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'Being Punished For Govt's Corruption': Bengal Teachers After SC Scraps 26K Jobs

1 week ago | thequint.com | Joymala Bagchi |Aakriti Handa

"Why are we in this situation? Who is responsible for the consequences we are facing? This is certainly not our fault, so why are we being made to suffer due to the state government's tainted mechanism? What about our families?” These concerns were echoed by hundreds of teachers, who have taken to the streets in Kolkata, West Bengal after the Supreme terminated their jobs in government-run and government-aided schools.
'Jattan To Tang Aya Trump': How Punjabi Music Glorifies 'Dunki' Routes to the US

2 months ago | thequint.com | Sandeep Singh |Aakriti Handa

"Jattan de puttan nu rok sake na Trump, Billo; dukki tikki di ta gal shadde... [Even (US President Donald) Trump cannot stop sons of Jatts (from illegally entering the US), leave alone a commoner]."Six months before the United States started sending deportees back to India, Punjabi Singer Cheema Y released a song called 'Trump' which, in essence, underlined that no one can stop Punjabis from entering the US. The song has more than 55 million views.
Delhi Paradox: Low Unemployment Rate But No Jobs for Women, Informal Workers?

Jan 19, 2025 | thequint.com | Aakriti Handa

As Delhi goes to polls, and BJP & AAP spar over purvanchali voters, we look at the job situation of migrant workers. “We don’t want any freebies. Our electricity is bill is free, but inflation and taxes are killing us. Instead, give us decent-paying jobs with social security,” said Arvind Kumar, who works as a civil contractor in Delhi’s Burari.
Not Just Popcorn: Bizarre GST Rates Are Eating Into Middle Class' Savings

Dec 31, 2024 | thequint.com | Aakriti Handa

As the curtains fell on 2024 and the common folk geared for year-end festivities, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reminded Indians that after the feast comes the reckoning. It’s not as dark as it sounds, only a bit grey. Days ahead of Christmas, Sitharaman announced a different treatment of popcorn—not in the way it's made, but in the way it's taxed.
With Less Than 20% Faculty from Reserved Categories, Are IITs & IIMs Upper Caste Clubs?

Dec 24, 2024 | thequint.com | Aakriti Handa

Over 97 percent of the faculty strength at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore belongs to the General Category or Unreserved Category. In contrast, there are no professors belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Similarly, over 91 percent of the faculty strength at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay belongs to the General or Unreserved Category.
How 'Grave Violations' of GRAP-IV Turned Delhi into a Gas Chamber in November

Dec 5, 2024 | thequint.com | Aakriti Handa

After being exposed to severely toxic air for 32 days, Delhi has now witnessed an improvement, with the air quality index (AQI) plunging from severe to poor category. This improvement – though still far from being adequate and healthy – can primarily be attributed to the weather and better wind conditions. Mid-November, when Delhi’s AQI surpassed the severe category, the Supreme Court intervened in the matter.
Jharkhand Election Result: How Jairam 'Tiger' Mahto Emerged as a Game-Changer

Nov 23, 2024 | thequint.com | Aakriti Handa

Will this victory help shape Jairam Mahto and his party’s political future, let’s take a look: Jairam ‘Tiger’ Mahto, a young leader who took the political plunge ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, contested from two seats—Dumri (in Giridh district) and Bermo (in Bokaro). Of the two, Jairam won from the Dumri seat by a margin of nearly 11,000 votes. By doing so, he not only defeated Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Baby Devi but also wrested the seat, long held by the JMM.
Jharkhand Election Result: JMM Retains Tribal Seats, Champai Card Fails For BJP

Nov 23, 2024 | thequint.com | Aakriti Handa

Not only seats, but the BJP’s vote share in Jharkhand has also dropped—by a significant 12 percent. As election results to Jharkhand’s 81-member Assembly trickled in on 23 November, the INDIA alliance took a comfortable lead in at least 57 seats—more than the halfway mark of 44. In Jharkhand, the INDIA alliance comprises of the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) or the CPI(ML).
Jharkhand Election Result: JMM Retains Tribal Seats, Champai Card Fails For BJP

Nov 23, 2024 | flipboard.com | Aakriti Handa

‘Big Man’ has taken the seat, we shouldn’t let anything hit the fanOne has to appreciate someone waking up at 3:42 am with a brainwave and getting onto X with complex math to back it all up. One has to also …
'Biased Probe, Unfair Penalty': Ambedkar University Faces Flak for Firing Profs

Nov 21, 2024 | thequint.com | Aakriti Handa

“The decision to terminate two eminent professors is a witch hunt...bohot he ahmaqana tareeqe se kiya gaya hai (it was taken in a senseless way),” Dr Gopalji Pradhan lamented. Pradhan is the Vice President of the Faculty Association at Dr B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD), which recently terminated two of his colleagues—Prof Salil Misra and Prof Asmita Kabra— on charges of “major misconduct” for implementing a policy in 2018.