‘Begged mob to leave me, said I am a mother’: Kuki woman in viral video recalls 2-hr assault
Talking to ThePrint last month, one of the Kuki women seen being paraded naked in viral video had shared traumatic details of how a mob attacked her in Kangpokpi on 4 May. Read Sonal Matharu’s report.
Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory will be built in Maharashtra in partnership with US, at estimated cost of Rs 2,600 crore by 2030. It will be the world’s third LIGO project. Read Gaurvi Narang’s report.
India begins manufacturing C-295 aircraft for IAF, more orders to be placed
India also in talks with Airbus to set up maintenance, repair & overhaul hub for C-295 aircraft, which are operated by a number of countries, including UAE, Philippines, Thailand. Read Snehesh Alex Philip‘s report
Why is Indian Army keeping the martial race theory alive? The British left 76 years ago
General KM Cariappa’s experiment debunked the martial race theory and illustrated that differences in ethnicity, caste, religious, and regional backgrounds were not the determinants of fighting capabilities of soldiers, writes Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (retd).
PM Modi was once a CM too. He should care for federalism, withdraw Delhi ordinance
Between AAP-controlled MCD, centre-nominated NDMC, home ministry-appointed LG, 7 BJPin MPs & municipal councillors from other parties, there is a mess of power centres in Delhi., writes Sagarika Ghose.
I once supported SC quota for ‘Dalit’ Muslims and Christians, but here’s why I don’t anymore
Caste-based discrimination is common across South Asia, but untouchability exists primarily within Hinduism. Muslims and Christians practising untouchability contradict the tenets of their religions, writes Dilip Mandal.
New BJP govt, old divisive ways. Biren’s rule shows party never gave Manipur real change
If Congress made errors, BJP should’ve given Manipur real change. Biren Singh’s statements in weeks leading up to and during flare-up show BJP persisted with same policy of divisiveness, writes Shekhar Gupta.