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Topic: BEST buses

No longer the ‘BEST’, Mumbai’s iconic bus service plagued by leadership void, financial troubles

Purva Chitnis -
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) undertaking has been leaderless for over a month, following a 9 December incident in Kurla where a BEST bus mowed down 9 people.

DTC to BEST—public transport a financial burden on states. New Modi govt must bring reforms

Kushan Mitra -
The Delhi Transport Corporation suffered a loss of Rs 2,666 crore in 2023-2024. It is a similar story across the country.

Commuters, come back: Mumbai’s iconic BEST double decker bus returning in electric, AC avatar

Purva Chitnis -
BEST plans to get 900 double decker & 2,100 other e-buses by 2023, and a fully electric fleet by 2027. Goal is to arrest a steady fall in commuters, gain new ones.

On Camera

YourTurn

Opinion

Dear Satyapal, it was my turn. You overtook me: Wife Iqbal Malik

Iqbal Malik -
I have just returned from the electric crematorium. There were people, and then there were more. No formal invitation had been sent, the news travelled from heart to heart.

AI integration for military is risky business. Combat monopoly must remain with soldiers

Rudra, Bhairav commandos, Shaktiman to drone platoons—how Army is transforming for future wars

Economy

Web of spoof sites, scam call centres. Crypto theft racket modus operandi in focus amid ED crackdown

Mayank Kumar -
As part of the crypto theft racket, businessman Chirag Tomar and his aides targeted 542 victims and managed to steal a total of Rs 19.9 million.

Defence

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

National Interest

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

Shekhar Gupta -
To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.

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