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TopicKite flying

Topic: kite flying

SubscriberWrites: Kite Flying Then and Now

In India, kite-flying has been a way of celebrating connection with nature and worship. Flying kites also represents the desire for freedom.

12-year-old boy dies after neck slit by Chinese kite string in Kota, 5 others injured

The 'glass-coated' kite string, also known as Chinese strings, was banned by the district collectors of Kota, Bundi and Jhalawar ahead of the Makar Sankranti festival.

Pakistan arrested more Basant kite flyers than terrorists this year

If arresting kite flyers was one of FATF's compliance requirements, then Pakistan would have transcended even the grey list to get itself on the white list.

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Is India recalibrating Russian oil import strategy? Saudi Arabia discount offer is key

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At launch of NITI Aayog report, Sitharaman calls for regulation to run at par with AI adoption

FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.

India looks to ink deal for 114 Rafale as early as next year, some to come in fly-away condition

The Standard F4 plus version will come equipped with longer-range air-to-air missiles (two) and air-to-ground munitions than currently in service with India, ThePrint has learnt.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.