SCO Summit: What is Xi Jinping’s 4-point plan to upgrade India-China ties? How PM Modi responded

Prime Minister Modi’s China visit after seven years signals a potential reset in relations amidst global trade tensions. Discussions with President Xi Jinping focused on enhancing mutual trust, maintaining border peace, and expanding bilateral trade and investment. Both leaders emphasized strategic autonomy and the need for cooperation on global issues, viewing each other as development…

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In a time wrap: A decade later, Kirari still struggles with waterlogging, broken roads

For a decade, Kirari residents in Delhi have struggled with relentless waterlogging, inadequate drainage, and deteriorating roads. A local school was recently forced to close due to sewage-mixed rainwater flooding, highlighting the persistent infrastructural neglect. Despite changes in government, the Kirari-Rohini stretch remains in disrepair, mirroring conditions from a deadly dengue outbreak ten years ago.

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SpaceX’s 10th Starship test flight delayed: why the world’s biggest rocket was stopped ahead of the high-stakes launch

SpaceX’s tenth Starship test flight faced an abrupt halt in Texas minutes before launch, intensifying suspense among space enthusiasts. This setback, following earlier failures this year, underscores the challenges in developing the massive rocket crucial for both NASA’s lunar ambitions and Elon Musk’s Mars vision. The flight aimed to test booster landings, heat shield durability,…

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