Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan’s close friend, actress-singer Iulia Vantur has teamed up with superstar singer Arijit Singh for a new track titled ‘Echoes of Us’.
On Friday, Iulia took to her Instagram, and shared the teaser of the song in which she features with Deepak Tijori. She wrote in the caption, “A song made with love, reaching you tomorrow. #TereSang from #EchoesOfUs Out Tomorrow”.
What makes the collaboration interesting is Iulia joining forces with Arijit Singh, who for the longest time invited Salman’s ire. However, over the years the superstar and the singer sorted out their differences. Salman even went on to admit that it was a misunderstanding on his part.
Earlier, Arijit announced his retirement from playback singing in pursuit of a bigger purpose. In a heartfelt note, Arijit expressed gratitude for the journey so far, writing, “I am not going to be taking any new assignments as a playback vocalist from now on. I am calling it off. It was a wonderful journey”. Reportedly, the singer is set to make his directorial debut with an upcoming film. In 2018, Arijit directed the Bengali film ‘Sa’, a lyrical coming-of-age story centered on a young boy’s relationship with music.
Salman, on his part, is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film ‘Galwan’, which also features a song crooned by Arijit Singh. The film is based on the Galwan stand-off between India and its expansionist neighbour, China on June 15, 2020 during the thick of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India.
The Indian and Chinese troops clashed in the Galwan Valley, eastern Ladakh. It was part of a larger border standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The clash turned violent when both sides attempted to patrol disputed areas, leading to hand-to-hand combat.
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha had a cheeky smile on his face when asked questions about India or the ICC ahead of the team’s opener in the T20 World Cup. Agha came well prepared, knowing very well that the questions posed to him would not be about their match against the Netherlands, which also acts as the curtain-raiser for the tournament.
Pakistan have come into the global tournament having drawn themselves into a controversy that was not meant for them. Agha, speaking at the pre-match press conference, stated multiple times that it was not nice for cricket, or the cricketers, to answer questions about politics before their game. But so eloquent and detailed were his answers to questions that were non-cricketing in nature that one wonders if Pakistan have come to play at something more than cricket.
For the uninitiated, Pakistan are set to boycott their group-stage match against India. The decision arrived barely a week before the start of the global tournament, at a point when Bangladesh had already exited the World Cup, citing security threats to their players.
Pakistan, using the garb of Bangladesh’s withdrawal, leveraged months of simmering build-up — stretching from the Champions Trophy, through the Asia Cup, and into this World Cup — to arrive at a stand that was as political as it was belated. What was framed as solidarity came with a heavy sporting cost.
By choosing not to play the match, Pakistan have put themselves in a horrible position in terms of Net Run Rate. By now, nearly everyone who follows cricket understands the arithmetic. Pakistan will have to concede their NRR for the entire game, which effectively means zero runs from their 20 overs, a self-inflicted disadvantage in a tournament where margins are already razor-thin and rain is threatening to do the rest.
At least two of their remaining games are rain-threatened, including the curtain-raiser against the Netherlands. It effectively means that Pakistan are under real threat of getting knocked out of the tournament in the group stage. But that would not be new for them, would it?
T20 World Cup: Pakistan has decided to boycott their match against India (PTI Photo)
They were knocked out in the group stage of the previous World Cup as well, which propelled a massive reaction back home. And yet, without focusing on their cricket, Pakistan inexplicably have somehow found themselves embroiled in a fight that was never theirs.
“In the past two events (Champions Trophy and Asia Cup), more than cricket, we are being asked about other things, which I think is not a good thing, because we have come here as sportsmen and we come to talk about cricket and play cricket. We as a team try not to let these things affect us,” Salman Agha said on Friday, a day before the start of the tournament.
If you watch Salman Agha’s press conference, you are left wondering: is this person here to play cricket, or is he a fabled warrior trying to right some of the wrongs that have happened in the world?
“We don’t really feel hurt or anything like that,” Agha said on India not travelling to Pakistan for ICC tournaments, citing security concerns outlined by the Government of India.
“But, yeah, for the game, it is not good. I can say that with my chest open. For the game, these things obviously should not happen. And me, growing up as a kid, always have seen people doing what was required for the game to be improved. And I think by doing that, to some extent, we are role models. We don’t do that. Because if you do that, then kids are going to pick this up and tomorrow they are going to do the same things. So I think these things should not happen. Because if you think role models, I think role models don’t do this stuff,” Agha said, pinning the blame on India.
It was fairly interesting that Agha would bring in the role-model argument after Pakistan brokered a deal to play at a neutral venue until 2027.
And it is in this context of rift that Pakistan are operating at the moment. There are talking points aplenty, controversies aplenty, and they not only have to take on a tricky team in the Netherlands, but they also have to mentally fight the probability of rain.
PAK vs NED: Player in Focus
Going into the T20 World Cup, there are only two players who have created immense buzz before the tournament. The first is India opener Abhishek Sharma. The second is Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq.
The off-spinner, who bowls with a bent arm, has courted controversy, with Cameron Green alleging that the bowler chucks the ball. There has been no word from the ICC yet, but surely the officials will be keeping a close eye on him.
Agha defended the spinner vociferously, stating that Tariq should probably hang a sign around his neck saying that he has been cleared by the labs — twice.
The problem is that the Dutch do not do it that often. And who can blame them for that?
The cricket world is built in such a way that the strong like to flaunt their clout, while the vulnerable are forced to scrape at the bottom of the barrel.
You will see that in this World Cup as well, when not many will come to watch the lesser-known teams. And that is perhaps where cricket needs to be fixed. One hopes that through upsets, these teams slowly climb up the ladder of international cricket.
Colombo Pitch and Weather Report
The first game of the T20 World Cup starts at 11 AM. The match is expected to be rain-affected in the second half, and the pitch is expected to have turn and bounce.
If there is turn, that could serve the Netherlands well, given that they cannot get into a power-hitting contest against Pakistan, who have players far better suited for that against an associate nation.
The real threat, however, will be rain. If Pakistan end up on the wrong side of the toss, it might put them in immediate trouble.
Pakistan vs Netherlands: Predicted Playing XIs
Pakistan:
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman/Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed
Netherlands:
Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Bas de Leede, Zach Lion-Cachet, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Kyle Klein, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren
Pakistan vs Netherlands: Livestreaming Details
The ICC T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and the Netherlands will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network. Live streaming of the match will be available on JioHotstar.
US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order revoking the additional 25 per cent tariff imposed on all imports from India over New Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil, the White House said.The move comes days after India and the United States finalised a long-pending trade deal, following nearly a year of trade tensions between the two countries.In the past, Trump had repeatedly accused India of helping Moscow by continuing to buy Russian oil, saying it indirectly supported Russia’s military actions against Ukraine.Earlier this week, Trump announced a trade agreement with India under which US tariffs on Indian goods were cut to 18 per cent from 50 per cent. In return, India agreed to halt purchases of Russian oil and lower several trade barriers.A White House official had earlier told Reuters that the US was withdrawing the punitive 25 per cent duty imposed specifically over India’s Russian oil imports. This duty had been added on top of a 25 per cent “reciprocal” tariff.India has been a major buyer of Russian oil, meeting around 90 per cent of its import needs through long-term arrangements. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and Western countries imposed sanctions on its energy exports, India’s purchase of cheaper Russian oil helped reduce its overall import costs.However, India has recently started cutting back on these purchases. According to a Reuters report, imports from Russia stood at about 1.2 million barrels per day in January and are expected to fall to around 1 million barrels per day in February and about 800,000 barrels per day in March.
Rapper Lil Jon confirms death of his son, Nathan Smith
LOS ANGELES, – American rapper Lil Jon said on Friday that his son, Nathan Smith, has died, the record producer confirmed in a joint statement with Smith’s mother.
“I am extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of our son, Nathan Smith. His mother and I are devastated,” the statement said.
Lil Jon described his son as an “amazingly talented young man” who was a music producer, artist, engineer, and a New York University graduate.
“Thank you for all of the prayers and support in trying to locate him over the last several days. Thank you to the entire Milton police department involved,” the “Snap Yo Fingers” rapper added.
A missing persons report was filed on Tuesday for Smith in Milton, Georgia, authorities said in a post on the Milton government website.
Police officials added that a broader search for Smith, also known by the stage name DJ Young Slade, led divers from the Cherokee County Fire Department to recover a body from a pond near his home on Friday.
“The individual is believed to be Nathan Smith, pending official confirmation by the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office,” the post continued.
While no foul play is suspected, the Milton Police Department Criminal Investigations Division will be investigating the events surrounding Smith’s death.
Lil Jon is a Grammy-winning rapper known for a string of chart-topping hits and collaborations, including “Get Low,” “Turn Down for What” and “Shots.”
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The Delhi Police was quick to dismiss viral reports claiming a spike in missing persons cases in the national capital. Calling the reports misleading and panic-inducing, the authorities stated that the hype was being peddled through “paid promotion” by certain individuals. While the Delhi Police did not name any specific perpetrators, social media was abuzz with speculation that the alleged hype was intentionally created to promote the recently released Rani Mukerji-starrer Mardaani 3. Several netizens claimed that the marketing team of Yash Raj Films, which backed the film, was responsible for amplifying the narrative online.
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“According to the makers, Mardaani 3 focuses on a new issue involving the kidnapping of young girls aged 8–9 years from low-income groups across the country for a specific reason. Directed by Abhiraj Minawala, the film was released in theatres on January 30. Reports of missing persons during this period drew attention, leading many to believe that the news was connected to the film, which is based on a similar theme.”
Mid-Day reached out to Yash Raj Films for a response to the allegations on the team of Mardaani 3. In an official statement, a spokesperson strongly denied the claims, saying, “Yash Raj Films is a 50-year-old company founded on the core principles of being highly ethical and transparent. We strongly deny the accusations floating on social media that Mardaani 3’s promotional campaign has deliberately sensationalised a sensitive issue like this. We have immense trust in our authorities, who will share all facts and truths in due course of time.”
All about missing persons report in Delhi and Mumbai
According to official Delhi Police data accessed by PTI, 807 people were reported missing between January 1 and 15. Of these, 509 were women and girls, while 298 were men. Among the total cases, 191 involved minors and 616 were adults. The staggering data led to sensational headlines, rampant social media forwards inducing panic among citizens.
Addressing the concerns, Delhi Police posted on social media, stating, “There is no need to panic over rumours being spread regarding missing persons, especially the disappearance of children. There has been no increase in missing persons cases compared to previous years.”
Delhi Police PRO Sanjay Tyagi on Thursday said that, compared with previous years, there has been no increase in missing-person reports in the city. In fact, January 2026 saw fewer such cases than in the same period last year.
“There is no need to fear or panic regarding the missing persons in Delhi, especially children. Compared to the past, there has been no increase in reporting missing persons in Delhi. In January 2026, compared to the same period last year, there has been a drop in reporting missing persons. It is also worth mentioning that Delhi Police follows the policy of fair and transparent reporting of crime,” Tyagi said in a video released by Delhi Police.
Mumbai also witnessed similar panic-inducing reports recently. Debunking the claims, Mumbai Police issued a statement saying, “Misinformation regarding missing and kidnapped children is being circulated by some handles. Such claims are denied, and FIRs are being registered against those spreading rumours and creating panic.”
Mumbai: Perhaps USA players lining up for their opening T20 World Cup match against India on Saturday could be excused in case a few find the urge to participate in the national anthems of both countries: India’s “Jana Gana Mana” and America’s “The Star-Spangled Banner”.
USA’s Saurabh Netravalkar during a training session ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup (PTI)
Saurabh Netravalkar, Harmeet Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Milind Kumar and Monank Patel play for the US but are all from India and have learnt their cricket here. Netravalkar, their captain, Harmeet and Ranjane have lived and played in Mumbai and for them, the Wankhede Stadium will also feel more like home.
There’s no doubting their commitment to the US team, but instincts can often take over when playing against your country of birth. It happened to some of them the last time in New York, when they came up against India for their 2024 T20 World Cup group game. Harmeet has vivid memories of the day.
“There were a lot of players (in the India side) that I had played with. We had reached for that game early. We met nicely, and when time came for the national anthems, we were like, which one to sing? We decided we will sing both,” recalled Harmeet during an interaction a few days before the tournament.
“Once the game started, slowly we got into our rhythm. During our bowling, the atmosphere was great. We almost made a game out of it, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience,” added Harmeet, who, along with Netravalkar, is a former India Under-19 player.
Mumbai products Harmeet, Netravalkar and Ranjane have enough experience of playing at the Wankhede Stadium.
India captain Suryakumar Yadav, on the eve of the game, recollected playing with them. “Even though they are playing from other countries, it’s a good opportunity for them. I have played a lot of cricket with them.”
“I have played with a lot of them, actually,” Harmeet said. “All the players from Mumbai – Rohit (Sharma), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube; then Sanju (Samson), Kuldeep (Yadav), Axar (Patel) and I were in the India U-19 team together.”
Harmeet believes all three of them could well have been on the other side of the line-up, wearing the India colours. In terms of talent, he believes they were as good as anybody. The journey has been defined by who got the chances at the right time and who missed out. Harmeet is an India Under-19 World Cup winner in 2012. Along with Netravalkar, he also played the 2010 U-19 edition where the left-arm pacer was the top wicket-taker for India.
“Netravalkar and I have been playing together since our school cricket days. With Ranjane, since the U-13 days. He first played for Maharashtra and then came to Mumbai (playing club cricket) for DY Patil together, and Ranji Trophy. In batting also, we go next to each other, and know each other’s game,” Harmeet said.
Harmeet and Netravalkar played in the last T20 World Cup co-hosted by the US. This is Ranjane’s first World Cup. The three have shaped up nicely for the tournament with good showing in the two warm-ups games.
Talking about the improvement in Ranjane’s game seen in some of his innings in the South African T20 league, Harmeet said: “It is not about improving, it is about getting opportunity. If you don’t get opportunities you can’t go to the next level.
“It’s a bit about destiny. Suryakumar and Shreyas Iyer got good runs, they became international players. It’s not that Shubham and I were not good enough. Everyone is working equally hard. There’s so much talent in Mumbai. Apart from the 15 who are playing, there are 50 more players who are equal or as good, but you have to get the opportunity,” said Harmeet, who now resides in the same neighbourhood as Ranjane in Houston.
“When the India players, especially from Mumbai, come to play in the USA, they make so many runs. Compared to a player from other countries who have played 100 or 50 first-class games, the Mumbai batters come and simply dominate. That’s what Ranjane has done. He got the opportunity here, he chased it. Because we were deprived of so many opportunities, when we get it, we jump on it.”
In the 2024 edition, USA made headlines for making the Super Eights through some stellar performances in the group stage, which included a Super Over win against former champions Pakistan. USA have impressed in the two warm-up games. They will fancy their chances for an upset win again. Big guns in their group, including India and Pakistan, will certainly not take them lightly.
Virat Kohli played a behind-the-scenes role in inspiring Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women ahead of their title-winning WPL final and later joined in celebrating the historic achievement. After RCB Women chased down a record 204-run target to defeat Delhi Capitals and lift their second WPL trophy, Kohli congratulated the team with a heartfelt Instagram post praising their effort and leadership.
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“Champions again. Keeping the RCB flag flying high is something that each one of you can be proud of. To Smriti Mandhana and the whole squad and the management team, a big congratulations on this tremendous victory. You guys deserve this undoubtedly. Enjoy the moment and embrace the love of our amazing fans,” he wrote.The franchise also released a motivational video message from Kohli that was played to the team on the eve of the final. In the clip, the former India captain urged the players to soak in the occasion and treat the final as a moment to be cherished.“I wouldn’t call it just another day or just another game, because that’s what we play sport for: the big finals, the big occasions, winning trophies,” Kohli said.Kohli praised the team’s consistency throughout the season and their ability to handle pressure, pointing out that finishing top of the table and reaching the final first was no accident.“I’ve been watching you guys play this season, and it’s been amazing to see the high-pressure games that we’ve won. It’s no surprise to me that we were the first ones to make it to the finals, finishing top of the table,” he said.He also highlighted the importance of learning from mid-season setbacks and urged total commitment in decisive moments.“Small things make all the difference at the very end… That’s what’s going to count at the end of the day,” Kohli said.Inspired by the message, RCB Women delivered a composed performance to win the WPL final by six wickets, sealing a landmark triumph for the franchise.
Poems of CP Surendran window attached to the train, There are condensed forms of a certain lyrical energy. Lines that sing and sting, lines that try to communicate the indescribability and essence of our existence. There is a lightness of sight as the poet looks at the world, and the metaphors used are powerfully imaginative. The book contains over 90 new poems, and a dozen poems representing his earlier works spanning nearly four decades. But the new ones, in particular, the ‘quatrain’, are studies of the craft of compression:
CP Surendran (courtesy of topic)
Under the years, behind your eyes, under the clock, a whole hill ticks like roses. We see it, but cannot feel its strong breath on our faces. Evening sows gold and reaps coal. They burn our names, we travel slowly in the boat. – what was
At first glance, it is a poem about love, about the innocence of feeling; But it is also about the fleeting nature of time and existence – “They burn our names” – and the return of lovers to the melancholy stability of stone and dust.
Surendran’s poems contain violence, which mostly focuses on him. However, as stated satirically, he is overall more of a suitor than a murderer. Opera: : The knife in your hand, like a blade driven deep into the chest / Of a lover who has gone astray, in steely ways, reaches his end. / Dressed in red, looking like a storm, singing against my will, / Carving me from neck to waist. Wherever you stop, you will rest there.
While most poems train window are tightly crafted—and on the short side—are two unusually long poems, which justify their length by the underlying rhythm and dramatic tension: next day And I’m almost not here. Both run the risk of being interpreted as autobiographical.
Poem, next dayThat’s a good place to go for a deeper critic—where the poet is trying to bet everything on the hallucination of his experience, as it is supposed to be. “Pale dawn floating face up in a rain-ravaged river. / Behind the funeral home, the fat rats of the distant hills / are running to gnaw on the food left at night. /…Now that I’m gone, son, are you free? /Dead, yet I bless you.“Rain-wrecked” is a clever alliteration on ‘train-wrecked’, as we grapple with the difficulties and entanglements of life. This is perhaps the poet’s last train without any destination. On a surface level, this poem is about the life and death of a matriarch, her impact on the narrator, a psychological study of the relationship between a mother and son. It’s quite unbearable, the beauty and fleeting nature of it.
But is the poet’s work complete? Not at all – it’s just a invitation. This poem begins – “Quench the heart’s old, purple fire with wine, stay; / In the wild jasmine / See a lack growing white on the vines. Come in April when the house / is on fire.” Whether this is the cruellest month or not, it is only the beginning – a moment when the creative and mental fires burn – their flame set to live long and burn far. After all, in burning lies rejuvenation.
152pp, ₹499; Tiger is speaking
In I’m not nearly thereThe second long poem in the book – what is attempted is the almost unspeakable life story of the French Symbolist poet, Arthur Rimbaud, who ended his poetic career at the age of 20, and ended up as a coffee and gun trader in Africa, away from the inevitable festivals of the world. His life and exploits provide an objective-correlative to the narrating voice, perhaps to his life situation: For the cypress, the stone-digger, lifeless, hard / like the heart of a rake… / cool as a glass of undrank absinthe. / …empty like the sea / Empty on the shores of Eden, / Where the sands block the anabasis of undone kings: / …an attempt to escape without a trace / From the disease of naming things…
In general, the poems here have a strong sense of rhythm. Most of the ‘quatrains’ are old-fashioned rhyme, and sometimes even seem Shakespearean, perhaps to help the poet cut through his obsessive thoughts. Even in poems where no clear aural scheme is resorted to, the essential rhythm is assured. For example, these lines from a prose poem, returnThe theme of which is the narrator’s return to his roots: “The narrow road picks its way through puddles. The rain drops the sky at your feet. You are here, wadi as an unheard prayer.”
Through the poems, one realizes the process of a frightening, if unrelenting confrontation with oneself – representing our own unresolved saga of inner conflict, the truest war we can possibly fight. Consider duel where the narrator’s “enemy”, “It has risen again, knife in hand, / from the dust”, a place where “the bougainvillea mingles / with the sun flowers and leaves / like sherbet / she drinks the shade.”“The enemy, of course, is the narrator’s own shadow, the darker self that Carl Jung talks about.
In this poem, as in the rest, there appears to be Surendran’s effort – to pin down the hallucinatory quality of the experience with images. Perhaps because of this, his poetry often takes on a farewell quality, a separation informed by the wasa-bi of things – also exemplified in an optimistic poem, invitation: “Put out the heart’s old, purple fire with wine, wait; / See the white jasmine growing in the wild / A lackey breaking out on the vines. Come in April when you are home / On fire. Or in June when the lonely boy comes to the terrace / Flings rain down like crushed glass… / Come In fact, at any given moment, the moon here is pledged to silence…” The diction is almost monotonous – but always measured, set in the metered architecture of verse structure, punctuated and controlled by rhythm.
Interestingly, there are many animal poems. They want some kind of reinterpretation. endling It’s about a snail, the last of its kind: Thom Gunn asked, “What is the wrath of a snail? / It’s the little man doing battle with the tyranny of his limits / And, beaten, crawling back toward the sun.”
Other animals in which the poet expresses his ‘outsiderness’ include the snake (east of eden), Owl (“Once I paused, watching an owl swoop down…circling around the churchgoers, / carrying a mouse, its front legs joined in prayer, to Christ in heaven.”), moth (“Gathered from carbon, kimono sleeves / The length of your wings is a million years / … You are a vanished forest circling my lamp.“), and sharks.
The title of the tiger poem is funny, taiga. animal cries poem, howlFar from being a Ginzburgian sentence, it is a statement, an allusion to current social and political discourse – which is often – on a banal and unintentional level. Poet to groanHalf asleep on the sofa.”“Shaped like a boat” or coffin – “awakens to the train, to screams rising deep from one’s own throat.”
These are the days of political poetry – environment, race, caste, gender. One danger in political poems is that they mistake debate for poetry. The poems of this nature in this collection are based on emotions and hit home with images. parents of missing persons This is a case: “The poplar draws blood in the cold of the season. / Those who shoot and those who search should be surprised, / sitting down for food Or raising hands in prayer, / What keeps the falling snow on a distant hill white.
tent Where “children cry in gaza” is another political poem – where the poet tries to create an image, which might otherwise be a statement. Kashmiri poetry is a quatrain on missing persons. Donation, Rose Islands, self portrait with earmuffs, Confessions of a Mask, Mister Kerala, Chest Muscles, OCD, Oracle They deserve close study, both for their intimate depictions and their broader socio-historical context. in poetry, cosmic microwave background radiationScience and the life of emptiness are the subject of molecular scanning – of text and materiality, of word and intention.
New poems in the book begin Lineand end with hook. They can be viewed as ledgers; And as a catch shark “Leaning / towards the sunset / spreading / across the sea / in a drop / of blood”- Another clever sentence.
The last part of the book is presented with 12 poems from Surendran’s previous collection, Available light. They are carefully selected to represent the range of poets, including family CourtWhich is one of his early poems. And there is an irony in the title and content of the previous book – a dichotomous combination of illumination that is apparently invisible, yet “available”.
His poems always remain hidden – you have to re-read and dig deeper to assess their inner story and meaning. The glimpses of hidden linguistic architecture work well in his poetry. Poetry is all about slow reading, slow digesting – where one has to peel away each metaphorical layer with studied patience and care.
The difference between early poetics and current poetics seems to me to be that language is often the subtext as it explores its visual and auditory resources. I remember he once said, “Whatever happens in life is essentially poetry.” And maybe it’s in this sense train window It is an important book. These days in India, when a new poetry volume is published every other day, when every second poet is showered with awards indiscriminately – this volume is a symbolic milestone in a miasmic maze-like poetic landscape.
train window There is an urgent mantra, a prayer carved on a knife’s edge – for a world where a perfectly weighty poetic line matters, where the architecture innate to the act of writing poetry is worth preserving.
Soak in these poems like you would soak in your own blood after a “duel” that is beyond your control – control their tone with a poise and elegance that allows you to eventually heal. In return“You just heard the river.“Now let’s go sailing,”bridging the distance between two stars“(Unit), and “calibrate to getmeasure of a manWith the hope of bringing wisdom to humanity.
Sudip Sen is a critically acclaimed poet, editor, translator and photographer. His last book, Anthropocene, won the Rabindranath Tagore Literary Award and the Wise Owl Literary Award. www.sudepsen.org
Mumbai: Mahindra Group plans to set up its largest-ever manufacturing plant for cars and tractors in Nagpur. The company is set to invest Rs 15,000 crore over the next 10 years to build this facility.
The announcement was made on Friday at the “Advantage Vidarbha” event in Maharashtra. As per the press release by Mahindra Group, “The state-of-the-art facility will be developed across an area of 1500 acres in Vidarbha, complemented by a 150-acre supplier park in Sambhajinagar.”
Once it is fully ready, “the facility will have an annual production capacity of over 5 lakh vehicles and 1 lakh tractors, making it Mahindra’s largest integrated manufacturing footprint in the country,” noted the release.
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As part of this expansion, Mahindra is also building a 150-acre supplier park in Sambhajinagar. This park will make parts for the new Nagpur plant and the company’s existing factories in Chakan and Nashik. This move is intended to help the company work more closely with its partners and make more components locally.
The Nagpur factory will be equipped to handle Mahindra’s next-generation vehicle designs. It will be capable of making traditional petrol and diesel engines, electric vehicles, and other future technologies.
The company is also acquiring more land in the Igatpuri-Nashik area to increase its engine production and support its advanced technology projects.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis welcomed the move, stating that the investment is a “strong endorsement of the state’s robust industrial ecosystem.” He added that the project will create many jobs and help the Vidarbha region grow faster.
Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director & CEO of Mahindra’s Auto and Farm Sector, described the plan as “a bold step forward” for the company. He noted that the facility is “designed to support our next generation of vehicles and tractors” by bringing together high-tech manufacturing and large-scale production. He also mentioned that the project helps the company “deliver world-class products” while supporting the “Make in India” initiative.
The Vidarbha region was chosen because of its strong transport links. The facility will have easy access to the Samruddhi Expressway and major rail lines, making it easier to send vehicles to both Indian and international markets.
