Arun Dev
@ArunDev1
A lapsed idealist and a quiet journalist. Assistant Editor @HindustanTimes. Bylines @TimesOfIndia, @TheQuint & @DNA. Personal account. Likes can be bookmarks.
Harohalli Srinivasaiah Doreswamy was 23-years-old when he was jailed for organizing strikes against the British and his second visit to the prison was at the age of 57 when he took on Indira Gandhi. I was 21 and knew nothing about his history when I asked him who he was.
Israel can murder a journalist without producing a single headline from the media. Where is the outrage of their Western colleagues?
🚨 BREAKING: Israeli forces have assassinated injured Palestinian journalist Mahmoud Essa in Gaza — who had previously survived an airstrike and was pulled alive from under the rubble. He had lost an eye, had his leg amputated, yet remained determined to survive, hoping for…
Karnataka government sets up SIT to probe Dharmasthala mass grave allegations hindustantimes.com/india-news/kar… @ArunDev1 ✍️
“It’s a death trap. People are forced to choose between starvation or being killed while trying to address the starvation,” @UNLazzarini tells @trtworld. Over 870 killed and 4,000 injured in #Gaza while seeking food. Humanitarian access was once widespread — now it's confined to…
I am committing INR 1 Cr to find Bangalore Choke-Points via Google Maps & AL. 11 km → 2.15 hours in Bangalore Traffic on Saturday late night! I was stuck at one choke-point at ORR, where I spent 100 mins struggling to understand why there is no traffic-light or cop here! But…
No filmmaker can dare make a Rang De Basanti today.
Is Jaguar the new MiG-21?
People: The entire market is fed up. We are only getting 3 hours of electricity in the entire day. UP power minister: *raises both hands* Jai Shri Ram, Jai Bajrag Bali
One generation fought a war to end a genocide. We watch one unfold in real time, and say nothing.
At the rate the government is renaming every other district after Bengaluru, maybe it's time we start calling the Central Business District 'Bengaluru Mini'.
Funny how news outlets jump at any chance to say “Bengaluru is broken,” all based on some random tweet or reel. There’s this weird obsession with hating on the city. I don’t see the same energy for any other metro — I guess they must all be flawless.
Another BBC Kumbh story. Must watch reporting on how UP Government claimed Guinness world record over waste management of 30k tonne garbage at Kumbh. In reality, there was no waste processing. The garbage was just moved from one place to other.
#IndianInSpace #Update #Grace carrying #Ax4 crew has docked, marking the 1st time an Indian has entered @Space_Station. Soft docking: 4.02pm. Overall docking: 4.16pm. Check out tomorrow’s @timesofindia for a detailed coverage. Read the first cut here: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/axiom-4-…
Imagine, if it were Putin who bombed a Ukrainian TV during a live broadcast, killing journalists, it would have been among the greatest war crimes of the 21st century. Western media, journalists, pundits, leaders and other stakeholders of the free world would have bled tears in…