The News That Isn't: The One You'd Like To Read Instead

Right now, somewhere near you: It's a dog lovers curse to deal with the breed of human that doesn't love dogs, as much, or any at all. It takes a sharp turn especially with their care for strays and the response it can spur. This is evident in the recent surge of online discussions on the rising number of stray dogs on Indian streets. Those raising well-known legitimate issues that arise from the habit of feeding stray dogs and leaving them on the street get an instant "you'll only be happy once you kill them" response and other such taunts. Let's take stock of this heated conversation thread that repeats itself into infinity. In short, dog lovers jump to the immediate conclusion that people who don't have the same amount of natural devotion they feel for the animal species are effectively inhuman, by all standards. They take any counterview to mean that what all those who oppose them want is to see the street dogs dead. What that does not take into acc

Karnataka: Signaling the end of the dangerous demographic change, the Karnataka State Government has introduced the Barge-In Anti-Conversion Law which gives the local police (and unregulated vigilantes) the right to take cognizance of said crime without actual evidence as long as they barge into a Christian worship session unannounced while it's in progress. Not unsurprisingly, the bill was passed in the Vidhan Sabha and doesn't seem to present roadblocks to be passed with more difficulty in the Vidhan Parishad. Despite initial ruckus from the opposition which walked out in protest and two adjournments, the bill was tabled and sailed through in the swung house to audacious clapping. The ruling party MLAs insisted on a post-passing victory session where they lauded the southern state's foresight in nipping the rot in the bud. There were specific requests for allowance of unparliamentary nature of debate - for lack of a better word - to give the legislators full space to expr

Christian evangelicals around the world are going through a new wave of excitement with recent archeological discoveries of biblical manuscripts. The reaction of this specific community has been sparked because the find has strains of text that sounds like 'hydroxychloroquine.' This is a potential addition to their arguments in favour of using the controversial medicine in fighting COVID-19. In a recent interview, the head of the team that led the efforts, said, "We are excited. It is a great find. It only reinforces the fact that the Bible is right, and that there is a never-ending flow of evidence to showcase that. We believe this will help the world better understand the historical authenticity of the Book." The location of the digging site gained fame barely under an hour after the announcement, with churches and Christian groups announcing trips. This has led to an increased police presence at the site and a lot of chaos. The state authorities have been cons

The President of the United States, Donald J Trump, made a surprise announcement that his government will ease reforms to enable non-Americans who are citizens of other nations to get full, immediate American citizenship but with one condition: their loyalty to him. Before making the announcement, he gave the reporters in the White House media room a background to the necessity of this new policy. "People all over the world support what I am trying to achieve—to Make America Great Again, even those who are not even from here. I appreciate the passion and effort they put into defending what I do and I want to return the favour", he said. "I have so many people at home who are hellbent, hellbent", he asserted in his imitable style, "on making my grand plans for the United States of America successful. The ones who stand for me should be taking lessons from my supporters abroad." India, he said, was one of the places where many of these people reside. He

BJP supporting voters who went to caste their vote in ongoing General Election 2019 in India were in for a big surprise. They were told, repeatedly, that it was upto them to see that Modi was voted back into power, that they held the key to ensuring the country's future path of success. The campaign run by the ruling majority party, Bharatiya Janata Party, put forth incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Damordas Modi as the political hero that will sustain the good run the nation has been having for the last 5 years. They say that the next largest player, Indian National Congress, will take it back to a pre-2014 status back upto when India got its Independence from the British—commonly referred to as the "60 years" that they did not nothing for the country. The mood in the voter's camp seemed to look up with people going in droves, with the belief that they are indeed creating the nation's future with their single vote. This was clearly evident from the ambience ne

In a certainly unexpected turn of events, there were mass protests held all over the world today. They surprised everyone, including governments, corporations and local police. This was because of the single unified purpose behind all of these protestors regardless of geographical distance, and massive socio-economic and cultural differences. They were protesting for their extended consumer rights. In a single worldwide petition filed with over 500 major consumer-dependent corporations and local and national government departments, they made specific demands that they insisted should be incorporated in forthcoming products. Their drive, the petition said, was driven by "a common angst with roots in using under-designed products and services". The "need of the hour", the petition stressed, was evident with the "clearly massive and worldwide scale" of the protest. Placards read: Our unity is irrepressible. You can get away with nothing this time. The on gr