India lost 14% tree cover amid pandemic in 2020
Despite the deadly impact of Coronavirus in 2020 leading to lockdowns all around the world, tropical forests were destroyed at…
Madras HC orders parents of same-sex couple to undergo counselling from LGBTQ specialist
In a nation where 90 percent of marriages are arranged, it is still not possible for people to accept same-sex…
Electoral Bonds: A check against traditional under-the-table donations or an amplifier of corruption?
India’s political funding has always been under great scrutiny by transparency activists. With the announcement of electoral bonds in 2017,…
Popular apps that you love are super-invasive and share your data, finds report
Instagram and Facebook are reportedly the worst privacy offenders as they share around 79 and 57 percent of their users’…
Madras HC rejects hyper-nationalism by refusing legal proceedings for cutting a tricolour cake
Madras High Court rejects criminal proceedings by ruling out that cutting a cake depicting the national flag with an Ashok…
Denmark plans to re-open, but with ‘corona passports’
Denmark after three months of partial lockdown is ready to re-open slowly, but the re-opening will be dependent on the…
Operation Searchlight: Remembering the darkest night in the history of Bangladesh
“I don’t need people, just the soil.” -General Tikka Khan If the brutality of Operation Searchlight could be summarised in…
‘Journey of Humanity’, world’s largest canvas painting just got sold for record-breaking $62 million
The world’s largest canvas painting has been sold at a Dubai auction for almost $62 million, making it the second…