The Poet in the Republic
Reading Time: 5 minutes In a poem from the 1990s, Telugu poet Varavara Rao details the night before being arrested: Our sleepless waitAltering the dateWas...
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Thinking Through Quarantine: On Time and Other Travels
Reading Time: 5 minutes The hills are good teachers. They teach you to wait. So do airports. Airports, however, have an arrival and departure regimen...
Kerala Govt Begins Efforts to Reduce Suicides Among Children During Lockdown
Reading Time: 6 minutes Note: This article contains discussions on suicide. Kottayam: The Kerala model of development has been much acclaimed but its efficacy has...
Scared Workers at Amma Canteens Allege Sexual Harassment, Poor Working Conditions
Reading Time: 8 minutes Chennai: On April 19, 2020, an Amma canteen outlet at Old Washermenpet in north Chennai was temporarily shut after two patrons...
Floods Kill Five in Assam, 2 Die in Rain-Related Incidents in Mumbai; More Rains Likely
Reading Time: 3 minutes New Delhi: Five people were killed in the Assam floods and two in rain-related incidents in Mumbai on Thursday. Light showers were...
Araria Magistrate Orders Gang Rape Survivor’s Release, Caregivers to Remain in Jail
Reading Time: 4 minutes Mumbai: The chief judicial magistrate court in Araria district in Bihar has ordered the release of the 23-year-old gang rape survivor...
Bihar: Less Than a Month After Inauguration, Bridge Collapses Due to Heavy Rains
Reading Time: 2 minutes New Delhi: Almost a month after a bridge connecting Gopalganj and East Champaran in Bihar was inaugurated by chief minister Nitish...
NCW Asks Patna HC to Intervene in Case of Jailed Araria Gang Rape Survivor
Reading Time: < 1 minute New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday urged the Patna high court to intervene in the case...
Haryana: Nurses at Panchkula Hospital Thrash Doctor Accused of Sexual Harassment
Reading Time: 2 minutes Chandigarh: A doctor at a hospital in Haryana’s Panchkula district was thrashed by nurses on Tuesday after one of them alleged...
Teenager Sent to Juvenile Detention For Not Submitting Online Schoolwork
Reading Time: 23 minutes This story was originally published by ProPublica Pontiac, Michigan: One afternoon in mid-June, Charisse drove up to the checkpoint at the Children’s...