With cases against Navlakha & Purkayastha collapsing, it's time to take stock of whether dirty war against Maoists is justified, or just perpetuates a brutal cycle of violence.
From Curzon’s partition of Bengal to Independence, Naxalbari movement to Left & Trinamool rule and now BJP looking for a foothold, the state has witnessed political violence for over 100 years.
Kishalay Bhattacharjee’s book addresses age-old questions & extracts startling admissions from the Maoist leadership about the degeneration of the movement.
Airshows are thrilling spectacles of aviation skill and engineering marvels. But they carry inherent risks as the crew is pushing the aircraft, and themselves, to perform at the edges of the envelope.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Wing Commander Namansh Syal is survived by his wife, their 6-year-old daughter and his mother. Back in his native village, relatives and neighbours wait for his remains for last rites.
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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