Posts relevant to India as a whole or India in general, or the common man’s understanding of India, or… you get the idea…
The death toll in the tragedy at BRD Medical college in Gorakhpur has reached 79, but there are no signs of the government focusing its priorities on the well being of citizens. Instead, the government and its obedient hordes on social media continue to seek scapegoats that would let those responsible for governance off the …
An irresponsible government hunts for scapegoats for Gorakhpur child deathsRead More »
Apologists for Prime Minister Modi’s Demonetisation policy are now claiming it led to a big rise in direct tax revenues for Financial Year (FY) 2016-17. See, for instance this from Swarajya: Does this stack up? The obvious logical flaw in this line of reasoning is the well-known ‘Post hoc ergo propter hoc’ fallacy. This is …
In 1865, a child was born in Madras, India. Her parents named her Lucy Deane. As destiny would have it, in 1893, Kensington Vestry (UK) wanted to hire women Inspectors where, at that time all inspectors were men. Lucy Deane was hired and was a factory inspector. In 1898, she cautioned the authorities that asbestos …
This is the second day in a row I’ve discovered something suicidally whacky on Twitter. The first was when I found a profile with a UID number on it. Today was crazier. Vivek Namibar, a journalist with India Today with a verified handle on Twitter, posted a series of tweets that can only be described …
The Blue Whale Suicide Game Challenge #bluewhalechallengeRead More »
This story about disproportionate growth of assets of Gujarat leaders appeared in the Times of India and affiliated publications and was withdrawn without explanation. It compares declared assets and liabilities from affidavits filed in 2012 and 2017 as well as income and the numbers don’t add up. The story clearly implies a suspicious growth in …
Reports of suspicious growth in assets of Gujarat politicians removed from news sitesRead More »
