Topic: Shia
The Muslims voting for the BJP are richer, more educated and conservative
More Muslims now support the BJP than they did in the last decade.
St Stephen’s College plans to replace philosophy course with theology
If it gets autonomy, Stephen’s will be able to start courses and departments on a self-financing model. The theology course could be a big money-spinner.
Coronavirus-hit China must look at helpful India, not pick on Amit Shah’s Arunachal visit
The India-China border dispute is a complicated issue and it is futile to expect it to be resolved in the ‘early harvest’ manner suggested by China.
Do Shaheen Bagh protesters run risk of waning interest or should stay put for CAA endgame?
The Shaheen Bagh protest against CAA has entered its third month. SC-appointed mediators met protesters this week and may meet them again at a different location.
Defence
Chinese ship carrying suspected cargo to Pakistan allowed to leave, equipment held back
The ship was detained at Gujarat's Kandla Port for allegedly mis-declaring an autoclave, which can be used to launch ballistic missiles, as an industrial ‘dryer’.
Amit Shah’s performance as minister will now determine the success of Modi-Shah power pair
Modi-Shah share a unique power equation unlike Nehru-Patel and Vajpayee-Advani. After Delhi defeat, Shah enters a new, unfamiliar phase of his political career.