ON JUNE 19, two terrorists were killed by the Army in an encounter in Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The two had crossed from Pakistan into Rajouri-Poonch in Jammu and were behind the December 21 killing of four soldiers in an ambush in Thanamandi last year. Their cellphones, a probe revealed, had clips of a T20 cricket match in Abu Dhabi, details that suggested a “level of education not very common and a good family background”, and their use of weapons reflected they were among the “most highly trained…
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Attacking RSS is diversionary | The Indian Express
The Centre’s circular lifting the ban on government employees from participating in RSS activities has revived the controversy over whether the latter is a political or cultural organisation. This is not the first time the issue is being discussed. What is lacking is intellectual honesty in understanding the problem. The RSS’s reach is visible: More than three dozen affiliates work on almost every aspect of life, including programmes for tribals, Dalits and marginalised sections. However, the RSS is not an NGO. Its actions are more than philanthropic and not confined…
Cutting down rivals | The Indian Express
Powerful leaders tend to cut down potential rivals and alternative power centres. Even PMs Pandit Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi ensured that possible challengers in the party were systematically put down. Narendra Modi follows the mould and this characteristic became more pronounced after his 2019 victory. In 2014, when Modi first won an absolute majority for his party, he swiftly pensioned off seniors like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and M M Joshi, removing them from the party’s powerful decision-making parliamentary board. In his first term, there was…
3 killed, 32 injured as 8 bogies of Dibrugarh Express derails in Gonda | Lucknow News
Three people died and 32 others were injured when eight bogies of Dibrugarh Express train derailed in Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday afternoon. The condition of six injured, including a woman, is said to be serious. The Assam-bound train from Chandigarh derailed between Jhilahi and Motiganj railway stations, 30 km from Gonda town. The deceased have been identified as Rahul (38), a resident of Chandigarh; and Saroj Kumar Singh (30) from Bihar. The identity of the third person, also a male, is yet to be ascertained. The Railways…
no harm | financial express
[ad_1] by Siddhartha Pai Last weekend, I saw a clip of Infosys Limited, Founder NR Narayana Murthy in conversation with Sherin Bhan, a TV journalist. The discussion was about the strong pipeline of Indian start-ups preparing themselves for an initial public offering or IPO, and Murthy was asked what his advice would be to the founders of these start-ups. Murthy said the day he and his founding team took “one paisa” from an outsider, the game of ball changed. He felt that he would have to act as a trustee…
Military Leadership: Learn More | financial express
[ad_1] By Lt Col Manoj K Channan Military leadership is interesting as to why some good people willingly follow his lead and sacrifice their lives for the flag of the country and the unit in which they serve. What is it that makes soldiers do what they do at a young age, when most youth have other attractions that provide those comforts, luxuries and substantial compensation/money multiplier opportunities? The old saying is good; “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink water”. Serving in Defense…
A day after the clash, the housing scheme collapsed in the afternoon – The Indian Express
[ad_1] Hasina Fakhru’s house built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is one of the 12 houses demolished in the Birla Marg area of Madhya Pradesh. The demolition drive was launched by the district administration a day after clashes broke out in Khargone on Sunday. [ad_2] Source link