The atrocities inflicted upon women in the strife-ridden Valley and the fear and oppression under which they live continuously are poignantly depicted in Ocean of Tears, a documentary reviewed by
Shoma A. Chatterji
Five years have passed after the riots, five years in which saplings have become trees and blueprints have taken the shape of buildings. But time seems to have stopped for many families and children who suffered or witnessed atrocities during the 2002 riots, altering their dreams and hopes in unlikely, distressing ways.
Deepa A
has more.
In a city that lives on the edge, the taxi drivers see and hear a lot. They could provide any news channel its biggest scoop ever, but they are also
smart enough to value their lives and keep their mouths tightly shut.
More street voices from
Rajendar Menen's
book.
The recently released CAG audit report on Maharashtra has heavily criticized the time and cost overruns in Gosikhurd irrigation project in Vidarbha. Himanshu Upadhyaya analyses the report to list the shortcomings of the project.
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered “very widespread” damage after rising sea temperatures caused the third mass coral bleaching events in five years. Its northern reaches suffered an unprecedented two successive years of severe bleaching in 2016 and 2017. Some previously untouched areas had now suffered "moderate or severe bleaching".
Many have argued that while India’s lockdown has been the harshest, its stimulus package is one of the smallest — so far. To fund bigger public spending programme, the govt can either ask the RBI to print more money or raise money through borrowing. Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan has explained how the two paths work and why ‘monetisation’ is a good option.
Santee Mayor John Minto in a joint statement with the city council also condemned the incident and termed it a 'symbol of hatred'.
The North Magnetic pole is located where the field lines go perpendicular to the surface.
Dhawan will assume charge from Saturday in place of Ashish Agarwal, the current chief risk officer, who will transition to a new role in the bank.
The employers' organisations also sought relaxation of the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act to treat the lockdown period as lay-off.
Tour de France is rescheduled for August 29 without spectators but Chris Froome feels it may be hard to contain the fans.
Amid the lockdown, veteran actor Anupam Kher has decided not to shave and let his beard grow.
In the note, Jimmy mentioned having worked with Irrfan in 5 films, including Haasil and Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns.
Actress Ashley Benson and supermodel Cara Delevigne have reportedly split up after almost 2 years of dating. The duo confirmed their relationship in June 2019.
With better connectivity, quality of service, and affordability of mobile Internet, there could be an increase in rural consumers spending more time on the internet in the future.
The ESO says that the hidden black hole in HR 6819 is one of the very first stellar-mass black holes found that do not interact violently with their immediate environment and, therefore, appear truly black.
Umar, who turns 30 next month, pleaded guilty to not reporting the fixing offers which led to his provisional suspension on February 20 this year.
Rani Rampal credited the improved level of fitness for Indian women's hockey team's recent success.
Gary Neville fears Premier League players would be at risk if football is rushed back amidst the coronavirus pandemic
Italy's football federation chief Gabriele Gravina warned that a decision to cancel Serie A season would signal "the death of Italian football".
The mayor of Liverpool feels even if Premier League resumed behind closed doors, fans would turn up outside Anfield.
Cesc Fabregas took to Twitter to remind Tottenham Hotspur fans about Leicester City winning the Premier League title.
Scottish FA vice-president Mike Mulraney warned it would be 'foolhardy' not to face up to the possibility of Scottish clubs going out of business during Covid-19 pandemic.
Kevin de Bruyne said if Premier League season will not finish, the financial implications will be far too serious.
Professional football has been suspended since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic which has killed nearly 28,500 people in Britain.
Hiannick Kamba is working as a chemical technician after being reported to have died in a car accident.
Charles Leclerc of Ferrari clinched victory from pole in his team's home race with Mercedes's Valtteri Bottas came second and Lewis Hamilton was third.
Chinese Grand Prix was originally planned for April 19 but has been postponed due to fears of coronavirus.
Australian GP was cancelled after multiple questions were raised on its continues despite coronavirus fears.
Mercedes brought James Allison into the team a year after his wife Rebecca died suddenly of meningitis in March 2016.
The company also bypassed the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification, which mandates that modernisation and expansion of existing projects needs an environmental clearance (EC).
Besides SBI, other members of consortium are Canara Bank, Union Bank of India, IDBI, Central Bank of India and Corporation Bank, they said.
For Uddhav Thackeray to continue as the CM of Maharashtra, he will have to become a member of the legislature before May 28. That is when his six-month-old term ends.
Tamil Nadu is now facing one of the worst droughts in over a hundred years, and Balachander saw this coming and worsening nearly four decades ago.
Currently, both Faasil and Nazriya are working together in Anwar Rasheed’s movie titled ‘Trance’.
The actor-filmmaker entered the film industry when he was just three. He acted as a child artiste in the 1960 Tamil film Kalathur Kannamma, for which he won the President's Gold Medal.
Dear Comrade actress Rashmika is working on four films right now and she says she doesn't want to do this again.
Yuva’s first glimpse has already become the talk of the town. In the poster, Yuva gives mysterious vibes with his grim face and brooding eyes.
The BoE kept its benchmark interest rate at an all-time low of 0.1% and left its target for bond-buying, most of it British government debt, at 645 billion pounds.
As many as 44 million of the continent's 1.3 billion people could be infected during the same period, the UN health agency estimated, based on its prediction model of 47 African countries.