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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Rescuers working at Uttarkashi tunnel collapse site start replacing drilling machine

Operation to rescue 41 labourers enters 7th day. A new auger machine has been brought from Madhya Pradesh to replace the one that broke Friday.

Akshay Kumar’s PSAs usually hit the spot. But ad on car airbags unwittingly promotes dowry

Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways’s latest ad on cars needing six airbags is timely after Cyrus Mistry’s death. But someone should’ve checked the script.

London to Singapore — here’s how cities are tackling congestion and pollution on roads

Private vehicle traffic is skyrocketing — bringing with it more traffic jams, longer travel times and worsening air quality. But there are also hidden costs.

Under Modi government, the PMGSY road scheme is connecting every last Indian

Beneficiaries of the programme from Manipur, Meghalaya and Odisha talk about how their lives were transformed thanks to the newly built roads.

Decoding Doklam: Back to status quo, no mention of road construction

Both China and India refrain from mentioning ‘road construction’; patrols to continue

Why we should let Aurangzeb Road be

A short history of Independent India’s strange priorities through a tour of Delhi’s avenues.

On Camera

Why the govt’s free food grains scheme must be revamped

The Union department of food and public distribution has asked states to weed out ineligible beneficiaries of PMGKAY by the end of next month. But going by the obvious political risks, the exercise is unlikely to be completed soon.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Op Sindoor lesson: IAF chief bats for joint planning & coordination centre in Delhi, not theaterisation

Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.