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Thursday, March 12, 2026
TopicVadhavan Port

Topic: Vadhavan Port

As Modi attends Vadhavan Port groundbreaking, a look at the twists & turns, protests & politics

Touted to be India’s largest container port, it will be built in Maharashtra’s Palghar district. Shelved in 1990s, plan was revived in 2015 under Modi govt's Sagarmala Programme.

Boost for maritime sector as Rs 76,220-cr Vadhavan port planned in Maharashtra gets cabinet nod

Vadhavan will be 3rd major port in Maharashtra after Jawaharlal Nehru Port & Mumbai port. Shipping ministry officials say it will boost trade due to proximity to international trade route.

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Prada learnt its lesson. Where are ‘humara culture’ Indians on Ralph Lauren’s jhumka?

The problem, dear Ralph Lauren, is not your use of the jhumka, but your dismissal of its history. The list of stolen items is too vast to fight, but we haven't given up on acknowledgement.

Floundering PM Internship Scheme used less than 1% of Rs 10,831 crore set aside for it in FY25-26

The Standing Committee on Finance tabled its report on Demands for Grants (2026-27) in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

India-Bangladesh relations on track—After military intel chief’s visit, envoy goes to Army War College

In a first during his tenure as High Commissioner to India, Riaz Hamidullah addressed JOCAP consisting of tri-forces officers, as New Delhi & Dhaka step up normalisation efforts.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.