OPINION

After all, heroes like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Aamir Khan are all knocking on the sixties and have been ruling the roost in the Hindi film industry. Unfortunately, lately their careers have remained fickle. Consistency is lacking in the box-office outcome of their films.

This is a shocker for the political opponents and detractors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. But this is revolutionary and one of the much sought after "pro-reform" strategies. There are chances now the country could be headed towards a Presidential form of government.

Reportedly, encouraged by BRICS success on the economic and geopolitical fronts, a growing number of countries in the Global South consider it as an attractive agent of multilateralism.

The tournament will be a cricketing treat to savour for the millions of Asian cricket lovers. India play Pakistan in their very first match and with Nepal being the third team in the group, both the Asian giants should easily qualify for the Super 4 stage. The interesting schedule of this tournament is that India and Pakistan will once again play each other in the Super 4 stage to qualify for the final.

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on August 18 in Riyadh.

The fight is tough and the competition seems to be heading for a cut-throat last mile, or at least that is what the publicity war seems to be implying thus far. The BJP believes that the Modi wave continues to be strong and the party will sail again to the finishing line. The Opposition, on the other hand, is trying its best to present a united front.

In the evening on Tuesday, India’s Independence Day, hundreds of enthusiastic Kashmiris gathered at Lal Chowk, danced around a fountain and the newly rebuilt clock tower and clicked pictures from all angles. Earlier in the day, different non-governmental groups and individuals took turns to wave the Indian national flag and get pictures and selfies clicked.

But it ought to be understood that Indira Gandhi was hardly a 40-day old Prime Minister then and 'her image' still was that of 'Goongi Gudiya', or a dumb doll.

These bills are not mere legislative amendments; they are bold strokes on the canvas of progress, meticulously crafted to erase the vestiges of colonial-era laws and sculpt a future of fairness and inclusivity.

The challenges for Indian Intelligence are organisational, operational as well as outreach-related - in the backdrop of new trends that have come into play.