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Saturday, May 4, 2024
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Topic: US

Imran Khan’s govt in Pakistan prefers denying terrorism than learning lessons from 9/11

Disregarding US terrorism concerns, Imran Khan's govt wants to assure citizens that all is okay in Pakistan with the 'great Khan' in charge.

The Village Voice, pioneer and icon of alternative news, is dead

The founders had shut the print edition in 2017. Between 2013 and 2014, its circulation dropped 25%.

Google and Mastercard have a secret ad deal they told no one about

The deal which has not been previously reported could raise broader privacy concerns about how much consumer data technology companies like Google quietly absorb.

Vietnamese migrants hide amid crocodiles in Oz, and Iran’s warning to the US

The Prime Minister evoking divinity-like devotion in Ethiopians, and Japanese railways offers a dangerous lesson. 

China’s superpower potential could fizzle out before it’s fully realised

Measuring China's growth through a Western rubric is proving inadequate for a country that wants to be "anything but America". 

US examiner’s findings on Nirav Modi likely to bolster India’s case

Examiner John J. Carney has found evidence that three US firms were directly involved in the Nirav Modi fraud case. 

This $1 bn ‘Sparrow’ from US will make Delhi the first Indian city with anti-missile shield

Americans use the defense missile system to protect their capital region, which is how India plans to employ it.

US taxpayers, not Donald Trump Jr, paid Rs 20 lakh for his business trip to India

US authorities have said that expenditure on his week-long stay was incurred by the government, despite him qualifying it as a business trip.

As India turns 71, what is the rising global power’s vision for the world?

India has the opportunity to put in place a new framework for its own security, growth and development. All it needs is a "New Delhi Consensus"?

As US-Russia ties blow hot & cold, Moscow wants same military deal America has with India

Moscow’s draft comes two years after US signed a similar pact with New Delhi, likely to focus on servicing of equipment.

On Camera

Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.