COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 8 February 2021
Akhilesh Yadav Slams BJP’s ‘Gai And Gobar’ Politics, Says It’s Spreading Hate
UP Govt Is Spreading Hatred In The Name of Development, There Is No One Better Than BJP In Creating A 'Vertical Divide' : Akhilesh Yadav
Akhilesh Yadav Slams BJP’s ‘Gai And Gobar’ Politics, Says It’s Spreading Hate
UP Govt Is Spreading Hatred In The Name of Development, There Is No One Better Than BJP In Creating A 'Vertical Divide' : Akhilesh Yadav
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Joe Catches The Beijing Pings
The one tough foreign policy challenge staring President Biden in the eye is to counter China’s overweening ambition under Xi Jinping
How Does It Sound When Hindustani Vocalists Try A Bit Of Carnatic?
Today is the 145th birth anniversary of Abdul Karim Khan, the founder of Kirana gharana. The ustad had his Deccan trysts that familiarised him with southern music. A sample of Carnatic renditions by three khayal masters:
Mob Torches 30 Hindu Houses In Bangladesh Over Alleged Facebook Post
The incident took place in Rangpur district's Thakurpara village, about 300 km from Dhaka.
'Male And Female Politicians Have Let Us Down. Now If A Transgender Fails People Will Lose All Hope,' Says Kinnar Mayoral Candidate Gulshan Bindu
Gulshan Bindu, a transgender mayoral candidate contesting from Faizabad-Ayodhya in forthcoming UP civic polls talks about how she came to the city and getting to know its people.
Why Are Bikes, Polish Bought By Cobblers, Cycle Tyres And Fire Extinguishers Part Of Demerit Goods Attracting 28% Tax?
How does the Council decide which things we should pay most tax for?
West Bengal Heath And Family Welfare Dept Suspends Doctor Over Fb Post That Said Authorities Suppressing Facts Relating To Dengue Outbreak
The suspension letter of doctor Arunachal Dutta Choudhury stated that his posts amount to "misinterpretation in the public and are derogatory to the hospital administration".
Kanhaiya Kumar Heckled By ABVP, Hindu Yuva Vahini Members During Literary Festival In Lucknow
The incident took place at Sheroes cafe, a cafeteria run by acid victims, where Kanhaiya was invited for a discussion session on his book " From Bihar to Tihar".
No Dice, All Bets Are Off
Online gaming is in a regulatory limbo due to continuing uncertainty over the roles of skill and chance
The Universe’s Nest
Low enrolment ratio, high graduate unemployment and declining standards pose major challenges to India’s surging higher education sector
EdTech Boom In The Time of Pandemic
COVID-19 has fast-tracked India’s transition to online learning, but the yawning digital divide must be bridged for it to work effectively
Credit Is Feed For Bigger Fish
App-based loans fill a vaccum left by banks hit by mergers, lacking in technology and erosion of one-to-one relations, leaving the common man’s cash needs unmet
The Loan Apps Sharknado
Fly-by-night micro-lenders offering instant credit leave people in financial ruin, push many to suicide, and pose national security risks.
Space For All On This Flagpole
The cohesive farmers’ protests are traduced by the chaotic violence on January 26. But those who led men astray cannot really stand for a truly citizens’ movement.
Bellyful Of Low Thumps
The tale of how the irrepressible Bullet chewed up Indian streets
‘Time Bollywood Moved Beyond Dance Numbers’
Divyenndu who won over critics and audience alike with his role 'Munna Tripathi' in both seasons of the Amazon Prime Video series Mirzapur, talks about the impact on his career
Who Will Censor Those Who Censor?
People who matter speak up: Self-regulation is better than censorship.
Censorship Tandav Is A Serial Killer
Will regulation stifle the creative freedom enjoyed by the hugely popular OTT platform? The jury is still out.
Dystopia In Delhi
The 2020 carnage in the national capital mirrors the majority’s idea of might is right; pliant police and media turned the victims into attackers
In His Mantle Lies A Political Gold Mine
A few ‘Jai Shri Rams’, an incensed Mamata, a charged-up Modi, the mud-slinging aftermath and the turf war over using Netaji
Ever Wondered Why Taarzan Fell?
The story of Dilip Chhabria—the car designer whose souped-up styling had the affections of the Bollywood Khans and other Indian elite—comes unspooled like a truck going downhill.
The Forced Walkabout
Odisha’s Adivasis are usually peaceable folks. But angered by official apathy to human-elephant conflict, they halt an MLA’s cavalcade and force her out to see their battered world.
Weapon Of Choice
What’s happening in Tamil Nadu? Even the rationalists are wielding the Vel—Lord Murugan’s spear…. Well, DMK scion M.K. Stalin is trying to shed the party’s old 'anti-Hindu' image.
Later, They Decided
You’ve heard of leaderless movements. The Congress has invented a variation: the leaderless party. A new prez will come by June, after a string of polls. New, did we hear?
The NEWS
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