Shorbori Purkayastha
Shorbori Purkayastha
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What Do the Chinmayanand and Unnao Rape Cases Have in Common?

A young law student in Uttar Pradesh accused three time BJP MP and former Union Minister of Home Affairs Chinmayanand of rape and exploitation.

What Do the Chinmayanand and Unnao Rape Cases Have in Common?

Are Ola, Uber Cabs to be Blamed for Auto Sector Slowdown? 

Why has the automobile industry has taken such a hit?

Are Ola, Uber Cabs to be Blamed for Auto Sector Slowdown? 

High Traffic Fines the Only Way to Discipline Indians on the Road?

The Motor Vehicles Act of 1988 has been amended a couple of times before, but the fines have never seen such a hike.

High Traffic Fines the Only Way to Discipline Indians on the Road?

Raid at Prof Hany Babu’s House & Bhima Koregaon: What’s the Link?

Another raid by Pune police – over alleged Maoist links in the Bhima Koregaon case – this time at the Noida residence of Hany Babu, an English professor in Delhi University.

Raid at Prof Hany Babu’s House & Bhima Koregaon: What’s the Link?

What It Felt Like to Be Queer The Day Section 377 Was Read Down

Where were you when Section 377 was struck down?

What It Felt Like to Be Queer The Day Section 377 Was Read Down

Why Chandrayaan-2 is a Big Deal For Not Just India But the World

India’s second lunar mission: Chandrayaan 2 is one step closer to the touchdown on the surface of the Moon

Why Chandrayaan-2 is a Big Deal For Not Just India But the World

Controversy is Thy Name: Does JNU Really Need Romila Thapar’s CV?

Tune in to The Big Story Podcast to know what are the JNU guidelines that raked up a controversy asking historian Romila Thapar to show her CV. 

Controversy is Thy Name: Does JNU Really Need Romila Thapar’s CV?

Kashmir Petitions Hearing: What Did the Supreme Court Tell Centre?

Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday, 28 August, ordered that a five-judge Supreme Court bench will hear all matters relating to the abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir in the first week of October.

Kashmir Petitions Hearing: What Did the Supreme Court Tell Centre?

RBI’s Surplus Transfer to Centre: What are the Pros and the Cons?

On August 26, the RBI approved the transfer of a record sum of Rs 1.76 lakh crores worth dividend and surplus reserves to the government

RBI’s Surplus Transfer to Centre: What are the Pros and the Cons?

‘Spoke The Truth’: Priya Ramani in MJ Akbar’s Defamation Suit

What did journalist Priya Ramani say in her statement in the defamation suit filed by MJ Akbar against her?

‘Spoke The Truth’: Priya Ramani in MJ Akbar’s Defamation Suit

What is the Dalit Protest in Delhi All About?

Dalit protestors marched from Ramlila Maidan to Tughlaqabad on 22 August, Wednesday evening.

What is the Dalit Protest in Delhi All About?

Where Were You When The Batla House Encounter Happened in 2008?

It’s been 11 years since the Batla House encounter but many questions still remain unanswered.

Where Were You When The Batla House Encounter Happened in 2008?