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Indian pharma bulls in a corona shop
Drug companies based in India witness a growth in stock market prices as interest in coronavirus ‘wonder drug’ hydroxychloroquine ramps up

Shruti Sundar Ray
Apr 10, 20204 min read


Former CJI Gogoi is now a Rajya Sabha member: What is the big deal?
The appointment of former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to the Parliament may have implications for the independence of the judiciary

Shruti Sundar Ray
Mar 24, 20207 min read


Fleetwood Mac—Millennials will not break the chain
The classic soft rock band has found a place in the hearts of generations of audiences with its honest emotive music

Shruti Sundar Ray
Mar 7, 20204 min read


Archer—Nothing is sacred for a new generation of cynics
The adult animated series Archer resonates with a flippant audience that likes its reference-heavy humour served with a side of 'so what?'

Shruti Sundar Ray
Mar 5, 20204 min read


Women journalists face more online harassment
Online attacks on women and non-binary journalists have a chilling effect on media freedom and plurality

Shruti Sundar Ray
Mar 5, 20203 min read


Howdy meets Namaste in an illusion of ‘optics’
Events like Namaste Trump are postured towards attracting Indians in the US but Trump's policies are repellent to the diaspora's interests

Shruti Sundar Ray
Feb 26, 20203 min read


What has the AAP really achieved?
Hailing the AAP's success in the Delhi Legislative Assembly elections as an antidote to the BJP's nationalist politics may be misguided

Shruti Sundar Ray
Feb 18, 20203 min read


Quality outlives time and tastes
Being overdone has not lead to the death of Madras' pre-independence eateries, which continue to thrive in a modern Chennai

Shruti Sundar Ray
Feb 1, 20204 min read


In Other Rooms, Other Wonders—Unspoken yet universally known tragedies
Daniyal Mueenuddin’s ‘In Other Rooms, Other Wonders’ traces the complex power equations at play in a feudal Pakistan's hierarchical society

Shruti Sundar Ray
Jan 30, 20203 min read


Cyclone Fani: Chilika continues to suffer
The environmental damage wrought by Cyclone Fani continues to have a chilling effect on the livelihoods of coastal communities in Puri

Shruti Sundar Ray
Jan 20, 20204 min read


Swachh without Swachh Bharat
Despite challenges of accessible sanitation, the Asalpha hillock stands tall among Mumbai's homegrown neighbourhoods

Shruti Sundar Ray
Jan 2, 20207 min read


Yes Bank: Highlights from Annual Report 2019
Mandatory disclosures by the Bank indicate a mounting cost of funds and a lower-than-industry-average provision coverage

Shruti Sundar Ray
Nov 30, 20194 min read


Gaming the Periamet leather market
Game theory explains the advantages of market clusters—advantages implicitly understood by the leather merchants of Chennai's Periamet

Shruti Sundar Ray
Nov 29, 20193 min read


‘Giving up’ is wired into the brain, suggests new research
According to a recent study, the brain activity of larval zebrafish suggests that they become passive when they perceive failure

Shruti Sundar Ray
Nov 25, 20192 min read


Medical waste in Chennai burned by men claiming to be municipal workers
Heaps of tablets, bottles, syringes, etc were burned in an open dumping site in Chennai's outskirts while authorities remained unaware

Shruti Sundar Ray
Nov 19, 20192 min read


Sand scarcity in Andhra Pradesh: Who is to blame?
While suicides of construction workers in Andhra Pradesh mount, political leaders scramble to blame each other for the sand scarcity crisis

Shruti Sundar Ray
Nov 10, 20195 min read


Karnataka MLAs disqualification: SC agrees to hear plea to postpone bypolls
The 17 former MLAs, who had been disqualified in July, sought to postpone the upcoming by-elections until their review petition was ruled on

Shruti Sundar Ray
Nov 9, 20192 min read


Tempo aggregators in Chennai face stiff challenge from non-partner owners
Aggregator apps like Lynk have not caused any major disruption in Chennai's logistics market, which remains dominated by local truck owners

Shruti Sundar Ray
Nov 2, 20193 min read


Modi accuses Congress of having deprived Ambedkar of Bharat Ratna
At an election rally in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slams the Congress for ignoring BR Ambedkar and VD Savarkar

Shruti Sundar Ray
Oct 17, 20192 min read


Chennai Connect: Modi, Xi talk trade and culture; agree to another summit
At the Chennai Informal Summit, India and China reiterate their commitment to the Wuhan Spirit and deepen bilateral ties

Shruti Sundar Ray
Oct 14, 20192 min read
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