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In northeast Indian states, upset Christians feel they must protest more vigorously against the recent demolition of a few churches in Manipur and Assam, for which they hold the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accountable. Intriguingly, Nagaland-based Christians have reacted more sharply than their follow religionists in the region.

As per the reports, Somalia with a Population of 17 Million is passing through serious crisis of food security. Over 200,000 people are facing catastrophic levels of food crisis. ‘Due to starvation they are dying, falling prey to diarrhoea, measles or malaria etc. Number of deaths last year is estimated to be 43,000. At least half of the deaths were children under the age of 5’, according to the report by health researchers, the United Nations and the Somali government.

The Government of Punjab has just started compensating farmers of the state for their crop losses due to inclement weather conditions in March and April. AAP government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann kept their assurance to do it at lightning speed in transparent manner and met the deadline of Baisakhi, April 14, 2023 to start distribution of compensation, even while the crops are still in the field. It’s a commendable feat that should not only be followed by all the states in the country but also by the Union Government led by PM Narendra Modi alleged of going back on their promises to farmers demanding not only enough minimum support prices (MSPs) for their crops but a legal guarantee too.

Chandigarh: Bangladesh’s Jamal Hossain carded second day’s best score of five-under 67 to take the sole lead at the Rs. 1 crore TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship at Chandigarh Golf Club on Thursday. Arjun Sharma fired an error-free 68 to occupy the joint second place.

Aam Aadmi Party attaining status of a national political party is certainly another feather in its cap after having emerged as the ruling dispensation in Punjab and retaining its hold on Delhi. It will buoy the ambition of its leader Arvind Kejriwal who has been seeking to don the mantle of a national level leader.

The profiles of the chief ministers of States and Union Territories of India do not instill hope among the common people. The electoral reform that have been carried out so far in the country has only been able to provide 43 per cent of chief ministers with criminal antecedents. Moreover, barring West Bengal and Kerala , every state witnessed rise of the rich to the chief minister post, showing that the present electoral system has totally become conducive for the rich by creating numerous hurdles disallowing the common person to reach there.

Following opposition parties’ feelers to each other, and after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s meeting with Congress party’s disqualified Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi in the company of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav, the Bharatiya Janata Party was in some degree of nervousness as was apparent from some visible signs which gripped the party that recently celebrated its 43rd foundation day.

Om Prakash Sabherwal, more known as OP in Delhi’s media circles, was a leading journalist in the national capital for more than five decades in the last century. He joined India Press Agency (IPA) in1959 at the call of IPA founder Nikhil Chakravartty and was connected with the organization till his last days. He died on May16, 2013 at the age of 90.

This year, the Independence Day celebrations and the prime minister’s speech from the ramparts of Red Fort would not make us proud of our architectural achievements, its aesthetics, since Red Fort stands bereft of its history. Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, would turn into virtual reality. Like our great poet Rabindranath Tagore had called Taj Mahal, “a drop of tear on the eternal folds of time” (kalerka pol to leek binduashrujol, Taj Mahal). But it is also a fact that no one can tear away the entire medieval period from the weave of time. There is the issue of consistency, and the running chronology of culture, creativity, progress and finally the civilisational truth.

LUCKNOW: All major political parties of Uttar Pradesh are gearing up for crucial urban body polls scheduled in first week of next month. These elections are considered as semi finals for eventual Lok Sabha polls next year. Since the outcome of these polls will set the mood for Lok Sabha polls, all the political parties are quite serious in their preparations.