At Fifty Three
Here’s a powerful poem by Smita, a personal prayer in defiance. Dear God, Idol of stone, Shaped like a phallus. And then, more often than not, ...
Khuni Khan Jheel: Is the Lake in the Ridge Truly Haunted?
Students of Delhi University, particularly in the North Delhi campus, have heard strange tales from their seniors about the Khuni Khan Jheel, the haunted lake within the wooded Ridge. Twenty five...
Rajini and Kamal Cross Swords over Tuticorin
The gloves are off between the two superstars, Rajini and Kamal. Politics has branded them apart and whose histrionics wins the day, and the state, is a topic of...
Christians Dressed in Crusade Mail
No names have been taken, neither that of man nor party, in the Archbishop’s letter. But the Church’s David versus Goliath slingshot is aimed at the Modi government. That...
Time to be Conscious About 4G Downgrade Attack
Have you ever pondered what does 4G really mean? Why is it beneficial to you? What are the security flaws in it? How can it be misused by cyber...
Turbans are the Identity of the Sikhs – IV
Shameena tells us about the importance of turbans amongst Sikhs. It’s a part of their identities, she says, in the fourth part of her weekly column. A Different Truths...
Jai Ramji Ki to All in Cambridge Analytica: Truth of Wylie about What Indians Eat, Drink and Die For
Seventy years after the British left India, ending its colonial trip in the subcontinent, it was left to a Canadian expat in Britain to tell “we the people of...
Stay Alert against BlueSnarfing at Free Public Hotspots
BlueSnarfing is comparatively a topical cybercrime wherein attackers establish a clandestine connection with wireless gadgets via ‘Bluetooth’ technology, gain unauthorised access to victim’s device and remotely steal information...
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...
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...