Some videos of Lakhimpur Kheri violence, in which 8 people died, have gone viral. But many more videos in public domain can help establish what exactly happened.
Choosing ‘our’ victim has its advantages. There is no scope for moral confusion. But grieving families on both sides in Lakhimpur Kheri remind us it's time to forge a politics of truth.
Ashish Mishra, arrested Saturday, was granted three-day police remand under the condition that he won't be harassed and his lawyer would remain present during interrogation.
After two men were arrested Thursday, police pasted a notice outside Ashish Mishra's house asking him to appear before it in connection with the violence that claimed eight lives.
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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