According to the reports, 11 Pakistani refugees, six adults and five children, living in Jodhpur from the same family have been found dead on Sunday. They were working as farm tenants. The police believe that they died due to poisonous gas, but the exact reason is unclear. Some reports are suggesting that one of the family members who came for Rakshabandhan injected everyone with poison before killing herself. Dechu Police is trying to find the exact reason for the deaths. The incident took place in the Lodta area of Dechu Police station. Hanumanaram, Station in-charge of the area reached the…
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India categorically said on Sunday that Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini in Nepal thereby defusing a controversy about Buddhas birth place after Nepal had responded to remarks attributed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. Jaishankar had on Saturday talked about about India’s moral leadership and how Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi’s teachings are still relevant. However, reports suggest that the Nepalese media attributed remarks to him as saying that Buddha was an Indian. India’s External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava on Sunday said the minister’s remarks on Saturday at an event “referred to our shared Buddhist heritage”. “There is no…
Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in on Sunday as Sri Lanka’s new prime minister at a centuries-old Buddhist temple after his party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections that allowed the influential family to consolidate power for the next five years. The 74-year-old former president and Sri Lanka People’s Party (SLPP) leader was administered the oath of office by his younger brother and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at a gathering of Buddhist monks, representatives of the diplomatic community and other senior officials. “I am humbled by the opportunity given to me to serve my people again,” he tweeted soon after starting…
The 14th edition of Bigg Boss, hosted by Salman Khan, is all set to begin from September. As per sources, Big Boss 14 will start from September 27 with the grand premiere episode on Colors TV. The shooting will start two days prior to the premiere. The introductory episode will be shot on September 25 and the contestants will step into the Bigg Boss house on September 26. The Bigg Boss set will be erected at the Film City, Mumbai where the shoot will happen with all the necessary precautions. This time, Bigg Boss 14 might clash with the Indian…
The Congress must expedite the process of finding a full-term president to arrest the growing public perception that the party is “adrift and rudderless”, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Sunday. Mr Tharoor also said that he certainly thinks Rahul Gandhi has the “mettle, capability and aptitude to once again lead the party”, but if he does not wish to do so then the party must “take action” to elect a new chief. His comments assume significance as they come just ahead of Sonia Gandhi completing one year as interim chief on August 10, with the party yet to…
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei has opened an official Twitter account in Hindi. The new account, which has his bio written in Devanagari, has been putting out tweets in the same script. The new account at the time of filing this report had 1,009 Followers. Ayatollah Khamenei has posted two tweets so far. Ayatollah Khamenei has also created Twitter accounts in other languages including Persian, Arabic, Urdu, French, Spanish, Russian and English. However, so far Khamenei has not followed any Indian leader from his new Hindi account. Ayatollah Khamenei is a Twelver Shia Marja’ and the second and…
A pair of gold-plated spectacles believed to have been worn by Mahatma Gandhi and presented as a gift in the 1900s have emerged on the UK auction circuit, estimated to fetch between 10,000 pounds and 15,000 pounds. East Bristol Auctions in Hanham, south-west England, said on Sunday that they were pleasantly surprised to find that the spectacles, dropped through their letterbox in an envelope, may have such a rich history behind it. “It’s a huge find of great historical importance. The vendor had presumed them to be interesting, but of no value and did tell me to dispose of them…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will present a new outline for a self-reliant India in his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. The defence minister said various departments and ministries of the government are working seriously to implement PM Modi’s initiative for a self-reliant India and that it is an attempt to give a fresh dimension to Mahatma Gandhi’s push for “Swadeshi”. Mr Singh was speaking at an online event organised to pay tributes to revolutionary freedom fighter Udham Singh. Talking about the “Atmanirbhar” initiative, the…
Karnataka’s Health Minister B Sriramulu has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. He has been hospitalised and is being treated for Covid-19. The minister has also asked all of those who came in contact with him recently to take necessary precautions. Sriramulu made the announcement in a series of tweets on Sunday. He said, “After symptoms of flu, I have tested positive for coronavirus today.” “Under the leadership of Honorable Chief Minister (BS Yediyurappa), all the departments of the government, including my department, have been working hard against Covid-19. From the time of corona’s appearance, I have had the opportunity…
India and Pakistan have differences over the design of 330 MW Kishenganga in the Jhelum basin and 850 MW Ratle hydroelectric project on Chenab. Kishenganga project had been in operation since 2018 while work on Ratle stands abandoned since 2014 due to a contractual dispute between the Govt of J&K and the contractor. After prolonged negotiations, India in 2016 sought the appointment of a Neutral Expert to resolve this issue while Pakistan made a request for the appointment of a Court of Arbitration (COA). The World Bank(WB) initially proceeded with both with the process of appointment of Neutral Expert and…