Why some Australian universities are rejecting applications of students from 5 Indian states
Certain universities are no longer processing applications coming from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, UP, Gujarat and J&K citing ‘fraudulent documents’, high dropout rates as reasons, reports Soniya Agrawal.
Disintegration of Imran’s PTI shows sympathy still intact for Pakistan Army, which is threatening to invoke Army Act against protesters & giving a spin on Jai Jawan Jai Kisan, writes Shekhar Gupta.
Gita Press at 100—the cultural powerhouse made Hinduism relatable, affordable, portable
Gita Press has found the most formidable patron in PM Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to visit Gorakhpur next week. The Hindi publishing house’s moment in the national story has never been more aligned, reports Sagrika Kissu.
Modi’s Parliament inaugural was an elaborate mimicry. It displayed the sham that is New India
The first republic’s founders were dedicated to building institutions. The second republic’s custodians are devoted to entrenching a cult of personality, writes Kapil Komireddi.
Go beyond Sengol. Why there’s such hype about Chola dynasty in India today
The Cholas are now Hindu nationalist heroes. And the BJP is keen to link itself with this image. But The resurgence of the Cholas in political memory is strange, writes Anirudh Kanisetti.
Rahul Gandhi’s acceptability as PM nearly doubled since 2014. More than half are non-Congress
There’s an increase in proportion of people willing to vote for Congress ‘if elections were held tomorrow’. But this appears to be coming at the cost of ‘other’ parties, not BJP, write Suhas Palshikar, Sandeep Shastri, Sanjay Kumar and Vibha Attri.
Manipur saw ‘free’ India’s 1st flag hoisted. Now it’s BJP’s biggest internal security challenge
There are 3 things you never do in a small northeastern state: undermine local leaders, divide and rule, push homogenisation, writes Shekhar Gupta.