Debapriya Chatterjee

Self-reliant, self-aware, self-made human sometimes parading as god.

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A Madurai court has sentenced nine policemen to death for the custodial torture and killing of a father and son in Tamil Nadu during the Covid-19 lockdown.

The larger question is whether such stringent punishment actually prevents future crimes.

#India #Police #Nthdaily

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NASA’s Artemis II mission has made history, with its crew travelling farther from Earth than any human before — crossing over 252,000 miles during a lunar flyby.

Here's what its success means for the future of space exploration.

#artemis2 #NASA #space #nthdaily

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As evacuation orders swept through southern Lebanon amid intensified Israeli airstrikes, most residents of Tyre fled. Hussein Mezayyel did not.

The reason: his pet monkey, Sandra.

#sandra #lebanon #israel #pet

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A growing number of queer Indians are entering what are called “lavender marriages” — unions where at least one partner is LGBTQIA+, but the marriage exists largely for social acceptance.

At first glance, these arrangements can look like practical solutions.

But their impact runs deeper — across identity, law and mental health.

#LavenderMarriage #India #LGBTQIA

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A new scientific study suggests that women may experience longer-lasting pain than men after similar injuries.

The bigger question is why medicine took so long to understand it.

#Pain #Women #Science

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The AI Impact Summit theme focused on three sutras: “people, progress, planet.” The optics are clear: India wants to position itself as a central player in the global AI race.

But outside the conference halls, a quieter statistic tells a different story, especially about the first sutra.

Read the complete story about What's Missing from AI Summit talks on NTH.

#AI #Unemployment

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When Rekha Gupta presented her government’s first-year “report card,” it was framed as a milestone: infrastructure upgrades, park redevelopments, new buses, and welfare reforms. But the optics—ceremonial ribbon-cuttings and glossy booklets—obscure a set of persistent civic crises that continue to define life in India’s capital.

#AQI #Delhi #Pollution

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Divorce Dust has become the most trustworthy hack to reveal infidelity.

For many, it works like an unremovable wedding band, and if the sparkles appear on unlikely people or places, then the cheater is “exposed.”

Yet a deeper look raises serious questions.

#DivorceDust #Cheating #Trend

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At first glance, this is a story about sport. A teenage girl in Rajasthan discovers football, excels at it, and resists early marriage. It reads like inspiration. But real story is about power.

When 14-year-old Nisha Vaishnav refused to bow before a prospective groom’s family, she was interrupting a script that has shaped millions of lives across India.

Find out her complete story on NTH

#ChildMarriage #Football

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Major headlines report, Gen Z is abandoning smartphones and rediscovering devices like the iPod. The story is catchy: a generation raised on apps and notifications suddenly turning to retro gadgets.

But is this actually happening at scale? Find out on NTH

#iPod #GenZ #Retro

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The Maharashtra government recently reassured the public: over 93,000 women and more than 23,000 minor girls reported missing in the state over the past two years have largely been traced.

But why were so many women missing in the first place?

#Maharashtra #women #missing

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India has mandated the nationwide sale of E20 petrol—a blend of 20% ethanol and 80% petrol—as part of a strategy to reduce oil imports, cut emissions and support domestic agriculture.

On paper, the policy looks straightforward: cleaner fuel, energy security and income for farmers. But the official narrative leaves out several questions—about engines, economics and potential conflicts of interest.

#India #OilPrices #Petrol

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@diskorse_ Racism here isn’t rare or accidental; it’s normalised, joked about, excused, and therefore deadly. Silence and minimisation are part of the violence.

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@diskorse_ This is painfully true.We love claiming moral high ground until caste, class, region, or appearance enters the room.Then “Indian” suddenly comes with conditions.When someone has to say “I’m Indian” to defend their right to exist safely, the failure is collective,not incidental.

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@diskorse_ Same-sex parents meet those conditions just as effectively as heterosexual parents. Reducing parenting to “one mother + one father” isn’t science; it’s tradition. And tradition isn’t a substitute for evidence.

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@diskorse_ What actually matters in parenting is care, stability, and accountability, not the genders of the adults involved. Decades of research show children thrive when they have consistent caregivers, emotional security, and shared responsibility.

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@diskorse_ @MaggiIndia @Nongshim Old is gold for me. Korean ramyeon is fun for the occasional spice adventure, but nothing beats Maggi on a lazy Sunday: simple, familiar, comforting. Some cravings don’t need an upgrade, they just need a fork 🍜

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@diskorse_ We’ve seen how Coldplay concerts or Messi’s visit create massive buzz and economic spillover.BTS could do the same (if not more) given the scale of ARMY and the Hallyu wave here.Backing it properly could be a defining moment for HYBE India and for India’s place on the global map.

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@diskorse_ A BTS concert in India isn’t just about fandom hysteria; it’s about soft power, tourism, and global cultural relevance.If India can pull off an event of this scale smoothly, it sends a clear message:we’re ready to host world-class pop culture moments, not just sporting spectacles

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@diskorse_ Absence records were about logistics, not loyalty tests. Somewhere along the way, empathy got replaced by performative productivity.