Protests demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s ouster and the scrapping of SIR protests have rejuvenated the opposition, uniting parties once at odds and making it harder than ever for the BJP to discredit its critics.
Francis Halzen turned Antarctic ice into a neutrino telescope and finally traced cosmic rays to their sources; Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai figured out why life prefers left-handed molecules, and how to make chemistry do the same.
The movement’s leaders connect education, jobs and institutional accountability, and point to early successes. But critics question whether the CJP can take on so many causes, or whether its expanding agenda signals political ambitions.
The ECI’s promise to issue meeting minutes will be useful only if they are public and record members’ decisions and dissent. Five other bodies show how regular disclosure can make collective decisions more transparent.
With 91,278 Form 7s filed in Karnataka between June 16 and October 4, mostly against legitimate Muslim voters, multiple FIRs have been filed against the objectors. But the question remains: who orchestrated the mass deletions?