New Delhi: India on Thursday highlighted Islamabad’s track record of “clandestine” nuclear proliferation after a US report flagged new risks regarding Islamabad’s nuclear payload and missile programmes. New Delhi’s remarks followed the US intelligence report that named Pakistan as one of the few nations developing advanced missile systems capable of carrying both nuclear and conventional…
New Delhi: A Mumbai-bound Air India aircraft was diverted to Medina, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday afternoon following an aft cargo fire indication in the cockpit that turned out to be false. After inspection, the plane was cleared for operations and took off for Mumbai, an official said. “Air India flight AI116, operating from New York…
New Delhi: Amid escalating conflict in West Asia, aviation watchdog DGCA on Thursday asked airlines to avoid nine airspaces in the region and ensure robust contingency plans as part of safety risk assessments. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked airlines to avoid the airspaces of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to leaders from Qatar, France, Jordan, Oman and Malaysia on Thursday, and expressed concern over the evolving situation in West Asia. Seeking de-escalation in the conflict in West Asia, Modi strongly condemned the attacks on the region’s energy infrastructure. In separate telephonic conversations with five leaders, the prime…
Special Correspondent A troubling cloud of unanswered questions hangs over the apparent lack of visible investigative progress in cases involving former Indian captain and HCA President, Mohammad Azharuddin, raising broader concerns about institutional accountability, governance standards, and the credibility of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA). The allegations referenced in this report are based on First…
For years, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) was the favourite punching bag of armchair critics, self-styled defence experts, and a section of the political class that seemed more comfortable importing power than building it at home. The “doubting Thomases” spared no opportunity to label India’s premier aerospace PSU as inefficient, outdated, and incapable of delivering world-class…
How One Idea Rewired the Global Economy Brent Johnson’s provocative framework predicted dollar dominance at a time when the consensus was pointing the other way and markets have been grappling with the consequences ever since. When Brent Johnson, a portfolio manager at Santiago Capital, first sketched out what he called the Dollar Milkshake Theory in…
A Reality Check Amid Global Turbulence At a time when multiple theatres of conflict—from Eastern Europe to West Asia—continue to simmer or spiral, the question of credible global leadership has once again come to the fore. With traditional power centres appearing either overstretched or inconsistent, there is a growing conversation in diplomatic and strategic circles:…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao The hymns of the Rigveda, composed by the seer Kanva, reveal a remarkable synthesis of poetic imagination, scientific observation, and spiritual reverence. In these hymns, written in the sacred Gayatri Chandas, the sage praises the powerful storm deities known as the Maruts. These hymns are not merely devotional prayers; they also reflect…
In the great hall of the Kuru race, where elders, princes, counsellors, and well-wishers were gathered, a grave and searching deliberation arose concerning the path to be chosen, for the shadow of war already darkened the horizon. Each voice that spoke did so with the hope of restraining the coming ruin, and yet the tide…
