The deal between Tata and Airbus to set up a final assembly line for helicopters will revolutionise the fledgling aerospace ecosystem in the country. HAL has an order book for helicopters which will take years to complete. To fast-track these operations, it needs to partner with a robust private firm.
An orphan has been killed in Punjab for ‘sacrilege’. State can’t be so scared of religion it supports lynching
A Nihang Sikh has killed for “sacrilege” a hapless orphan who took shelter. Punjab’s unchallenged lynchings are a grossly, and shockingly underreported tragedy. Such brazen outrage wouldn’t have persisted had similar acts been punished in the past. The state can’t be so terrified of religion as to almost countenance lynchings.
Excitement over ASI’s report on Gyanvapi is avoidable. It can’t change the shrine’s status
Excitement over ASI’s report on Gyanvapi is avoidable. That Aurangzeb demolished a temple and built the Gyanvapi mosque is established history. Archaeology of controversial shrines can’t change their status as per Places of Worship Act, firmly placed in Constitution’s basic structure in SC’s Ayodhya judgment. It should stay that way.