Results of Maharashtra civic polls are a huge endorsement of Mahayuti’s governance. It’s another feather in CM Fadnavis’ cap. He is a complete package as a politician — a brilliant organiser and poll strategist with mass appeal. Results make Shinde’s Sena indispensable in Mahayuti and reduce Ajit’s NCP to virtual irrelevance.
Machado’s gift of Nobel to Trump should end Trump’s expectations from India
Yes, indeed, it was a wonderful gesture by Venezuela’s Machado to present Trump with her Nobel Prize. He helped her get rid of Maduro, after all. But beyond the ‘aaaww’ of it, this will hopefully put an end to Trump’s constant expectation from India for a Nobel peace prize nomination.
Why do Indians swarm Iranian, Ukrainian colleges? This engineering-medical obsession is a malaise
Evacuation of Indian nationals from Iran raises a larger question: Why do Indian students swarm universities in non-Anglophone countries such as Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine? Under-supply of colleges in India needs fixing. But Indians’ single-minded obsession with engineering and medical degrees, by hook or crook, is the real malaise.
Urban improvement should now glitter.