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No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

12.10.2025 10

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Nootan Sharma

Manohar Kahaniyan was Crime Patrol of pre-TV era. Now IAF Chief’s metaphor for Pakistani tales

The magazine was a product of its time—when newsprint was cheap, imagination was free, and the hunger for suspense could drive circulation numbers...

04.10.2025 5

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Nootan Sharma

Gujarat to Bihar to Pune, India’s bridges are collapsing. Cutting corners on safety

Twelve people died in the Gambhira bridge collapse on Thursday. But incidents like this have been happening for years, pointing to a larger problem...

12.07.2025 10

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Nootan Sharma

Ajaz Khan House Arrest show is why OTT faces flak. It’s soft porn in disguise

The tasteless adult content shown in House Arrest episode is now a daily reality of Indian OTT. Creativity’s newest platform is also becoming its...

04.05.2025 10

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Nootan Sharma

Tourists keep their cars clean, use hills as dustbins. Can anyone say atithi devo bhava?

The Nainital littering incident shows that many tourists can’t manage the simple act of putting their rubbish where it belongs. Their trash is a...

22.12.2024 10

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Nootan Sharma

Sharda Sinha’s ‘Kahe Tose Sajna’ was my coming of age. Bhojpuri music wasn’t all bawdy

Sharda Sinha was truly the guardian of Bihar’s rich cultural music heritage.

06.11.2024 10

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Nootan Sharma