Day: 30 April 2026

The “Atithi” Paradox: Why 5,000 Years of History is Losing to 50 Years of Hospitality

Vijay Raman

Author: Vivek V Kumar (MD, Lexicon World) is a marketing communications leader who has helped 100s of organisation enhance their reputation and bolster their sales with real world changes and messaging   We have the Taj Mahal, the eternal soul of Agra. We have the sacred, pulsing Ghats of Varanasi, the golden sands of Jaisalmer, and the emerald backwaters of Kerala. By all laws of logic, geography, and heritage, India should be the undisputed tourism capital of the planet. We are a civilization that has welcomed travellers for millennia, built…

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India Demonstrates Advanced Air-Launched Anti-Ship Warfare Capability

Vijay Raman

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy have successfully conducted the maiden salvo launch of Naval Anti-ship Missile-Short Range (NASM-SR) from the Navy’s helicopter platform off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha. During the trial, two missiles were launched in quick succession from the same helicopter, making it the first salvo launch of an advanced air-launched anti-ship missile system.   All test objectives were fully met as per the data captured using various range tracking instruments like radar, electro-optical system and telemetry deployed by the Integrated…

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India’s longest Ganga Expressway has been inaugurated

Vijay Raman

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the 594-km access-controlled greenfield Ganga Expressway in Hardoi, marking a major boost to road infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh.   The six-lane expressway, expandable to eight lanes, connects Meerut in western UP to Prayagraj in the east, significantly reducing travel time between the two cities to around six hours. Passing through 12 districts, the corridor is expected to enhance connectivity for hundreds of towns and villages along its route.   Built at an estimated cost of over ₹36,000 crore, the project is among the…

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