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Violent porn is here to stay: How do we stop our children from confusing...
SocietyRape as titillation is already an established porn category, how do we deal with it?Sowmya RajendranAlarming reports on the free availability of gang-rape videos, not staged porn but ones of...
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Divine Bovine and failed democracy: How Indian laws enable cow vigilantism
LawWhat was aimed as a protective measure, has now become a tool in the hands of propagandists. Prity KunwarFile photo: PTIThe ongoing discussion over cow slaughter and vigilantism is not new. The...
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Nayanthara's 'innocent' kiss: Why do we think sexualizing young boys is funny?
OpinionThere is no ‘innocence’ to this.Sowmya RajendranWhenever a case of child sexual abuse (CSA) rocks the country, parents and educators alike are appalled. The statistics tell us that CSA is...
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Indian athletes will get Olympic medals when bureaucrats and politicians get...
OpinionLet us use sports to build national characterChitra SubramaniamFrom the bottom of my heart I hope when the magnificent Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar returns home from Rio, we don’t hang clothes...
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Why Dalits threatening to convert to Islam is not a solution to casteism
OpinionThe Dalit outfits could do better than issuing empty threats and focus on agitating against the various disabilities heaped on them TN GopalanBy Erik Albers - Own work, via Wikimedia...
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Italy is Europe’s next big challenge
Diplom@easeWith Brexit in the air, Italy’s referendum on constitutional reforms has got Europe on the edge of its seat. KremlinJohn BrutonNow that the United Kingdom has decided to leave, the next big...
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Irom Sharmila ends her 16-year fast, but does she have the political capital...
Human rightsRestive Manipur is divided over Irom Sharmila’s decision to end her fast and enter electoral politicsPTIBy Sunzu BachaspatimayumPlaying to the media gallery, she licked a drop of honey from...
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The burden of language: Content creators have to address their biases
MediaSome mistakes can undo a lifetime of work towards inclusion.By MouleeA friend recently asked me why I use the term ‘Queer’ when I refer to the LGBT community, as he felt that the term has negative...
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Refugees saving grace of rotten Rio Olympics
RioThe Olympics are now an exorbitant extravaganza for gladiatorial performances that are paid for by people who cannot afford them.Official TwitterAtul SinghThis week, the Olympics began in Rio de...
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Why does the public think so poorly of law enforcers? A Deputy Collector speaks
Law Enforcement"No one sees the crazy hours the cops put in, the many meals they miss, their families usually functioning in isolation."Sowmya RajendranPTI/File PhotoIn India, law enforcers and the...
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Assam Floods: The sad story which repeats itself every year needs a...
OpinionThe need of the hour is to strengthen preparedness mechanisms by launching supercomputers that can forecast monsoons and to have early warning systems on board. PTIBy Homolata BorahThe state of...
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Privilege reform: Why Indian govt must intervene to wipe out caste from...
OpinionWe have to go beyond mere tokenism, and teach non-Dalits to shed their prejudices.Tara KrishnaswamyM. N. Srinivas, India's famed anthropologist, said, “caste is everywhere the unit of social...
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Democrats in Philly fail to confront corporate power
US Presidential ElectionsThe Democratic Party must look inward at itself and America to fix broken institutions.Facebook/ Hillary ClintonBy Veena TrehanPhiladelphia was feisty from attitude in the...
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Amnesty International is not a greenhorn and people are not stupid
OpinionSedition charges are ridiculous and the Karnataka government has a lot of explaining to do.Chitra SubramaniamAmnesty International’s (AI) India Executive Director Aakar Patel is being rather...
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Might Thailand turn into paradise lost?
OpinionAtul SinghThis week, bombs went off in Thailand’s tourist towns. This came as a rude shock to much of the world that has come to see Thailand as an idyllic paradise with magical food, sublime...
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The Indian Ego: Narayana Murthy is right, but only about a particular kind of...
OpinionIndians are egoistic, but so are others. Question is, which Indian ego is worse off?Ramanathan S.Finally, someone with a loud voice said it. It isn’t easy for image-conscious public figures to...
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Awards and rewards are fine, but when will Indian governments respect...
OpinionSakshi's medal should be rewarded with the Indian sports administration changing its waysRamanathan S.Sakshi Malik was just about to win. The wrestler’s mother was up on her feet, holding her...
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As we lose in Rio, Hyderabad HC wants sports quota banned: Why don’t we ever...
OpinionIf we scrap the sports quota, we would only be taking several steps away from the already distant Olympic dream.Ramanathan S.Almost two weeks into Rio 2016, India has won just one medal – an...
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Kashmir: The UNHRC just proved there is no interest like self-interest for a...
OpinionUNHRC takes no independent action, never has and never will. Chitra SubramaniamUNHRC Room, via Wikipedia CommonsEarlier this week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid...
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Live-telecast of TN Assembly: A long-standing democratic demand which is overdue
OpinionThe Tamil Nadu Assembly is seeing chaos, but nothing it hasn’t seen before.Ramanathan S.MK Stalin at DMK's protest on August 19Across India, state assemblies have been reduced to wrestling...
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