1. Nirbhaya Juvenile Convict is Fearful of Society, Writes to Govt
The debates have intensified over the impending release of the juvenile convict in the December 2012 gangrape case. Indian laws do not allow for juvenile convicts to be kept behind bars. But questions remain on what’s next for this man (he is no longer a minor). Can he lead a normal life?
The Quint continues its investigations into the Observation Home and the Juvenile Justice Board.
2. Herald Case Fallout May Destroy Fragile Peace In Parliament
Is a section of the BJP trying to sabotage Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reform agenda? Or is there match-fixing between the two when it comes to dealing with the Congress’ top leadership? Whatever the motives, the crucial reform bill – Goods and Service Tax – could become a casualty in the fresh round of Congress-BJP slugfest over the National Herald case.
Will the GST Bill become a hostage to party politics, asks Kay Benedict.
3. Pak Woman Behind California Shooting May Have Travelled to India
So far the whereabouts of Tashfeen Malik, one of the suspects in the California mass shooting has been a big blur. A new report on Tuesday says that Malik had travelled to India from Saudi Arabia in 2013, a year before she came to the US with her husband.
4. Meet Keshav Bansal, the Owner of Rajkot IPL Team
Watch The Quint’s conversation with Keshav Bansal, the 23-year-old director of Intex Technologies, a homegrown technology firm with a turnover of Rs 4,000 crore ($600 million) and 6,000 employees.
5. In Pictures: When John Lennon Died 35 Years Ago
The death of John Lennon still reverberates as a defining moment for a generation and for the music world. A man who helped define rock and roll, a leader of the peace movement, an icon of the Baby Boom generation, his sudden death at the hands of Mark David Chapman took place on this day 35 years ago. The Quint rewinds to that day in pictures.
6. Kamal Haasan Denies Lashing out at Tamil Nadu Govt on Flood Relief
Firstpost had quoted Kamal Haasan in an interview earlier last week saying, “The entire system has collapsed. It will take Chennai months to get back to normal even when the rains stop. Where is all of the taxpayer’s money going? I don’t take black money. I pay my taxes. What is being done for me and my people with my hard-earned money?”
But the star now denies that he lashed out at the Tamil Nadu state government for its lethargic relief measures to the flood-battered people of Chennai.
7. 63-Year-Old Bengaluru Man Travels 3,000 km in Self-Built Solar Car
Syed Sajjan Ahmed, 63, had to drop out of school when he was in the 12th standard to earn a living, but that didn’t stop him from doing something that “would be of use to humanity” and he ended up developing a solar-powered electric car, writes Manav Sinha.
8. Selfie Le Le Re: On Why It’s More Than a Fad, Especially For Women
Of all the additions made to our vocabulary in the past few years, especially from the digital discourse, no word has elicited the kind of visceral contempt that ‘selfie’ has. The reach and popularity of the selfie as a cultural practice is rivalled only by the derision it invites.
When a phenomenon grips the imagination of that definitionally elusive entity – the masses – surely we owe it to ourselves to investigate why? Fortunately for us, The New Yorker’s Rachel Syme, in a magnificent seven-part essay, has already done that for us. Here is what she discovered.
9. 2015 is the Year When the Flagship Smartphone Died
It started a while back, but 2015 was the real ‘Year of the Flagships’. Smartphones launched today have flagship features in one way or another. Look around you, you have a 20MP camera on a phone that costs just below 20k, while phones in the sub-15k price range are sporting fingerprint sensors. Som Dasputa writes on how 2015 has forever changed the flagship smartphone market.
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