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Thursday, November 13, 2025
TopicIndia

Topic: India

‘Developed’ by 2022?

PM Narendra Modi wants India to become a developed country by 2022. But the country is so far behind on indicators that it looks impossible.

Tillerson outlines US vision: sounds good for India, tough on China

Ahead of his visit to New Delhi, US Secretary of State reveals the Indo-US relationship will be tough on China, firm on terrorism, and open for business.

Quietly, India and US operationalise new military logistics sharing pact

The agreement gives Indian armed forces access to military logistics at any US base across the world; Navy set to gain the most from the pact.

Indian-made doll taking care of pregnant women in remote Afghanistan

The MIRA-AFIA doll provides care to pregnant women who don’t have access to it; it monitors their health and advises owners in Pashto or Dari.

Hurriyat blames Centre for Kashmir dialogue stalemate

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq says Modi govt lacks “Vajpayee approach”, paying lip service about holding talks.

Italian marines case may complicate India’s access to AgustaWestland middleman

After internal meeting, India decides to hire lawyers in Italy; Carlo Gerosa arranged kickback network but had no political connections in India.

Demonetisation, GST take shine off Delhi’s jewellery hub, trigger job distress

Sales fell sharply after November 2016, jewellers say struggling to pay workers who haven’t been sacked.

Kashmiris are paying close attention to Catalan referendum

The Catalan referendum and its past use in Scotland has generated hope among various regions of the world aspiring for the same.

When Mahatma Gandhi justified the stopping of a cricket match

Mahatma Gandhi was once asked if a cricket tournament should be allowed to go on and his answer showed how why he ended up influencing the sport at the time.

‘Looking Back’: Filling in the gaps of Partition

With a mix of fiction and non-fiction, including some brilliant Bangla stories never translated into English, the book tries to present a holistic view of Partition.

On Camera

TV reporters wandered through Delhi blast debris like a Sunday market. ‘Oh, there’s a hand’

Most TV channels called it a 'car blast' and then used 'terror attack' without explicitly calling it that— 'Terror angle being investigated.'

Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

Doctor-led terror module behind Delhi blast was in phase 2 of ops, planned serial bombings in December

While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.