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Fratricide? Suicide? Army-police disagreement deepens mystery at Bathinda Military Station

Four soldiers were riddled with bullets as they slept in their bunker at Bathinda Military Station in Punjab, one of the largest army bases in India. Then another soldier reportedly shot himself.

The cost of tackling climate change & how countries’ GDP metrics may fail to accurately reflect it

To accurately measure impact of nations' efforts to control carbon emissions, a more corporate approach might be needed — balancing creation of new assets against discarded obsolete ones.

Modi govt shouldn’t leave pvt sector to navigate outer space on its own. There is ISRO monopoly

Private sector would be interested in Low Earth Orbit satellites that have greater commercial utility value. But they will need to deal with UN office for outer space whose members are only govts.

What lies at the heart of Ram Navami violence? Indian labels like ‘Muslim areas’

The historical pattern of Ram Navami riots shows that authorities have often denied permission for the procession to pass through Muslim-majority areas.

How an obscure Chinese smartphone maker has reduced the price of foldables by 50%

Demand for foldable phones could increase if there are more phones like the newly launched Tecno Phantom V Fold. At Rs 88,888, it costs almost half as much as Galaxy Z Fold 4.

NCERT textbooks can’t create a secular student. If they did, BJP wouldn’t be in power

Once we give up this myth of school textbooks as the fountain of truth and the child as an empty vessel, we can take a more sober view of what textbooks can and cannot do.

Only Hindus are victims of violence on TV channels. Crimes are done by Atiqs, Ahmeds

Nirmala Sitharaman may have been correct in saying Muslims are not the target of violence in India; but on television news, they are frequently associated with violence.

How Modi has changed Commanders’ Conference—from military lip service to image-building tool

As a shrewd politician, Modi understood the military mind and exploited its inertia to assert his dominance.

India needs a military-space doctrine, must bet big on private sector firms

Ukraine made deft use of the SpaceX and Maxar technologies for combat. India must also invest in organisations that truly stand up to the challenge.

No, Covid vaccines didn’t cause those heart attacks. Don’t let hysteria win

The pandemic was such a traumatic period, full of death and desolation that most of us have blacked it out. We forget about the panic and misinformation.

On Camera

I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.