Spread the love More and more people are gradually letting go of belief that engineering and medicine are the only options (AI image) “My son will become an engineer.”“My daughter will be a doctor.”For decades, statements like these defined middle-class ambition in India.From coaching centres to family gatherings, engineering and medicine became shorthand for success; careers that promised stable incomes,...
‘Will fight for Punjab together’: Warring plays down rift with Channi ahead of polls
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Saturday dismissed speculation of a rift within the party, asserting that all senior leaders would soon be seen united despite recent calls by some party workers to replace him with former chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi as the state unit chief.The remarks come days after the Congress...
As monsoon rains falter, Wayanad farmers in Kerala fear poor harvest
Spread the love Rows of Robusta coffee plants, pepper vines winding around trees and fruit-laden exotic plants lend a picture-postcard charm to Baby John’s 6.5-acre plantation at Ambalavayal in Wayanad, Kerala. But beneath the lush green canopy, the signs of a faltering monsoon are unmistakable. Pepper spikes have emerged but remain underdeveloped, coffee berries are developing unevenly, and the veteran farmer...
Why India is spending Rs 52,000 crore on the first 100 kilometres of the battlefield
Spread the love Why India’s latest Rs 52,000 crore defence push is built for the first hours of war: Representaitve image (Photo credit: Indian Army) NEW DELHI: When the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved military procurement proposals worth nearly Rs 52,000 crore, the list appeared, at first glance, to be another routine round of acquisitions. But a closer look reveals...
Operation Entebbe: How Israel’s 1976 hostage rescue unfolded
Spread the love Photo credit: IDF In the darkness, a black Mercedes-Benz and escort vehicles moved across the tarmac of Uganda’s Entebbe Airport. Moments earlier, Israeli Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft had landed after a long flight from Israel, carrying commandos tasked with freeing hostages held thousands of kilometres away from home.Ahead of them was a guarded airport terminal. Behind...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang eyes space, joins Musk-Pichai race
Spread the love Nvidia appears to be expanding its efforts in space computing. The world’s most valuable company has recently posted a job opening for its Space-1 project, its first computing system designed for space missions. The latest hiring move comes months after the company unveiled Space-1 at its GTC conference and suggests it is continuing work on software for...
‘Up to 3,000 dead would be okay’: Iran braces for mass casualties at Khamenei’s funeral – report
Spread the love Report suggests that Iranian authorities are prepared for almost 3000 deaths as Khamenei’s funeral begins Iranian authorities are putting on a show of strength for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s funeral, but behind the scenes, officials are preparing for up to 3,000 deaths, according to Germany’s WELT.The report, written by an anonymous journalist in Tehran, said a confidential...
Monsoon Session of Parliament to begin on July 20
Spread the love Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will sit during the nearly four-week session, during which the government is expected to take up key legislative business and other matters of public interest. NEW DELHI: The Monsoon Session of Parliament will begin on July 20 and continue until August 13, after Droupadi Murmu approved the government’s recommendation...
‘Absolute power corrupts’: Raj Thackeray attacks BJP over ‘insensitive’ remarks on Mumbai deaths
Spread the love File photo: MNS chief Raj Thackeray NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the BJP leadership and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, accusing the party of becoming “arrogant with power” and alleging that the chief minister was shielding colleagues who made insensitive remarks following two rain-related deaths in...
Centre puts Ram temple recce operative, Hafiz Saeed’s son-in-law on terror list
Spread the love Hafiz Khalid Waleed, identified as Hafiz Saeed’s son-in-law, has also been put on terror list. NEW DELHI: The home ministry on Saturday designated 23 Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir based operatives as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, with the list including the alleged operative behind the reconnaissance of the Ram Janmabhoomi complex in Ayodhya...
