India is securing uranium fuel for its ambitious nuclear expansion plans (AI Image) Last month, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tashkent, the headline takeaway was diplomatic. India and Uzbekistan agreed to elevate their ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and set a target of $5 billion in annual bilateral trade by 2030.But tucked…
How India’s aviation regulator is tightening the net on pilots and crew to ensure those trusted with thousands of lives are fit to fly. (AI-generated image) There is something inherently unsettling about flying. Thirty thousand feet above the ground, hundreds of passengers sit inside a pressurised metal tube travelling at hundreds of kilometres per hour,…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated India has entered a new era of performance politics. He said corruption, casteism, and dynastic politics have ended since 2014. Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Narendra Modi government had moved India away from corruption, casteism and dynastic politics and ushered in an era of “politics…
77 pilgrims, 3 volunteers of Isha Foundation remain unaccounted for Two weeks after flash floods struck the Nepal-Tibet border, 77 participants of a Kailash Manasarovar pilgrimage and three volunteers remain unaccounted for, the Isha Foundation said in a statement, adding that the figure has not changed since its previous update.The foundation said identification work at…
NEW DELHI: CPI and CPM on Sunday reiterated that it is not in alliance with Vijay’s TVK in Tamil Nadu and said that they will contest one assembly segment each in the upcoming bypolls in the state.CPI state secretary M Veerapandian, while talking to reporters, said that CPI will fight from Dharapuram, the CPM will…
How well do India’s systems support students in crisis? (File Photo) Imagine finally admitting that you need help and dialling a 24/7 national mental health helpline, hoping a person will answer, only to hear: “All our counsellors are busy attending to other callers. This is taking more time than expected.” On some calls we made…
The “announcement” came after Dipke was allegedly heckled by a group of people during his visit to Balaghat NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Saturday mocked the Mohan Yadav-led Madhya Pradesh government and announced his resignation as the state’s chief minister.The sarcastic announcement came after Dipke was allegedly heckled by a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday warned against the weaponisation of technology and critical minerals, saying that there is a need for inclusivity in the adoption of technology.During his closing remarks on the second day of the Brics summit, PM Modi said that tightening control over technology and critical minerals could hinder shared…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the “growing strength, appeal and unprecedented trust” in Brics during the second day of the multilateral event in New Delhi.While chairing the Brics session on “Inclusive global governance and strengthening multilateralism”, PM Modi said that cooperation and support between the Brics members has led the shared vision transform…
NEW DELHI: Over 60 nutrition and public health scholars from 17 countries, including researchers from Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Oxford, have backed India’s mandatory warning labels on packaged foods and beverages high in nutrients of health concern, while urging FSSAI to strengthen system.In a written comment to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, the…