Drumming ‘The Kashmir Files’; Maharaja flaunts muscles; AIIMS paralysed
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Drumming ‘The Kashmir Files’
One came out shocked, numbed and hurt after watching ‘The Kashmir Files’. Shock was on account of gory and graphic violence. The scale of violence numbed the audience. Kashmiri Pandits have suffered no less than ethnic cleansing in their own country, and some of them were brutalized before deaths. But cinema is an art, and clapping of the audience to the scenes where innocents are shot point-blank and their bodies fly off into a large pit should never give the delusion that ‘The Kashmir Files’ has any artistic merit.
The Indian Express in its Editorial has criticized the Israeli ambassador in India Naor Gilon for apologizing on behalf of Nadav Lapid, who called ‘The Kashmir Files’ a “vulgar propaganda”. The daily reminded that the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has made a mark on the global stage in the past seven decades, and Lapid, while heading the jury on foreign films, was within his right to express opinion on films. The daily tells Gilon that India-Israel relations is not about a film. The Noida-based daily also underlined that Lapid was within his right to express his opinion.
The scale of fury and lament over Lapid’s remark is part of the crybaby trend. Criticism is lynched. Mobocracy has own pitfalls.
Maharaja flaunts muscles
There is no better group in India than Tatas in turning around failing corporate entities. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s one of the rarest economic achievements would be the disinvestment of Air India. With the merger of Vistara, which had already made a name as a premium airlines in India, Air India is now healthier and agile to compete on the international stage.
The Economic Times has lauded the merger of Vistara with Air India, which also paved way for the exit of Air Asia – the Malaysian rival of Singapore Airlines, which stays with Maharaja with 25.1 per cent stake. The business daily lauded the skills of the Tata Sons for turning around companies after acquiring them and Air India is the next such story, which may soon give a tough competition to Indigo.
The air travelers can only celebrate the imprints of Tata Sons in their travel experience. The management did not fire any of the Air India employees. Now, Air India will benefit from better international routes, slots and aircrafts. This is a win-win situation.
AIIMS paralysed
For seven days, the e-services of AIIMS remain paralysed following crippling cyber hacking. Critical patient data, which includes that of the poor of the country and the most powerful, is at risk.
The Times of India took a critical view of the cyberattack on AIIMS, which caters to 15 lakh outpatients and 80,000 inpatients annually. Cyberattacks on health facilities have seen a 95 per cent spike, stated the daily, while adding that ransomware attack originating from North Korea had sent the US hospitals haywire recently. The daily calls for adopting 3-2-1 approach – saving three copies of each data in two different formats, including one offline. The AIIMS attack should warn digital cheerleaders in the Modi government.
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