Topic: Republic TV
Tight race in MP & a BJP win in Chhattisgarh: Election results a mixed bag for exit polls
Most exit polls had called Telangana right and predicted the tight race for Madhya Pradesh, but there were several misses too.
Talk Point: Is it okay for public figures & activists to bar journalists they don’t like?
Jignesh Mevani while addressing a press briefing in Chennai singled out a reporter from Republic TV, asking him to leave the briefing. Experts weigh in on the implications of Mevani's demand.
On Camera
YourTurn
Bengal has many Kalis, but TMC can’t accommodate them anymore. UP, Haryana is in the way
Moitra, TMC leadership need to have a conversation. And send everyone else a memo: Protecting Bengali identity is not the party’s only line anymore.
Keep calm and carry on: Unlike wheat, rice isn’t hot yet
The world is worried that India might restrict exports of rice after wheat, pushing prices higher and worsening global food security.
Defence
In a first in IAF, father-daughter fly in same fighter formation as fellow wingmen
Daughter of Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma, Flying Officer Ananya Sharma is currently undergoing training to master ‘superior and faster’ jets.
Moral, political & ideological questions on Maharashtra: 1st is simplest to answer, 3rd trickiest
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.