Pentagon rethinking how to array forces to focus on China
Washington: The Biden administration faces a conundrum as it rethinks the positioning of military forces around the world: How to focus more on China and Russia without retreating from longstanding Mideast threats and to make this shift with potentially leaner Pentagon budgets. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a monthslong global posture review just days after […]
Nobody can get justice without fearing consequences: Rahul Gandhi
Puducherry: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged none can get justice from the judicial system in the country without being terrified of the consequences. Hitting the campaign trail for elections to the assembly in Congress-ruled Puducherry, likely in April, he also accused Modi of not allowing the Narayanasamy government […]
Better management desired
Utilization of available resources and their optimum use is one measure that the present administration can use to cut down on its ever increasing expenses. For this purpose the proposal to identify and use the government owned buildings to run various schemes and projects could have proven a game changer. However, the apathy and lackadaisical […]
The winds of change
K S S Pillai When I take a stroll down the memory lane, the first place that comes to my mind is Mannar, my native village in Kerala. Like other places, it has undergone extensive changes over the years. The only landmark that remains untouched seems to be the Shiva temple, which used to be […]
Nature a soothing companion
N J Ravi Chander British horticulturist Gertrude Jekyll once said that the love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies. Gardening has always been one of my favourite pastimes, and I must count myself lucky to be born in an era when Bengaluru had parks, gardens and empty spaces galore, earning it […]
The deciding factor of success
Manoj K Jha UPSC is a well known examination body famous for conducting Civil Services Exam every year. The complexity of its syllabus makes it one of the toughest examinations of the country. Every aspirant of UPSC finds the difficulty in gauging precise and exact syllabus of exam. The problem gets even more amplified when […]
Mehbooba looted JK’s resources: Altaf Bukhari
Srinagar: J&K Apni Party chief Syed Altaf Bukhari Wednesday spewed venom against the PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti by calling her a “thief”, stating he is feeling ashamed of himself for standing with a person who plundered resources of erstwhile state for her personal gains. Bukhari said that he couldn’t sleep for the whole night after […]
Hizb Militant associates arrested in Tral, explosives recovered
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Awantipora. In a statement police said that, acting on specific information of militant movement, Awantipora Police along with 42 RR and 180 BN CRPF launched search operation in village Batagund and Dadsara Tral. […]
