Dubai: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met the top leadership of the UAE and had a productive discussion on deepening economic and defence cooperation. Jaishankar participated in the three-day Sir Bani Yas Forum 2025, which concluded on Sunday. Following that, he co-chaired the 16th Joint Commission and 5th Strategic Dialogue with HH Sheikh…
Amman: India and Jordan share a common and clear stance against terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he met King Abdullah II and discussed bilateral ties and exchanged perspectives on regional and global issues of mutual interest. Modi, who arrived in Jordan on a two-day visit at the invitation of Abdullah II,…
The Union government’s decision to replace MGNREGA with the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) – VB-G Ram G Bill, 2025, has triggered predictable political outrage. The loudest protest, unsurprisingly, is not about livelihoods, wages, or accountability—but about the removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s name. This reaction, while emotionally charged, avoids the real…
US President Donald Trump’s sudden softness towards Pakistan, particularly in the aftermath of India’s decisive Operation Sindoor, is not merely puzzling—it is deeply troubling. At a time when the world has once again been confronted with Pakistan’s enduring role as a nursery of terror, Washington’s selective silence raises uncomfortable questions about America’s credibility in the…
Child safety and technological solutionism: Discussing social media restrictions in the digital age Australia proposes a complete ban on social media for children under sixteen. Privacy threats, practical failures, and neglect of underlying psychosocial factors. Rights-based protections through the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Parental consent, child monitoring, and restrictions on targeted advertising. Balance…
—and How the World’s Economic Self-Harm Helped Accelerate It Thanks, in no small measure, to protectionist shocks unleashed by Donald Trump’s tariff-heavy and inward-looking economic strategy, the global technology and talent ecosystem has been forced to re-evaluate old certainties. What emerged from that churn—perhaps unintentionally—was a renewed opportunity for India to reverse decades of brain…
The disciple of Parashurama, the sage Akruthavarṇa, continued his narration of Jamadagni. During the years when Jamadagni and his family lived in strict austerity, his sons once went into the forest to gather fruits and sacred grass. It so happened that the mighty Haihaya monarch, Kārtavīrya, radiant in strength like the blazing sun, and famed…
Shri Khawle Mahaganpati Temple is located at Taramumbri village, about 2 km from Devgad town, in Sindhudurg district, Konkan region of Maharashtra. The temple is a family-owned ancestral shrine (Devghar) belonging to the Khawle family, surrounded by coconut groves and the serene Konkan landscape, close to the Arabian Sea. The tradition of Shri Khawle Mahaganpati…
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Monday showcased a Turkish-made drone that was brought down by the Indian forces on May 10, the final day of the four-day conflict with Pakistan. The reconstructed, armed Yiiha drone was displayed at an event hosted by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on the eve of the 54th Vijay…
New Delhi: The government is taking the high airfares issue seriously and wants to prevent an opportunistic pricing situation and is strengthening the tariff monitoring unit of DGCA, Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Responding to supplementaries during Question Hour, the minister said the government is taking the…
