Dhrubo works as an edit resource and writes at the intersection of caste, gender, sexuality and politics. Formerly trained in Physics, abandoned a study of the stars for the glitter of journalism. Fish out of digital water.
Articles by Dhrubo Jyoti
Govt has assured support for release of Karan Johar’s film, say producers
An umbrella body of film producers met Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday to push for a trouble-free release of Karan Johar’s upcoming movie, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, in trouble because of a call to ban Pakistani artistes.
Updated on Oct 20, 2016 04:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Foreign secy remarks have exposed BJP’s claims on surgical strikes: Congress
A combative Congress accused the BJP-led government of exaggeration and hypocrisy, saying the Centre’s attempt to deny credit to previous administrations for striking militant bases across the Line of Control showed India in a bad light.
Updated on Oct 19, 2016 06:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Odisha hospital didn’t have fire clearance, state govt must take action: Nadda
People’s faith that justice will be done need to be reposed, says union health minister.
Updated on Oct 19, 2016 04:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Rajasthan moves SC against Salman Khan acquittal in chinkara poaching case
The Rajasthan government has approached the Supreme Court against the acquittal of actor Salman Khan in two 18-year-old cases of deer poaching, a blow for the controversial actor who has had several run-ins with the law.
Updated on Oct 19, 2016 11:37 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Hyd Police arrest former world billiards champ Michael Ferreira: Reports
Hyderabad Police arrested former world billiards champion Michael Ferreira and three others in a multi-crore illegal marketing scheme, media reports said on Wednesday.
Updated on Oct 19, 2016 11:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti
Oscar Wilde and the burden of respectability
In Oscar Wilde’s birthday week, a young gay person writes about the Irish playwright’s legacy in the Indian context
Updated on Nov 12, 2016 06:36 PM IST
Modi praises Indian Army for surgical strikes, compares it to Israel
The army has shown its capability with last month’s “surgical strikes” on militant bases in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, comparing the military to that of Israel, known for conducting covert operations inside enemy territory.
Updated on Oct 18, 2016 06:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Ban on Pakistani artistes is short-sighted cop-out, not patriotism
There are many ways to fame and approval but in the backdrop of tense ties with Pakistan, the quickest and most popular route appears to be publicly proclaim one’s patriotism.
Updated on Oct 15, 2016 05:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Cinema owners’ body bans films with Pak actors, Fawad Khan’s movie in trouble
Karan Johar’s upcoming blockbuster Ae Dil Hai Mushkil ran into a storm of trouble on Friday after a prominent national theatre owners association refused to screen the film because of Pakistani actor Fawad Khan’s presence.
Updated on Oct 15, 2016 12:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Sweta Kaushal and Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Triple talaq against women, why drag PM’s name in civil code debate: Govt
The government said on Friday it is committed to ending religious discrimination against women, criticising an influential Muslim body for “politicizing” the demand for uniform laws for marriage, divorce, property and inheritance in India.
Updated on Oct 14, 2016 05:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Rajnath takes a veiled dig at Pak, calls for global unity against terror
Union home minister Rajnath Singh hit out at Pakistan without naming the neighbouring country on Friday, saying some countries that made terrorism a part of their state policy must be isolated.
Updated on Oct 14, 2016 12:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Star para-athlete forced to take off prosthesis at airport, left bleeding
One of India’s top para-athletes has alleged that he was forced to remove his prosthetic leg and humiliated by the security staff at Bengaluru airport.
Updated on Oct 13, 2016 12:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Terror’s talking heads: Hafiz Saeed wants peace with India, Masood war
Hafiz Saeed, the 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed and Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar,, have aired strikingly contrasting views on Pakistan’s ties with Delhi.
Updated on Oct 13, 2016 12:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Taking a stand for tribal rights: Why I am not celebrating Durga Pujo
Comforting rituals surrounding the festival have a history of violence.
Updated on Oct 10, 2016 06:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti
‘My CM is fine’: AIADMK starts Twitter campaign to fight Jaya health rumours
Embattled by mounting rumours about Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa’s health, the AIADMK has launched a social media campaign to counter the speculation that the 68-year-old leader is seriously ill or has an incurable disease.
Updated on Oct 10, 2016 04:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti
Trump says Muslims should report incidents, Twitter flags ‘creepy orange clown’
Hundreds of Muslims took to Twitter on Monday after the second United States presidential debate to rebuff Republican party hopeful Donald Trump’s suggestion that Muslims in America should report when they see “something going on”.
Updated on Oct 10, 2016 11:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Stop using Indian Army for your gain: Congress hits back at BJP
The Congress came out all guns blazing at BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday for condemning Rahul Gandhi, accusing the saffron party of using the army’s strikes against militant bases for political purposes.
Updated on Oct 07, 2016 04:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
ACB summons Delhi deputy CM Sisodia for probe into DCW appointments
The anti-corruption bureau (ACB) summoned the city’s deputy chief minister, Manish Sisodia, on Friday for questioning as part of a probe into alleged irregularities in staff recruitment for the Delhi Commission for Women, agencies reported.
Updated on Oct 07, 2016 12:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Jayalalithaa is alive: Twitter discusses CM’s health after docs flown from Delhi
On Thursday, the Tamil Nadu government rushed a three-member team of specialists from Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences – a cardiologist, a pulmonary specialist and an anaesthesiologist – to Apollo, triggering more speculation that CM Jayalalithaa suffered a multi-organ failure.
Updated on Oct 07, 2016 11:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti
Name’s Bond, Jamshed Bond: Pierce Brosnan’s pan masala ad shakes, stirs Twitter
India woke up with shock and awe on Friday with a full-page advertisement of actor Pierce Brosnan, who played the legendary British spy James Bond in popular Hollywood movies, endorsing a pan masala brand.
Updated on Oct 07, 2016 11:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti
Won’t support using army in political posters, propaganda across country: Rahul
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi defended on Thursday his allegation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is profiteering from the blood of soldiers following widespread condemnation and a political tussle over his remarks.
Updated on Oct 07, 2016 10:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti
How is Jayalalithaa? Rumour abuzz on Twitter despite denials, health reports
The health of Tamil Nadu chief minister becomes talking point after her government refuses to show photographs of her recovery.
Updated on Oct 06, 2016 05:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
IAF officer, Bengaluru scientist arrested in multi-state drug racket
Authorities arrested a serving officer of the air force and a Bengaluru-based scientist after multi-state raids exposed an international ring dealing in hard drugs and busted banned substance worth Rs 230 crore, media reports said on Wednesday.
Updated on Oct 05, 2016 01:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Don’t belittle army: BJP slams Kejriwal’s demand for proof of surgical strikes
The BJP attacked the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress on Tuesday, accusing the opposition parties of lowering the army’s morale by raising doubts about strikes against militant bases across the Line of Control last week.
Updated on Oct 04, 2016 02:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Kejriwal ‘salutes’ Modi for strikes across LoC, asks PM to expose Pak’s lies
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal praised Narendra Modi on Monday for strikes on militant bases across the Line of Control but asked the prime minister to expose Pakistan, which has flatly denied the army operation across the de-facto border.
Updated on Oct 03, 2016 04:34 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Watch: Nepal resort has unchained 12 elephants, and the jumbos are frolicking
For half a century, Tiger Tops, a popular resort in southern Nepal, offered elephant rides as a top attraction to draw in thousands of tourists from across the world.
Updated on Oct 02, 2016 04:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Meet India’s new-age Gandhi who goes to the mall, takes the Metro
Even after seven decades since his death, the Mahatma is seen walking around Delhi, mostly on foot, sometimes even travelling ticket-less on buses and trains. Meet the Gandhi impersonater-- Mahesh Chaturvedi.
Updated on Oct 02, 2017 10:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Arun Sharma and Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
Pak in shock after army op, shouldn’t take our silence as weakness: Parrikar
Pakistan is in a state of “coma” after the army’s surgical strikes on militant bases across the Line of Control and shouldn’t take India’s silence for weakness, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday.
Updated on Oct 01, 2016 03:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
In 2 yrs of Swachh Bharat, only 4 states visibly improved cleanliness: Study
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet Swachh Bharat initiative may be celebrating two years with much fanfare on Sunday but just a fifth of the respondents in a recent nationwide survey say local municipalities have improved garbage collection or cleanliness.
Updated on Oct 01, 2016 03:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti, New Delhi
10 years after Khairlanji horror, Dalits struggle for a just India
Half a century of independence has meant little for the community.
Updated on Sep 30, 2016 12:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti