COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 14 January 2019
Issue Of The Year: Menstruation
Govt Extends Deadline To Link Income Tax PAN With Aadhar Till December 31
The Aadhaar matter is before the Supreme Court with next date of hearing posted for November
Doctor's Body Found 2 Days After He Went Missing Following Heavy Rains In Mumbai
The Bombay hospital gastroenterologist had slipped into an open manhole while wading through the water-logged streets near Elphinston Road station.
PM Modi Holds Talk With Swiss Prez Doris Leuthard, Discusses Bilateral Cooperation On Black Money Issue
"We had productive talks on international, regional and bilateral issues," Modi said at a joint press event with Leuthard.
Gaya Road Rage Case: Rocky Yadav, Son Of Suspended JD(U) Leader Convicted Of Murder Of Teenage Boy
The quantum of sentence will be announced on September 6th.
Japan: Twitter Deactivates User's Account For Posting Picture Of Dead Mosquito
"Where do you get off biting me all over while I'm just trying to relax and watch TV? Die! (Actually you're already dead)," the user had written.
Musharraf Declared Absconder, Two Sentenced In Benazir Bhutto Murder Case
Former Rawalpindi CPO Saud Aziz and former Rawal Town SP Khurram Shahzad were sentenced to 17 years in prison
US Exerts More Pressure On Pakistan To Take Action Against Terror Groups
The Trump administration has notified Congress that it will give Pakistan USD 255 million worth of conditional military assistance if it takes more action against internal terror groups
Mumbai Building Collapsed Minutes Before Playschool Was Supposed To Start, Says Resident
My daughter was about to reach her school which was in the basement of the building collapsed, says father of an infant.
Govt Extends Deadline To Link Income Tax PAN With Aadhar Till December 31
The Aadhaar matter is before the Supreme Court with next date of hearing posted for November
Doctor's Body Found 2 Days After He Went Missing Following Heavy Rains In Mumbai
The Bombay hospital gastroenterologist had slipped into an open manhole while wading through the water-logged streets near Elphinston Road station.
PM Modi Holds Talk With Swiss Prez Doris Leuthard, Discusses Bilateral Cooperation On Black Money Issue
"We had productive talks on international, regional and bilateral issues," Modi said at a joint press event with Leuthard.
Gaya Road Rage Case: Rocky Yadav, Son Of Suspended JD(U) Leader Convicted Of Murder Of Teenage Boy
The quantum of sentence will be announced on September 6th.
Japan: Twitter Deactivates User's Account For Posting Picture Of Dead Mosquito
"Where do you get off biting me all over while I'm just trying to relax and watch TV? Die! (Actually you're already dead)," the user had written.
Musharraf Declared Absconder, Two Sentenced In Benazir Bhutto Murder Case
Former Rawalpindi CPO Saud Aziz and former Rawal Town SP Khurram Shahzad were sentenced to 17 years in prison
US Exerts More Pressure On Pakistan To Take Action Against Terror Groups
The Trump administration has notified Congress that it will give Pakistan USD 255 million worth of conditional military assistance if it takes more action against internal terror groups
Mumbai Building Collapsed Minutes Before Playschool Was Supposed To Start, Says Resident
My daughter was about to reach her school which was in the basement of the building collapsed, says father of an infant.
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Menstrual Art: What It Is? Why It Is Important?
What it is, where to find it, why it’s important, and how to make your own
The 2018 Chirpable
Tweets, Retweets, Likes, Trolls: Who And What Kept Twitter Buzzing in 2018
Outlock Special: Typos And Other Clerical Terrors
We all make mistakes, don’t we? But what’s important is owning up to them. So, here’s a list of some err…errors, or as well like to call them – clerical terrors, that sneaked into our stories.
Are Menstrual Disorders More Prevalent In Developing Countries?
Menstrual disorders may be more, not less, prevalent in developed countries
The Original ‘Sin’
The physical taboo at Sabarimala, the verbal one in court
Many High-Profile UPA-Era Corruption Cases Losing Steam
Nearly five years after riding to power, PM Narendra Modi’s vow to punish the “corrupt” appears to have run out of steam.
Kolkata Media's Silence On Top Journalist's Arrest
A top journalist’s arrest by the CBI was wilfully ignored by Bengal’s media.
Odisha Govt Unveils Rs 10,280-Cr Package For Farmers
Odisha goverment claims the package would take care of the problems of over three million small and marginal farmers in the state without recourse to the populist gimmick of farm loan waiver.
Myth, Evolution And Science Love Under The Crimson Moon Clock
Period pollution is a myth. What it does in biology is cleansing, a monthly exorcism of pathogens. And by all means, make love.
Seeds Of Politics In Debt-Trap Farm
Will the spate of loan write-offs help India’s heavily indebted farming communty?
Editor's Essay: Why Menstruation Is Outlook's Issue Of The Year
We at Outlook have decided to settle for something more substantive from now on to encapsulate the 12 months by settling for an Issue of the Year. For 2018, Menstruation is the Issue of the Year.
Unhushed: The Period Period Of Modern Art
Artists are working towards normalisation of menstruation
Junk The Taboo. Period.
Trolls, priests, algorhithms, all conditioned to impose a quietus, yield before a graphic language of resistance
Period Leave Or Not? Here's What Women Have To Say
If you can.... for the rest, it’s still a debate among women
When The Folk Arts Spoke Menstruation
From Baul songs to Lavani, to old rites of passage, red is positive and life-affirming
Disposable Pads Are A Hazard, A Look At Some Alternatives
With India’s menstrual waste estimated at 1,13,000 tonnes annually, many NGOs and groups are working around the problem of waste and the health consequences of disposable pads.
Diary
A nine-year-old girl writes a diary on early periods.
Menses: A Medical History In Fatuity
For millennia, theorists saw menstruation as a pathology to be explained
The Third Rock From The Sun
The Earth has dark shadows, but its lights are stronger in contrast. That’s Charles Dickens. And we agree…as we frame 2018 into an album
Profane Marks Of Sacred Blood
Menstruation taboos define woman only by her biology. We need to get rid of them.
...And The Presses Rolled Overtime
Events of great import crowded each other out in a cascade, polarising and unifying in equal measure. A summing up of 2018.
India Has Reason To Watch Bangladesh Elections Closely
India fears the BNP’s return to power would push Bangladesh once again into China’s welcoming arms. Such a scenario would push back Delhi-Dhaka ties by years.
