As the sun climbs higher over the coastline and the days grow longer, there is a quiet hum of activity along the beachfront that signals something important is coming to life. The City’s mayoral committee member for spatial planning and environment, Eddie Andrews, stood before the site with a sense of anticipation, explaining that the opening of the walkway and parking area marks a significant step forward as the festive season approaches. This is more than concrete and paving; it is an invitation. For locals, it means the familiar stretch of shore will soon be ready to welcome them again,…

There are moments in public life when a single piece of content can set off a storm far bigger than the event it claims to show. This week, that moment came in the form of a video — widely shared, emotionally charged, and allegedly created with artificial intelligence — that touched one of the most sensitive subjects in India: the border with China. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju responded with characteristic bluntness, demanding that the Congress party apologise to the nation for what he described as a deliberate attempt to tarnish the image of the Indian Army. The video, according to…