Getty Images Built over the Chenab river, the bridge is 35m taller than the Eiffel Tower The world’s highest single-arch rail bridge is set to connect Indian-administered Kashmir with the rest of the country by train for the first time. It took more than 20 years for the Indian railways to finish the bridge over … Read more
Bengaluru will welcome a new eatery this week as La Gioia – Ristorante Italiano opens its doors on the 9th of August, 2024. Located in the heart of Bengaluru at Indiranagar, La Gioia goes beyond the culinary display to bring in the true essence of the South Italy experience. Jagged cliffs adorned with colorful towns … Read more
For Zambia’s population, its football team was a beacon of hope. The price of copper, the country’s primary export, had almost halved in the past four years, tanking the economy. Income had dropped sharply. President Frederick Chiluba had declared a national state of emergency, alleging that a coup plot against him had been uncovered. The … Read more
DODA (J&K): The drive from Batote, a picturesque town located a little away from refurbished Srinagar-Jammu highway-the northernmost segment of NH 44- to Doda city deep inside the Chenab valley was smooth. But I felt like I was going too slow on a well-maintained two-lane road with smooth surfaces. One of the reasons for my … Read more
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned from her position amid a free speech debate over campus protests of the war in Gaza. Ms Shafik’s resignation comes only a year after she took the position at the private Ivy League university in New York City, and just a few weeks before the autumn semester is … Read more