Alka Dhupkar
Love beyond labels: Unpacking symbiosexuality and abrosexuality
Breaking down the emerging terms in human sexuality that are challenging traditional ideas of attraction
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
In its ‘love for sisters’ has NDA found the win formula in Maharashtra?
Eknath Shinde’s ‘Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojna’ has given the struggling BJP-Shiv Sena (Shinde)-NCP (Ajit Pawar) coalition a fighting chance in the state where elections are due in November. But is it enough and can the opposition counter?
- Bhavika JainAlka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
‘I thrashed her every day until I realised the meaning of her ‘no’’
TOI+ speaks with three men who have struggled with their personal relationships and indulged in abuse due to misconceived notions about how to treat women
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
The strange saga of theft at a poet’s home and a regretful thief
The theft at Narayan Surve’s house near Mumbai made headlines after the thief returned a TV and sought forgiveness. But there’s a deeper story that finds echoes in the poet’s work
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why Hindus in Bangladesh continue to feel unsafe
Minority communities have always been an easy target of miscreants and rioters in Bangladesh, data compiled by independent organisations shows. More than 3,600 incidents of violence were reported against Hindus between 2013 and 2021
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why buzz about Devendra Fadnavis becoming BJP chief refuses to die
While the Maharashtra deputy chief minister maintains he’s not headed to Delhi, there are multiple factors seen favouring his rise. There are also multiple hurdles.
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
How a veggie vendor's son cracked tough CA exam
Vegetable seller Neera Thombre’s son Yogesh recounts his life’s journey and how he managed to crack the notoriously tough CA exams against all odds
- Pradeep GuptaAlka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
‘People who once mocked my mother are now congratulating her. That’s my biggest achievement’
Vegetable seller Neera Thombre’s son Yogesh recounts his life’s journey and how he managed to crack the notoriously tough CA exams against all odds
- Pradeep GuptaAlka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Are the Khedkars’ chickens coming home to roost?
Controversial IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, who earned notoriety recently with her high-handed ways, has been recalled to the Mussoorie-based Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration and her training has been suspended. Her mother Manorama, who was last seen brandishing a pistol in a viral video, is missing. So is her father Dilip, who is accused of harassing government servants
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Puja Khedkar wanted red beacon, now she is blacklisted
IAS probationer Puja Khedkar made headlines with extravagant demands and bullying at the Pune collectorate. But as more dirt was revealed, the civil services chapter, and her power trip, was forced to come to an end
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
How to prevent another Hathras? Our Constitution holds the answer
The Constitution promised a nation that will value scientific temper and promote a culture of healthy inquiry. How did then we become a country of people who fall over each other in slush to collect the mud touched by the tyres of Bhole Baba’s car?
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
'Post-poll harassment of voters is real, totaliser can curb it'
N Gopalaswami was India’s Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) from June 30, 2006 to April 20, 2009. A totaliser prototype was made and demonstrated to political parties in his tenure. While he believes that EVMs cannot be hacked, he told TOI+ that totalisers can reduce the post-result harassment of voters. Edited excerpts from the interview:
- Alka DhupkarSunil Baghel
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Dear voter, do you know how ‘secret’ is your ‘secret vote’?
Armed with EVM data, political leaders can pinpoint neighbourhoods – even buildings – that have voted against them. Some have issued veiled threats to voters who chose their rivals. A machine developed 16 years ago could have ended this menace, but the government is not keen to introduce it
- Alka DhupkarSunil Baghel
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Meet the people who have made Constitution simpler for commoners
Is the Constitution a jargon-filled document meant only for legal experts? Some concerned citizens believe it’s a document that empowers every Indian. They have volunteered to explain it to the common people in plain language so as to cultivate ‘constitutional morality’ in society, as BR Ambedkar emphasised
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Was this Mumbai poll rigged like Chandigarh mayor election?
Just 48 votes separated the winner (Ravindra Dattaram Waikar - right) from the runner-up (Amol Gajanan Kirtikar- left) in Mumbai North West constituency, but were rules bent and did an OTP change the result? The losing side thinks so
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why mid-term polls in NDA 3.0 is a possibility
Narendra Modi is opposed to the idea of compromises and give and take. That’s why if push comes to shove, he might seek the people’s mandate again, says political scientist Suhas Palshikar
- Alka DhupkarArun George
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Maha debacle: What next for Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar, Shinde?
Fadnavis was tasked to win 40+ seats to make BJP’s ‘abki baar 400 paar’ target possible. He broke one family, two parties and tied up with a third. Yet, the coalition he led (BJP+Shinde Sena+Ajit Pawar’s NCP) could win only 17. Where does he go from here?
Why is this Padma Shri winner toiling as a manual labourer?
In 2022, kinnera maestro Darshanam Mogulaiah had a hit Tollywood song, a Padma Shri and a ₹1 crore cash prize from the government. Two years later, he is struggling to make ends meet
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM
Why and how rationalist Narendra Dabholkar was murdered
A Pune court on May 10 found two accused guilty in the 2013 murder case of activist Narendra Dabholkar. The other three, including the key accused, were acquitted
- Alka Dhupkar
- TIMESOFINDIA.COM