The meeting between Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq during the Iranian president’s visit to New Delhi has raised several questions about India’s diplomacy and Kashmir politics. An Iranian president meeting one of Kashmir’s prominent religious and political figures in the Indian capital cannot certainly be regarded as an ordinary development. Yet, viewing the meeting solely through the Kashmir lens may not fully capture Iran’s current diplomatic strategy.
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The city disappeared almost without warning. One moment we were leaving behind Heidelberg’s old streets, the Neckar River, the ruined red-sandstone castle high on the hillside, and the graceful arches of the Old Bridge. The next, our bus seemed to have entered a different Germany altogether.
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Students marched. Cockroaches protested. And somewhere in between, an Indian tourist was desperately searching for a free toilet.
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There are some voices that make time seem to stand still. It is as if a love story, imprisoned for centuries within the walls of an ancient palace, suddenly comes alive. As if the tears hidden in the heart of a woman yearning for her beloved emerge as melodies. And as if, before the power of music, royalty, grandeur, and all the glitter of the world seem insignificant.
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Paris did not simply welcome us. It put us through a little entrance exam, complete with cultural jet lag, linguistic curveballs, and a sudden realisation that the traffic rules here appear to have been designed by someone who once lost a bet with chaos.
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Collaborating with rivals can be highly productive when companies develop new, cutting-edge technologies, research by NEOMA Business School finds.
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In one astonishing day, we ‘invaded’ three countries. France, Belgium and the Netherlands fell before our comfortable tourist bus, and by night we had reached Frankfurt in Germany.
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Women leaders going through menopause become depleted and more nostalgic, leading to an increase in their levels of empathy, according to new research from Durham University Business School.
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Moth bean, one of the most important pulse crops of the hot arid regions of western Rajasthan, is cultivated over nearly 10 lakh hectares. However, its productivity remains low at around 350 kg per hectare, primarily due to low, erratic and uncertain rainfall of 150–250 mm, prolonged dry spells of 20–30 days and limited availability of soil moisture. Under such challenging conditions, the ability of a variety to withstand moisture stress, maintain growth and continue reproductive development is critical for sustaining crop production.
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For decades, rural sanitation remained a persistent development concern nationwide. Sanitation coverage stood at 39 per cent when the Swachh Bharat Mission began in 2014. By 2019, rural India had achieved 100 per cent sanitation coverage.
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Ask the young men and women camping outside Delhi’s UPSC coaching centres what they want to become. The answer comes quickly: “An IAS officer.” And why? “To serve the country.”…
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26 सितंबर से 10 अक्तूबर तक पितृ पक्ष है। यह कहानी किसी घाट से शुरू होकर वहीं ख़त्म नहीं होती है बल्कि यह सात देशों से होकर गुज़रती है और आख़िर में लौटकर आपके ही घर पर रुकती है।
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Makhana, or fox nut, has emerged as a fast-growing agri-food product in India. This is due to its nutritional value, rising health awareness, and increasing global demand.
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