UP Muslim teen meets Dalit girl for ‘pizza outing’, lands in jail under anti-conversion law
Sonu alias Saquib has been accused of trying to elope with a minor girl and convert her to Islam. But the girl’s father — the complainant — claimed he never made any such allegation, reports Ananya Bhardwaj.
What is the new coronavirus strain in UK and will vaccines work on it?
The new strain was discovered by Public Health England’s genomic surveillance, and it notified the Boris Johnson government about its seriousness on 18 December, reports Pia Krishnankutty.
A government of the 38% people, by 38% of the people, for 38% of the people
The Narendra Modi government’s actions show it cares only for the approval of those who have voted for it, writes Shivam Vij.
‘Missing’ supermassive black hole in distant galaxy leaves scientists perplexed
The disappearance of a supermassive black hole — estimated to weigh between 3 billion and 100 billion times the mass of the Sun — has left scientists perplexed, reports Mohana Basu.
With new telecom policy, Modi govt starts the game of hitting China where it hurts the most
The National Security Directive on Telecommunication Sector has been framed keeping in mind the changed scenario and seeks to put powerful Chinese telecom companies into a corner, writes Snehesh Alex Philip.
Army’s proposed ‘Tour of Duty’ recruitment model could be expanded to Navy and IAF too
Three-year volunteer scheme is being designed to attract more youth to Army, fill up officers’ vacancies, and reduce ballooning defence pensions, reports Amrita Nayak Dutta.
In Modi’s AMU pitch to Muslims, retreat from party politics hurting foreign policy interests
Modi’s AMU address after Shah’s CAA remarks suggests government has realised the downside — for international relations, and internal security — of pushing too hard on politics of Muslim exclusion, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.
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