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In 1997, Dharmendra Pradhan protested against paper leak outside Odisha Secretariat as a student leader and was beaten

Dharmendra Pradhan 1997 protest: In 1997, Dharmendra Pradhan joined over 1,500 students outside the Odisha secretariat to protest a paper leak and was beaten by police badly enough to sustain fractures. He is now India's Union Education Minister, and students are gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar demanding his resignation over…

The Economic Times · Jul 22

Friend forgot Rs 1,000 loan, but this Kerala man travelled more than 1,200 km to repay it with interest after over 30 years; here's how he used Google to track down his former colleague

Mohammed Ismail travelled over 1,200 kilometres to repay a debt from 31 years ago. He used Google Maps and Gemini AI to find his former colleague, Edla Lachanna. Ismail had borrowed 3,000 Saudi Riyals during a difficult financial period in Saudi Arabia. Lachanna's family was moved by Ismail's sincerity and…

The Economic Times · Jul 13

Muthu Master story: Why this Tamil Nadu widow lived as a man for 37 years, even her daughter didn't know the truth

Muthu Master: For nearly four decades, Muthu Master lived as a man in a village in Tamil Nadu, a decision shaped by widowhood, fear and a traumatic encounter. Adopting a male identity gave her a sense of safety, dignity and independence, allowing her to raise her daughter on her own.…

The Economic Times · Jun 25

Senior journalist succumbs to dengue

Palakkad correspondent of The New Indian Express, Satish Babu, dies at 61 from dengue complications. Funeral on Tuesday.

The Hindu · Feb 26, 2024

Who Owns Your Media: New Indian Express through disputes, dreams, on road to recovery

The New Indian Express is the southern continuum of Ramnath Goenka’s legacy. And so also the continuum of the first edition of Express, as it was published by its founding-owner Varadarajulu Naidu in Tamil Nadu in 1932. Goenka assumed full control of the publication at least five years later, as…

Newslaundry · Feb 5, 2024