Several requests have been made to have a separate time zone for the eastern region to leverage daylight-savings schedule. It's time for India to at least discuss the pros and cons.
Notion of time zones rests on a fundamental delusion, that a number should tell us when to get up, eat lunch or go to bed. Instead, we should adopt a single global time.
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.
Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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