| Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat where elections are slated to be held in December, has said that the 'double engine' government, where the state and Central governments work in tandem, has taken Gujarat to newer heights of development. |
THE DAILY QUIZ Meet the first women of the Armed forces: lieutenant general Punita Arora; air marshal Padmavathy Bandopadhyay; and now combat aviator Abhilasha Barak. More glories await as which defence institute is gearing up to open its doors to women cadets? a. Indian Air Force Academy
b. National Defence Academy
c. Army War College
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| THE BIG STORY Target 100% reach of schemes: PM on 8 yrs of NDA govt Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that his government has made an honest attempt to build an India that Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel dreamt of, giving a "new direction" to the country's development over the last eight years. Read more. |
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| A LITTLE LIGHT READING One more time, with feeling: Some sequels are worth the wait Can a sequel, released after a long gap, top its predecessor? For some, it's an expensive gamble; some offer more than nostalgia. A look at what follow-ups of the past tell us Read more. |
| THE WEEKEND FIX A hitchhiker's guide to the metaverse: Everything you can do today Get fit, get hired, go partying, go shopping, find your tribe, or reanimate a pet you miss. In the metaverse, a sprawling virtual world, there is no fixed landscape, few regulations. Here's a look at what's on offer for Indian users today and what you need to know before you inevitably dive in Read more. |
| FROM THE EDIT PAGE The story of ebbs and flows of translated works in India The story of translations from Indian languages to English has been one of constant ebb and flow. Charismatic editors create space for them within the institutions where they work and fuel their publication. They publish a body of work that feels fresh and exciting. After some years when they leave, the list loses momentum and languishes till someone else arrives and revives the list. Read more. |
| HT THIS DAY: May 29, 1996 Vajpayee quits, Gowda invited It was a day of hectic political developments, beginning with the stepping down of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and ending with the appointment of Mr H. D. Deve Gowda as the eleventh Prime Minister of India. Mr Vajpayee tendered his resignation, which was accepted by the President, even before the voting on the confidence motion could be taken up on the poor of the Lok Sabha. Read more. |
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