Mizoram: Bairabi–Sairang railway line set to connect Aizawl after 26 years

Aizawl: The long-awaited Bairabi–Sairang railway line, first envisioned in 1999, is now a reality. With its commissioning in June 2025 by the Commissioner of Railway Safety, the 51.38-km stretch is set to bring Mizoram’s capital, Aizawl, onto India’s railway map for the first time. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the line soon….

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

Crash or trash? Don’t Fuel Speculation Yet on Air India Aircraft Mishap

The preliminary findings of the Air India crash have arrived — and with it, an unsettling mix of half-answers, speculative conclusions, and the familiar scent of bureaucratic insulation. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), which functions under the Ministry of Civil Aviation, on Saturday made public a 15-page report that has sparked more confusion than…

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Nitish Kumar sets ambitious goal ahead of elections: One crore jobs for Bihar youth by 2030

Patna: In a major pre-poll announcement, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday (July 13) unveiled an ambitious plan to provide government jobs and employment opportunities to one crore youth by 2030. This target is double the previous goal set for the 2020–2025 period. Highlighting his government’s achievements, CM Nitish Kumar stated that Bihar is on…

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Shifting loyalty, soaring ambition: Cong struggles to hold old charm for new generation leaders

Mumbai:  Once a formidable force in Maharashtra, the Congress is facing a silent but steady erosion of its traditional support base as the new generation of several loyalist families, once the party’s backbone, are either aligning with rivals or retreating from active politics. This shift is weakening the Congress’s organisational depth and compounding its troubles…

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CPP leader Sonia Gandhi calls meeting on July 15 to finalise Cong strategy for Monsoon session

New Delhi: Congress parliamentary party leader Sonia Gandhi will chair a key meeting on Tuesday to finalise the party’s strategy for the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, which is expected to witness confrontations between the opposition and the government on a host of issues. Opposition parties are expected to raise strong concerns over the Election…

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Mastermind or misfire? Washington Sundar’s Solo Act and the Crawley Curtain Call

By any stretch of cricketing imagination, this wasn’t the kind of theatre Test cricket needed. Day Three of the third Test between India and England had all the ingredients of a classic—except, of course, logic. Or perhaps, a team huddle that didn’t resemble a kindergarten picnic. Let’s start with the Washington Sundar saga. Watching the…

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