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Life under the river: How the east–west metro is redrawing Kolkata’s daily map

Kolkata’s new East-West Metro, the Green Line, has revolutionized city travel with its groundbreaking underwater tunnel beneath the Hooghly River KOLKATA: Imagine slipping beneath a great river in the comfort of an air-conditioned metro cutting hours of travel into minutes and reshaping the daily rhythm of a city. This is now part of everyday life...

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B’desh to scale back diplomatic presence in India? What its FM said

Protest at Dhaka in Bangladesh (File photo/PTI) The Bangladesh interim government’s foreign affairs adviser M Touhid Hossain on Sunday said Dhaka would “consider scaling back its presence” in New Delhi if deterioration continues in the situation, which turned grim after the anti-India youth leader Osman Hadi succumbed to the injuries he suffered in an assassination...

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‘I challenge Mamata’: Suspended TMC MLA floats new party; Bengal CM hits back

Humayun Kabir (File photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday launched his new political party, the Janata Unnayan Party, days after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) suspended him over his decision to lay the foundation stone for a Babri-style mosque in Murshidabad district.Speaking at a public meeting in Beldanga, Kabir said his party...

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H-1B travel caution: Apple to employees; avoid international trips without a valid visa stamp

Apple has now joined the list of other tech giants such as Google, Microsoft and others in warning employees about the risks of international travel due to delays in US visa stamping. Recently, the US Department of State has acknowledged significant delays in visa appointments at American embassies and consulates worldwide, including in India, as...

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Star Wars: Is Russia targeting Musk’s Starlink? Nato makes explosive claim

Russia is suspected of developing a new kind of anti-satellite weapon aimed at Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation, according to intelligence findings from Nato nations seen by news agency Associated Press.The weapon would be different from traditional anti-satellite systems. Instead of hitting a single target, it would release hundreds of thousands of tiny metal pellets into...

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Saudi Arabia honours Munir: Pak army chief gets top civilian award

Asim Munir (File photo) Pakistan’s chief of defence forces field marshal Syed Asim Munir, was on Monday conferred with Saudi Arabia’s highest civilian honour, the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellence, during his official visit to the Kingdom.The award was granted under a Royal Decree issued by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman...

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