Arkadev Ghoshal

Articles by Arkadev Ghoshal

A journalist for more than a decade, he has worked in various corners of India. He now teaches Reporting and Editing at St Joseph's College (Autonomous) in Bengaluru.

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Frosty male rhinos kill female rhino for refusing to mate at Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary

Infighting among rhinos is a natural phenomenon and common when they are in heat, which is during the rainy season.

Jun 13, 2016

Congress can get rid of Punjab drug menace in a month: Rahul Gandhi

The Congress vice-president told a rally in Jalandhar that the SAD-BJP coalition ruling the state is not letting the police act against this problem.

Jun 13, 2016

Amitabh Bachchan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui

'Te3n' movie review: A thriller worth the promise and premise, despite shortcomings

The film, starring Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vidya Balan is one of the best stories of comeuppance in Hindi cinema.

Jun 11, 2016

Chile part of second national anthem mix-up at Copa America Centenario

The last part of Chile's anthem got overlapped with a rap song on Monday, after it was played on Sunday instead of Uruguay's anthem.

Jun 8, 2016

Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan

India will double its investment in clean energy research in five years: Harsh Vardhan

The investment will go up from $72 million to $145 million in the next half decade, the minister said at a meet in the U.S.

Jun 4, 2016

'Veerappan' movie review: A criminal waste of talent and concept

A great idea, some talented actors and Ram Gopal Varma fail to combine to make a great film.

May 28, 2016

'Sarbjit' movie review: Whose film is it anyway?

A film that does only a halfway decent job of telling the story of the Indian prisoner in Pakistan deserves to be reviewed as such.

May 21, 2016

Rishi Kapoor slams naming of national assets after Gandhis; Congress protests

The actor, meanwhile, received support for the statements from certain sections of the Tinsel-town.

May 20, 2016

Assembly elections 2016 results: 10 interesting facts

Here are 10 snippets of news and trivia from the day of counting of votes of the polls in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry.

May 19, 2016

'1920 London' movie review: A horrific effort masquerading as horror

None of the characters, nor their motivations for doing what they do, seem compelling.

May 9, 2016

Government raises PF interest rate to 8.8%

The move to hike it from 8.7 percent is said to have been fuelled by pressure from trade unions.

Apr 29, 2016

The Chairman, UIDAI, Shri Nandan Nilekani addressing at the first anniversary celebrations of Aadhaar launch of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), in New Delhi on September 29, 2011.

Paper-printed, black-and-white Aadhaar cards are also valid, says UIDAI

The Unique Identification Authority of India has said the Aadhaar card need not be laminated, nor printed on a plastic card.

Apr 12, 2016

Modi to launch 'Stand up India' scheme for SCs, STs, women Tuesday

Individuals will be granted loans worth Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. 1 crore, including working capital, as part of this initiative.

Apr 4, 2016

Nagpur Metro gets Rs 3,800 crore loan from German development bank KfW

This is expected to be the first "green" metro project in the country, with power coming from rooftop solar panels.

Apr 1, 2016

Lahore blast: At least 50 killed in explosion outside park

Reports say the attack was aimed at Christian families out for the Easter weekend

Mar 27, 2016

Microsoft AI chat bot Tay becomes racist on Twitter

Microsoft has since taken down the offensive tweets, and is reportedly making adjustments to the artificial intelligence chat bot.

Mar 25, 2016

Pakistan must dismantle terror networks on its soil, says Obama

In an interview to PTI, the US president said there must be zero tolerance for safe havens and terrorists must be brought to justice.

Jan 24, 2016

Narendra Modi to declassify 100 Netaji files on 23 January

The files, some of which have also been converted into digital format, will be available with the National Archives.

Jan 22, 2016

Airlift movie review: A good story that gets good lift from acting, but not enough

Director Raja Krishna Menon's effort manages to shine, but could have dazzled.