With BJP leaders framing hijab controversy in Karnataka as ‘conspiracy’ against India, the idea of the uniform civil code (UCC) has come up again as ‘need of the hour’.
Congress is facing rebel resistance in 9 seats, BJP in at least 12. Parties have persuaded some rebel candidates to withdraw nominations, but now date for that is over.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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