Lost the trust

Over the past decade, I have addressed many questions about the building blocks of journalism: impartiality, balance, fairness, accuracy and commitment to truth. While readers tend to agree with most of my readings, one area where I fail to convince many of them is the vexatious question of bias. A group of readers feels that the Office of the Readers’ Editor has a way of finding theoretical explanations for their examples of bias in the newspaper. The notion of bias For instance, V.N. Mukundarajan, a regular writer to The Hindu , wanted to know whether it is possible for The Hindu to announce, like The New York Times did , that “its editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom”. He wrote: “ The Hindu ’s editorials remain an island of balance and fairness in a vast sea of ideologically tilted news, headlines, cartoons, and opinion pieces [so much ... » Learn More about The lost meaning of objectivity

The month-long political instability in Puducherry has ended with the resignation of Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy on Monday after he failed to prove his majority on the floor of the House. Though the fall of his government appeared imminent a few days ago, the way in which the political events played out highlighted the limits of the constitutional provisions to discourage defection of elected legislators. Not long ago, the Narayanasamy Ministry had a comfortable majority with 19 members in the 33-member Assembly. The disqualification of a Congress MLA in July last year did not make any difference to the situation. But, in the last one month, six MLAs from the Congress-DMK combine quit the House. Among them were two Ministers and a couple of MLAs who gave up their seats just a day before the floor test. Two of those who quit the Assembly have since joined the BJP. Under the changed circumstances, the non-Congress front, comprising the All India N.R. Congress (AINRC), the AIADMK and ... » Learn More about Loss of trust: On the trust vote in Puducherry

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Next S Saraswathi B lame it on stressful jobs, the high cost of living or mere ignorance thanks to an urban upbringing, but a majority of people seem to have forgotten the significance of rituals followed during Diwali. I f you are wondering why India is considered the land of festivals, here’s proof: Barely two weeks ago, we celebrated the 10-day long Navratri festival and Bakri Eid. In September, we celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi, which also lasts 10 days. In the last week of August, we celebrated Janmashtami. In the last couple of months, we have also celebrated Onam, Raksha Bandhan, Parsi New Year and Eid-Ul-Fitr. Now, Diwali is here! Sadly, the festival of lights seems to be sneaking up on us rather quietly this year. With just a few days to go, one is missing the frenzied excitement and activity that is part and parcel of this festival, which is considered the harbinger of happiness and good cheer. Maybe it is our stressful jobs or the high ... » Learn More about Has Diwali lost its charm?

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BE Limitless , we present Rajesh Ramakrishnan , managing director, Perfetti Van Melle . Ramakrishnan shares the importance of having a growth mindset in order to keep moving forward, and the importance of empathising with consumers to gain, and maintain trust. As a video series, BE Limitless is incorporating views from leading marketing minds on how they have been pushing the boundaries in recent times and their vision for a limitless future. The series is presented by ABP Network. Ramakrishnan describes 2020 in three tranches - boost for creativity born out of disruption, discovery, and moderation. He explains that 2020 was a year when creativity and destruction were two sides of a coin. Myths were shattered, paradigms got busted, and rules were broken. Out of all this destruction, came a lot of creativity as well. we found news ways of doing things from launching a product virtually, or conducting a townhall virtually to connect with people at multiple levels. The ... » Learn More about BE Limitless: Rajesh Ramakrishnan, MD, Perfetti Van Melle urges to have a growth mindset for being limitless

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now Puducherry CM tenders resignation as Congress govt loses majority View Sample For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS For Daily Alerts #Puducherry Assembly Elections 2021 Kiran Bedi colluded with Opposition, tried to topple our govt: Narayanasamy #Puducherry Assembly Elections 2021 Puducherry Floor Test: CM V Narayanasamy loses trust vote in Assembly #Puducherry Assembly Elections 2021 Puducherry Political Crisis: Narayanasamy govt to face crucial floor test today #Puducherry Assembly Elections 2021 Puducherry floor test: CM meets Congress, DMK MLAs to discuss strategy #Puducherry Assembly Elections 2021 Ahead of Puducherry floor test, 2 more MLAs quit; govt's strength drops to 12 #Puducherry Assembly Elections 2021 PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Rs 2,000 cr highways project in Pondy on Feb 25 Just In just now Jaipur ... » Learn More about Puducherry CM tenders resignation as Congress govt loses majority

Kyle Mayers made an unbeaten double hundred on debut to help West Indies snatch an extraordinary three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the first Test here on Sunday.Bangladesh declared its second innings on 223 for eight, setting West Indies a daunting victory target of 395, and the tourists completed the fifth-highest successful run chase in Test history.Mayers added 216 runs with Nkrumah Bonner (86) to turn the match on its head and took a single off spinner Nayeem Hasan to seal a fairytale victory for a second-string West Indies side led by Kraigg Brathwaite.Mayers, a 28-year-old left-handed batsman from Barbados, remained unbeaten on 210, including 20 fours and seven sixes, and became only the sixth player to score a double hundred in the fourth innings of a Test."It's a great feeling to be playing Test cricket," Mayers, who averages about 29 in First Class cricket, said after collecting the Man-of-the-Match award."Then to go on and score a century, and then to make it a double, ... » Learn More about Mayers’ incredible knock takes Windies to remarkable win

DHAKA: Kyle Mayers made an unbeaten double hundred on his Test debut to help West Indies snatch an extraordinary three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the opening clash of the two-match series on Sunday. Hosts Bangladesh declared their second innings on 223/8, setting West Indies a daunting victory target of 395 in Chattogram, and the touring side completed the fifth-highest successful run chase in Test history. Mayers added 216 runs with Nkrumah Bonner (86) to turn the match on its head and took a single off spinner Nayeem Hasan to seal a fairytale victory for a second-string West Indies side led by Kraigg Brathwaite. Mayers, a 28-year-old left-handed batsman from Barbados, remained unbeaten on 210, including 20 fours and seven sixes, and became only the sixth player to score a double hundred in the fourth innings of a Test. Kyle Mayers becomes the 6th player to score a Test double century on debut! What an innings!#BANvWI #MenInMaroon Live Scorecardhttps://t.co/4n69vxp0Oj ... » Learn More about Kyle Mayers makes 210 on debut as Windies seal remarkable win against Bangladesh in 1st Test

It is a sunny winter afternoon in Delhi and Paro Anand is lounging with her three dogs. “They are rescues — two Alsatians and a ‘raasta’” says the writer of books for children and young adults over phone as she shushes their barking.Paro’s stories, however, are often set in worlds far away from that idyllic afternoon. She has written about hope and horror in equal measure, traversing more often than not the worlds of terrorism, sexual abuse, domestic violence and Indian childhoods with rare sensitivity. Her telling of stories on a patchwork of lives has led to some of her books being barred in a few school libraries, but earned her the Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar in 2017. She went on to head the National Centre for Children’s Literature, The National Book Trust, India, the apex body for children’s literature in the country. Paro’s fearless telling of the world, as she sees it, comes from an eclectic childhood spent ... » Learn More about Refugees are the heroes in Paro Anand’s ‘Nomad’s Land’