Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev stirred up controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament after he refused to shake hands with India’s Grandmaster R Vaishali. In a clip of the incident that went viral on social media, Vaishali can be seen extending her hand before the start of a fourth-round contest against Yakubboev, who sat down without…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor condemned Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane’s recent remarks regarding electronic voting machines (EVMs), labelling them as “shocking” and contrary to the inclusive values upheld during India’s freedom struggle. “I must say that people picking on any one community, whether it’s against Muslims, Hindus, Christians, or any caste, that is all wrong.” Shashi…
Neha Dixit | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Even as chants of ‘Vikshit Bharat’ (Developed India) loudly resonate among the country’s ruling party and policy-making, 80% of India’s workforce remains in the informal economy, working on exploitative wages, without any job security or protection by labour and safety laws. Yet, this overwhelming majority gets invisibilised in…
