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SC ruling on hijab & Gyanvapi won’t just be limited to faith. It’ll be about our democracy
While petitions against Karnataka’s hijab ban are an opportunity to define student rights, those against Place of Worship Act can be a platform to ensure a robust law-making procedure in India.
Global smartphone market suffered the worst contraction in history in Jan-March quarter
Demand will remain suppressed through the rest of the year, with global economic downturn preventing any growth until at least the fourth quarter.
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
India’s hijab supporters will lose even if they win SC battle. Because the real war is political
In a highly polarised time, cornered minorities tend to lean back and protect the roots and fundamentals of what is so dear to them. Politically, it can often be a bad trap.