Reporter's diary: Colonial hangup continues with the ‘Yard’
Two years ago, the Bombay High Court observed that Mumbai police is the second best after Scotland Yard, while asking a woman who was booked for...
The unbearable stench of political sycophancy
River restoration projects are a joke, to say the least. Public toilets and Uncleared garbage bins stink.
Shouldn’t have happened to them: Kedarnath crash victim’s kin
With their son and daughter living abroad, Chennai couple Sujatha (56) and Prem Kumar (63) spent their time visiting either of them occasionally and...
Her kin didn’t press charges to give him chance to reform
Neighbours and family spoke of how the family had pinned hopes on Sathya, the eldest of the three daughters to share the family’s financial load,...
Conspiracy theories galore to stay out of jail
There are YouTubers who have made careers by spitting out such theories. All’s fair until the push comes to shove and you have to back your claims in...
DVAC letting go of Whales
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption holds an unenviable track record even in run-of-the-mill corruption cases, where the amount that...
Reporter's diary: Brevity of an emoji that aptly describes this...
Why such names are assigned and whether such a practice should be continued is an argument we can have another day. For now, let’s suggest that...
Inspector, 2 govt staff among 13 sentenced to 20 yrs for child rape
Of the 22 arrayed as accused, eight persons — the girl’s relatives — were sentenced to life imprisonment while 14 others were sentenced to 20 years.
