Click Click
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What the success of a journal article supporting colonialism says about academia in a clickbait era
‘The case for colonialism’, published in the prestigious ‘Third World Quarterly’, shows that academia is privileging clicks over rigour.
Max Gallien & Portia Roelofs
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Flipkart buying Jabong shows that fashion e-retail in India is a bloodbath full of opportunity
Garment portals are growing quickly, but many are still making losses.
Mayank Jain
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Want that expensive gadget but don't have a credit card? These companies can give you a loan
A new crop of Indian startups is helping students buy everything from phones to books, clothes and flight tickets online on credit and repay in installments.
Mayank Jain
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Government app to report slow net speeds is an original idea with a ‘borrowed’ logo, claim users
Telecom regulator says that the stock design came from a standard web tool.
Mayank Jain
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Meet the man who's addicted to WhatsApp – but moved the Supreme Court to have it banned
An RTI activist in Haryana says his problem is with the recently introduced encryption that could be misused for terrorism – or rave parties.
Mayank Jain
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Auto-play videos may be annoying, but do we want the government meddling with internet content?
India's telecom regulator may clamp down on video ads that start playing automatically on websites, says the Indian Express.
Mayank Jain
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Think Flipkart's sale was huge? China's Alibaba sale was 48 times larger
The e-tailer has transformed the somewhat-obscure Single's Day tradition into the country's biggest shopping extravaganza.
Mayank Jain
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This online company provides maids – and lets you pick them by religion and region
While activists say this encourages discrimination, the company argues that this information helps clients feel more secure.
Mayank Jain
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Didn’t make it to IIT or IIM? You can attend some of their courses online for free
A lot is happening in online education, with other premier institutions including the Indian Institutes of Science and the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad joining in.
Mayank Jain
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer