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
“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
A growing number of private investment firms are pouring millions into youth sports, and critics say their capitalization of the athletic development of young people across the country goes too far. Every year, more multimillion-dollar companies buy the most competitive tournaments in popular sports like football, hockey, and baseball. In many cases, they are also