SC’s disclosure of recently appointed HC judges’ relationship with sitting and retired judges is a good initiative. Lineage and inbreeding run deep in higher judiciary, as ThePrint investigation revealed. Prevalence of legal elites doesn’t reflect well on collegium system. SC’s disclosure should be the first step toward repairing the rot.
Baby bust fears reach Andhra. Incentivising mothers is about the economy, not just delimitation
Andhra Pradesh extends maternity benefits to women government employees who have more than two children, months after CM Naidu said the state is ageing. This isn’t just about delimitation and north-south divide. There’s global anxiety over baby bust. Asian and Western nations are incentivising new mothers. It’s the economy, stupid.
Pakistan Navy tracking India’s P8I aircraft is peak comedy. It’s a radar lab, not a ghost
Pakistan Navy “tracking” India’s P8I aircraft is peak comedy. It’s a flying radar lab, not a ghost. Built on Boeing 737 frame, it can be tracked on FlightRadar—probably even by pigeons. With sensors spotting submarines, ships hundreds of kilometres away, maybe it’s Pakistan that should worry about being tracked.