Inder Meghwal, a 9-year-old Dalit boy from Jalore district, died on 13 August. School principal allegedly hit him weeks before for drinking water from pot meant for principal.
State after state has moved to bring the liquor industry under its control. Now, the liquor kings' businesses are local, their swagger is limited and they function with no political patronage.
In 5 east UP districts, where rice is primary rain-fed crop, the overwhelming sentiment is despair. For most, planting has been delayed by over a month, which means a drop in yield.
For transgender people in India, discrepancies in official IDs mean constantly explaining transition and revisiting trauma. They're victims to slow bureaucracy.
From being ‘sports city of India’ to electronics industry, Meerut has lots of claims to fame. But its connection to India’s national flag is understated.
In the 1960s, given the limited reach of TV and radio, the Indian govt relied heavily on Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department to spread awareness about family planning.
Anand, home to Amul, India’s largest dairy cooperative, reported 1,507 cases since April 1 cases. Amul officials say farmers there have been taught how to take care of their cattle.
India’s policy on Myanmar has been to deal with its Generals and maintain a distance from the country’s insurgent groups and political struggles. This will have to change.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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