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Budget doubled over 5 years, Rs 63,000 crore Versova-Virar sea link to be Mumbai’s costliest so far

The sea link will connect Versova, a western suburb of Mumbai, to Virar, fast-growing, dense residential hub. When it was first conceived in 2018, it was estimated to cost Rs 30,000 crore.

Maharashtra govt plans a new 42-km sea link for Mumbai after years of flip-flops

Proposed Versova-Virar sea link could help establish a ring route around Mumbai along with five other roads, some of which have already been built.

Farm hubs plan by Fadnavis along Mumbai-Nagpur corridor hit by land acquisition problems

The special purpose vehicle is going ahead with developing just three nodes for now, may take up four more once it gets consent for land pooling.

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Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.