Supreme Court’s intervention to check the builder-banks unholy nexus is laudable. Together, they have not just held homebuyers to ransom, but also drained the country’s precious economic resources. It brings relief for flat-owners paying monthly instalments for homes they don’t possess. Only a deeper criminal probe can fix this malaise.
Govt’s caste census announcement blunts key opposition weapon, clears path for national census
The Modi government’s caste census announcement is logical, as much of the Indian political contestation continues to be over caste. And hard data is sorely needed in this competitive caste rhetoric. It also takes away an arrow from the Opposition quiver. Finally, work on the much-delayed national census can begin.
Congress’ Modi ‘gayab’ post trivialises national security. India can’t look divided to world
The Congress is trivialising a national security issue with its Modi ‘gayab’ post. It’s the Opposition’s job to question the government on security failure in Pahalgam. But it must do it responsibly at the time of national grief. India cannot afford to look like a divided house to the world.