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Has BJP thrown Sushma Swaraj to the wolves?

Experts weigh in on whether Twitter trolling has become a part of the right-wing culture. The recent victim was the BJP’s external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. She helped an inter-faith couple with their passports. For this, Swaraj was viciously attacked by trolls, many of whom claim to be BJP supporters, and accused of ‘Muslim appeasement’.

Do biopics like Sanju end up resurrecting fallen heroes?

Experts weigh in Rajkumar Hirani's recent biopic on Sanjay Dutt's life and how it was influenced by the 1993 Mumbai blasts.

Will IITs’ move to add more seats for women help bridge gender gap in male-dominated engineering branches?

The IITs this year have added 779 more seats for women. A large chunk of these seats are in mechanical and civil engineering, branches traditionally considered male-dominated. Experts weigh in.

Is Modi govt being reasonable or reckless in using LIC to back its ailing public sector?

Experts weigh in on LIC's active participation in the disinvestment exercise of the government to rescue its struggling public sector companies.

Is India’s abysmal doctor-patient ratio a self-made crisis?

WHO prescribes a doctor-patient ratio of 1:1000. To meet the same, India would need at least 5 lakh more doctors. Experts weigh in on the abysmal doctor-patient ratio.

Is Delhi being paranoid or realistic about the cutting of thousands of trees?

Experts weigh in on the felling of nearly 16,500 trees in Delhi as part of a housing plan.

Criminal cases for irregularities – Clean-up of banking sector or witch hunt?

On Wednesday, the CEO and director of the Bank of Maharashtra were booked in a Rs 3,000-crore default case involving real estate developer DSK Group. The Indian Banks’ Association has condemned the arrests of bankers. Experts weigh in.

Article 370: Can Modi revoke it before 2019 and will it heal or hit Kashmir’s ties with rest of India?

Barely 48 hours after the BJP pulled out of the alliance with the PDP in Kashmir, talks on revoking Article 370 have gained steam. BJP MP, Sabha Subramanian Swamy in a tweet claimed to have written to the PMO on “why Article 370 can be deleted without Parliament concurrence."

Modi’s GST exemption for Punjab Sewa Bhoj – placated an ally or changed the idea of langar?

The central government launched the Sewa Bhoj Yojana on 1 June, exempting charitable organisations that provide free food from paying GST on the raw materials used. Experts weigh in.

BJP pulls out of PDP alliance in Kashmir: New muscular Modi strategy or end of political options?

The BJP walked out of the alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir. According to reports, BJP was especially unhappy with Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s handling of rising violence in the valley. Shortly after, Mufti also submitted her resignation to Governor NN Vohra.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.