Our take on Apple’s snooping alerts, women Agniveers, India’s tech layoffs— in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week

50 word edit | ThePrint team

This week we saw Apple send alerts of ‘state-sponsored’ hacking attempts to Opposition leaders, Hamas leader addressing a Pro-Palestine rally in Kerala and India’s major tech companies lay off 21,000 employees. Read our 50-word editorials on them and much more.

3 November

CJI’s anguish over adjournment requests is valid. Impose costs if appeals are flimsy

Jinping wants Chinese women to focus on marriage, babies. It’s a knockout punch to equality

Mob robbing police campus is a blot on Manipur’s continuing crisis. State, Centre must answerGovernors in non-BJP-ruled states are making a mockery of democracy. SC must step in

BJP leader Dayma’s mosques-gurdwaras remark shows warped mindset. SGPC right to call him out

2 November

Onlookers record accidents instead of helping. Govt must push awareness of Good Samaritan Law

Outsized power of ED & CBI getting more pushback from states. Signals a showdown ahead

Mahua Moitra’s three-bag entry a statement as important as any official reply she’ll give

1 November

India’s tech layoffs come at a social cost but this is how markets function

President firing Major for security breach is the right move. The enemy is always watchingIndia’s testing smart fencing in Kashmir. But Israel attack shows technology can only go so far

31 October

Apple’s snooping alerts hurt the health of a democracy. A detailed probe is the right move

Modi govt does a 180 on appraisal system for civil servants. Evaluation must be less opaque

Arbitration award for Tata a lesson for the myopic intellectual left on the price of populism

30 October

Army should allow women Agniveers into non-combat arms. There’s no justification for denial

SC deadline for Maharashtra speaker should lead to independent tribunal for disqualification cases

Hamas leader’s Kerala address is a serious security lapse. It’s not good for Indian Muslims

Data analysis belies Congress’ ‘suit-boot’ allegations against Modi govt