Journalist Namita Bhandare who writes a popular column on gender issues in the Hindustan Times newspaper told the BBC that contrary to what people say, many “women in India of course swear, it’s not new”. In many villages of northern Indian, an important wedding ritual involves women from bride’s family singing a medley of expletives
Weeks after thousands of young Indians poured onto the streets of Delhi in a major ‘cockroach’ protest over examination paper leaks, another group of frustrated job seekers is making headlines – this time hundreds of miles away, in the eastern state of Jharkhand. Protesters have gathered at a stadium in the state capital Ranchi, since
I’m in my mid-20s. I had been posting about the protests from the beginning, but 20 July was the first time I attended one. After the baton charge that day and the internet shutdown around the protest site, I went home and started sharing first-person accounts on Instagram. I also helped organise food, aid and
Investigators say the shortage has fueled an increasingly sophisticated paper leak scandal, linking teachers, middlemen and test center staff. Computer testing closes some of those vulnerabilities. But create others. Misra says even relatively minor technical glitches can affect candidates in ways that are difficult to quantify. “A mouse not working is not just about pausing
Since coming to power in 2014, Prime Minister Modi’s government has rarely tolerated dissent and harshly cracked down on protests, which is why Pradhan’s resignation is seen as a big deal in India. But this is not the first time they have faced large protests, and it is not the first time they have been
“There is deep dissatisfaction and economic distress, which has translated into a lack of hope about the future,” Aiyar says. “This could reflect a growing exhaustion of a government that has been in power for a long time. Its failure to deliver on the promises on which it built its reputation may have reached a