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  • Racism and COVID-19
    Wati Longchar (Serampore) The world has witnessed the police brutality and murders of George Floyd in Minneapolis, followed by the destructive acts of protesters in different parts of the world. According to
  • Today in History October 6
    Reuters 1908 - Bosnia and Herzegovina were annexed by Austria. 1928 - Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek became President of the Republic of China. 1978 - Ayatollah Khomeini, Iranian religious leader oppose
  • Casteism and Racism during COVID-19 pandemic
    Wati Longchar (Serampore) Coming to the Indian context, many people have been experiencing racial discrimination for centuries. Indian society is based on the caste system and it is deeply rooted in the prac
  • The Sneaker Culture
    Solomon Kithan  Modern College Kohima When you read the above heading, for a culture such as the “sneaker culture” you might find it boring and silly to be a culture. But it is not what you
  • Full Cycle..!
    “Watch out!” I shouted as my driver swerved to avoid the cyclist then jumped out of the car and ran to pick up the fallen man.That’s when I saw his bicycle.It lay old and rusty. I looked down at it and it
  • Today in History October 5
    Reuters 1910 - Portugal was declared a republic after a successful revolt against King Manuel II. 1983 - Polish Solidarity leader Lech Walesa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 1995 - U.S. envoy Richar
  • The Gandhi Vaccine..!
    The newspaper boy, clutching his newspapers like diamonds in his hand, shouted, “Vaccine found! Vaccine available!” And people hearing him at the railway station and street outside, rushed to get a copy of
  • 'Santati' an exhibition on the Mahatma, now immortalised in a book 
    Vishnu Makhijani  IANS Hampi-based curator Lavina Baldota conceptualised eSantati four years ago as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 151st birth anniversary. "The idea that started with textile
  • Today in History October 4
    Reuters 1918 - Explosion at shell-loading plant in Gillespie munitions factory in New York. 1957 - The Soviet Union became the first nation in space, launching the Sputnik-I satellite into orbit 500 miles
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - OCTOBER 3
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 03 Reuters 1932 - Iraq became independent after the British mandate ended, and joined the League of Nations. 1995 - The former America
  • The Ugliest Man In The World..!
    The other day while scanning the news in the local papers I saw this hideous picture of an ugly man; face all patched up, hardly any nose, no eyebrows and two skin projections for ears! He had been through a gr
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - OCTOBER 2
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 02 Reuters 1935 - Italian forces invaded Abyssinia. 1998 - Gene Autry, the "Singing Cowboy" whose "Rudolph the Red-No
  • 'Doob' and Bollywood..!
    With so many actors and actresses dragged to jail by the Narcotics Control Bureau, or for questioning, many hardcore fans and film addicts are beginning to come up with strange thoughts and theories.My neighbor
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - OCTOBER 1
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on October 01 Reuters 1908 - Henry Ford's Model T Ford car went on sale. 1918 - Arab forces aided by the British under T. E. Lawrence
  • Untangled..!
    There were tears in her eyes, my daughter’s, as she led me up to the terrace “Look what they’ve done dad,” she wept. I stared with horror. The bird, a pigeon, hung by its neck, held by a thin string, on
  • TODAY IN HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 30
    Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 30 Reuters 1938 - After signing the Munich agreement with Adolf Hitler in Germany, Neville Chamberlain returned to Britain and declared
  • Today in History September 29
    Reuters 1923 - Britain began to govern Palestine under a mandate from the League of Nations. 1938 - Germany, France, Britain and Italy signed the Munich agreement, in which the German-speaking part of Cze
  • Whistling Spectacles..!
    I’ve found the easiest way to find a misplaced cell phone is to call my number and find the instrument ringing from under a pile of clothes, an upturned book or sometimes screaming from my very own pocket, wh
  • Law in Motion– 14: FIRST INFORMATION REPORTS
    Rupin Sharma, IPS (Section 154 CrPC) The CrPC, dedicates a special Chapter (XII) to investigation - “Information To The Police And Their Powers To Investigate”. This chapter elaborates the power
  • Caught in pandemic's net, fish sellers struggle to stay afloat in India
    Anuradha Nagaraj Thomson Reuters Foundation In 35 years of selling the village catch, Jennet Cleetus said business has never been so bad for her and other women who make ends meet by hawking seafood along t
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