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As India watches Russia & China get closer, there’s a power it’s not using. Look at Lata

The Narendra Modi government wouldn’t want to choose between the US and Russia.

Why electric vehicles are getting bigger and heavier

Shift from combustion engines to electric vehicles is poised to make the weight problem even worse as lithium-ion battery packs used to power EVs are bulky and heavy.

How do the youth see the future of their kids? Better lives, poor mental health

A major global survey by UNICEF also noted that optimism about the future is not as strongly felt in older generations or richer nations.

China’s tech decoupling with the US is trouble. It’s one of their ‘top 10 risks in 2022’

As the US-China tech war rages on, China is dealing with uncovering of its ‘centres for political thought’.

Why US Fed Chair Jerome Powell is the most important climate decision-maker

Interest rates are as crucial as carbon pricing or oil price and are a central consideration, because of a key difference between the way fossil fuel & zero-carbon power is paid for.

India and China share a grey relationship. It all hinges on ‘waiting for the right time’

The Klaxon report on PLA's Galwan Valley deaths gives India enough ammunition to slam China. But its silence is both simple and complicated.

Opposition is silent on gunshots at Owaisi. They’re wrong to think it will trigger Hindus

Opposition leaders are wrong about Hindus. Most of them are intelligent and liberal enough to smile at even Owaisi's most provocative remarks.

Here’s why India-Russia rift will deepen with Ukraine crisis. It’s foolish thinking otherwise

That India’s strategic autonomy requires high levels of defence relations with Russia is stupid. It's time to reduce arms dependence.

Here’s a full picture of what China has in plans for Xinjiang and what Uyghurs can expect

See what experts say about China’s long-term vision for Xinjiang, and what it means for the region’s persecuted Uyghurs.

Beyond K-Pop, watch Single’s Inferno to truly understand Korea’s dark beauty standards

Deer or puppy – how does your face look? Single’s Inferno shows why Korean beauty standards have landed in soup.

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No insult to Ayurveda. AIIMS an attempt to bring good standards of medical education—Amrit Kaur

On 18 February 1956, 'Rajkumari' Amrit Kaur, India's first health minister, moved the Bill in Lok Sabha for the establishment of AIIMS in Delhi. She wanted it to have the powers and functions of a university because it will 'probably make revolutionary changes in curriculum as well as in modes of teaching'.

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.