Tag Archives: The Telegraph
The matter of a journal’s reputation
Apparently (and surprisingly) The Telegraph didn’t allow Dinesh Thakur to respond to an article by Biocon employee Sundar Ramanan, in which Ramanan deems Thakur’s article about the claims to efficacy of the Biocon drug Itolizumab not being backed by enough data to have … Continue reading
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Tagged Biocon, Björn Brembs, COVID-19, cytokine release syndrome, Dinesh Thakur, Drug Controller General of India, Itolizumab, Jammi Nagaraj Rao, journal impact factor, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Newslaundry, phase II clinical trials, phase III clinical trials, prestige journals, prestigious journals, reputed journals, Seema Ahuja, Sundar Ramanan, The Telegraph
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The fascist’s trap
The following lines appear in the opening portion of G.S. Mudur’s report in The Telegraph about government opposition to student protests: “The people protecting our democracy are the people in JNU. They’re taking beatings on our behalf,” K.S. Venkatesh [a … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-national, army, body politik, fascism, fascist body, homogeneity, IIT Kanpur, martyrdom, soldiers, The Telegraph
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Do your bit, broaden your science menu
Don’t judge the best science journalists in India after having read only the worst science journalism. Continue reading
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Tagged Fountain Ink, helium-3, ISRO, Reuters, science journalism, science writing, Scroll, The Hindu, The Telegraph, Twitter
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