Hafta 128: Amarnath Yatra attack, wobbly Bihar Mahagathbandhan, FIR against AIB and more

One of this week’s most significant stories was the attack on Amarnath pilgrims. A yatri bus and a police party were attacked in Anantnag along the Jammu-Srinagar Highway. Seven Amarnath pilgrims were killed while twelve including three policemen were injured after militants attacked on Monday. The Hafta team discusses the Indian media coverage on it. Hartosh Singh Bal, political editor of The Caravan, joins the regular Hafta gang, that is, Abhinandan Sekhri, Madhu Trehan, Anand Ranganathan and Manisha Pande to discuss this and the FIR against AIB’s Tanmay Bhat. We also discuss the Bihar Grand Alliance’s wobbly status and what it may lead to. Hartosh constantly disagrees with Abhinandan on various topics as they take the debate forward.

All this and a lot more, on this week’s Hafta.

For references:

1. A review of #NLHafta from Mrigesh and Karthik BS

2. Financial Express: Awesome story of Calibri, the font that may leave Pakistan sans Sharif.

3. The Hindu: Too early to settle the Aryan migration debate?

4. Quanta Magazine: Pentagon Tiling Proof Solves Century-Old Math Problem

5. Caravan Magazine: The Instigator

6. Indian Express:  At ‘cow hospital’ in Punjab, signs of sword and acid attacks on bovines

7. Guardian: Messy, always late and swear like a sailor? It just means you’re super smart.

8. Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO): New Rule: I Didn’t Reproduce Day

9. TIME: Tim Kaine: People Like Condi Rice and Albert Einstein Show Why We Need the Arts

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