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India’s junior doctors are inhumanly overworked. It’s severely harming their own health, and the quality of healthcare provided to their patients. Despite being in a profession where their mistakes can cost lives, there is hardly any attention being paid to this deadly medical crisis. In a special podcast on The Quint, overworked and sleep-deprived junior doctors speak up on condition of anonymity...

E.D.I.T.H - Even Dead , I am The Hero - and it stand true when Tony Stark says it. Peter Parker and all of us must get used to living in a world without our favourite Avengers. We need closure , some more time to mourn and Spiderman:Far From Home gives us just that. It might not be a worthy successor to Avengers Endgame in its scale and positioning but it is nevertheless a hugely enjoyable interim...

According to a study in The Indian J Psychiatry. org, The Indian Medical Association suggests that up to 75% of doctors have faced some kind of violence at work. Over the next few minutes, I'd like to present a collection of stories and some facts, from government hospitals and small private hospitals across Tamil Nadu. I'm the bureau chief for Chennai at the Quint. I tell multimedia stories, podc...

According to a study in The Indian J Psychiatry. org, The Indian Medical Association suggests that up to 75% of doctors have faced some kind of violence at work. Over the next few minutes, I'd like to present a collection of stories and some facts, from government hospitals and small private hospitals across Tamil Nadu. I'm the bureau chief for Chennai at the Quint. I tell multimedia stories, podc...

The Quint caught up with music composer Amaal Mallik to talk about his journey so far in Bollywood. Mallik debuted as a music composer with Jai Ho where Salman Khan pursued him to work. Mallik says his career went nosedive from there until Bhushan Kumar trusted in him and gave him ‘Sooraj Dooba Hai’ in Roy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Divine talks on his documentary 'Gully Life,' his upcoming album 'Kohinoor' and also talks about Diss tracks and his equation with Naezy the Baa.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four years after she burst into Bollywood, Zaira Wasim announced that she would no longer be a part of the establishment. While she explained in clear terms that her decision was her own choice, there was tremendous hue and cry, both for and against her decision. “She’s ungrateful to Bollywood. She’s been brainwashed. She’s choosing religion over art,” the arguments go on ad infinitum. So, we at T...

The most striking scene in Article 15 has not a word of dialogue. We see a man climb out from a filthy, clogged drain. His expression is unfathomable as he is covered with an almost black slimy liquid. As he ducks again to remove more garbage, the man becomes invisible, but this image is stark – as unforgettable as it is unforgivable. The garbage and overflowing gutters outside the police chowki a...

No matter who governs India, the essential challenge remains the same: To resist the crippling old tropes of statism and neutrality and pursue economic liberalisation and global engagement at all costs, so that India might finally convert our potential into power. We have survived – thrived, even – decades of flawed governance and backward policies; imagine what we could do with visionary leadersh...

Capernaum is a Lebanese film by Nadine Labaki. It officially released in India on 21 June. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blame the cyclical nature of online debates, there is a distinct sense of déjà vu permeating the discourse surrounding last Friday’s release Kabir Singh.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this one, we talk about insecurities and how they follow us everywhere like a shadow. They impact various aspect of our lives —  work, relationships, mental health. They hold us back, instil fear in us and also get in the way of self-love. You can follow Vatsala Singh at @singhvatsala Host: Vatsala Singh Producer: Vatsala Singh www.thequint.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...

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Sandeep Vanga’s Arjun Reddy, which released in 2017 was a hugely popular but equally polarising.  A story about an ill-tempered alcoholic surgeon’s downward spiral when the love of his life gets married to someone else, Arjun’s sense of entitlement, the complete lack of agency granted to Preeti and the implicit support that our hero gets in the film obviously prove to be very problematic. Now rele...

Recently, the Mumbai police has submitted a B Summary report in the Tanushree Dutta sexual harassment case against Nana Pateker, citing lack of evidence as the reason for the closure of their inquiry. The report also stated that Tanushree’s complaint seemed “malicious and fake”, and could have been filed to seek revenge. In an interview to The Quint, Tanushree opens up on why she thinks the invest...

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Mamata Banerjee’s handling of the ongoing doctors’ protest across West Bengal has been inefficient to say the least, no matter which way you look at it. With less than two years to go before the Assembly polls in 2021, and closely on the heels of BJP’s massive gains in the Lok Sabha polls in Bengal, the chief minister’s actions regarding the medical crisis since Monday have not only been self-defe...

The ghastly attack on doctors at NRS Hospital on 10 June has become a full-blown crisis for the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal. With the root causes not being addressed though, attacks on doctors are unlikely to stop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Supreme Court order could become a powerful shield against excessively harsh actions by police and lower courts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Economic Survey 2014-15 found that “a rich household benefits more from the subsidy than a poor household.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After 50 years at the helm of Wipro Limited, Azim Premji will be stepping down as the chairperson next month, and will be replaced by son Rishad. Premji will continue to serve on its board as non-executive director for the next five years. Over time, Premji’s reputation as a philanthropist has eclipsed his work as a business leader. By reportedly earmarking all economic benefits in 34 percent of W...

Mubeen Farooqui, the 34-year-old private counsel for the the Kathua rape-murder victim’s adoptive father Yunus*, appears self-assured and calm a day after the Pathankot trial court convicted six of the seven men accused in the case. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new Karnataka HC ruling has shaken the roots of the RTE Act, which was meant to provide quality education to all students, but eventually boiled down to the controversy over the 25% allocation of seats in private schools. The Karnataka HC has clearly stated that this quota, taken over from private schools, is a supplement to government school capacity, not a substitute. This is a game changer,...

With both the cricket World Cup and the recent elections on my mind – and on most Indians’ minds – it struck me how one domain could offer lessons for the other. No, I’m not referring to the storm in a teacup over Dhoni’s wicket-keeping gloves with the Army insignia; I firmly believe he should follow the ICC rules and not make a fuss about it. I am thinking, instead, about the trough the Congress...

Family wants death penalty for the convicts, but the judge’s decision shouldn’t be second-guessed in such cases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices