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Senior Congress Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor is quite the darling of the middle classes. He is charming, well spoken, erudite, a skilled debator and has a felicity with the English language that he uses to great effect by throwing around lengthy, utterly unpronounceable words that no-one understands. Yet, despite his widely acknowledged talents, or maybe because of them, Tharoor stands at a crossroads in his political career today, unsure of which route to take in case he reaches a dead-end with no way to get back. The Ruling Trio His party's ruling clique in his home state of Kerala, the trio of powerful AICC general secretary and Rahul Gandhi confidante K.C. Venugopal, leader of opposition in the legislative assembly V.D. Satheeshan, and man for all seasons Ramesh Chennithala, is unwilling to cede space in state politics to him. At the national level, Rahul Gandhi's obsession with caste leaves little room for English-speaking elites as he scouts for OBCs, Dalits and tribal...

Forty-six workers of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) were rescued from the debris of an avalanche that hit Uttarakhand's Chamoli on Friday, while nine are yet to be retrieved. Four of the workers are critical. All rescued workers are undergoing treatment at the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp in Mana. Over 65 personnel plowed through almost seven feet of snow overnight in the area between Mana village and Mana Pass, near the Indo-Tibetan border, even as snow storms and poor visibility hampered rescued operations. The urgency to rescue the remaining workers increased as the state's Meteorological Department issued a rain and snowfall alert in Chamoli district. Chances of light rain have also been predicted in Dehradun, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Tehri, Pauri, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Almora, Nainital and Champawat. According to a list released by the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority, the trapped labourers are from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himac...

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway has been closed due to snow accumulation between Ramsoo and Qazigund and shooting stones, landslides, and mudslides between Nashri and the NAVYUG Tunnel, officials said on Friday. A large number of vehicles, including trucks, passenger vehicles, and buses, have been halted at Jakhani in Udhampur. Traffic Police have not allowed any vehicle to cross Jakhani onwards due to the highway closure. Meanwhile, a fresh spell of rain lashes part of Uttarakhand's capital, Dehradun, and heavy snowfall has been reported in the districts of Doda and Bhalesa. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) engaged in snow clearance at the Srinagar airport runway after the area received fresh snowfall today. The continuous rain and snow have lashed the region for the last 36 hours, leading to a significant drop in temperature. Interestingly, farmers in the area have expressed happiness over the snowfall, which is a rare occurrence in the region. Previous snowfall had ...

March 2025 Bank Holidays: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released the list of bank holidays for the month of March. Banks will remain closed for a total of 14 days next month, as per the RBI holiday calendar. These closures include public holidays, regional holidays, and regular closures on second and fourth Saturdays and all Sundays. In the case of state-specific festivals, the banks will remain shut only in those states, while during key festivals like Holi and Ramzan, banks will remain shut in most of the states.  The list of bank holidays is prepared by RBI for every month. It is notified under three categories namely Negotiable Instruments Act, Holiday, Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday and Banks' Closing of Accounts. Here is the complete list of national and regional holidays for March 2025:  March 2 (Sunday) - Weekly holiday  March 7 (Friday): Chapchar Kut - Banks will be closed in Mizoram  March 8 (Second Saturday) - Weekly holiday  March 9...

A glance at recent history is always insightful in the study of geopolitics and geosecurity. Let's rewind to 1990—a pivotal year on the global stage. At the time, I had just returned with the last elements of the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) from Sri Lanka and was headed to an Army cantonment in a 'peace' location. However, our plans quickly changed when we were diverted to Punjab. We were to form the frontline of forces crossing the River Sutlej to counter Pakistan's intransigence—its launch of Exercise Zarb-e-Momin and its sponsorship of militancy and terror in Punjab. Zarb-e-Momin, a military training manoeuvre with operational intent, was designed to send a message and divert our attention. Meanwhile, conflict was also brewing in Kashmir, setting the stage for a broader geopolitical confrontation. The Story Of Al Qaeda It was the end of the Cold War. The Berlin Wall had just fallen, and the Soviets were still withdrawing from Afghanistan. Punjab was in turmoil...

A breakthrough has proven elusive even as rescue operations at the partially collapsed Telangana's Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel entered the sixth day on Thursday. Eight workers have been trapped in the tunnel since February 22 and a state minister had said on Wednesday that the rescue operations would be completed in two days.  Several teams, from the Army, Navy, National Disaster Response Force and the rat miners who rescued the labourers trapped at the collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi in 2023 are at the site and work has begun on cutting parts of the Tunnel Boring Machine and other obstacles that have prevented rescuers from accessing the portion of the structure where the workers are trapped.  Nagarkurnool Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Gaikwad said the damaged part of the conveyor belt in the tunnel is expected to be repaired during the day on Thursday to ensure that debris can be transported out.  "Yes, it's already (gas cutting machines ha...

The Punjab government on Wednesday announced that it has made Punjabi a mandatory subject in all schools across the state, alleging it was removed from the Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) list of regional language subjects for Class 10. The CBSE , however, refuted the claims and said the subject would continue to be offered. Punjab Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains accused the BJP-led Centre and the CBSE of dropping Punjabi from the list of subjects for Class 10 in the new draft norms for the biannual board exam format, called it a "well-planned conspiracy" against Punjab and Punjabi. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said his department has issued a fresh notification stating that Punjabi will be a main subject in Class 10 in the state. If Punjabi is not a main subject in any school, then the certificate will be considered "null and void", he said, adding that this will apply to all education boards in the state. ALSO READ |  Telangana's...

India on Thursday launched a scathing critique of Pakistan at the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), describing the country as a "failed state" that relies on international aid to survive. India's Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva, Kshitij Tyagi, accused the Pakistani leadership of perpetuating falsehoods dictated by its military. Mr Tyagi's comments came in response to Pakistani law minister Azam Nazeer Tarar's allegations of human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.   "It is regrettable to see Pakistan's leaders and delegates continuing to spread falsehoods handed down by its military terrorist complex. Pakistan is making a mockery of the OIC by abusing it as its mouthpiece. It is unfortunate that this Council's time continues to be wasted by a failed state which thrives on instability and survives on international handouts. Its rhetoric reeks of hypocrisy, its actions of inhumanity and ...

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday termed as rumours the reports suggesting that he is getting close to the BJP, saying that there are no such developments. When asked about the Maha Kumbh Mela, however, Mr Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress chief, deviated from his party's stand to praise the organisation of the Maha Kumbh. Addressing a press conference at his residence here, Mr Shivakumar stated: "I am making it very clear. I could see in media and social media, some of my friends are calling after seeing reports that Shivakumar is getting closer to the BJP. By birth, I am a Congressman, my stand is I am a Hindu, and I believe in every culture of society. Besides my personal belief, the Congress ideology is to take everyone together." "People are planting stories. Sadhguru of the Isha Foundation came to my residence and invited me to Shivratri. He is from Mysuru and I admire him for his knowledge. Social media is analysing that I ...

An army vehicle came under fire from suspected terrorists in a forward village near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Wednesday, officials said. There were no immediate reports of any casualties in the brief firing near Phal village in Sunderbani sector, they said. The terrorists, believed to be hiding in a forest, fired a few rounds at the army vehicle passing through the area -- considered a traditional infiltration route for militants. The troops returned fire while reinforcements were rushed to neutralise the terrorists, the officials said. The army launched a cordon and search operation in the area. Read full article

Efforts to rescue eight people trapped in a collapsed section of a tunnel in Telangana's Nagarkurnool district entered day four on Tuesday, with experts temporarily halting heavy excavation due to an increase in the amount of slush and mud at the accident site. Teams of experts that had gone into the tunnel yesterday have said the slush wall has now increased by about a metre. They believe that there could be structural stability issues if intensive excavation is undertaken, which could not only further endanger the trapped workers but also risk the lives of the rescue teams. Chris Cooper , an Australian tunnel expert, on Monday also said the entire area appears unsettled and that it might be too dangerous to continue with heavy-duty digging. About 3,200 litres of water is also flooding the tunnel every minute, mixing with the vast quantities of sand, rock, and debris to make more mud and slush. It, however, is not a cause of concern as the tunnel is being de-watered. The res...

"Naya Kashmir" is evolving rapidly and is moving towards peace and development, and with the help of young people, the government aspires to make it a place where no one dies due to terrorism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today. Kashmir, once was badly affected by bomb blasts and terrorism, has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last decade, he added. "Over the last 10 years, not only the level of violence but also the number of civilian killings have dropped by 80 per cent," the minister said while addressing 250 children from Jammu and Kashmir who were visiting Delhi as part of the programme "Apne watan ko jano (Know your motherland)". "Incidents of stone throwing, bomb blasts and terrorism have been eliminated, allowing schools to function smoothly. Infrastructure development, including roads, hospitals, and universities, has progressed rapidly. Moreover, 36,000 elected public representatives now have their rightful authority at t...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday nominated 10 persons from different walks of life, including Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, businessman Anand Mahindra and actor Mohanlal, to help fight obesity, a day after he exhorted people to take measures to curb the health menace. "I would like to nominate the following people to help strengthen the fight against obesity and spread awareness on reducing edible oil consumption in food. I also request them to nominate 10 people each so that our movement gets bigger," He posted on X. As mentioned in yesterday's #MannKiBaat , I would like to nominate the following people to help strengthen the fight against obesity and spread awareness on reducing edible oil consumption in food. I also request them to nominate 10 people each so that our movement gets bigger!… pic.twitter.com/bpzmgnXsp4 — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 24, 2025 Bhojpuri singer-actor Nirahua, shooting champion Manu Bhaker, weightlifter ...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed happiness in joining the campaign against obesity launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. PM Modi on Monday nominated Omar Abdullah among nine others to help strengthen the fight against obesity in the country. "As mentioned in yesterday's #MannKiBaat, I would like to nominate the following people to help strengthen the fight against obesity and spread awareness on reducing edible oil consumption in food. I also request them to nominate 10 people each so that our movement gets bigger! @anandmahindra @nirahua1 @realmanubhaker @mirabai_chanu @Mohanlal @NandanNilekani @OmarAbdullah @ActorMadhavan @shreyaghoshal @SmtSudhaMurty "Collectively, let us make India fitter and healthier. #FightObesity," PM Modi said on his official X handle. Replying to the post, Mr Abdullah further nominated ten more people to spread awareness about obesity. "I'm very happy to join the campaign against obesity launched...

The chances of survival of the eight persons who remain trapped in the SLBC tunnel after a partial collapse two days ago are "very remote," though every effort is being made to reach them, Telangana Minister Jupally Krishna Rao said on Monday. He also mentioned that a team of rat miners, who had rescued the construction workers trapped in the Silkyara Bend-Barkot tunnel in Uttarakhand in 2023, has joined the rescue teams to extricate the men. The Minister stated that rescuing the trapped individuals would take at least three to four days, as the accident site is filled with muck and debris, making it a daunting task for the rescuers. "To be honest, the chances of their survival are very, very, very, very remote. Because, I myself went up to the end, almost just 50 meters short (of the mishap site). When we took photographs, the end (of the tunnel) was visible. And out of the 9 meter diameter (of the tunnel)--almost 30 feet, out of that 30 feet, mud has piled up up to ...

Banned group Jamaat-e-Islami is all set to launch a political party from Ramzaan. The party will be called Jammu Kashmir Justice Development Front. The group has sent an application to Election Commission for recognition and allotment of a symbol. "We have sent application to the Election Commission and as the party is going to be known as JDF we have asked symbol of scales to be allotted to us," Shamim Ahmed Thoker the chief of the group's J&K unit, told NDTV over phone. The groundwork, he said, has been done as clearance from their advisory council has been given to form a party.  "Emirs of all districts of Jamaat have been consulted and all are of the opinion that we need to come out in political arena for betterment of our region," he added. Members of Jamaat contested last year's assembly elections but as Independents.  "That time no consensus was there among senior core group, but this time all have been consulted and decision has been ta...

Jammu and Kashmir is seeing a fresh political row over liquor ban - an issue that came up in 2016 but got thumbs downed by Mehbooba Mufti's ruling People's Democratic Party. Now the battlelines have been re-drawn, with the PDP spearheading the demand for a ban. The party has started a signature campaign in support of the ban and it is the ruling National Conference that is accusing it of hypocrisy. Over the weekend, posters came up across Srinagar, supporting the ban and calling upon tourists to "respect local culture and traditions". Police action to remove the posters has been questioned by the Opposition. The matter is expected to dominate the assembly in the budget session which begins on March 3. Two members - one of the PDP and one from the National Conference -- have submitted bills to ban liquor. PDP's Fayaz Ahamd Mir, National Conference's Ahsan Pardesi and a third MLA -- Awami Ittehad Party's (AIP) Sheikh Khursheed Ahmad - have moved separate ...

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday registered its first-ever electronic First Information Report (e-FIR) following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp. "In a ground-breaking move towards digital policing, the Vilgam police station in Handwara has registered its first e-FIR following a complaint lodged via WhatsApp," a police spokesman said. He said the complaint was filed by Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar, a resident of Hanjipora in Kupwara, who works as a driver in the State Road Transport Corporation. According to the complaint, the incident occurred earlier in the day while Dar was travelling from Tarathpora to Srinagar. He alleged that upon reaching Vilgam, he was wrongfully restrained and physically assaulted by two individuals identified as Ashiq Hussain Bhat and Gowher Ahmad Bhat, both residents of Shehnipora in Vilgam, the spokesman said. The accused reportedly caused him physical injuries, he added. In response to the complaint, the Vilgam police station swiftly registere...

The new Delhi government led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta will have six cabinet ministers, including former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kapil Mishra. A Union Home Ministry notification on Thursday said that President Droupadi Murmu, on the advice of Ms Gupta, appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma , Ashish Sood, Manjinder Singh Sirsa, Ravinder Indraj, Kapil Mishra and Pankaj Kumar Singh as ministers of the Delhi government. They will take oath along with Ms Gupta in a grand ceremony to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries at the Ramlila Ground later in the day. Here are the six ministers on Rekha Gupta's new Delhi team: Parvesh Verma Parvesh Verma , a two-time BJP MP, defeated AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal from the New Delhi seat. Mr Verma is a prominent Jat face in the national capital. Born on November 7, 1977, he is the son of former Delhi chief minister Sahib Singh Verma. He graduated from Kirori Mal College, Delh...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has declared that he's "not driving again" after travelling on the Delhi Metro Airport Express Line to SATTE 2025, a premier tourism promotion event. On X, the National Conference leader shared his experience, saying, "Today I took the @OfficialDMRC Airport Express to get to Yashobhumi for the SATTE 2025 tourism promotion event. Twenty-five minutes in the train beats 1.5 hours in the car hands down and saves fuel & emissions. I'm not driving to Yashobhumi again." Today I took the @OfficialDMRC AirPort Express to get to Yashobhumi for the SATTE 2025 Tourism promotion event. 25 minutes in the train beats 1.5 hours in the car hands down & saves fuel & emissions. I'm not driving to Yashobhumi again. pic.twitter.com/PNrlpFXG6m — Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) February 19, 2025 This wasn't the first time Mr Abdullah praised the metro. In 2018, after his first ride on the Airport Express, he c...

People from Punjab comprise the biggest chunk of the Indians being deported by the US, government sources said today - days after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's objection to the flights landing in his state. The government has clarified the situation about the handcuffs, with foreign minister S Jaishankar saying there are provisions for it in rules for deportation. Donald Trump's campaign promises included a crackdown on illegal immigrants, and since his inauguration, three military aircraft have arrived in India carrying deportees. After the first flight landed on February 5, Bhagwant Mann accused the Centre of trying to defame Punjab and said a holy city like Amritsar should not be made a "deport centre". This flight had 30 deportees from Punjab and 33 each from Haryana and Gujarat. Sources said since May 2020, 21 flights have been landed in Amritsar.  Three flights arrived on February 5, February 15 and February 16 in which 333 Indians were sent. Of them...

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he has raised the issue of ragging of a Kashmiri MBBS student at a college in Karnataka with CM Siddaramaiah and was assured of necessary action. A second-year MBBS student from Kashmir studying at Al Ameen College in Karnataka has alleged that he was beaten up and harassed by a group of senior students. "I have spoken to @CMofKarnataka @siddaramaiah ji about this unfortunate incident. He has assured me that the police have filed an FIR & necessary action will be taken. The four accused of perpetrating this ragging/thrashing have been identified," Omar Abdullah wrote on X. I have spoken to @CMofKarnataka @siddaramaiah ji about this unfortunate incident. He has assured me that the police have filed an FIR & necessary action will be taken. The four accused of perpetrating this ragging/thrashing have been identified. https://t.co/GjAWY5WWRA — Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) February 19, 2025 He was re...

A second-year MBBS student was allegedly assaulted at a medical college in Karnataka's Vijayapura. The victim, Hameem, a second-year MBBS student at Al-Ameen Medical College is from Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag. The student has alleged that he was subjected to brutal ragging and threats by senior students from the 2019 batch which reportedly began on Tuesday evening during a cricket match. On Tuesday at around 4 PM Hameem was watching a match between the 2019 and 2022 batches on the college premises when a senior student ordered him to stay outside the boundary line. Hameem complied without protest, watching from a distance. Tensions flared when a group of seniors confronted him. They questioned his presence and demanded that he leave but Hameem refused. Then a group of seniors forced him to sing songs, and dance for their amusement. The humiliation did not end there. The seniors allegedly tried to force him into a car. When he took out his phone to record the incident, they ...

Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge Wednesday morning as the new Chief Election Commissioner . Mr Kumar replaces Rajiv Kumar in the role and will oversee the conduct of nearly two-dozen elections, state and presidential, over the course of his four-year term. The new CEC is an ex-IAS officer from the Kerala cadre, and earlier served in the Home Ministry, under current Home Minister Amit Shah. Among his key responsibilities were the drafting of a bill that scrapped Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. In his first remarks after taking charge, Mr Kumar said, "The first step for nation-building is voting. Therefore, every citizen of India who has completed 18 years of age should become an elector and should always vote. The Election Commission was, is, and will always be with the voters." Mr Kumar's appointment - the notification was issued late last night - was made amid controversy after Rahul Gandhi and the Congress objected to his nomination. Mr Gandhi is part of a three-memb...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on the implementation of three new criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir, in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in New Delhi on Tuesday. The meeting reviewed the implementation and present status of various new provisions related to police, prisons, courts, prosecution, and forensics in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by the Union Home Secretary, Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir, the Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), the Director General of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), and other senior officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the UT administration. During the discussion in the meeting, Home Minister Shah asked the UT administration to ensure full implementation of the three new criminal laws, made under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in Jammu and Kashmir by ...

The police on Tuesday recovered the severed head of a 29-year-old man from a canal in Duttapukur area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, an officer said. The head of Hazrat Laskar was found 16 days after the torso was discovered in a paddy field at Choto Jagulia in Duttapukur Police Station limits. With the assistance of sniffer dogs and divers, the police found the head wrapped in polythene, and sent it for forensic examination after its identification by the family members of the victim, the officer added. "We have found a head wrapped in polythene from a canal in Duttapukur. It could be of Hazrat Laskar as his parents identified it. But we require a confirmation from the forensic experts," he said. Two persons, including one who had fled to Kashmir, have been arrested in connection with the killing, he said. After interrogation, the prime accused admitted to committing the crime and revealed where the head was dumped after severing it from the victim...

Rajiv Kumar, who oversaw the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the crucial Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, demitted office on Tuesday as the 25th chief election commissioner after a nearly three-year tenure marked with high electoral successes but also repeated allegations of bias by opposition parties. Rajiv Kumar joined the poll panel as an Election Commissioner on September 1, 2020, and assumed charge as the 25th CEC on May 15, 2022. He served the EC for about four-and-a-half years in the two capacities. During his time with the EC, he effected reforms across various aspects of it functioning: structural, technological, capacity development, communication, international cooperation and administration. Rajiv Kumar completed one "full electoral cycle" by overseeing the conduct of elections in 31 states and union territories, the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections in 2022, Lok Sabha elections in 2024 and Rajya Sabha polls. However, he often faced criticism of oppos...

A Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) constable has become a viral sensation after a video surfaced online showing her working at New Delhi Railway Station while carrying her infant. , which depicts her managing crowds with a baton in one hand while her baby sleeps peacefully against her chest. "She serves, she nurtures, she does it all... A mother, a warrior, standing tall... Constable Reena from 16BN/RPSF performing her duties while carrying her child, representing the countless mothers who balance the call of duty with motherhood every day," the agency wrote while posting the video. The video shows Reena, in uniform and carrying a baton, diligently monitoring passengers at the station while wearing a baby carrier with her one-year-old child asleep inside. See the video here: She serves, she nurtures, she does it all— A mother, a warrior, standing tall… Constable Reena from 16BN/RPSF performing her duties while carrying her child, representing the countless moth...