“[E]very generation must know its own suffering….I curse the price I have to pay. But I’m making my peace with it, now you make yours.” Boris Shcherbina (From the HBO series “Chernobyl”) By Niket Nishant The claustrophobic “new normal” of the real world jumps me every time I wake up in the morning (or, these […]
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The man has now tested negative for the virus; had escaped fearing a 14-day quarantine. By Niket Nishant A COVID-19 suspect from Jamshedpur, who had run away from his house at Kaveri Road after local police and health officials came to take him for tests, was found yesterday after a two-day search. His test results, […]
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Netizens flock to pandemic memes as a way of coping with stress. By Niket Nishant “NASA: Air pollution is dropping because of Covid-19 lockdown The guy who ate the bat: See, told ya!” Termed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres as the worst crisis to hit the world since World War II, the coronavirus pandemic […]
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Despite social media outreach and other calls for help spanning over three weeks, migrants from Jharkhand are still waiting for relief. By Niket Nishant April 14, 2020 About 60 migrant workers from Godda district in Jharkhand are stuck in Thane, Maharashtra amid the nationwide lockdown over Covid-19. Despite reaching out to authorities in Jharkhand, they are […]
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Cotton farming in the villages in Sirwar has taken a hit due to irregular and unpredictable rainfall. The yield has reduced drastically. Farmers growing this crop are facing heavy losses. They are forced to live in poor conditions or migrate to the town for better job opportunities. April 5, 2020 Flanked by swathes of cotton […]
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A Delhi-based start-up is leading the new trend for electoral candidates to get funds directly from the public. Niket Nishant In an attempt to make elections more transparent, crowd-funding is emerging as a new trend among political candidates. Besides finding favour among the masses, it is also viewed by experts as a way to cleanse […]
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Out of the 300 articles retracted over three years, 16 from the state. You plan. You copy. You change a word or two here and there. But then you throw it away. Too obvious. You rewrite, this time replacing a few erudite words with more mundane ones. But then some of those words and ideas […]
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