Associate Editor & Political Editor, The Hindu. @the_hindu
New Delhi, India
Joined July 2010
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Politics in Punjab is heating with the prospects of a multi cornered fight. Who is ahead, who has fallen behind, who is fighting for relevance and what opportunities exist for a new political start up? I speak to @vasudevavikas on all this and more-
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IMPORTANT DECISION BY JK AND LADAKH HC
CONSENT OF FAMILY NOT REQUIRED FOR MARRIAGE
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that the mutual agreement of two adults to marry overrides any need for family, community, or clan consent. Emphasising that the couple's choice must be "piously given primacy," the court ordered authorities to provide protection to a newlywed couple facing threats of violence and harassment from their relatives.
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Politics in Punjab is heating with the prospects of a multi cornered fight. Who is ahead, who has fallen behind, who is fighting for relevance and what opportunities exist for a new political start up? I speak to @vasudevavikas on all this and more-
youtu.be/TbhzZkwA75w?si=JptY… via @YouTube
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'The Scuttled Car':
A cartoon from the 1980s during the era of the Janata Party referring to the #Congress as a 'scuttled car.' The party however managed to ensure a spectacular comeback. Now, will Gen Z powered tailwinds and simmering anti-incumbency, will the party be able to stage a comeback? Only time will tell.
#politics #archives #CJP #CockroachJanataParty #Maharashtra #RahulGandhi #BJP #cartoons #newspapers #cartooning
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A personalised cancer vaccine that uses messenger RNA tech to train immune system to recognise and attack an individual patient’s tumour has reduced relative risk of melanoma recurrence or death by 42% when added to standard immunotherapy. @IndianExpress
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Parallel licensing is not power sector reform - it is privatisation through the back door. Private players can cherry-pick profitable consumers using public-funded networks, leaving state discoms to shoulder subsidies and losses. @narendramodi @mlkhattar
thenewsgateway.com/parallel-…
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रिश्ते में तो हम तुम्हारे बाप होते हैं, नाम है शहंशाह|
माँ के बाद बाप पर खुल कर बवाल हो गया है | फूफा जी भी नहीं बक्शे गए | घर का पप्पू तो पहले से बदनाम है | ताऊ ताई और चाचा चाची बचे हुए हैं | पर शिव जी पर सांप और बिच्छू नहीं बच पाये | चरण चुम्बक, दरबारी, सरकारी, गोदी मीडिया और रीलबाज़ जैसे उपमाओं की भरमार है | लेकिन इससे ज्यादा भारी भरकम शब्द उपयोग किए जा चुके हैं | जैसे जर्सी गाय पर सिरफुटव्वल हुआ था |
मौत का सौदागर, भस्मासुर, रावण, गब्बर सिंह टैक्स, 50 करोड़ की गर्लफ्रेंड तरकश में बाण की तरह से निकले थे | कुछ काम काजी शब्दों का रुआब बड़ा जैसा चौकीदार और चाय वाला | खाने पीने की चीज़े भी बदनाम हुई जैसे बोटी और बिरयानी| लेकिन मटन पुलाव और निहारी बाल-बाल बच गये| लेकिन कब्र नहीं बच पायी क्योंकि उसको खोदने का ठेका एक पार्टी ने उठा लिया | उसके लपेटे में शमशान भी आ गया था | राजनीति में शहजादा गरीब हो गया, पारिवारिक मूल्य जो अच्छे माने जाते हैं वो परिवारवाद में दब गए | संसद में सूपनखा अमर हो गई | सूटबूट और सूटकेस सरकारों में युद्ध चल रहा है |
अगर ध्यान से देखें तो लेफ्ट लिबरल, संघी, संघवादी, कांग्रेसी, माओवादी, दिमागी नक्सली, शहरी नक्सली जैसे शब्द अब राजनीति के नए हथियारे हैं | गाली मुख्यधारा हो गई है और भाषा में तहजीब अनाथ है | ये इसलिए है क्योंकि राजनीति में प्रतिद्वंदी दुश्मन है और उससे समझौता नहीं हो सकता है |
मर्यादा दोनो तरफ से रखी जाती है | वन वे स्ट्रीट नहीं है | इसे जितना जल्दी समझ ले तो अच्छा है नहीं तो गालियों के लिए नए शब्दों का इज़ाद करना होगा जो ज्यादा मुश्किल काम है |
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Renowned artist Jogen Chowdhury passed away today. At 19, he spent days at Sealdah station, painting impression of refugees - a tragedy his own family shared.
Reminds me of how star-struck I was 3 years ago in Delhi when I met him for this interview.
thepatriot.in/culture/painti…
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Uttar Pradesh CEO orders reverification of all forms submitted through computer operators - The Hindu share.google/9QdxlLj2TVcSbcc…
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A First Day Cover commemorating the General Election, dated 13 January 1967 and signed by Shyam Saran Negi, a schoolteacher from Kalpa, Himachal Pradesh, who made history by casting the first vote in independent India’s inaugural General Election on 25 October 1951.
Explore the journey of India’s first general election through the lens of a voter from 1952! - thehindu.com/infographics/20…
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Eminent Indian painter and former Rajya Sabha MP Jogen Chowdhury passed away in Kolkata . He was 87 . Known for his distinctive style blending traditional Indian imagery with modernist lines and human forms, he leaves behind a significant body of work that shaped modern Indian art. Rich tributes to his memory on behalf of the Artists Centre.
Prakash Bal Joshi
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@INCPunjab's battle for #PunjabAssemblyElectiobs2027 begins with @RahulGandhi's #SangrurRally on #November 4. @INCIndia @kharge @kcvenugopalmp @RajaBrar_INC
#PunjabElections2027 #PunjabElections #PunjabPolls2027 #PunjabPolls #PunjabPolls #PunjabElectionBattle #PunjabPollBattle
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Modi Govt deals another lethal blow against drugs with Operation Trident.
Our agencies launched a barrage of simultaneous crackdowns across 38 locations in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur on 23 October, smashing an international narco-cartel. The operation revealed ₹100 crore worth of hawala transactions, froze 1,424 bank accounts, attached properties worth ₹17.82 crore, seized 500 detonators and ₹12 lakh in cash, and led to the arrest of 18 people.
The network trafficked narcotics across the borders of India, Myanmar and Bangladesh through the Death Triangle Corridor. The offensive attests to India’s Himalayan resolve to realise the mission of eradicating every drug network by 31 December 2029. India will hammer until the last nail is driven into the coffin of drug cartels.
Heartiest congratulations to the anti-narcotics team comprising central agencies, and police forces of the three states.
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Some books that I read over the last couple of months. Want to add Ann Patchet’s “Whistler”, couldn’t add the pic here. All highly recommended in case anyone is looking for something to read….
Explore the journey of India’s first general election through the lens of a voter from 1952! - thehindu.com/infographics/20…
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Violent protest in Arunachal Pradesh against a proposed 11,200 MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project
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150 Kuki militants are untraced from a designated camp in Kangpokpi district in Manipur. Only 1 authorised cadre was present and 17 people whose records did not match official records were taken into custody.
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A #cartoonist par excellence:
Rare copies of #cartoons by (later-day) #ShivSena supremo #BalThackeray. The byline is at the bottom of the left hand corner.
#Maharashtra #journalism #Marathi
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Some newspaper clippings on Madeleine Slade (1892 – 1982) or Mirabehn, a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi.
#archives #newspapers #Mirabehn #history #IndianHistory
