A Major Step Toward Smarter Travel In a landmark move aimed at easing passenger anxiety and reducing train overcrowding, Indian Railways has capped waiting list tickets at 25% of a train’s total seating capacity. The new policy, now in effect, is designed to ensure more confirmed tickets, greater transparency, and a better travel experience for millions of daily passengers….
A Historic Leap in Indian Electoral Practice The Election Commission of India (ECI) created history during the latest by-elections by implementing several technological innovations for the first time. Held across five Assembly constituencies in four states—Kadi (SC) and Visavadar in Gujarat, Nilambur in Kerala, Ludhiana West in Punjab, and Kaliganj in West Bengal—the elections saw the rollout…
A New Era for Indian Aerospace: Falcon 2000 Jets to Be ‘Made in India’ In a landmark move that reinforces India’s ambitions to become a global hub for aerospace manufacturing, France’s Dassault Aviation has joined hands with Anil Ambani-led Reliance Aerostructure Ltd (RAL) to manufacture its flagship Falcon 2000 business jets in Nagpur. Announced at the prestigious Paris Air Show, the…
India’s Expanding Trade Footprint Among G7 Powers As India rises on the global economic stage, its deepening trade relationships with the world’s most advanced economies—known collectively as the G7—are proving to be a critical pillar of its growth. A new report from Rubix Data Sciences reveals that India’s merchandise trade with G7 countries reached an impressive USD 248…
Allegations of inflated costs, procedural violations and political corruption cast a shadow on AAP-era infrastructure project A Project Meant to Empower, Now Under Scrutiny The Delhi classroom construction initiative was initially hailed as a transformative step for public education under the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, aiming to build over 12,000 classrooms to alleviate overcrowding in government schools….
A 35-minute phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump reinforced India’s unwavering position on Kashmir, as well as its muscular response to terrorism via Operation Sindoor. Here’s a breakdown of the call, Trump’s claims, and the geopolitical currents surrounding this high-stakes conversation. Operation Sindoor: India’s Swift Reprisal The context for this critical conversation was…
India’s Quantum Leap: A Game-Changer for National Security India has marked a significant scientific milestone by successfully demonstrating free-space quantum secure communication using quantum entanglement. This breakthrough was achieved by the DRDO-Industry-Academia Centre of Excellence (DIA-CoE) at IIT Delhi. The experiment transmitted secure quantum information over a free-space optical link spanning more than a kilometer across the IIT Delhi…
A Week of Chaos: Air India’s Mounting Mid-Air Troubles In what has become a crisis of confidence, Air India is grappling with a string of technical failures, emergency landings, and delays just days after a catastrophic crash of Flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to London claimed over 270 lives. As investigations into that disaster unfold, the national…
Sudden End on the Polo Field In an incident stranger than fiction, billionaire businessman Sunjay Kapur, chairman of auto giant Sona Comstar, passed away unexpectedly on June 12, 2025, while playing a polo match in London. Reports suggest that the 57-year-old died due to anaphylactic shock, allegedly after swallowing a bee during the game. The tragic and unusual demise has…
A Moment of Honour: PM Modi Receives ‘Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III’ In a significant diplomatic gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was awarded Cyprus’ highest civilian honour, the ‘Grand Cross of the Order of Makarios III’, by President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday. This award recognises Modi’s global stature and India’s growing international influence. In his…
