Twenty-two seconds. One packet of Melody. And social media did the rest. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gift of a packet of the humble Indian toffee to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome was not exactly earth-shaking diplomacy. No agreements were signed over caramel and chocolate. No strategic pact emerged from the packet. Yet the…
New Delhi: No case of Ebola virus disease has been detected in India and a high-level review meeting was held on Wednesday to assess the preparedness of states and Union territories and response measures, official sources said. During the meeting under the chairpersonship of Union Health Secretary Punya Salila Srivastava, the health secretaries of all…
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin expressed their opposition to the US-Israeli war on Iran on Wednesday, while warning that restrictions on shipping imposed by “individual states” threatened global trade, in a veiled reference to Tehran, which has blocked shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The US and Israeli strikes…
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by four wickets in a rain-interrupted IPL match to keep their playoff hopes alive here on Wednesday. Sent in to bat, MI, who are already eliminated from the playoff race, struggled their way to a modest 147 for 8. MI slipped to 41/4 in the sixth over. Hardik…
Rome: India and Italy on Wednesday upgraded their ties to a special strategic partnership, firmed up a defence industrial roadmap, and vowed to expand annual trade to Euro 20 billion by 2029, as Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Giorgia Meloni held wide-ranging talks to enhance bilateral relations in the face of increasing geopolitical upheavals. The…
Special Correspondent ……in continuation….Here is Part I: https://orangenews9.com/crickets-rotten-empire-who-is-lying-hca-or-tca-part-i/ TG20 or ₹100-Crore Cricket Marketplace? At the heart of the battle lies the proposed TG20 league. On paper, franchise leagues are modern cricket’s economic reality. Every state association wants its own T20 tournament. There is nothing inherently wrong in commercialising domestic cricket. But commercialisation without transparency becomes…
The time has come for the nation to ask a blunt and unavoidable question: how long will Rahul Gandhi continue to enjoy unchecked liberty to make reckless, inflammatory, and deeply irresponsible statements against India’s constitutional institutions, elected leadership and national security apparatus? At a rally in Raebareli, Rahul Gandhi once again crossed every line of…
The Congress-led Opposition’s relentless obsession with Prime Minister Narendra Modi has now reached a stage where even India’s strategic diplomatic engagements are being viewed through the narrow prism of domestic political hostility. The latest example is the criticism surrounding Modi’s five-nation visit at a time when tensions in West Asia have disrupted global energy supply…
The Sell-Off Was Never About AI, Taxes or the Rupee. It Was About Transparency For nearly two years, India’s financial discourse has been dominated by one carefully manufactured narrative: Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) are leaving India because the country supposedly lacks cutting-edge AI companies, because taxes became unattractive, because the rupee weakened, and because global…
Today, scientists working, particularly in basic research, are facing significant struggles as scientific publishing has decisively shifted from a community-driven academic exercise to a highly lucrative, multi-billion-dollar corporate business model. In a traditional academic ecosystem, universities, research institutes, and in some cases, patrons cover the subscription cost of the majority of scientific journals required by…
