In the quiet fishing village of Thumba, Kerala, where India’s space journey began with sounding rockets launched from a churchyard, few could have imagined the cosmic heights the nation would one day reach.
This year’s G7 summit unfolds against the backdrop of a world in profound flux ~ one that is grappling not only with sluggish economic growth but also with the resurgence of geopolitical rivalries that threaten to upend the fragile order painstakingly built over decades.
The recent Spending Review presented by UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves was meant to signal the dawn of a new economic chapter for Britain ~ one focused on investment, growth, and the promise of improving the lot of working families.
“World listens to the language of peace only when it com - es from the position of power”, said Dr Mohan Bhagwat, the RSS chief, while speaking at a function recently at Jaipur.
Every time India reacted to Pakistan-backed terrorist strikes, it raised the benchmark. What began as ‘Kadi Ninda’ pre2014, became a cross-border strike after Uri in 2016 and Balakote in 2019, finally ending up with damaging and destroying Pakistan’s strategic assets in Operation Sindoor.
The greed of Indian corporate promoters is unparalleled. There is a saying in the stock market that promoters recover their investment by bringing in their first IPO in which they sell their shares to the public at highly inflated prices. This saying has more than a grain of truth in it; almost all share issues are priced at many times of their face value; typically, a share with a face value of Rs.10 is offered to the public at Rs.600-Rs.700
Despite the presence of regional parties, there could be a game of thrones for the BJP and Congress in nine states going for elections this year. It is seen as the semi-final before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Gagan Thapa, Member of Parliament and a powerful general secretary of the Nepali Congress, was most likely talking about carving out sectors of influences to source investments. What else could he have been talking about, for he most certainly wasn’t talking about selling the country’s interest to the highest bidder?
It is very interesting to note that the heroic life and times of Bose are intricately linked with Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda, both of whom inspired him to become a 'patriot of patriots'. Readers and history-lovers are aware of differences Bose had with the Mahatma, at political and deeper intellectual levels. Yet he remained a true nationalist born of the Indian National Congress, committed to a united India. His undying love for the Motherland was unconditional
Taxpayers' money is spent to maintain an airline instead of leaving air travel solely in the hands of the private sector, because we view air travel as an essential service that the government must provide as a public good.
