View: Much like the high-pitched campaign, even the average voter in Nandigram has become unabashedly vocal
Share
Synopsis
In true Stalinist fashion, such territorial grip also saw cadres recruited to spy on neighbours and report every conversation, opinion or chance remark back to the dreaded local committee.
PTI
China may have split the Communists of Bengal but they never made it to state elections. However, Pakistan and even the Rohingya of Myanmar have surreptitiously crept into Nandigram’s election agenda.
“Arrey dada, Pakistan mane Moselman, bujhlen na. Pakistan bolley lokey khaye,” I get my first tutorial on the lay of the land at the local tea stall in Hazrakata Bazzar. Till then, my urban sensibilities had failed to comprehend Pakistan as a euphemism for Muslims. Apparently, such a moniker wins votes: just say Pakistan and people will buy it. At the same spot in this key intersection, on a similarly muggy March morning in 2007, villagers had forgotten their caste
How Anish Shah has a unique opportunity to steer Mahindra & Mahindra into a post-pandemic world
Anish Shah, a former consultant and private equity executive who took charge as the MD and CEO of Mahindra & Mahindra on April 2. (Image Courtesy: Tech Mahindra)
Synopsis
In an exclusive interview with ET Magazine, Anish Shah says the company started this clean-up and capital allocation journey three years back.
When the US Postal Service was in the lookout for its next generation of delivery vehicles, Mahindra & Mahindra was one of the four finalists for the $6 billion project. But last August, its north American business unit, Mahindra Automotive North America (MANA), decided not to pursue the bid as it would require the Indian conglomerate to invest around $500 million (about Rs 3,700 crore).
Oppo Band Style review: Light on the wrist and pocket
SECTIONS
Share
Oppo Band Style is water-resistant up to 50 meters and can be worn while swimming.
GET IT FOR: Rs 2,999
HIGHLIGHT: Long battery life
Oppo joins the list of smartphone makers to have a smart fitness band with the Band Style. At Rs 2,999, the smart band comes with features such as real-time heart rate monitoring and continuous SpO2 tracking.
It has a pill-shaped tracker. Users can choose from two silicon straps one with a metal-buckle and the other with a rubber buckle. Both the options are good.
Oppo Band Style weighs nearly 10 grams. It feels very light on the wrist and does not bother you, even while you are sleeping. The smart band has a 1.1-inch AMOLED colour screen with 126 x 294 pixels resolution. The tracker has a 2.5D coating at the front and PC coating at the back. This helps protect the device from accidental damages.
ET Panache NEWS
Powered by
Japan s Ministry of Loneliness, UAE s Ministry of Happiness: A look at some offbeat govt posts
SECTIONS
Japan s Ministry of Loneliness, UAE s Ministry of Happiness: A look at some offbeat govt postsBy
Share
Agencies
On February 12, the Yoshihide Suga government appointed regional revitalization minister Tetsushi Sakamoto (L) as the Minister of Loneliness; the UAE had in 2016 created the post of Minister of State for Happiness and appointed Her Excellency Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi as the minister.
The lack of social gatherings is increasingly causing stress and loneliness, leading to a spike in suicides in Japan.
Anti-coup tattoos, a permanent symbol of protest, have become popular form of resistance in Myanmar
SECTIONS
Share
Synopsis
You can’t get a protest tattoo done in Yangon anymore, say locals, because of the crackdown.
Agencies
A protester sports a tattoo of Aung San Suu Kyi during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon on February 8.
Let s talk about.Anti-coup tattoos.
What are those?
That’s one of the popular symbols of resistance in Myanmar where, as you probably know, there have been massive pro-democracy protests going on against the military junta.
Ah! What are the tattoos of?
The most popular ones are of their ousted leader, 75-year-old Aung San Suu Kyi, the phrase “Kabar ma kyay bu” (a reference to a protest song, and meaning we will not forget until the end of the world ) and the famous three-finger salute.