The Congress-NCP govt in Maharashtra had conceived the plan for a 2nd airport in 2004. After protests at original site, the govt of BJP & undivided Shiv Sena picked Purandar in 2015.
From the Shiv Sena forming the MVA govt to the alliance's collapse in 2022, plans for the airport have kept on changing. For villagers, life seems suspended in indecision.
A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.
Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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