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Across Asia’s rapidly expanding cities, traffic is no longer just an inconvenience, it is a defining feature of urban life. As populations grow faster than infrastructure, the time spent getting to work, school, or essential services has quietly become one of the most telling indicators of a city’s liveability. Using user-contributed data compiled by Numbeo,…
For centuries, rivers have played a role in shaping civilisations. They carved mountains, fed plains, divided regions, and shaped the way where cities would rise and trade would flourish. This is also one such river there long before bridges spanned its width, travellers travelled via ferries, or trains that halted at its banks. This river…
The Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) shared on its official X handle that the Ganga Expressway is all set to open next month. The 594-km-long Ganga Expressway, India’s longest expressway, is set to become operational next month, following the successful trial run of FASTag-enabled toll booths. Officials said the contactless toll collection system…
India’s first hydrogen-powered train-set is ready, as its manufacturing has been completed, marking a historic development in the drive toward cleaner and greener rail mobility. The Indian Railways-led pilot project highlights indigenous design, development, and manufacture, supporting the government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat (Self-Reliant India) drive while also placing India among a group of few nations trying…
Ranveer Singh starrer ‘Dhurandhar’ is now set to release in theatres this Friday, December 5. The film directed by Aditya Dhar has been in the news lately as Major Mohit Sharma’s brother, Madhur Sharma had raised objections regarding it. As the matter came to the Delhi High Court, the judiciary asked the censor board to…
NEW DELHI: For years, NH-44 — India’s longest highway, stretching 3,745 km from Srinagar to Kanyakumari — has carried the weight of the nation’s movement. Its tarmac has known migrations, trade, daily commuters, truck convoys, and families on long-distance journeys. Yet on the stretches slicing through Haryana and Delhi, that familiar thrum of mobility conceals…
The residents of Blue Zones follow their life path through challenges and successes, because they possess a clear life direction which they call Ikigai in Japan, and Plan de Vida in Costa Rica. People who understand their daily purpose, experience better health outcomes and live longer lives. People who have established life goals show better…
US President Donald Trump (IANS) President Donald Trump called Democrats “kamikaze” as he blamed them for the US government shutdown entering its sixth week on Wednesday, becoming the longest in history and surpassing the 35-day record set during his first term.“I just got back from Japan,” Trump told a breakfast meeting with Republican senators at…
The United States has entered uncharted territory as the ongoing government shutdown surpassed all previous records, becoming the longest-ever on Wednesday, exceeding the 35-day benchmark set during Donald Trump’s first term. The stalemate—rooted in a bitter dispute over healthcare spending—has left federal agencies shuttered, key welfare programmes suspended, and millions of Americans bracing for deepening…
Imagine your name taking nearly 20 minutes to say — yes, 20 Minutes! That’s the reality for New Zealander Laurence Watkins, whose legal name stretches to a staggering 2,253 words. It’s not a piece of fiction or a stunt — it’s one of the quirkiest records ever documented.Because, picture this: you could have had a…
