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Monday, November 4, 2024
TopicUnsung heroes

Topic: Unsung heroes

How brave crane operators battled smoke & flames to save 50 women from deadly Mundka fire

Well before fire tenders arrived, cousins Dayanand and Anil Tiwari risked their own lives to save people trapped in burning Delhi building, using just their crane and quick thinking.

Reformers to Vaishnav Jan Toh writer: Gujarat to publish 75 books to toast its ‘unsung heroes’

The release coincides with 75 years of India's Independence, and comes ahead of assembly elections in the state later this year. Gujarat is currently led by the BJP.

On Camera

Kashmiri jihadists more resilient than we think. Rebuilding J&K Police is key to counter them

The new jihadists in J&K have harried Indian forces, staged a series of ambushes, and now begun to target Indian civilian infrastructure projects.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.