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A poignant story by Michele, concerning neurodiversity, for the Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. “When I am not prepping or playing a concert, or teaching, I paint,” he...
Pashtun Protest Escalates Braving Heavy Odds: People Overcome Fear to Fight for Their Rights
Ever since the 26-year old civil rights activist Manzoor Ahmad Pashteen emerged as the main voice of PTM from February, the focus is on protests to put an end...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Sage Narada visits Kamsa – LXX
Nilanjana recounts the tale of Sage Narada visiting Kamsa, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths. Sukha smiled, “Now, Sage Narada decided to visit Kamsa again.” Parikshit was...
Exam Pressures are Driving School Kids to Suicide in Britain: New Study Mentions Mental Health Issues of Students
According to a new study published by the National Education Union, 81 percent of secondary teachers report having detected self-harming among pupils. Forty-nine percent said mental-health issues had led...
BJP Determined to Devalue Nitish Kumar
The major partner BJP has been systematically resorting to arm-twisting and giving a bad name to JD(U). The relation between the two has dipped to such a low in...
Corbyn is Best Placed to Win Next Elections: British Left Must Maintain Unity to Ensure the Process
Millions of people are invested in the idea of a Jeremy Corbyn-led Labour government. That raises a new challenge — how to maintain and strengthen the unity of the...
Unwise to Choose Paper Ballot over EVM: Congress Wants to Turn the Clock Back
The Congress Party’s call for dispensing with EVMs is a retrograde step in a digital age when even 10/12-year-olds are more familiar with smartphones than their parents. The harking...
Political Equations are in Flux Ahead of Assembly and Lok Sabha Polls
The Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that the week-long AICC plenary session could pit ‘encompassing Indian ethos’ as the political, ideological and social moorings of Congress to counter ‘sectarian...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Krishna and the Gopis in Moonlight – LXV
Nilanjana retells the story of Krishna and the gopis on a moonlit night, elaborating on the Leela or the cosmic game, in the weekly column, exclusively for Different Truths....
Poll Battle to Win Over Northeastern States of India: BJP Banking on Anti-Incumbency, Congress on Peace
The BJP is depending on the anti-incumbency as a result of unemployment, lack of infrastructure and improper implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission. The Congress, on the other hand,...