In Madhya Pradesh, a peculiar tradition continues to roll with every official car and every VVIP onboard. The moment a minister or an IAS-IPS officer approaches, the driver adopts a unique posture: one foot inside the car, the other outside.

Local officials admit “loopholes in emergency planning” and say the incident is a painful lesson that serves as “a wake-up call”. 

​Local officials admit “loopholes in emergency planning” and say the incident is a painful lesson that serves as “a wake-up call”.  

President Trump escalated tensions with India by imposing tariffs and penalty charges, dismissing their relationship with Russia. He then targeted Dmitry Medvedev, calling him a “failed former President,” triggering a sharp response. Medvedev retorted that Trump’s reaction proved Russia was right and alluded to the “Dead Hand” concept, a Cold War-era nuclear deterrent, in response to Trump’s “dead economies” remark.