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Ladakh Standoff: India, China to hold 9th round of talks to resolve border dispute
The latest "Corps Commander level meet is likely to take place in the next few days, probably in a day or two", the sources, adding contours of the dialogue were being worked out and some changes are expected. A Ministry of External Affairs representative is likely to be part of the dialogue.
'The Vanishing....' another attempt at cracking the Netaji mystery
Talwar has approached the Bose mysteries not directly but through an analysis of Jawaharlal Nehru's character and behaviour combined with the available evidence in the penultimate chapter titled "What Nehru Knew". It is a different, unusual but appropriate way of addressing the Bose mysteries and in the author's opinion the answers provided are far more convincing than any that have previously been presented.
'Dhanyavaad': Brazil President thanks PM Modi for Covid-19 vaccine exports
Taking to Twitter on Friday night, the President said: "Namaskar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi... Brazil is honoured to have a great partner to overcome a global obstacle. "Thank you for helping us with vaccine exports from India to Brazil. Dhanyavaad!"
Ageing, unsafe dams growing threat in India too: UN report
The report, "Ageing water infrastructure: An emerging global risk", by UNU's Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health, released on Friday said most of the 58,700 large dams worldwide were constructed between 1930 and 1970 with a design life of 50 to 100 years, adding that at 50 years, a large concrete dam "would most probably begin to express signs of ageing".
PM leads nation in paying tributes to Netaji
"I bow before India's great son Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose -- a great freedom fighter and true son of Mother India, on his birth anniversary. A grateful nation will always remember his sacrifice and dedication for the independence of the country.#ParakramDivas," PM Modi tweeted earlier in the day.
Researcher shares Netaji's Great Escape route
According to noted Netaji researcher Jayanta Chowdhury, the black German Wanderer sedan which Bose rode for his great escape on January 16, 1941 rolled out in the dark. It took AJC Bose Road from Elgin Road and then the Mahatma Gandhi Road and crossed the Hooghly River via Howrah Bridge to enter the adjacent Howrah district.
The enigma of Gumnami Baba lives on...
Gumnami Baba -- whom many believe was actually Netaji (Bose) lived in the guise of a sadhu at several places in Uttar Pradesh, including Naimisharanya (Nimsar), Basti, Ayodhya and Faizabad. He kept changing his place of abode, mostly within the city itself.
Sasikala stable, being treated as per Covid protocols: Hospital
"With the diagnosis of Covid-19, severe pneumonia with Type II diabetes, hypertension and hypothyroidism, the patient is being treated with standard Covid-19 protocol at the Trauma Care Centre of Victoria Hospital," the hospital's third bulletin said.
Pandemic triggers Covid cess hope for fund starved govt
Sources in the know of the developments said that preliminary discussions on the new revenue mobilising measure have been held, but a final call may only be taken later this month.
Proposal to hold farm laws doesn't mean they are flawed: Tomar
Miffed with the failure of the 11th round of talks, Tomar said the government shared the best proposal so far to the farmer leaders but they are adamant that the farm laws should be repealed.
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