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Joshimath has been sinking for months, but could grab attention of the governments at the Centre and the State only recently that too after the subsidence started dangerously manifesting itself. Warnings served in 1976, 2001, and 2013 were grossly ignored. Human greed continued to explore the natural resources hastening the sinking not only of the holy city of Joshimath but the entire mountain range that houses it and a host of other towns and villages.

Rourkela: India has their task cut out when they take on Spain in their opening Men's Hockey World Cup Group D fixture at the newly constructed Birsa Munda Stadium here on Friday.

New Delhi: Top Asian Tour stars led by defending champion Nitithorn Thippong (Thailand) and strong Indian squad spearheaded by Ajeetesh Sandhu will headline the second edition of the DGC Open to be played at the Delhi Golf Club from March 16-19.

New Delhi: Host India are placed in a tough pool D along with strong contender England, former champion Spain and debutant Wales. The men in blue will take on Spain in their opening World Cup fixture at the newly built Birsa Munda Stadium in Rourkela on 13th January.

Sharp shooter, Chandro Tai, is now 80 but never misses her target. Every morning after finishing her daily chores, she goes to the shooting range close to her house to practice air pistol shooting, something she has been doing for almost 60 years. Even in the scorching summer, when temperature hits 45 degree Celsius, Chandro can be found practicing for her skills in the shooting range. She has participated in many national and international competitions and won many medals.

On January 10, a curative petition was filed by the Union of India versus the Union Carbide Corporation (‘UCC’), and American Chemical Corporation now owned by Dow Chemical Company, an American multinational chemical corporation, pertaining to the Bhopal Gas Disaster.

It’s Kurukshetra. And Mahabharata. Bharat Jodo yatri Rahul Gandhi alleges the RSS are “21st Century Kauravas in khaki half pants”. And RSS Chief Mohan Mohan Bhagwat says Hindus are not finished with the “1000-year war with foreign invaders, foreign aggressions, foreign influences and foreign conspiracies.” The 21st century war is political, with Rahul Gandhi positioning the RSS/BJP as the Kauravas, and leaving it to the people’s imagination as to who’s the Pandava?

India would be going downhill for the next two years, if Global Economic Prospect just released by the World Bank is of any indication. GDPs for 2023and 2024 have been revised down to 6.6 per cent and 6.1 per cent respectively, which are below 0.5 and 0.4 per cent compared to its earlier estimates made in June 2022. Obviously, it would push up the poverty level, especially the extreme poverty level in the country, which would remain a major concern, especially at a time of rising joblessness.

After a fortnight, the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi would culminate with the national flag hoisting in Srinagar. But this finish would be purely an allegory. The real political Yatra (journey) of Rahul will begin after this stage.

With most major parties adopting an ethnicity-based approach in their pre-poll campaigning, voting in the coming Assembly elections in Meghalaya could be sharply polarised, according to observers. Intriguingly, such a trend may be less noticeable in Tripura.