My father met Modi, Shah to air grievances but got no response — son of MP who killed himself

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Abhinav Delkar, the son of MP Mohan Delkar | ANI

Father met Modi & Shah but got no assurances — son of MP who killed himself in Mumbai

The Lok Sabha MP from Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Mohan Delkar, who died by suicide in a Mumbai hotel on 22 February, had specially travelled to Delhi and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to air his grievances but got no response, reports Ananya Bhardwaj.

Probe in Army recruitment scam finds candidates in defence academy who paid ‘bribes’ to get in

An internal probe by the Army revealed that at least two candidates made it into the prestigious Officers Training Academy, Chennai, and another cleared the Service Selection Board of the National Defence Academy in December 2020 through corrupt practices, reports Snehesh Alex Philip.

Why a Bangladesh plane that made emergency landing in 2015 is still stuck in Raipur

In August 2015, an aircraft of United Airways, a now-defunct Bangladeshi airline, made an emergency landing at Raipur’s Swami Vivekanand airport after an engine failure on its way from Dhaka to Muscat. Over five and a half years later, the aircraft continues to occupy one of the eight parking bays at the Raipur airport. Read this report by Taran Deol to know why.

Two balloons have done what Imran Khan govt couldn’t — give India sleepless nights

The pigeons and monkeys who spent their lives spying for Pakistan and India have been challenged by China-made balloons. How’s that for a two-front war? Writes Naila Inayat.

Did Modi give Hindus closure? A PIL against the Places of Worship Act will decide the answer

The SC has asked the Modi govt to submit its response to a PIL challenging the Places of Worship Act. That answer can change the landscape of India, writes D.K. Singh.

Why Modi, Jaishankar believe in the strong China model and trashing Western reports

The coronavirus pandemic taught Modi a key lesson in realpolitik — that the rules are different for the strong and powerful, writes Jyoti Malhotra.

Why Pakistan wants peace with India, and Modi prefers it over war as well

If India thinks it’s caught in an awful two-front situation, the picture is more challenging for Pakistan. It can continue fighting India and become a colony of China, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.