Thank You, IPL, the Only Dose of the “Old Normal” in an Uncertain World
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Thank You, IPL, the Only Dose of the “Old Normal” in an Uncertain World

In the last few months, battling with the pandemic had made life dull, bleak, and monotonous – a version of same shit different day. And then one spot of light returned to warm our cold, weary hearts. Sport entered our lives once again, injecting a dose of familiarity in an “uncertain” world. Our pre-Covid schedule may have become haywire, but we know for sure that the IPL match for the day begins at 7.30 pm.
Fake News and the Case of the Internet Police Gone Rogue
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Fake News and the Case of the Internet Police Gone Rogue

In the Cambridge Analytica exposé, Facebook has been negligent with sensitive data. Google was fined €2.42 billion by the EU for manipulating search engine results to favour its own shopping service. Do they then have a moral right to carry out the function of being the internet police?
Has the India-Pakistan Cricket Rivalry Lost its Mojo?
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Has the India-Pakistan Cricket Rivalry Lost its Mojo?

Like India’s foreign policy, an India-Pakistan cricket match was full of ups and downs. But that was back in the ’90s and to say things have changed would be an understatement. These days when India faces Pakistan, you often don’t even hear of the game until you have Cricinfo bookmarked.