From an article in today’s Herald:
In an inflammatory editorial, Thackeray said the “threat of Islamic terror in India is rising and it is time to counter the same with Hindu terror… Hindu suicide squads should be readied to ensure existence of Hindu society and to protect the nation.”
Wait there’s more.
Commenting on the arrests of four [...]
Jeremy Laurance writes in an article titled It’s a boy! The science of gender selection (for the Independent):
So it all comes down to the banana. The yellow fruit with the phallic shape – appropriate in this context – is the best dietary aid for intending mothers wanting a boy, according to research published yesterday.
In [...]
I just read the shocking news that Heath Ledger, probably best known for his role in Brokeback Mountain, was found dead in his apartment. Here’s an excerpt from an IHT article:
Heath Ledger, the Australian-born actor whose breakthrough role as a gay cowboy in the 2005 movie “Brokeback Mountain” earned him a nomination for an [...]
Tata Motors unveiled its people’s car, dubbed the Nano, yesterday and the news outlets are going ga-ga over the car. The Times of India had a lot of coverage in today’s paper and the TV channels are also abuzz. You can read Ratan Tata’s interview here.
My first thought on hearing the name was, Nano? [...]
One of the victims of the recent incident in Mumbai where two women were harassed by a mob of men has spoken to the press. Here are some excerpts from an interview with CNN-IBN:
… We did not think it would turn this big and media would constantly take it up. We just wanted to [...]
An interesting piece (speech actually) via The Hoot from Outlook India’s editor Vinod Mehta.
Do readers know what they want?:
There is one more critical challenge, one that is rarely discussed in journalism seminars or among serious editors. But I notice advertising managers and self-styled media pundits pontificate on it endlessly — and they have by [...]
Just saw the news on TV about a school shooting in Gurgaon:
Two class eight students shot dead a classmate at the Euro International School in Gurgaon near the capital.
Abhishek Tyagi, a class 8 student, was shot five times at close range over a disagreement. The two accused allegedly took turns shooting him [...]
From a beautifully-written, heartbreaking piece titled The cruellest voyage (written by Nick Davies for The Guardian):
In 1992, Kingsley Ofosu fled poverty in Ghana for the promised land of Europe. But the journey had barely begun when he witnessed the callous murder of his fellow stowaways. He escaped, and an article in the Guardian brought his [...]
I had heard about the goings on in Malaysia and the arrests of the ethnic Indian population there but I hadn’t realised the full extent of the situation till I read Dasu Krishnamoorthy’s piece on The Hoot:
Everyone in India knows Indra Nooyi or Mira Nair. But how many know Basudeo Pande or Jagennath Lachmon? Hardly [...]
I am nobody’s child is a piece by Nina C George for the Deccan Herald, which is worth reading in full. Here’s an excerpt:
Hapless and haggard, migrant children descend on the City they hope would liberate them from the predatory instincts of poverty.
But within minutes of setting their foot on the City, traffickers swoop [...]
