Hardnews Bureau

“India has not even a single start-up which has global acceptance or usage”

Hardnews in conversation with Vitul Kwatra on the state of the Indian economy and the start up ecosystem.
Aug 20

‘Recovery from pandemic would require looking after the marginalised and those on the brink of survival”

ActionAid has shown agility to pivot itself from its existing mandate to provide relief and succour to millions of people impacted by the pandemic.
Jun 16

Covid-19 Vaccine Dilemma: To vaccinate or not? And which one to take?

Covishied (SII-Oxford-AstraZeneca), BNT162b2 (Pfizer-BioNTech), Covaxin (Bharat Biotech-ICMR), and Sputnik V (Dr Reddy’s-RFID) are in the most advance stage of development.
Dec 18

Mumbai Powergrid collapse – a Chinese cyber attack? Are we prepared for the next one?

A shift to diesel could be the answer for the spike in cyberattacks on powergrid, railways and other networks
Oct 13

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister

In less than 24 hours after resigning from the CM’s […]
Jul 27

Bihar Liquor Ban: Prohibition to Repression

That is the unhappy progression of the Bihar Liquor Policy, with the new provisions being sought to be added by the zealous Mahagathbandhan
Sep 14

Ban on Booze: Short cut, fig leaf, knee jerk

Nitish Kumar’s anti-alcohol package may be a classic socially-themed blockbuster in the recognisable traditions of the Indian nation-state, but it is scarily disdainful of history and ground realities
May 05

‘Muslims are the root of problems’

Muslims are no different from people of other families, communities, or nations—equally capable of good or wrongdoing.
Feb 08

Bihar’s thwack in the face of the BJP

The state is not as communally polarised as neighbouring UP and Bihari sub-nationalism had a stronger pull than religious issues in the polls
Nov 19

Bihar: The shifting narrative

Bihar politicians have dropped their effective policy approach to pander for votes among Backward classes. Will their bid to shake the BJP pay off?
Jul 15
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