49 Indians among 261 foreigners missing after flash flood on Tibet-Nepal border: Officials
Beijing: Chinese officials on Sunday said 261 foreign nationals, including 49 Indians, remained unaccounted for after a catastrophic flash flood struck Gyirong Port, one of the main border crossings between Nepal and Tibet, on August 26. The 261 foreigners are from 23 countries, Chinese officials told a media briefing at Gyirong, state-run Xinhua news agency…
If any Hindu thinks that there should be no Muslims in Bharat, he will not remain Hindu: Bhagwat
New York: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday said if any Hindu thinks that there should be no Muslims in Bharat, he will not remain a Hindu. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader said this while addressing the One World: One Humanity Faith Leaders’ Summit here. Bhagwat said that in Bharat, people of all denominations…
PM Modi receives warm reception from Indian diaspora in Uzbekistan
Tashkent: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm reception by the members of the Indian community at a hotel here after he arrived in Uzbekistan on Saturday on a two-day official visit. “Overwhelmed by the warmth and affection of the Indian community in Tashkent. Our diaspora is a living bridge between India and Uzbekistan, strengthening…
Flash floods in Nepal: 275 Indians missing
New Delhi: Over 275 Indians remained missing while 108 others were rescued following the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border four days back, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Saturday. It said 128 persons of Indian origin have also been uncontactable. The MEA said that 598 Indian nationals have safely crossed over…
Adityanath directs swift disposal of revenue cases, orders high festival alert
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday ordered the swift resolution of pending revenue court cases and directed police to stay alert during upcoming festivals and crack down on illegal activities like cattle smuggling, Love Jihad, forced conversions and vandalism of religious sites. He warned officials that unnecessary delays in land, property, and public rights…
Gas pipeline leak prompts traffic diversion on Samruddhi Expressway in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
Chhatrapati Sambhajingar: Traffic on a 24-km stretch of the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district was diverted on Saturday late evening as a precaution, after a gas leak was reported from a GAIL pipeline near Takliwadi in Gangapur taluka, officials said. The leak was reported at around 5 pm near Takliwadi, located alongside the…
Is Judiciary Set to Take Over State Cricket Associations?
MS Shanker The question may sound provocative, even uncomfortable. But recent developments in the administration of state cricket associations make it impossible to ignore: are elected cricket bodies gradually surrendering their autonomy to the judiciary because they have repeatedly failed to govern themselves? The danger is not that courts intervene when there is serious illegality,…
China may face an awkward BRICS moment
The 18th BRICS Summit, to be hosted by Bharat in New Delhi on September 12–13, could turn out to be far more politically uncomfortable for China than Beijing may have anticipated. With President Xi Jinping expected to lead a large Chinese delegation, the devastating Himalayan catastrophe on the Tibet-Nepal border is likely to cast a…
Asserting Bharat’s Voice in Global Politics
For decades, dominant Western media conglomerates, especially the BBC, CNN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Guardian and Reuters, have indulged in promoting anti-Bharat narratives clashing with the strategic and economic interests of our rising nation. As the world’s most populous country, it is time we establish a robust international media ecosystem to…
Loneliness: Root cause of sickness
“I have people around me, but I still feel alone.” “I speak to so many people every day, but I have nobody I can really talk to.” “I come home to an empty house.” “I keep myself busy, but something still feels missing.” These are statements we often hear in society. These may sound like…
