What you should know about Bahmani empire that the BJP doesn’t want celebrated
The Bahmani sultanate, despite what the BJP believes, influenced Karnataka greatly.
The Mahadayi water war, and why it is again becoming an issue around election season
The dispute with Goa is over 40 years old, and involves Karnataka’s demand for 24 tmcft of water to be diverted from the Mahadayi for its drinking needs.
Complete rollout of world’s largest healthcare scheme to take 1.5 years
First phase may be launched on 15 August;, 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres to be set up by 2022.
The long battle to bring ex-DGP SPS Rathore to justice for molesting Ruchika Girhotra
The former Director General of Police was sentenced to six months in jail for molesting Ruchika Girhotra. That legal battle took over two decades.
जानें कैसे काम करती है सुप्रीम कोर्ट विवादों का केंद्र – उसकी रजिस्ट्री
चार असंतुष्ट जजों का कहना है कि मुख्य न्यायाधीश बेशक रोस्टर के मालिक हैं, लेकिन अपनी "पसंद की पीठों" को "चुनिंदा मामले सौंप कर" वे प्रोटोकॉल तोड़ रहे हैं.
The Supreme Court registry & its little-known but powerful head at the centre of strife
The four protesting judges say while CJI is master of the roster, Misra is breaching protocol by ‘selectively assigning cases’ to ‘preferred benches’.
Indian Army’s Mahar regiment: Home to two army chiefs and a Param Vir Chakra
The Mahar regiment has had a circuitous journey — from serving the British during the Anglo-Maratha wars to its distinguished service post-Independence.
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‘Mother of PILs’ Kapila Hingorani becomes first woman to have her portrait in SC library
Hingorani was one of only three female lawyers practicing in the Supreme Court in her time, and changed Indian jurisprudence by filing the first PIL in 1979.
These documents show how India and Union Carbide colluded on the Bhopal Gas tragedy
Documents accessed by ThePrint shows how GoI and Union Carbide played blame game while the victims still await justice.
Opposed by BJP many times, anti-black magic bill tabled in Karnataka assembly
The bill seeks to abolish, among others, the controversial practice of ‘Made Snana’, a ritual that involves people rolling over banana leaves with food left over by Brahmins.
Why nothing can challenge the power of Apple, Amazon and Google
EU wants to make sure other companies are allowed to compete with these incumbents but American antitrust law focuses on the interests of the consumer.
These are the sweeping changes Amazon India is making for its first Prime Day since Covid
This time, thousands of Amazon employees will coordinate the sale from their homes, and packers, sorters and deliverymen will follow stringent hygiene protocols.
Defence
India’s quest for armed drones gets a boost as US looks to ramp up arms sales
India is now looking at acquiring 6 armed drones from the US instead of the planned mix of 30 armed and non-armed drones. It is also in talks with Israel.
Modi govt’s NEP is out of touch with reality, Indian voters want English-medium education
State leaders with their ear to the ground, like Nitish, Mamata and Yogi, have shown that the push for native language education is not what voters want.