In ‘Sheikh Abdullah’, Chitralekha Zutshi places the Kashmiri leader’s life in the context of global developments and illustrates his political trajectory.
Retaining their Muslimness and Indian nationality in full, the notion of equality-as-parity challenged Mohammad Ali Jinnah's supposedly dangerous demand for Pakistan.
In ‘Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit’, Manu Baghavan provides a throughly researched account of Jawaharlal Nehru’s sister and how her story is intertwined with that of India.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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