This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. “Instead of watching, come and ask.” That combination of infrastructural and cultural change is the promise of the Paralympics, which begins in Paris on Aug. 28, and whose president, Andrew Parsons, likes to describe the event as the world’s “most transformational.” First for its capacity to change the way the general public …
The much-awaited double-decker flyover in Bengaluru has been almost completed and is ready for opening, say Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. officials. A senior BMRCL official said the 3.3-km stretch from Ragigudda to Central Silk Board, along the Yellow Line, has almost been completed. This line incorporates a metro-cum-road flyover stretching 3.13 km from Ragigudda to Central Silk Board, strategically …
The Madras High Court on Wednesday sought the response of the Ministry of Railways and the Southern Railway to a public interest litigation petition filed to ensure that all existing as well as future railway stations and trains conform to the specifications prescribed under the Hormonized Guidelines and Standards for Universal Accessibility in India, 2021. Cross disability rights activist Vaishnavi …
When China opened its fifth research station in Antarctica this month, analysts sounded alarm bells about potential security threats on Australia's southern doorstep. He said China's construction of Qinling station met the fundamental obligations of the Antarctic Treaty for peaceful use and non-militarisation as per Australia's inspection of the station in 2020. Instead, Mr Press said what was "alarming" was …
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will spend the first full day of the Voice to Parliament referendum campaign since setting the date for the poll in Tasmania, as leading No advocates travel to South Australia, with both states expected to be key in determining the outcome of the vote. Key points: Australians will vote on whether to enshrine the Voice to …
