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He’s not done yet — Why Kapil Sharma, the mass celebrity, deserved Netflix limelight
Kapil Sharma is an Indian Everyman on his Netflix show, singing praises for Shah Rukh Khan, talking about alcohol trouble, and his tweets to PM Narendra Modi.
Who is V Anantha Nageswaran, new chief economic advisor? IIM-A grad, academic, PM’s ex-advisor
Nageswaran, who has taught at various B-schools in India and Singapore, takes charge days before the tabling of the Economic Survey and the Union Budget.
Defence
India carrying out more warship patrols than ever to catch China in crowded global seas
Estimated 125 foreign naval vessels are in the Indian Ocean at any given time, roughly 3 times the number deployed in the wake of the 9/11 attacks when the US invaded Afghanistan.
Let them eat communalism: Yogi’s poll pitch may work but heartland’s jobless fury endangers India
While UP’s unemployed are angry, Yogi’s call for a choice between Jinnah and Sardar Patel, more than seven decades after they both died, is the new ‘let them eat cake’.