Delhi’s war on cars misses the point
Starting July 1, Delhi residents’ cars could be turned away at the fuel pump, not for unpaid dues, but for driving a car deemed “too old.”
Starting July 1, Delhi residents’ cars could be turned away at the fuel pump, not for unpaid dues, but for driving a car deemed “too old.”
India’s industrial growth, long considered a key gauge of the country’s economic vitality, has begun to show signs of a worrying deceleration.
A searing heat-wave has descended upon Europe with a vengeance ~ and well before its usual time. Wildfires in Turkey have forced over 50,000 people to flee their homes, while France, Spain, Italy, Germany, and even the typically temperate Netherlands are under weather warnings.
The Arabic word “Ummah” could be translated as “nation”, though it broadly represents a grouping of people who are united by Islamic faith, values, and purpose.
Five years have passed since the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was unveiled, a document that intends to reshape India’s education system over a 15-20 year horizon.
Delhi must hope that the last word has been said on the powers of its elected government. For while a decision of the country’s apex court is deemed to be final, the cynic will argue that he had thought so five years ago as well.
China has met with undeniable success in facilitating the long-pending rapprochement between two bitter sectarian rivals across the Persian Gulf i.e., Shia-dominated Iran and Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia. Ummah (Muslim World) has seen these two powers shadowbox with each other by supporting their respective proxies in countries like Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Yemen etc., even though they ostensibly hold similar positions on issues like Palestine and Islamophobia
Congressional leaders at loggerheads over a debt ceiling impasse sat down with President Joe Biden on 9 May, as the clock ticks down to a potentially catastrophic default if nothing is done by the end of the month.
Though this is a welcome development for a country which was considered as a basket case at the time of its liberation, it has also presented new challenges especially in the economic arena.
For the record, Mr Trump has denied the charges leveled against him as a “complete con job” and a “hoax”, and vowed to appeal the verdict of a New York jury.