Karnataka women are on non-stop joy ride. Backpacking to temples & palaces on free Shakti
There’s no stopping Karnataka women. Between June and July, the number of women passengers taking free Shakti buses doubled, Monami Gogoi reports.
55 aboard China’s nuclear submarine dead, ‘caught in trap for US, allied’ ships, says UK daily
Citing ‘secret UK intel report’, Daily Mail says 21 Aug incident involved 22 officers, 7 officer cadets, 9 petty officers & 17 sailors aboard submarine ‘093-417’. China has denied incident. Read Smruti Deshpande’s report.
Indian students shine at international astronomy olympiad, win gold, silver and bronze
Aarush Mishra, Siddharth Kumar Gopal and Satwik Patnaik secured gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, at the 2nd IOAA-Jr, an international competition of astronomy & astrophysics. Amogh Rohmetra reports.
654 suicides & 50,000 resignations in 5 years — the crisis stalking India’s CAPFs
Central armed police forces are facing high suicide rates and soaring attrition. Senior officers say mental health is the main issue, but steps are being taken to support personnel, Mayank Kumar reports.
‘Rahul as Ravan’ vs ‘Modi as Daanav’: Poster war breaks out between BJP and Congress
BJP’s poster read ‘Bharat khatre mein hai’ with a bearded Rahul with 10 heads, while Congress responded ‘Hindustan khatre mein hai’ with PM Modi’s photo morphed to look like ‘devil’. Read Ishadrita Lahiri’s report.
New disability pension policy for soldiers will discourage young Indians from joining military
It is no rocket science that a military life aggravates common medical problems. The change in disability pension policy is a retrograde step, writes Retd Lt Gen HS Panag
Project Udbhav is a wasteful exercise. Ancient texts can’t substitute Army training manuals
The intellectual acumen of officers and veterans could be better utilised for issues of greater national security concern instead of studying ‘strategic thought processes’, writes Manvendra Singh.
Make-in-India iPhone story shows govt isn’t really reducing imports or helping produce cheap
Can India subsidise its industry to the same level as China? No. We just don’t have the resources, writes TCA Sharad Raghavan.
India hitting enemies on global scale, govt winning applause. But there’s cost being paid too
From RAW assets convicted of espionage in Germany, to former naval officers facing trial for spying on Qatar, India’s efforts to expand its global intelligence reach have led to problem after problem, writes Praveen Swami
Artillery is the king of battlefield but they must adapt now, move away from towed guns
Acquisitions being planned should cater for the battle field milieu of the next few decades, in which towed artillery may be a liability, writes Manoj Navarane.