Bodies - Different Truths

February 24, 2018
Suveera Sharma
Health, People, Place

Prayers and Hope: A Severe Outbreak of Flu in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is an overpopulated, crowded place where people are closely packed together for lack of space. Add to that high humidity levels, and it is the perfect breeding...

February 20, 2018
IPA Service
Corruption, Crime, Economy

Baby Face Bank Robbers: Nelson and Nirav, One Took to Fatal Love of Gun, the Other to Commission

Two ‘Baby Face’ bank robbers, Nelson and Nirav, make an interesting study. One used gun, the other sweet talks and honey traps. Here’s a report for Different Truths. Nirav...

February 16, 2018
Dr. Preeti Talwar
Health

How to Protect Yourself from the Deadly Ebola Virus?

Ebola is a deadly disease caused by a virus. The virus is rare but wreaks havoc on the human body but one can catch it only by coming in...

February 15, 2018
Anumita Roy
Crime, Parenting

Florida High School Shootout: Are School Children Meant to Die Senselessly, asks a Mother

If we look at the statistics of gun violence in schools, it is a staggering data of numbers. Since 2013, there have been 290 incidents in which a gun...

February 12, 2018
IPA Service
Legal Issues

MPs Petition Gives New Twist to the Judge Loya Case

In the Supreme Court, Indira Jaising, appearing for Admiral Ramdas, argued that there were sufficient reasons to suspect the alleged death of Judge Loya, including several inconsistencies in documents....

February 6, 2018
Dr. Navodita Pande
Politics

Congress and BJP Gear up for Electioneering in the Northeast States

Is Modi then trying to project his pro-poor and pro-farmer image ahead of the elections – this is a major question we should be asking after the union budget?...

February 1, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Dividing South Indian Cutlet: The Final Frontier

The young protestors were angry at being served ‘beef cutlet’ at a college get-together. They were apparently “fooled” into eating beef by the college administration. Somewhere in the commentary,...

January 22, 2018
Kabir Deb
Drama

Slaves Still Rule: A Soliloquy from Kritodash

Kabir translates a famous soliloquy of a slave from the play Kritodash in Bengali. Crossing the barriers of time and place, the slave talks of the human consciousness from...

January 11, 2018
Nilanjana Dey
Religion

Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: What did Krishna Promise to the Gopis – LVII?

Nilanjana recounts a popular tale from the Bhagavatam where Krishna steals the clothes of the Gopis, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Pariskhit was all ears as...

December 17, 2017
Sumita Dutta
Book Extract, Fiction

The Heart of Donna Rai: Police

Here’s the third and final part of the three-part book extract from the forthcoming novel, The Heart of Donna Rai by Sumita, in the weekly column, exclusively in Different...

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