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NDA's Smart Cities Mission and UPA's JNNURM: Same flaws, similar outcome

Prasanna Mohanty
8 April 2025 1:00 AM GMT

Lackluster planning and execution marred both urban development schemes; to see 100 smart cities as envisaged, we need corrective policy and effective governance

delhi smart city traffic jam
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Trump’s tariff tsunami threatens to drown Bangladesh garments industry
The Federal Special

Trump’s tariff tsunami threatens to drown Bangladesh garments industry

5 April 2025 9:56 AM GMT
liquidity crunch
The Federal Special

Five reasons why liquidity crunch will endure, hurting India’s growth

31 March 2025 1:00 AM GMT
Sri Lanka political unrest, Canadian sanctions and economic crisis
The Federal Special

Ground report: Economic crisis eases but inflation still bites Sri Lankans

19 March 2025 10:14 AM GMT
Sambhal, Holi, Ramzan

Sambhal Ground Report: No violence on Holi yet uneasy calm prevails in UP town

15 March 2025 3:46 PM GMT
Hampi horror: All is not what it seems in serene tourist spot Sanapur

Hampi ground report: At serene Sanapur, Israeli tourists flock, but danger lurks

14 March 2025 12:04 PM GMT
Arunachal Pradesh

Christians vs indigenous groups: Arunachal sees rare religious cracks

11 March 2025 8:58 AM GMT
tiger

How tiger poachers are dabbling in a dangerous game of drugs

3 March 2025 1:31 PM GMT
student counselling

Jolted by suicides, Kota brings reforms to woo back JEE, NEET aspirants

3 March 2025 1:00 AM GMT
Killer tag leaves Kota’s economy tottering; will city ace this test?

'Killer' tag leaves Kota’s economy tottering; will city ace this test?

2 March 2025 1:00 AM GMT
A makeshift home for Rohingya refugees in Karyani Talab, Jammu

Jammu’s Rohingyas, who once defeated death, struggle for dignity, rights I Ground Report

27 Feb 2025 1:00 AM GMT
Telangana tunnel rescue

Ground report: Buried alive? Anxiety peaks at Telangana tunnel collapse site

26 Feb 2025 8:57 AM GMT
Rana and Headley

Rana and Headley: How boyhood best friends became crony terrorists

25 Feb 2025 12:45 PM GMT
SC on EVM and post-poll data question

EVM data case: SC may decide future of Indian electoral system in March

24 Feb 2025 4:54 AM GMT
As Bangladesh anarchy hits army’s image, its rift with interim govt widens

As Bangladesh anarchy hits army’s image, its rift with interim govt widens

Subir Bhaumik
22 Feb 2025 1:21 PM GMT

There seem to be indications that the army chief may be considering a change at the top in Dhaka to stop the chaos and hold national elections

Teesta river

With Dhaka turning to China, Teesta set to further strain Indo-Bangla ties

22 Feb 2025 8:04 AM GMT
Manipur security

Manipur ground report: Armed groups, Myanmar factor hinder return to peace

21 Feb 2025 1:00 AM GMT
KIIT student protest

Ground report: Racially slighted, KIIT’s Nepali students dread return to campus

20 Feb 2025 4:54 AM GMT
Biren Singh

Exclusive: How Biren invited his downfall with desperate bid to save CM’s chair

18 Feb 2025 10:29 AM GMT
How Indian security officials paved way for 26/11 accused Ranas extradition

How Indian security officials paved way for 26/11 accused Rana's extradition

17 Feb 2025 2:30 PM GMT
AI Summit, France, Narendra Modi

Paris AI Summit: What India must do now to not miss the AI bus

12 Feb 2025 1:54 PM GMT
Paris AI Summit: Political cold wars and the big fight for AI pie

Paris AI Summit: Political cold wars and the big fight for AI pie

12 Feb 2025 9:57 AM GMT
In Bangladesh, Islamists have unleashed a Yunus model of mobocracy

In Bangladesh, Islamists have unleashed a Yunus model of mobocracy

7 Feb 2025 12:50 PM GMT
NTRO chief Rajesh Kumar Arya

How govt arrived at IPS officer Rajesh Arya's name to head NTRO

7 Feb 2025 10:41 AM GMT
Migration of millionaires

Illegals deportation | Why India cannot hold on to her people

7 Feb 2025 1:00 AM GMT
A tiger too many? The big cat in India walks into unchartered territory

A tiger too many? The big cat in India walks into unchartered territory

7 Feb 2025 1:00 AM GMT
Hydropower super dam by China on the bend of Yarlung-Sangpo river (Brahmaputra in India) in Tibet

India feels the tremors as China plans mega dam, copper mining in Tibet

6 Feb 2025 1:00 AM GMT
liang wenfeng

AI | DeepSeek’s deep strike and the humbling of American Big Tech

30 Jan 2025 3:25 PM GMT
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