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TopicSolapur

Topic: Solapur

Maharashtra teacher wins global prize for educating girls, to give away half of $1 mn reward

Ranjitsinh Disale, 32, a primary school teacher in Maharashtra’s Solapur district, is the winner of this year’s Global Teacher Prize.

Narendra Modi’s pet UDAN scheme crawls in Maharashtra — the first state to sign up for it

Nearly two-and-a-half years after Maharashtra signed up for UDAN, only two routes are operational.

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Regime change in Iran will be bad for India. The alternative will be worse

New Delhi has adopted a careful and calibrated posture toward complex conflicts in the Middle East. It offers little comfort.

Pakistan coming to Davos on a private pass—biggest delegation in years, (unofficial) pavilion

Sharif was not part of forum in 2025, nor did WEF officially mention Pakistan's presence in 2025. Accompanying PM will be Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Dy PM Ishaq Dar and PPP chief Bilawal.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.