While taking a walk in the sprawling Tsinghua University complex in the spring of 2013, a woman in her early 30s smiled at my Chinese host ...
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Showing posts with label current affair. Show all posts
Sunday, 23 August 2020
TikTok says it will challenge US government order to ban app
Video application TikTok has said that it will challenge in court the United States government’s decision to ban it and accusing it of bei...
Eco India: A Tibetan refugee's design studio emanates a unique blend of Indian and Tibetan cultures
... Read more from Scroll.in https://scroll.in/video/971133/eco-india-a-tibetan-refugee-s-design-studio-emanates-a-unique-blend-of-india...
Systemic erasure: Why writing from the North-East doesn’t make it to lists of ‘Indian’ books
On Independence Day Mint Lounge published a list of 50 Indian books written in English post 1947. Although the piece included an editoria...
Karnataka doctor’s death: FIR filed against Mysore Zilla Parishad chief for abetment to suicide
A first information report has been registered against the chief executive officer of the Mysore Zilla Parishad for allegedly abetting the ...
Covid-19: Indians abroad must register with home missions, say guidelines for Vande Bharat flights
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday issued the Standard Operating Protocol, or SOP, for international travel on non-scheduled commerc...
What researching cremations of the dead in colonial India taught me about life in our cities today
Mortuary work is an essential service because humans are mortal. But who works for the dead, what are the technologies involved and what do...
Interview: ‘Shortage of doctors in rural India will hamper effective response to Covid-19 pandemic’
Rural districts in India have accounted for over 50% of new coronavirus cases in July and August, according to a research report by State B...
Saturday, 22 August 2020
Watch: Zak Crawley scores first century as England take charge on first day of third Test
Zak Crawley said his fledgling career “almost flashed before my eyes” as he completed a maiden Test century that put England in a strong po...
Pause, rewind, play: Virat Kohli and Nasser Hussain come together for a masterclass of masterclasses
The year 2020 has been an exception but, it would not be a stretch to say that in the recent past the amount of men’s international cricket...
It’s a six: Sevilla beat Inter Milan in thriller to lift Europa League and extend record
Sevilla won the Europa League for a sixth time as Diego Carlos’s overhead kick deflected in off Romelu Lukaku 16 minutes from time to beat ...
On English-medium education, India is having the same debates it did 200 years ago
The National Education Policy 2020 announced on July 31 has re-triggered the debate on mother tongue instruction at the primary stage. Whil...
Sushant Singh Rajput death: AIIMS forms expert panel to examine autopsy report
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi on Friday formed an expert team to examine actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s autopsy report...
Nisha Susan’s stories show how love, sex and dhoka (and some work) play out in the social media age
You expect Nisha Susan’s collection of short stories to dazzle you and even throw you a little off balance right from the opening story, no...
No further postponement of JEE Main/NEET exam, Centre
Centre on Friday dismissed any scope of further postponement of NEET and JEE Main 2020 examinations, says Times of India . The exams are sc...
Railways scraps tender for 44 Vande Bharat trains after bid from Chinese joint venture
The Ministry of Railways on Friday said that it has cancelled the tender to manufacture 44 semi high-speed Vande Bharat trains. The decisio...
In photos: These Mumbai shrines and sacred sites will be irrevocably altered by Coastal Road project
Every city is defined by landmarks and quirks of nature. For many people, Mumbai is associated with its coastline, characterised by a varie...
Why the decision to cancel historic fairs at Tagore’s university sparked violence and vandalism
There’s a bit of irony in a place named Shantiniketan – Bengali for “abode of peace”– making headlines for turmoil and unrest. However, tha...
Friday, 21 August 2020
Prashant Bhushan contempt case: Law has to be applied in a fair and balanced manner, says Congress
The Congress on Thursday said that “law has to be applied in an even-handed, fair and balanced manner” in the contempt case involving lawy...
Why men should stop debating the right of women to take ‘period leave’
Food delivery service Zomato has been lauded, both in India and internationally , for introducing a “period leave” policy for women. While ...
