India’s ambitious bullet train project linking Mumbai and Ahmedabad, launched in 2017, has faced significant hurdles. Originally targeted for completion by 2026, the project now faces uncertainty due to escalating costs and disagreements with Japanese contractors. In response, India’s Railways Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has proposed a bold shift toward self-reliance, with plans to develop indigenous…
I am sick and tired of people adding ‘sic’ to the end of their comments on X (Twitter). Do they even know what it means, or do they think it’s just the trendy way to close a tweet? Or maybe it’s their way of saying they, too, are ‘sick and tired.’ ‘Sic’ is written after…
Despite initial aggressive posturing, the newly elected Congress government in Telangana, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, appears to be slowing down on its plans to take legal action against former Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) and his family. While the government has hinted at possessing incriminating evidence, especially concerning alleged financial misconduct…
Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named his campaign manager Susan Wiles as his White House chief of staff, making her the first woman ever to hold this powerful position in any administration. “Susie will continue to work tirelessly to Make America Great Again. It is a well-deserved honour to have Susie as the…
New Delhi: Days after the chief minister of Pakistan’s Punjab province called for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India to jointly address the issue of smog, the MEA on Thursday said New Delhi has not heard anything formally from Islamabad so far on this matter. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said this in…
Washington: Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Thursday vowed to ensure a peaceful and orderly transfer of power to President-elect Donald Trump in January and appealed to the people to accept the election results for the White House. Biden made the comments during an address to the nation a day after Trump, 78, was re-elected…
Hyderabad: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Thursday said people are disenchanted with the ruling Congress in Telangana and that the BJP would emerge as the “number one party” in the future. The Congress government has not fulfilled any of its election promises and common people are voicing dissatisfaction, Reddy, president of BJP in Telangana,…
India is besieged by round crises: external and internal. By contrast, other nations pale into insignificance. At one stage, globalization due to high-tech breakthroughs was hailed as making borders irrelevant by experts and media. Some of them predicted the end of geography or history or demographics. Yet, the primordial and ethnic loyalties have resurfaced globally…
Following his victory in the 2024 presidential election, President-elect Donald Trump has made bold claims about his ability to swiftly end the Russia-Ukraine war — even promising a resolution within days of taking office on January 20. Such ambitious assertions resonate with American voters weary of protracted conflicts, but the reality of Trump’s approach to…
O Rama! The sons of Vasishtha, upon hearing King Trishanku’s words, were greatly disturbed, their hearts filled with a fiery resentment. The notion of allowing anyone to challenge the honor of their father was an affront to their loyalty, and anger stirred in each of them. Yet, as custom and courtesy demand, they upheld their…
