Why India struggles to predict the weather; it's time we absolve Jinnah; India’s mismanagement of labour law reform; and more

[View this email in your browser]( Top Story [Does Modi's Attack on JD(S) Signal a Potential Shift by Deve Gowda's Party?]( M.K. Venu [With four days left for the poll campaign to end, the PM is set to address 21 rallies. Will his last-ditch efforts to woo 3-4% anti-incumbency votes by projecting JD(S) as having struck a deal with Congress, work?]( [Why India Struggles to Predict the Weather Over Its Lands]( Ankur Paliwal [India has a lot to lose if it doesn't make better sense of its weather, especially for its farmers and for better disaster management.]( [UP Making Repeated Attempts to Quash HC Order Demanding Healthcare Overhaul]( Anoo Bhuyan [The state government has been seeking an ex parte injunction on Allahabad high court's wide-ranging judgment on its health system, but has not been granted one yet.]( [Inside Story of the Centre’s Turf War with the Supreme Court Collegium]( The Wire Analysis [There are strong indications that the collegium may seek Chief Justice K.M. Joseph’s views on the Centre’s reservations, before reiterating its recommendation to elevate him to the Supreme Court.]( [It's Time We Absolve Jinnah]( Sharjeel Imam [Partition harmed the Indian Muslims most, but to put the blame on Jinnah, or the Muslim League, is not necessarily a correct historical reading.]( [Were There Civilians Among 'Naxals' Killed in the Gadchiroli 'Encounter'?]( Sukanya Shantha [The police said it was 'verifying' names in a purported letter released by CPI-Maoist claiming that only 22 of the 40 persons whose bodies were found in Indravati river belonged to the armed rebellion group.]( [India’s Mismanagement of Labour Law Reform Continues With the Modi Government]( K.R. Shyam Sundar [The NDA government has been focussing primarily, or even solely, on extending labour flexibility.]( [Of Love and Longing in Kolkata]( Monobina Gupta [The recent manhandling of a couple in metro shows that the city, despite its illusory image of social progressiveness, remains deeply conservative.]( Copyright © 2018 The Wire, All rights reserved. You're getting this email because you recently subscribed to receive email digests from The Wire via our website. Our mailing address is: The Wire 13, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Marg Gole MarketNew Delhi 110001 India [Add us to your address book](//thewire.us11.list-manage.com/vcard?u=6b988b13445248b1268a308f2&id=4808224841) Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](