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Indian drawing room talk on ‘merit’ stands demolished by Supreme Court NEET ruling
Supreme Court's explanation on the constitutional validity of OBC quota in NEET rejects commonly held views of dominant castes who are blind to India's social realities.
Reliance’s profit surpasses estimates on back of festive season retail surge, shale sale in US
Launch of affordable 4G JioPhone & hike in mobile tariffs pushed profits during Oct-Dec 2021 quarter. Revenue from refining operations also improved with revived fuel demand.
Defence
The biggest challenges Nirmala Sitharaman will face as India’s new Defence Minister
Sitharaman, who is only the second woman defence minister in India's history, is expected to work closely with the Finance Minister to take key industry-related decisions
Modi vs non-BJP CMs: When most popular isn’t all-powerful & why Centre-state ties will worsen
Modi’s inability to win many states, and the huge popularity his rivals enjoy there, is pushing Indian politics in a more robustly federal direction.