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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Topic2002 Gujarat

Topic: 2002 Gujarat

Unwinnable for 3 decades, why Gujarat has been a complex ideological battleground for Congress

Today, the land of Sardar Patel, K.M. Munshi and Mahatma Gandhi will host a session of the All Indian Congress Committee. The last one in Gujarat was held 64 years ago, in Bhavnagar.

BJP fields cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife in Jamnagar, pins hope on her ‘following, social work’

Rivaba Jadeja joined the BJP in 2019 & replaces sitting MLA Dharmendrasinh Jadeja as the party's face for the Jamnagar (North) seat.

Over 6,000 citizens urge Supreme Court to revoke remission of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano case

Citizens, including human rights activists, said early release of the convicts strengthens the impunity of all men who commit rape & acts of violence against women.

What data and history of India and its capital tell us about Delhi’s riots

In Episode 401 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the Delhi riots through the perspective of the national capital and India's history.

What changed between Gujarat 2002 & Delhi 2020? Low trust in TV news, higher faith in phone

In 2002, public trust in TV news was high because 24x7 news was a new beast. Now every riot-witness is a self-broadcaster.

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Pakistan helped Afghans defeat superpowers — only to lose them to their nationalism

Pakistan failed to understand the fiercely independent psyche of the Afghans and Pashtun nationalism, which has dominated politics in Afghanistan since its emergence in 1747.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.