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Why is Karachi a political orphan? Look at the public transport system

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Road has always had its share of traffic, but lately the main thoroughfare that connects central Karachi to its major port is in a state of near constant gridlock.
 

An elevated street eats up two of the road’s three lanes, but it’s empty — part of an incomplete project to create express lanes for public buses that was supposed to finish three years ago. It’s one of many towering structures scattered throughout the Pakistani city that were part of the latest plans to bring a modern transportation to Karachi, one of the world’s fastest-growing cities and the third-biggest by population.

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Punjab has witnessed 49 percent increase in Stubble Burning incidents from September 21 to November 2 as compared to corresponding period last year: Official data

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Nations giving huge subsidies for unsustainable fishing should first cut support measures: India

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Irrespective of the winner of presidential polls, India-US relationship to remain strong

Irrespective of the outcome of the November 3 presidential elections, relationship between India and the US is expected to continue at the same pace as it has in the last two decades and strengthen further, policy documents and remarks from the two campaigns indicate.

 

President Donald Trump, in the first term of his presidency, has emerged as the best friend of India at the White House taking the relationship to a new level and his friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is well known, which was reflected in the two addressing massive two joint rallies in the US and India in less than a year.

 

Former vice president Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, has a strong track record of being an ardent advocate of a strong India-US relationship both as a Senator from Delaware for over three decades and then as deputy of President Barack Obama for eight years.

 

From playing a key role in the passage of India-US civil nuclear deal during a Republican administration to setting up the goal of a $500 billion in bilateral trade, Biden has strong ties with Indian leadership across the aisle and has a large number of Indian Americans within his close circuit.

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Army Chief Gen Naravane holds talks with top military commander of Kenya

Chief of Defence Forces of Kenya Gen Robert Kariuki Kibochi and Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Monday held wide-ranging talks on ways to expand defence cooperation between the two countries, officials said.

 

Gen Kibochi is on a five-day visit to India from Monday during which he is scheduled to hold talks with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the three service chiefs.

 

Army officials said Gen Naravane and Gen Kibochi discussed various aspects of bilateral defence cooperation and ways to deepen it further.

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Industry bodies have mixed reaction to Kejriwal's announcement about Delhi's manufacturing units

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China's regulators summon Alibaba's Jack Ma ahead of $39.7 billion public offer of his Ant Group

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Govt releases Rs 2,200 crore to 15 states towards measures for air quality improvement

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RBI extends deadline for banks' compliance with new guidelines for existing current accounts

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Assam CM writes to Home Minister Amit Shah on tension with Mizoram; asks chief secy, DGP to rush to border