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Roving Periscope: Is the US trying to shift the M-E war from Gaza to Iran, via Pakistan?

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: Can a nearly bankrupt Pakistan dare attack a relatively prosperous and better-armed Iran, suspected of having nuclear weapons as well? Did an unstable Pakistan, which is going to parliamentary polls on February 8 to potentially elect the army-supported Nawaz Sharif again, as the PM and is beset with multiple crises, […]

Aviation: India will need over 2,500 new aircraft deliveries by 2042

Virendra Pandit   New Delhi: India, currently the first largest aviation market in the world, will need nearly 2,500 new aircraft deliveries by 2042. According to Boeing, India is the only big economy, a large market in Asia, which has evolved to pre-pandemic levels in terms of domestic and global demand. That reflects how important […]

Agriculture: India’s wheat production in 2024 to be “good,” says Munda

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: With the completion of sowing of wheat, the main rabi (winter) crop, its production this year is expected to be “good,” Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda said on Friday. The sowing, which began in October 2023, was completed in various states, including the three top producers—Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and […]

Semiconductors: First Made-in-India chip to hit the market this year

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Union Minister for Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnav said on Friday the first Made-in-India chip, used across multiple industries—particularly in IT, electronics, and communication—will hit the market by December 2024, bringing to fruition Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to develop a strong semiconductor industry in a short period. Speaking to a […]

Roving Periscope: After tit-for-tat, Pakistan dreads a fiercer Iranian counter-attack

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: For centuries, the world has known it: Iran neither forgets nor forgives. Even a cautious America, having burnt its fingers several times, handles Iran with utmost care. So, after a knee-jerk jingoistic reaction against Iran, after it showered missiles on Tuesday into Pakistani territory, Islamabad dreads the next, and fiercer, […]

Sports: What makes India great in cricket history?

New Delhi:  The history of cricket in India began in the 17th and 18th centuries through sailors and traders of the British East India Company. Thereafter, the Indian cricket team started growing every day. Indian cricket has grown by leaps and bounds and won several accolades over the years. It has never looked back. What […]

Pink slips: “Removing layers,” Pichai says as Google to sack more employees

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: Google continues to lead technology giants in sacking more and more employees this year. On Wednesday, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai was quoted as saying that Google is “removing layers,” hinting at more layoffs in 2024, according to the media reports. His remarks came a day after the […]

WingsIndia 2024: As aviation booms and fliers multiply, Akasa Air also to acquire 150 more Boeings

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: As the Indian civil aviation industry booms—it is projected to see the number of fliers multiplying from 153 million now 300 million by 2030—Akasa Air became the third airline to order aircraft in bulk: it will acquire 150 Boeing 737 Max aircraft for global expansion. Put together, the country’s three […]

Government of Maharashtra signs MoU with Adani Group to set up hyperscale data center infrastructure on investment of Rs 50,000 crore

Davos, 17 January 2024: Adani Enterprises Limited, the flagship company of the Adani Group, one of the world’s largest infrastructure conglomerates, and the Government of Maharashtra today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up 1 GW hyperscale data infrastructure in the state at an investment of Rs 50,000 crore, over the next 10 […]

Roving Periscope: Saudis ready to recognize Israel; sound alarm on M-E security

Virendra Pandit    New Delhi: After over 100 days of the Gaza Conflict, which has claimed more than 25,000 lives so far, and Iran attacking three countries with missiles—Iraq, Syria, and Pakistan—the Saudis have sounded an alarm on the escalating wars in the Middle East. “We are incredibly concerned for regional security,” Saudi Arabia’s Foreign […]
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