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Indian drawing room talk on ‘merit’ stands demolished by Supreme Court NEET ruling
Supreme Court's explanation on the constitutional validity of OBC quota in NEET rejects commonly held views of dominate castes who are blind to India's social realities.
Reliance’s profit surpasses estimates on back of festive season retail surge, shale sale in US
Launch of affordable 4G JioPhone & hike in mobile tariffs pushed profits during Oct-Dec 2021 quarter. Revenue from refining operations also improved with revived fuel demand.
Defence
Behind teen’s ‘abduction’ on LAC in Arunachal, a legacy of colonial maps, empires and wars
It's not clear which side of LAC Miram Taron was on when he was ‘kidnapped’. Different perceptions of the border in India & China and competing maps make this tricky ground.
Modi vs non-BJP CMs: When most popular isn’t all-powerful & why Centre-state ties will worsen
Modi’s inability to win many states, and the huge popularity his rivals enjoy there, is pushing Indian politics in a more robustly federal direction.