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Treading Carefully: Illusion of Accountability in an age of social media content creation
In over a decade of non-transparency and unaccountability from traditional media, citizens need to guard against treating all social media content creators as journalists
‘Flopped diversionary move’: Modi view on Gandhi popularity during polls
In an interview to ABP on 29th May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that "in the last 75 years, wasn't it our responsibility to make Mahatma Gandhi known across the world? Forgive me, but nobody knew Mahatma Gandhi till the film on him was released in 1982."
Abolish ‘discriminatory and imbalanced’ NEET exam: Justice A.K. Rajan Committee 2021
Negative impact on students from rural background, less family income, studying from Tamil-medium; a High-Level Committee headed by the retired judge of Madras High Court and eight others, including central and state government bureaucrats had, in 2021 recommended for the scraping of the NEET exam. Crucially, the report flagged the steep drop in Tamil students from a rural background from 61.5% in 2010-11; metro students recorded an increase instead.
NTA Ki Chronology Samjhiye! Then attempt to answer my three non-MCQ questions
Many of us might think that the National Testing...
Dismantling caste in education: Tamil Nadu’s attempt at tackling discrimination
Report calls for administrative reforms, teacher training, and combating caste violence to ensure equal opportunity for all students.
SC asks NTA to ensure that even ‘0.001% negligence’ is investigated, while states of Bihar & Gujarat remain the epicentre of the NEET UG...
Supreme Court bench also urged the NTA to act proactively, admit if there is any mistake to re-instil the confidence of the public in the NEET examinations; AAP and Congress continue with protests
Muslims must rethink: Mass slaughter of animals on Bakrid and the meaning of sacrifice
Revisiting the essence of sacrifice in Islam involves embracing a holistic approach that integrates spiritual, social, environmental, and economic dimensions
Changing Iconography of the Barbie Doll And the Case for an Arundhati Roy Edition
This is a thought that has been in my...
Australian channel’s satirical YouTube video directed to be blocked by union government
A satirical takedown of the ruling government in India by an Australian channel has prompted the government to direct YouTube to take down the video.
NEET 2024 Row: Supreme Court cancels grace marks, orders re-test for affected students
Second chance or setback? NEET re-test for some, counselling on track
Rich Heritage but Poor Plight of Bishnupur’s Baluchari Silk Artisans
Most cooperatives set up during Left rule have closed. At present, about 15,000 people are involved in Baluchari saree-making, a majority whom work as daily wage labourers, as they do not own looms.
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