The rise of conspiracy theories and fantasies
Complex political, economic, demographic shifts and the mushrooming of social media sites have all contributed in making fantastical explanations, that were once relegated to the lunatic fringe, migrate to the mainstream In 2005, an independent filmmaker, Dylan Avery, made a documentary called Loose Change. The film explores the many conspiracy theories...
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Unsung hero of the downtrodden
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Beating desertification
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Role model
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A dose of adrenaline
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What’s a degree worth?
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Babul episode warrants guidelines for varsities
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Brexit widening UK-Northern Ireland chasm
22 September 2019 | Makhan Saikia
India closer to fulfilling Nehru’s dream
With the emergence of new geo-political equations, ASEAN countries can act as a game changer, particularly because a big power like the US has shown interest in the region. India can be at the forefront of this, given the accretion in its economic and military capabilities Analysts believe that India today...
Planned desert in offing in NCR
The Rs 16,000 crore Jewar airport needs to be given up for saving water bodies in the bread basket of western Uttar Pradesh India recently hosted the United Nations Conference Against Desertification. Ironically, less than 45 kilometres from the venue in Greater Noida, a massive international airport project will see desertification...
India’s development warriors
Social entrepreneurs are now using their talent to seek better answers to tough social problems at a time when the world has never needed them more Historians tell us that an explosion of creativity occurs the moment the world starts complaining that there is nothing left to invent, or that the...
The noose tightens
Chinmayanand finally admits to accusations before SIT. All rape survivors in UP need closure The law has finally caught up with Swami Chinmayanand whose wrongdoings had cost the nation its collective conscience as the girl he sexually exploited and treated like bonded labour cried for justice. This allowed the accused enough...
Mamata’s flip-flop
Her reconciliation with the Modi-Shah duo raises questions about why she is staking her credibility Mamata Banerjee may be the Trinamool Congress chief and the Bengal Chief Minister but her larger than life image across India has been of a quintessential rebel, a fighter for her people, a crusader for justice...
Not a matter for courts
We are pitting the institutions that make up our Constitutional settlement against each other with no real understanding of the consequences Which is sovereign, the people or Parliament? Is the Crown — that is the Government — entitled to interpret the wishes of the former and override the latter? Should the...
A time of reckoning for babus at last
To change the growing perception that there is a lack of accountability regarding performance and misdeeds of civil servants, the Modi Government has brought in reforms that are expected to foster professionalism and competence, says Devesh Chaturvedi The civil services have contributed immensely to nation-building since India’s Independence, yet they are...
