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AFTERBURNER EFFECT • Three months after striking deep inside Pakistan, the IAF reveals a few surprises in its kill tally—raising questions about timing, politics and narrative control

THE AIR CHIEF SPEAKS • Key takeaways from Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh’s statement

FROM BOYS TO MEN

JUDICIAL JABS

HISS HISS HURRAY BABY KINGS RELEASED

A War On Delhi Strays • On August 11, the Supreme Court ignited a heated debate with a blanket suo motu order that all stray dogs in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) be removed and rehabilitated in permanent shelters. Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan said the condition concerning dog bites is “extremely grim” and that children must not fall prey to rabies. A three-judge bench is now scheduled to take up the matter

NITISH’S TEMPLE TANGO • For the first time in his long political career, the Bihar CM adopts temple symbolism. A temple at Sita’s storied birthplace aligns him to Hindutva

ROOM FOR THE ORIGINAL GOANS • Goa’s unheralded tribal communities see a long struggle for political reservations bear fruit

CHAVDA FACES AN UPHILL CHALLENGE • Gujarat Congress, sunk in defeatism after serial losses and desertions, entrusts its future to a young OBC face

DEGREES OF PARALYSIS • Tamil Nadu’s higher education stays stuck in a limbo while the state-governor legal turf battle drags on

BEING BRUTALIST TOWARDS BHOPAL • Greedy realtors, politicos with personal stakes, greasy babus team up to deface a beautiful, planned city

RAHUL UPS THE ANTE • From the Opposition leader’s “vote chori” allegation in Karnataka to Bihar’s contested revisions, disputes over voter rolls deepen the crisis of confidence in the Election Commission’s ability to safeguard electoral integrity

A CASE OF TRUST DEFICIT • Opposition parties have repeatedly questioned the Election Commission’s impartiality. Many observers argue that, instead of hiding behind procedural rules, it must act to strengthen public trust in the institution

WHO MOVED MY JOB? • INDIA’S BIGGEST EMPLOYMENT GENERATOR SEES MASSIVE RETRENCHMENT, FORCING COMPANIES IN THE SECTOR TO RESTRUCTURE OR RISK OBSOLESCENCE

THE HIRING AND FIRING RANGE • FY22 saw what is called ‘revenge hiring’ in the sector in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the exuberance has petered out considerably since

AN ILL WIND • Geopolitical instability and Trump’s tariff-led disruptions have eroded valuations of the Big 4 in the past year

PIVOT AND PROSPER • The Nasscom president advocates taking a long-term view of change rather than focusing on short-term pain

NO MANN’S LAND • The Punjab CM backs down, withdraws much-hyped land pooling policy after backlash from farmers and the HC

Immersed in Uncertainty • The booming Ganesh idol industry in Mumbai’s hinterland faces an ecological pushback over the use of polluting PoP. A high court ruling has come as a reprieve, for now

IT’S REIGNING QUEENS • Divya Deshmukh’s feat demonstrates how far women’s chess has come in the country but also how much farther it has to go, both...