Vrishti Beniwal
It’s time now to think of kids first, whatever the virus has in store
So far in the pandemic, children suffered disproportionately to protect the elderly. But now we adults must return the favour so that kids can resume their learning and socialising.
India’s services sector stuck in contraction for third straight month in July
The seasonally adjusted India Services Business Activity Index rose from 41.2 in June to 45.4 in July but was stuck in contraction due to subdued demand conditions amid Covid crisis.
Defence
India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier Vikrant begins sea trial, Navy says ‘historic’ day
The 40,000-tonne aircraft carrier is the largest and most complex warship built in the country. Vikrant is expected to be commissioned into Indian Navy in 2022.
Why Mizoram vs Assam is a BJP project to ‘integrate’ northeast gone wrong
Assam-Mizoram violence is an outcome of BJP trying too hard to ‘integrate’ distinct northeastern states. This has unleashed latent regionalism.