No more ‘too blue, too gaudy’ — MMRDA repainting Mumbai Trans Harbour Link grey
MMRDA has settled on steel-grey for all bridges & biscuit colour for all Metro rail projects going ahead, it is learnt. Read Manasi Phadke’s report.
MMRDA is building a ‘Shunya (zero) bridge’ as part of an under-construction elevated metro railway line — a 23.5-km corridor from D.N. Nagar to Mandale connecting eastern and western suburbs, reports Manasi Phadke.
Not just Pakistan cricket, Wasim Akram also hits a new low—casteist slur on national TV
Cricket fans were aghast by Akram’s comments. One Indian X user questioned whether casteism ‘might be in DNA of South Asians’, while a Pakistani fan asked Akram ‘to educate himself’, reports Keshav Padmanabhan.
Waqar Younis, Shoaib Akhtar to Rizwan—Pakistani cricketers bring religion on field, not India
The fact was disregarded that Mohammad Rizwan is frequently spotted praying on the cricket field, writes Amana Begam.
If Bengalis eat mutton rolls at Puja pandals, good for them. Stop Talibanisation of Hinduism
The consumption of non-vegetarian food is not a big deal in West Bengal. As far as Bongs are concerned, it is just food. And they love it, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Wasim Akram chamar abuse shows one thing — Pakistan never had an Ambedkar or Mayawati
In all likelihood, there won’t be any action against Akram, as there is no law in Pakistan that penalises citizens for making such remarks. In India, things are way different, writes Dilip Mandal.
Israel is angry, Netanyahu poised for Gaza invasion. But there are limitations to military power
Last 8 decades following WW-II & Israel’s experience show relying on military power, however formidable, is an ineffective approach to achieving larger political & strategic aims, writes Shekhar Gupta in this week’s ‘National Interest’.