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'Fake news alert,' US envoy, Piyush Goyal dismiss media report that India rejected quick trade deal
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Monday rejected a media report that claimed India had rejected a 'quick trade agreement' with the United States, aiming for a 'better deal'. Gor called it a 'fake news', while reaffirming that the two sides are committed to finalising a trade deal and remain engaged with each other.
'I will commit suicide': What Manmohan Singh told then-CEC SY Quraishi over 'loose talks' by ministers
Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) SY Quraishi has said he has immense respect for Manmohan Singh, as he recalled an interesting incident when he was told by the former prime minister that he would "commit suicide" after the then poll body chief complained to him over "loose talk" by ministers over how the Election Commission of India (ECI) operates.
Sainik School hosts motivational talk on globe circumnavigation and Everest expedition
Lieutenant Commanders of the Indian Navy, Dilna K. and Roopa A., who circumnavigated the globe aboard the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini, and Zuhra Cherukappalli, an accomplished mountaineer who scaled Mount Everest, led the motivational lecture and interactive session ‘Talk on Circumnavigation of the Globe and Mount Everest Expedition’
When Corruption Becomes "Development" - India's Paradoxical Journey: A Satirical Commentary on Governance, Justice, and the Air We Breathe
The New Dictionary: Corruption = Development? In a remarkable linguistic achievement, modern India has managed to redefine corruption as "development." It's almost poetic—like calling pollution "industrial perfume" or calling judicial obstacles "legal innovation." One might say we've entered an era where George Orwell's "Newspeak" has found its most enthusiastic practitioners. But let's not be entirely cynical. After all, consistency counts for something, and there's been remarkable consistency in certain governance patterns since 2014. The PIL Paradox: Justice with
India's Greatest Achievement: Teaching Citizens to Accept Anything
The Promise of Progress: For years, Indians have been told that the nation is moving forward at an unprecedented pace. New highways are opened, airports are inaugurated, skylines are reshaped, and economic milestones are celebrated with great pride. Development has become the most repeated and most celebrated word in public life. The Question Beneath the Celebration: Yet beyond the advertisements, slogans, and televised triumphs, another India continues to ask a simple but uncomfortable question: development for whom? The ordinary citizen does not measure progress through speeches or corp
Monsoon fury grips Himachal, landslides in Shimla; locals flag excessive construction
The Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) has issued a yellow alert for moderate to heavy rainfall in Shimla and surrounding districts. Temperatures in the city are expected to range between a high of 27 degree celsius and a low of 20 degree celsius, with intermittent showers, thunderstorms and cloudy skies dominating the current monsoon pattern.
Rajnath Singh commissions INS Mahendragiri in Visakhapatnam: Know all about indigenously built warship
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday commissioned INS Mahendragiri, the sixth Project 17A Nilgiri-class stealth frigate, into the Indian Navy at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, marking another milestone in India's drive towards strengthening indigenous defence capabilities and maritime security. The commissioning ceremony was attended by senior naval officials, including Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan. Rajnath Singh also received the Guard of Honour during the event.
Malayalam gets a cosy space in Australian public library
The Max Webber Public Library in the Sydney suburbs has opened a Malayalam section featuring 450 titles, following consistent demand from the diaspora. Malayalam has become the seventh Indian language to be represented in the library. Keralites there hope the initiative will help them connect with their culture and language better
F-16 catches fire at Greek Iceland airport, accident averted due to pilot's ingenuity
On Thursday afternoon, an F-16C Fighting Falcon of the Hellenic Air Force suffered a technical failure during flight. The incident took place on July 9 when a fighter jet of the 116th Combat Wing had taken off from the Araxos airbase in the Peloponnese. But it was forced to turn to the commercial airport on the southern Greek island. video also surfaced, flames were seen rising from the lower part of the plane landing, flames were seen in the lower part of the aircraft. After this, the emergency service of the airfield took immediate action. Firefighters already at the airport reached the jet
Army Chief in action amid protests in PoK and Amarnath Yatra, takes stock of security situation on LoC
Amid the ongoing public protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and the Amarnath Yatra, Army Chief (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth visited the headquarters of 15 Corps (Chinar Corps) and its units on Wednesday (July 8). During this, he took stock of the security situation and operational preparedness on the Kashmir Valley and the Line of Control (LoC >
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