Day September 17, 2017
Kanwardeep Singh| T HIGHLIGHTS The Dalit villager was lynched by a farmer and his family for stealing ‘parwal’ from the latter’s vegetable patch The police refused to file an FIR in the matter, the victim’s family and other villagers protested in… Continue Reading →
Bengali vlogger posts ‘harmless egg roll video’, gets trolled for ‘eating meat during Navratri’ A YouTube channel called Bong Eats recently started the Durga Pujo special videos and in one of them featured Kolkata‘s most celebrated street food – the egg… Continue Reading →
The marital rape law was last revised 68 years ago. As the Centre again argues against criminalising it, this 26-year-old is among the petitioners fighting back. SHALINI NAIR on her battle, and the long road leading to it. 1 by Shalini… Continue Reading →
Papri Das & Meghnad Bose On 13 September, The Quint published a video calling out the internet sensation and cringe-pop artist Omprakash Mishra AKA Rap King for his overtly misogynistic lyrics in the viral song – ‘Bol na aunty aau kya’. His video had more than… Continue Reading →
They have great respect for the Prime Minister but he should realise how desperate their plight is, the farmers say. Charan Teja The desperate farmers of the eternally drought-prone Rayalaseema region have a unique birthday gift for Prime Minister Narendra… Continue Reading →
BARWANI, MADHYA PRADESH: It is becoming increasingly clear that people do not matter. Despite the protests, the statements, the fasts, the satyagraha’s the BJP government is speeding ahead with preparations to celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday as he arrives to… Continue Reading →