COVER STORY
Ryan School Student Murder: Bus Conductor Released From Jail, Family Allege Police Hung Him Upside Down, Sedated Him To Confess
"Police beat him up, hung him upside down, tortured him and even sedated him to make him confess,"
Outlook Magazine - 5 July 2021
Sudip Bhaumik Was Shot Dead For Exposing Corruption Of TSR Commandant, Says Editor Of Tripura Journalist’s Paper
Dey said Bhowmik was shot dead because he had written a series of reports on “financial irregularities and corruption cases” that involved Debbarma.
<em>Padmavati</em> Cleared By Censor Board For Release Without Any Cuts... In UK
British Censor Board has cleared the release of Padmavati for the UK audience
Google Admits To Having Tracked Location Of Android Users Even When Location Setting Was Off
Android phones gather location data and send it to Google, even when one turns off the location services, and is not using a SIM card.
Tripura Newspapers Leave Space For Editorials Blank In Protest Of Murder Of Journalist By TSR Constable
Shocked Tripura journalists on Wednesday expressed disappointment with national media for showing "lack of interests" in the killing of journalists in the northeast.
Prez Approves Govt Ordinance To Amend Insolvency, Barring Wilful Defaulters From Bidding For Their Own Assets
The proposal for ordinance addresses concerns about various aspects of the Code, including the possibility of promoters wresting back control of a company under the insolvency process.
Delhi: 4-Year-Old Boy Booked For ‘Sexually Assaulting’ Classmate In School
The experts on Wednesday said that it is impossible for a 4-year-old to understand the meaning of sexual harassment
Sudip Bhaumik Was Shot Dead For Exposing Corruption Of TSR Commandant, Says Editor Of Tripura Journalist’s Paper
Dey said Bhowmik was shot dead because he had written a series of reports on “financial irregularities and corruption cases” that involved Debbarma.
<em>Padmavati</em> Cleared By Censor Board For Release Without Any Cuts... In UK
British Censor Board has cleared the release of Padmavati for the UK audience
Google Admits To Having Tracked Location Of Android Users Even When Location Setting Was Off
Android phones gather location data and send it to Google, even when one turns off the location services, and is not using a SIM card.
Tripura Newspapers Leave Space For Editorials Blank In Protest Of Murder Of Journalist By TSR Constable
Shocked Tripura journalists on Wednesday expressed disappointment with national media for showing "lack of interests" in the killing of journalists in the northeast.
Prez Approves Govt Ordinance To Amend Insolvency, Barring Wilful Defaulters From Bidding For Their Own Assets
The proposal for ordinance addresses concerns about various aspects of the Code, including the possibility of promoters wresting back control of a company under the insolvency process.
Delhi: 4-Year-Old Boy Booked For ‘Sexually Assaulting’ Classmate In School
The experts on Wednesday said that it is impossible for a 4-year-old to understand the meaning of sexual harassment
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Cancer Is 'Divine Justice' For Past Sins, Says Assam BJP Minister
"That divine justice always will be there. Nobody can escape the divine justice that will happen," he added.
Akhilesh Son First, Leader Later. Always Blessed, Says Mulayam
The father and son shared the dais in the party headquarters here after a long spell, as workers gathered to wish the SP founder on his 79th birthday.
CVC Closed Graft Cases In AIIMS, Claims Whistleblower
The probity watchdog said in its response that the report was examined in each case and taken to its logical conclusion at the appropriate level.
Cabinet Nod For Pay Hike For Judges, PSU Employees , Approves 15th Finance Commission
he previous recommendations were implemented from April 1, 2015 and will go on until March 31, 2020
Milkha Singh Diary
'Milkha Singh was a legend and will remain a legend forever. Goodbye to my dear fellow athlete and friend,' writes Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, a contemporary of Milkha Singh and an athlete who ran in the 1960 and ’64 Olympics
That Unholy Cleave
A former diplomat sweeps through Bengal’s history to narrate the story of its Partition, which she deems was avoidable
‘Stardom And Hero Worship Set Indian Cinema Back’
'Working in international movies helped me realise that I shouldn’t get bogged down by the stardom dream,' says actor Ali Fazal
Toilet View Of The Lockdown
Disruptions caused by the pandemic have exacerbated the already intolerable situation of sanitation workers
A Magic Bullet At Any Cost
As in 1964, Japan has a point to prove. It explains the drive towards hosting the costliest Summer Olympics ever in the midst of a pandemic.
Bound To A Sinking Boat
Covid dealt death and near-death, and its all-consuming maw took our livelihoods and ate away our savings too—leaving us staring at a future destitute of hope
‘Everybody Became Poorer, Except The Super-Rich’
'The pain of loss of income is deep among most income categories, including the middle classes. Only the richer people saw less instances of income loss,' says Mahesh Vyas
Covid Rebranded Our Lifestyle
Our lifestyles changed during this lifetime. Safety was important, as was comfort, rather than fashion and entertainment.
Why We Feel Poorer?
Incomes slump, spending drops and inequalities widen in India and elsewhere across the globe
Shuttered & Shattered
The economic toll that the coronavirus pandemic has wrought on Indians, especially the middle class and the poor, is as bad as the deaths and the sickness. And there’s uncertainty around a post-pandemic recovery.
To Fix Jam, Call Gang
After trying to prop up an alternative leadership, the Centre falls back on ‘Gupkar gang’ to push its post-370 plans for Kashmir
Withdrawal Symptoms
Afghanistan is at a crossroads as foreign troops prepare to leave
Shots Fired Against Vaccine Apartheid
Several governments from the Global South call for an international health order to end vaccine imperialism
Playing To The Gallery In Bengal: Partition 3
Mamata fumes as BJP MPs seek separate statehood for ‘neglected’ north Bengal and social media groups back their demand
Mixed Shots
Passing through: A chuckle here, a teardrop there
The Covid Corp Captain
Gagandeep Singh Bedi, an engineer-turned-IAS-officer, has made a mark by his deft and sensitive handling of several disasters in Tamil Nadu
Status Quo In Himachal
Despite accusations of mishandling the Covid pandemic, the BJP has decided to go to assembly polls next year in Himachal Pradesh under the leadership of CM Jai Ram Thakur
A Tale In 37 Tongues
'Rebati', the first short story in Odia language by Fakir Mohan Senapati, has been translated into 36 languages, 12 of them foreign, a first of its kind.
For A Song In Tripura
The next target of Mamata Banerjee and her party is the Bengali-majority Tripura that goes to poll in 2023
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