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Net Neutrality and an Open Internet
In recent years, the campaign to maintain citizen's right to the Internet - and protect them from practices that would benefit only a few - has become firece and noisy.
5 min |
August 2015
Hardnews
Come and See The Blood In The Streets
Incidents of violence targetting the minorities have become routine in the last 16 months. Prime Minister Modis government has done little to shun the belief that the culprits dont enjoy its patronage.
7 min |
October 2015
Hardnews
The Gates of Memory: Two Hundred Years Of Silence
People take part in a ceremony at the monument "The Gates of Memory"near the village of Trostenets.
5 min |
October 2015
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Digital Taxi Aggregators: Driving Past Caste
Application-based cab aggregators have disrupted old business models. Hiring drivers was once the preserve of old taxi stands who relied on various forms of kinship such as regionalism and caste.
3 min |
October 2015
Hardnews
For Fear of Finding Something Worse
If Hillary Clinton does manage to get elected, it will be because enough voters can’t endure the idea or the reality of dictator Donald Trump.
8 min |
August 2016
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GST Will Not Change India
It would be foolish to deny the benefits of the landmark legislation for the business community and in terms of administrative streamlining, but more foolish still is the notion that it is going to radically change India’s growth story.
9 min |
SEPTEMBER 2016
Hardnews
The Countryside Is Burning
A lack of jobs and an abundant workforce have meant that the agrarian states of India have become tinderboxes waiting to catch fire.
10+ min |
OCTOBER 2016
Hardnews
How Big Is The Black Money Catch?
There are many questions which remain unanswered despite the announcement of a massive ₹65,000 crore being supposedly declared by tax evaders across the country.
5 min |
OCTOBER 2016
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The Making Of A Hard State
By ratcheting up nationalistic sentiments to a fever pitch, the BJP is trying to reap political dividends.
10+ min |
OCTOBER 2016
Hardnews
The Trump-Clinton Cliff Hanger
The US presidential elections of 2016 are going to be one of the most rivetting polls in recent memory.
4 min |
OCTOBER 2016
Hardnews
How Prepared is Delhi for Bird Flu?
The government administration seems to be dozing while cases of bird flu are popping up on the radar.
3 min |
November 2016
Hardnews
US Elections: Sex, Lies and Presidential Debate
Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey’s cage. – HL Mencken
5 min |
November 2016
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50 Years of Haryana: A Dream Un-Fulfilled
Celebrating the existence of a state which has been around for 50 years begs the question. What exactly has that state achieved?
3 min |
November 2016
Hardnews
Staring at Jobs Loss, and Driverless Cars
Every month, a million young Indians become ready to join the industrial workforce. Who can generate enough jobs?
5 min |
November 2016
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changing the demonetisation narrative like a chameleon changes colours
no matter what the spin around the note ban, it is clear the move was a politically expedient decision rather than a principled policy move.
9 min |
december 2016 - january 2017
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Referendum on Cash Ban
If early polling is anything to go by, then the assembly elections across five states could mean an all or nothing scenario for the BJP
5 min |
February 2017
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The Business Of Encounters
The UP police claim that it has seized over ₹146 crore from ‘gangsters’ in the state in a matter of 11 months deserves closer scrutiny as allegations mount of arbitrariness in seizing properties
4 min |
March 2018
Hardnews
Cases 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000: What Is Happening To Netanyahu
Everything you need to know about the cases against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
6 min |
March 2018
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India's Botched-up Id Project
The SC verdict in the ongoing case to ascertain the constitutional validity of Aadhaar will have far-reaching consequences
4 min |
March 2018
Hardnews
A 'Softer' Islam, For A Moderate Modi
DESPITE BEING UNDERRATED and under editorialised by the Indian media, there is nothing that anyone can really take away from the importance of the event organised by the Indian Islamic and Cultural Centre (IICC) to provide a forum for the visiting King of Jordan, His Majesty, King Abdullah II, to expound his views on the moderate nature of Islam and the imperative to fight radical Islam.
3 min |
March 2018
Hardnews
Money Makes This World Go Round
"The institutions guiding capitalism know little why trade cycles inflict tragedies on people they are supposed to benefit."
5 min |
August 2015
Hardnews
Modi And The Climate Of Intolerance
The climate of intolerance that has taken hold of the country cannot be controlled by reduction in carbon emissions, but it can surely be tempered if the leader in Modi, who can sway the masses with his speeches, makes up his mind.
5 min |
NOVEMBER 2015
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Confessions Of a Digital Startup founder
Zubin Ray, founder of Chacar, writes about the digital startup environment.
5 min |
August 2016
Hardnews
Mosquito Control Measures Form The Basis Of Dengue Control
Why were there no early warning signs? What makes dengue and chikungunya ‘neglected tropical diseases’?
4 min |
OCTOBER 2016
Hardnews
The Death of the iCAR
NO LESS THAN $6.7 TRILLION. The car industry will have a revenue potential of $6.7 trillion by 2030.That was the figure that got the honchos at Apple to consider the impossible. An Apple branded self-driving electric car was always going to be a distant dream. To Apple’s credit, it pursued that singular ambition aggressively. In 2014, it launched a project code-named Titan. Massive resources were deployed, engineers from the automotive industry were hired, design resources were diverted from the company’s incredible design team. Two years later that project lies dead at arrival.
3 min |
November 2016
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tata vs mistry: only tata sons allowed
the current war of words between ratan tata and cyrus mistry is the latest in a long line of pitched battles that the septuagenarian has fought to retain control of the tata group.
3 min |
december 2016 - january 2017
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knocking on death's door
a journey through a refugee camp in the west bank reveals the depth of suffering and alienation that the israeli occupation has created.
2 min |
december 2016 - january 2017
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time to solve a vexing foreign policy conundrum
any sloth in executing the chabahar project will be a strategic mistake.
6 min |
december 2016 - january 2017
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The Lotus Wilts in Jatland
In the run-up to the Uttar Pradesh elections, the Jats are working behind closed doors to wrest the vote away from the saffron party.
4 min |
February 2017
Hardnews
Bisara Goes to Vote
In the village where Mohammad Akhlaq was lynched communal tensions simmer below the surface. Not surprisingly, most villagers intend to vote along religious lines.
7 min |