan too. Sure, we will
Going by how some of us are displaying our valour, we’ll soon have the neighbour saying ‘tauba tauba’ in a very different tone.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Boycott Pakistan Strategically: Terror and sports never go together because ethics is no game
Compete in multilateral contests but no India-Pakistan matches. We must cut out direct sporting ties with a nation that sponsors terrorism. By playing bilaterally with them, we legitimise their duplicity.
SCI-TECH
| 5-minute read
The camera phone race: Do we even need five cameras on our phones?
After losing out to informed buyers in the megapixel race, smartphone makers have now jumped into a camera race.
HUMOUR
| 2-minute read