INDIA (National Affairs)
MP: Muslim vendor thrashed by Hindutva group for selling bangles in ‘Hindu area’
https://maktoobmedia.com/2021/08/23/mp-muslim-vendor-thrashed-by-hindutva-group-for-selling-bangles-in-hindu-area/
‘Why it was necessary to enact Citizenship Act’: Union Minister on evacuations in Afghanistan
https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/why-it-was-necessary-to-enact-citizenship-act-union-minister-on-evacuations-in-afghanistan/2315600/
UP: Protests in BHU over ‘harassment’ of woman student on campus
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/up-protests-in-bhu-over-harassment-of-woman-student-on-campus-7464887/
Denied permanent commission even after top court ruling, women officers to move tribunal
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/women-officers-to-approach-tribunal-for-pc-7466041/
Tax portal still not working, FM summons Infosys CEO today
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/govt-summons-infosys-ceo-glitches-in-income-tax-portal-7465429/
INDIA (Community Affairs)
Why are India’s secular leaders not speaking up clearly about minority rights?
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/inc-sonia-gandhi-minority-rights-bjp-7465962/
Could BAMCEF be the needed answer to RSS?
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/could-bamcef-be-the-needed-answer-to-rss-7464849/
FOREIGN
Afghanistan: US orders civilian jets to join evacuation
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58299804
MUSLIM WORLD
Palestinians in Gaza pledge to defy Israel to protest at border
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/22/palestinians-in-gaza-pledge-to-defy-israel-to-protest-at-border
EDITORIAL
Battle ready
SC allowing women to sit for NDA test is a welcome push for a substantive gender reset in the armed forces.
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/supreme-court-women-for-nda-entrance-exam-7465980/
OPED ARTICLES
Indians have great trust in science. So why is pseudoscience being promoted?
Partha P Majumder writes: IGNOU’s introduction of Master’s programme in Astrology is step in wrong direction, will only make citizens more irrational and society more obscurantist
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/india-astrology-pseudoscience-state-of-science-index-7465949/
ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to launch National Monetisation Pipeline today
https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-to-launch-national-monetisation-pipeline-today/2315549/
TWEETS
Neha Dixit @nehadixit123
Wish we could make our festivals more equal- where rakhis are tied both ways, all siblings regardless of their sex & gender consider each other capable of protecting. And those with no siblings celebrate it with whoever they feel protected by. Three cheers to that in the future.
https://twitter.com/nehadixit123/status/1429311782393315329
Srinivas BV @srinivasiyc
Is it ok to place party flag over Indian flag in New India?
https://twitter.com/srinivasiyc/status/1429352696293720072
Prashant Tandon @PrashantTandy
शर्मनाक. कोई दिन नहीं जाता जब इस तरह के हिंसक वीडिओ न दिखें. इंदौर के इन आतंकवादियों के खिलाफ कार्यवाही होनी चाहिये.
https://twitter.com/PrashantTandy/status/1429498429965668354
