A boardroom acronym for four emerging markets has grown into something far bigger. Today it is a geopolitical bloc spanning four continents. The journey runs from a four-country dialogue to today's far wider grouping. Successive waves of membership pulled in oil states, African economies and Southeast Asian partners. At the centre of this expanding architecture sits India this year, chairing the grouping for a fourth time since its inception.
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Gopalswamy Doraiswamy Naidu’s business philosophy is a unique milestone in Indian industrial history. In his time, he proved that trade was not merely a means of profit but a way to make society self-reliant. The core of his life was technological innovation, practical education, and social responsibility.
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Exploding canine numbers, monkey raids, and wandering herds are turning the Taj City into a daily gauntlet for pedestrians and commuters.
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What does a building need to survive for centuries? Good materials? Clever engineering? Regular maintenance? Respect for nature? Apparently, it needs all these things, except perhaps a municipal certificate.
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On one side stands Yogi Adityanath’s strong government, tough law-and-order image and gleaming expressways. On the other are unemployed youngsters, exam-paper leaks and a strange new slogan roaring across social media: “We are cockroaches!"
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Do you remember that dark night in March 2020? The screams of ambulances cut through the silence. Deserted streets, closed airports, locked schools, and queues of people waiting anxiously outside hospitals. A cough became a cause for fear; a sneeze became a disaster. People were confined to their own homes. Families were separated. Doctors and nurses were pushed to the breaking point. Many people could not even touch their loved ones for the last time.
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The biggest story in India is not what television debates shout about every night. It is what they carefully avoid.
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“Jayati Jayati Bharata-Mata!” What a simple, sweet and deeply Indian invocation. Yet, after Independence, when the young nation was searching for symbols of its new identity, why did this beautiful Sanskrit song never make it to the national stage?
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नई इमारत तैयार है। चमचमाता बोर्ड लग गया है। रंगीन ब्रोशर छप चुके हैं। ‘एडमिशन शुरू हैं!’ आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस। डेटा साइंस। साइबर सिक्योरिटी। मशीन लर्निंग। रोबोटिक्स। नाम सुनकर लगता है,…
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आखिर एक इमारत सदियों तक कैसे टिकती है? अच्छी सामग्री? समझदार इंजीनियरिंग? नियमित रखरखाव? या प्रकृति का सम्मान? लगता है, इन सबकी जरूरत होती है। बस शायद नगर निगम के प्रमाणपत्र की नहीं...
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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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