After a long five-year break in direct air travel, India and China are preparing to resume passenger flights as early as next month—a significant stride in their evolving diplomatic relationship, insiders say. Sources familiar with the situation revealed that Indian airlines have been instructed to stay on standby, ready to operate flights on very short…
MUMBAI, August 7, 2025 — India’s economic journey demands more than piecemeal tweaks, according to business icon Anand Mahindra. Amid rising global trade tensions—particularly the US imposing a steep 50 percent tariff on Indian exports—Mahindra sees a golden opportunity for India to transform and shine. Rather than reacting, he wants India to seize the moment…
Switzerland stands uniquely ready in the realm of civil defense. It is the only nation with enough nuclear bunkers to shelter its entire population, a system embedded in law since its Cold War origins. A Legal Foundation of Protection In 1963, amid growing tensions of the Cold War, Switzerland passed a law requiring that every…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally suspended Russia’s participation in the New START treaty with the United States— the final remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the two powers. The move marks a sharp break from decades of Western cooperation and poses a stark threat to global security and strategic stability. A Sudden Break in…
Jack Ma’s Wild Vision In 2015, Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma made a purchase that surprised many—not another tech venture, but 28,100 acres of pristine wilderness in New York’s Adirondack Mountains. The property, known as Brandon Park, is a sprawling natural treasure featuring nine miles of the Saint Regis River, trout-filled streams, deep…
Bhopal, August 10, 2025 – In a significant move to boost India’s railway manufacturing capabilities and regional development, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone today for a state-of-the-art rail coach manufacturing unit in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district. Named BRAHMA (BEML Rail Hub for Manufacturing), the project is spearheaded by Bharat Earth Movers Limited…
For years, many Delhi parents braced themselves for that dreaded mid-year letter: a surprise hike in school fees. There were no discussions, no choices—just an unconditional demand to pay more. But after decades of hardship and uncertainty, the Delhi government has stepped in decisively to end this practice, bringing long overdue relief to families. A…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to China from August 31 to September 1, 2025, to attend the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin WikipediaThe Economic TimesReuters. This will be Modi’s first official visit to China since the border clashes in the Galwan Valley in 2020, marking a pivotal moment in…
Beijing, 2025 In a startling and geopolitically charged move, China has released a white paper asserting that COVID-19 may have originated not in Wuhan—but rather in the United States. The claim, published around late April by Beijing’s State Council Information Office and carried by Xinhua, challenges the prevalent scientific consensus and underscores the escalating tension…
On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM, the world changed for Hiroshima. A single atomic bomb—Little Boy—detonated roughly 600 meters above the Aioi Bridge, unleashing catastrophic heat, shockwaves, and destruction across the city. Within seconds, Hiroshima was engulfed in a firestorm of proportions previously unimaginable: buildings flattened, rivers filled with debris and wounded people seeking…