Calling out the West, India has said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding, discrimination and the “unjustified increase” in food prices that pose a threat to the food security of many vulnerable countries amidst the war in Ukraine.
India also stressed that its decision to restrict wheat exports will ensure it can truly respond to those most in need.
“A number of low-income societies are today confronted with the twin challenges of rising costs and difficulty in access to food grains. Even those like India, which have adequate stocks, have seen an unjustified increase in food prices. It is clear that hoarding and speculation are at work. We cannot allow this to pass unchallenged,” Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said here on Wednesday.
Muraleedharan was speaking at the ministerial meeting on ‘Global Food Security Call to Action’ chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken under the US Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of May.
The meeting came days after India’s decision last Friday to ban wheat exports in a bid to check high prices amid a shortage of wheat due to a scorching heatwave.
The decision is aimed at controlling the retail prices of wheat and wheat flour -- which have risen by an average of 14-20 per cent in the last year -- and meeting the foodgrain requirement of neighbouring and vulnerable countries.
At the meeting, India called out the West and cautioned that the issue of food grains should not go the way of Covid-19 vaccines, which were purchased by the rich nations in quantities excess of what they needed, leaving the poor and less developed nations scrambling to administer even the initial doses to their people.
“It is necessary for all of us to adequately appreciate the importance of equity, affordability and accessibility when it comes to food grains.
“We have already seen to our great cost how these principles were disregarded in the case of Covid-19 vaccines. Open markets must not become an argument to perpetuate inequity and promote discrimination,” Muraleedharan said, making a strong statement.
Although India is the world's second-biggest wheat producer, it has not previously been a major exporter as most of its crop is sold on domestic markets.
But Ukraine's wheat exports plunged after the Russian invasion. And with droughts and floods threatening crops in other major producers, commodity traders were expecting supplies from India to make up for part of the shortfall.
Before the ban, India had aimed to ship a record 10 million tonnes of wheat this year.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) had in the last week's notification said that wheat exports will be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the central government.
At the high-level meeting, India spoke about the issue of the wheat export ban for the first time in the UN since its May 13 announcement.
Muraleedharan said the Indian government has recognised the sudden spike in global prices of wheat which put “our food security and those of our neighbours and other vulnerable countries at risk.” “We are committed to ensuring that such adverse impact on food security is effectively mitigated and the vulnerable cushioned against sudden changes in the global market.
"In order to manage our own overall food security and support the needs of neighbouring and other vulnerable developing countries, we have announced some measures regarding wheat exports on May 13, 2022,” he said.
“Let me make it clear that these measures allow for export on the basis of approvals to those countries which are required to meet their food security demands. This will be done at the request of the concerned governments. Such a policy will ensure that we will truly respond to those who are most in need,” he said.
The minister emphasised that India will play its due role in advancing global food security and it will do so in a manner in which it upholds equity, displays compassion, and promotes social justice.
Ahead of Washington’s signature events on food security, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, “We have seen the report of India’s decision. We’re encouraging countries not to restrict exports because we think any restrictions on exports will exacerbate the food shortages." "But you’ve – again, India will be one of the countries participating in our meeting at the Security Council, and we hope that they can, as they hear the concerns being raised by other countries, they would reconsider that position,” said the US ambassador to the UN.
Muraleedharan highlighted India’s “track record” of helping its partners in distress, saying that even in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing conflicts, India has never been found wanting.
“We have provided food aid in the form of thousands of metric tonnes of wheat, rice, pulses, and lentils to several countries, including our neighbourhood and Africa, to strengthen their food security,” he said, adding that in view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, India is donating 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat to the people of the war-torn country.
India has continued its humanitarian support for Myanmar, including a grant of 10,000 tons of rice and wheat, he said.
“We are also assisting Sri Lanka, including with food assistance, during these difficult times,” he said.
“In keeping with our ethos of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, (the world is one family) and our ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy, we will continue to assist our neighbours, in their hour of need, and stand by them, always,” he said.
India underlined that the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing conflicts, including in Ukraine, has impacted the lives of ordinary people adversely, particularly in the developing countries, with spiralling energy and commodity prices and disruptions in global logistical supply chains.

India calls out West, says food grains shouldn’t go the way of Covid vaccine

The meeting came days after India’s decision last Friday to ban wheat exports in a bid to check high prices amid a shortage of wheat due to a scorching heatwave.

The meeting came days after India&rsquo;s decision last Friday to ban wheat exports in a bid to check high prices amid a shortage of wheat due to a scorching heatwave.

Calling out the West, India has said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding, discrimination and the &ldquo;unjustified increase&rdquo; in food prices that pose a threat to the food security of many vulnerable countries amidst the war in Ukraine.
India also stressed that its decision to restrict wheat exports will ensure it can truly respond to those most in need.
&nbsp;
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&ldquo;A number of low-income societies are today confronted with the twin challenges of rising costs and difficulty in access to food grains. Even those like India, which have adequate stocks, have seen an unjustified increase in food prices. It is clear that hoarding and speculation are at work. We cannot allow this to pass unchallenged,&rdquo; Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said here on Wednesday.
Muraleedharan was speaking at the ministerial meeting on &lsquo;Global Food Security Call to Action&rsquo; chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken under the US Presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of May.
The meeting came days after India&rsquo;s decision last Friday to ban wheat exports in a bid to check high prices amid a shortage of wheat due to a scorching heatwave.
The decision is aimed at controlling the retail prices of wheat and wheat flour -- which have risen by an average of 14-20 per cent in the last year -- and meeting the foodgrain requirement of neighbouring and vulnerable countries.
At the meeting, India called out the West and cautioned that the issue of food grains should not go the way of Covid-19 vaccines, which were purchased by the rich nations in quantities excess of what they needed, leaving the poor and less developed nations scrambling to administer even the initial doses to their people.
&ldquo;It is necessary for all of us to adequately appreciate the importance of equity, affordability and accessibility when it comes to food grains.
&ldquo;We have already seen to our great cost how these principles were disregarded in the case of Covid-19 vaccines. Open markets must not become an argument to perpetuate inequity and promote discrimination,&rdquo; Muraleedharan said, making a strong statement.
Although India is the world's second-biggest wheat producer, it has not previously been a major exporter as most of its crop is sold on domestic markets.
But Ukraine's wheat exports plunged after the Russian invasion. And with droughts and floods threatening crops in other major producers, commodity traders were expecting supplies from India to make up for part of the shortfall.
Before the ban, India had aimed to ship a record 10 million tonnes of wheat this year.
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) had in the last week's notification said that wheat exports will be allowed on the basis of permission granted by the central government.
At the high-level meeting, India spoke about the issue of the wheat export ban for the first time in the UN since its May 13 announcement.
Muraleedharan said the Indian government has recognised the sudden spike in global prices of wheat which put &ldquo;our food security and those of our neighbours and other vulnerable countries at risk.&rdquo; &ldquo;We are committed to ensuring that such adverse impact on food security is effectively mitigated and the vulnerable cushioned against sudden changes in the global market.
"In order to manage our own overall food security and support the needs of neighbouring and other vulnerable developing countries, we have announced some measures regarding wheat exports on May 13, 2022,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;Let me make it clear that these measures allow for export on the basis of approvals to those countries which are required to meet their food security demands. This will be done at the request of the concerned governments. Such a policy will ensure that we will truly respond to those who are most in need,&rdquo; he said.
The minister emphasised that India will play its due role in advancing global food security and it will do so in a manner in which it upholds equity, displays compassion, and promotes social justice.
Ahead of Washington&rsquo;s signature events on food security, US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, &ldquo;We have seen the report of India&rsquo;s decision. We&rsquo;re encouraging countries not to restrict exports because we think any restrictions on exports will exacerbate the food shortages." "But you&rsquo;ve &ndash; again, India will be one of the countries participating in our meeting at the Security Council, and we hope that they can, as they hear the concerns being raised by other countries, they would reconsider that position,&rdquo; said the US ambassador to the UN.
Muraleedharan highlighted India&rsquo;s &ldquo;track record&rdquo; of helping its partners in distress, saying that even in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing conflicts, India has never been found wanting.
&ldquo;We have provided food aid in the form of thousands of metric tonnes of wheat, rice, pulses, and lentils to several countries, including our neighbourhood and Africa, to strengthen their food security,&rdquo; he said, adding that in view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, India is donating 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat to the people of the war-torn country.
India has continued its humanitarian support for Myanmar, including a grant of 10,000 tons of rice and wheat, he said.
&ldquo;We are also assisting Sri Lanka, including with food assistance, during these difficult times,&rdquo; he said.
&ldquo;In keeping with our ethos of &lsquo;Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam&rsquo;, (the world is one family) and our &lsquo;Neighbourhood First&rsquo; policy, we will continue to assist our neighbours, in their hour of need, and stand by them, always,&rdquo; he said.
India underlined that the global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing conflicts, including in Ukraine, has impacted the lives of ordinary people adversely, particularly in the developing countries, with spiralling energy and commodity prices and disruptions in global logistical supply chains.

As the controversy surrounding the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi is being debated in the country’s court rooms, Hindutva fountainhead, the RSS has waded in the issue saying time has come for “historical facts” to be put in the “right perspective” before society.  Sunil Ambekar, the all-India publicity in-charge of the RSS, said at an event that he believes in letting facts come out in the open and truth always finds a way to come out.   He told a gathering at an event that it is true that India is assimilative but he believes there is a responsibility to create public awakening. When the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Ram temple in Ayodhya in 2019, responding to a question on whether the RSS would now take up the issue of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi and the Shahi Idgah in Mathura, its chief Mohan Bhagwat said: “Because of a historical backdrop, the Sangh got associated with Ayodhya movement as an organisation and it is an exception.  Both the BJP and the RSS leadership gave strict directives to their units across the country to avoid any triumphalism over the verdict. Analysts think this this articulation appears to be shifting now with lawsuits filed not only in the context of the Gyanvapi mosque but also the Shahi Idgah in Mathura. 

RSS wades into Gyanvapi mosque row: 'truth always finds a way to come out'

Sunil Ambekar told a gathering at an event that it is true that India is assimilative but he believes there is a responsibility to create public awakening. 

Sunil Ambekar told a gathering at an event that it is true that India is assimilative but he believes there is a responsibility to create public awakening.&nbsp;

As the controversy surrounding the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi is being debated in the country&rsquo;s court rooms, Hindutva fountainhead, the RSS has waded in the issue saying time has come for &ldquo;historical facts&rdquo; to be put in the &ldquo;right perspective&rdquo; before society.&nbsp; &nbsp; Sunil Ambekar, the all-India publicity in-charge of the RSS, said at an event that he believes in letting facts come out in the open and truth always finds a way to come out. &nbsp; &nbsp; He told a gathering at an event that it is true that India is assimilative but he believes there is a responsibility to create public awakening.&nbsp;
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 When the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the Ram temple in Ayodhya in 2019, responding to a question on whether the&nbsp;RSS would now take up the issue of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi&nbsp;and the Shahi Idgah in Mathura, its chief Mohan Bhagwat said: &ldquo;Because of a historical backdrop, the Sangh got associated with Ayodhya movement as an organisation and it is an exception. Both the BJP and the RSS leadership gave strict directives to their units across the country to avoid any triumphalism over the verdict.&nbsp; Analysts think this this articulation appears to be shifting now with lawsuits filed not only in the context of the Gyanvapi mosque but also the Shahi Idgah in Mathura.&nbsp;

The Supreme Court ordered the release of one of the seven people convicted of involvement in the 1991 murder of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.AG Perarivalan had spent over 30 years in jail. In 1998, he was given a death sentence, but it was later commuted.Arrested at the age of 19, Perarivalan was convicted of procuring batteries that were used in the bomb to kill Rajiv Gandhi.The ex-PM was assassinated by a female suicide bomber as he addressed an election rally in Tamil Nadu.Rajiv's killing was widely seen as retaliation for his having sent Indian peacekeepers to Sri Lanka in 1987 when he was prime minister.Perarivalan was a supporter of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, which a rebel group fighting for a separate Tamil state in Sri Lanka. The rebels were finally defeated by Sri Lankan troops in 2009.Perarivalan -- one of the seven convicts and his mother Arputhammal met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in Chennai soon after the release.The release of Rajiv Gandhi's killers is one of the key common grounds between the DMK and its political rival AIADMK in view of the sensitivities on the subject in the southern state.  
The cause of the Lankan Tamils has always generated sympathy given the state's long tradition of identity-based Dravidian politics.  
In its last manifesto ahead of the state elections, the DMK had promised to set free the seven convicts in the assassination case once it comes to power.

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AG Perarivalan&nbsp;was convicted for his involvement in Rajiv&nbsp;Gandhi's assassination&nbsp;

The Supreme Court ordered the release of one of the seven people&nbsp;convicted of involvement in the 1991 murder of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. AG Perarivalan had spent over 30 years in jail. In 1998, he was given a death sentence, but it was later commuted. Arrested at the age of 19, Perarivalan was convicted of procuring batteries that were used in the bomb to kill Rajiv Gandhi. The ex-PM was assassinated by a female suicide bomber as he addressed an election rally in Tamil Nadu. Rajiv's killing was widely seen as retaliation for his having sent Indian peacekeepers to Sri Lanka in 1987 when he was prime minister. Perarivalan was a supporter of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, which a rebel group fighting for a separate Tamil state in Sri Lanka. The rebels were finally defeated by Sri Lankan troops in 2009. Perarivalan -- one of the seven convicts and his mother Arputhammal met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin in Chennai soon after the release. The release of Rajiv Gandhi's killers is one of the key common grounds between the DMK and its political rival AIADMK in view of the sensitivities on the subject in the southern state. &nbsp;
The cause of the Lankan Tamils has always generated sympathy given the state's long tradition of identity-based Dravidian politics. &nbsp;
In its last manifesto ahead of the state elections, the DMK had promised to set free the seven convicts in the assassination case once it comes to power.
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The annual dance of destruction is underway in Assam. Heavy rains, massive floods, and deadly landslides are once again punishing the northeast state.
At least 9 people had died by May 18. 6.6 lakh people were affected in 27 districts of Assam.
Scary videos of the deluge have been emerging on social media. Such is the ferocity of the torrent that even a train was tipped over. The incident occurred the New Haflong station.
Earlier, a bridge being washed away was caught on camera. The mishap occurred in Dima Hasao. The district has been cut off from the rest of the state due to road and rail lines being inundated.
Hojai and Cachar are the worst-hit districts so far. Over 48,000 people had been relocated to over 200 relief camps by May 18.
The state government has promised Rs 4 lakh compensation to family members of the casualties.
Other northeastern states like Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh have also been adversely hit by heavy rains. At least 3 deaths have been reported from other states in the region.

Assam floods: scary videos emerge; death toll rises; over 6 lakh people affected

Scary videos of the deluge have been emerging on social media. Such is the ferocity of the torrent that even a train was tipped over. The incident occurred the New Haflong station.

The annual dance of destruction is underway in Assam. Heavy rains, massive floods, and deadly landslides are once again punishing the northeast state.
At least 9 people had died by May 18. 6.6 lakh people were affected in 27 districts of Assam.
Scary videos of the deluge have been emerging on social media. Such is the ferocity of the torrent that even a train was tipped over. The incident occurred the New Haflong station.
Earlier, a bridge being washed away was caught on camera. The mishap occurred in Dima Hasao. The district has been cut off from the rest of the state due to road and rail lines being inundated.
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Hojai and Cachar are the worst-hit districts so far. Over 48,000 people had been relocated to over 200 relief camps by May 18.
The state government has promised Rs 4 lakh compensation to family members of the casualties.
Other northeastern states like Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh have also been adversely hit by heavy rains. At least 3 deaths have been reported from other states in the region.

In a concerning incident, several landmine explosions occurred along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan. The landmines at LoC were triggered by a forest fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch on May 18.
The fire started on the Pakistan-controlled side of the LoC and then spread to the Indian side in the Mendhar sector. Nearly half a dozen landmines which were part of the anti-infiltration obstacle system exploded, according to officials.
The fire has reportedly been raging for 3 days, and the Indian Army is helping local authorities in trying to douse it. Meanwhile, another fire broke out in Rajouri district near the border.
Fires were also reported from agricultural fields along the International Border (IB) in Jammu.

Landmine blasts at LoC in J&K, triggered by forest fire; Indian Army helping douse it

The fire started on the Pakistan-controlled side of the LoC and then spread to the Indian side in the Mendhar sector.

In a concerning incident, several landmine explosions occurred along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan. The landmines at LoC were triggered by a forest fire in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch on May 18.
The fire started on the Pakistan-controlled side of the LoC and then spread to the Indian side in the Mendhar sector. Nearly half a dozen landmines which were part of the anti-infiltration obstacle system exploded, according to officials.
The fire has reportedly been raging for 3 days, and the Indian Army is helping local authorities in trying to douse it. Meanwhile, another fire broke out in Rajouri district near the border.
Fires were also reported from agricultural fields along the International Border (IB) in Jammu.

9 months after the Taliban captured power in Afghanistan, the group has made a major diplomatic outreach to India. The timing is interesting given that relations between Taliban and its long-time patron Pakistan have been souring.
In an interview to news outlet Wion, Afghan foreign ministry's spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi said that Taliban has open communication channels with India. India had also sent wheat as food aid to Afghanistan amid the political turmoil after Taliban's takeover. Balkhi appreciated the move, saying, "We will always remember those that helped Afghanistan in times of our need."
Amid reports that India might reopen low-level diplomatic offices in Afghanistan, the Taliban leader supported the idea. Balkhi said that Delhi should restart consular services in Afghanistan.
He also said that Indian projects in Afghanistan are being maintained. India had invested heavily in development work in Afghanistan when elected governments were in power. These included building of the Afghan parliament building.
Meanwhile, ties between Taliban and Islamabad has going through a rough patch, with Pakistan accusing Kabul of not doing enough to control terrorism from Afghan soil. Islamabad claims that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, which carries out attacks in Pakistan, has been aided by the Afghan Taliban.

Taliban praises India amid tension with Pakistan, invites Delhi to reopen diplomatic offices

Amid reports that India might reopen low-level diplomatic offices in Afghanistan, a Taliban leader supported the idea.

9 months after the Taliban captured power in Afghanistan, the group has made a major diplomatic outreach to India. The timing is interesting given that relations between Taliban and its long-time patron Pakistan have been souring.
In an interview to news outlet Wion, Afghan foreign ministry's spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi said that Taliban has open communication channels with India. India had also sent wheat as food aid to Afghanistan amid the political turmoil after Taliban's takeover. Balkhi appreciated the move, saying, "We will always remember those that helped Afghanistan in times of our need."
Amid reports that India might reopen low-level diplomatic offices in Afghanistan, the Taliban leader supported the idea. Balkhi said that Delhi should restart consular services in Afghanistan.
He also said that Indian projects in Afghanistan are being maintained. India had invested heavily in development work in Afghanistan when elected governments were in power. These included building of the Afghan parliament building.
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Meanwhile, ties between Taliban and Islamabad has going through a rough patch, with Pakistan accusing Kabul of not doing enough to control terrorism from Afghan soil. Islamabad claims that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, which carries out attacks in Pakistan, has been aided by the Afghan Taliban.

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Lucknow recently, he gave the example of one of America's founding fathers Benjamin Franklin to UP ministers. PM Modi was advising UP ministers on the importance of time management, and also pointed out that 'karya' or work should come before 'karyakram', or events, according to an Indian Express report.
While telling the lawmakers about time management, PM Modi suggested that they read about Benjamin Franklin. Franklin, whose face adorns the US $100 note, was an author, inventor, philosopher, diplomat, and a journalist and publisher. One of the most famous aspects of his life is his strict daily routine which he mentioned in his autobiography.
Here is what it was.
5 to 7 AM: Rise, wash, and address Powerful Goodness! Contrive day&rsquo;s business, and take the resolution of the day: prosecute the present study, and breakfast. Ask the morning question - what good shall I do this day?
8 to 11 AM: Work.
12 to1 PM: Read, or overlook my accounts, and dine.
2 to 5 PM: Work.
6 to 9 PM: Put things in their places. Supper. Music or diversion, or conversation. Examination of the day. Ask the evening question - what good have I done today?
10 PM to 4 AM: Sleep.

PM Modi recommends US founding father Benjamin Franklin's daily timetable to UP ministers: see what it is

PM Modi is an admirer of Benjamin Franklin, whose face adorns the US $100 note. He was was an author, inventor, philosopher, diplomat, and a journalist and publisher.

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in Lucknow recently, he gave the example of one of America's founding fathers Benjamin Franklin to UP ministers. PM Modi was advising UP ministers on the importance of time management, and also pointed out that 'karya' or work should come before 'karyakram', or events, according to an Indian Express report.
While telling the lawmakers about time management, PM Modi suggested that they read about Benjamin Franklin. Franklin, whose face adorns the US $100 note, was an author, inventor, philosopher, diplomat, and a journalist and publisher. One of the most famous aspects of his life is his strict daily routine which he mentioned in his autobiography.
Here is what it was.
5 to 7 AM: Rise, wash, and address Powerful Goodness! Contrive day&rsquo;s business, and take the resolution of the day: prosecute the present study, and breakfast. Ask the morning question - what good shall I do this day?
8 to 11 AM: Work.
12 to1 PM: Read, or overlook my accounts, and dine.
2 to 5 PM: Work.
6 to 9 PM: Put things in their places. Supper. Music or diversion, or conversation. Examination of the day. Ask the evening question - what good have I done today?
10 PM to 4 AM: Sleep.

In a video going viral on social media, a group of girls are seen violently beating each other up. The video was reportedly shot at St Mark's Road, opposite a well-known school, in Karnataka's capital city Bengaluru.
Some of the girls were dressed in what appeared to be school uniform, while others wore casual clothes. In the undated video, girls are seen pulling each others' hair, hitting each other with sticks, and even try to throw each other down a flight of stairs.
Eventually, some people intervene. They appear to be school-going boys as they are also dressed in uniform. The cause of the fight was not immediately known.

Video of girls fighting, pulling hair on Bengaluru street goes viral

The video was reportedly shot at St Mark's Road, opposite a well-known school, in Karnataka's capital city Bengaluru.

In a video going viral on social media, a group of girls are seen violently beating each other up. The video was reportedly shot at St Mark's Road, opposite a well-known school, in Karnataka's capital city Bengaluru.
Some of the girls were dressed in what appeared to be school uniform, while others wore casual clothes. In the undated video, girls are seen pulling each others' hair, hitting each other with sticks, and even try to throw each other down a flight of stairs.
Eventually, some people intervene. They appear to be school-going boys as they are also dressed in uniform. The cause of the fight was not immediately known.

At least 30 people have been injured after a massive collision between 2 buses in Tamil Nadu's Salem. 
The accident was captured on the camera fitted inside one of the buses. 
The footage shows the bus travelling at quite some speed before a bus comes from the other side and slams into it. The incident happened on Tuesday. 
The video shows the driver and the passengers being thrown off their seats on impact. 
People can also be seen running towards the bus in the footage.

On cam: driver, passengers thrown off seats as two buses collide in Tamil Nadu

On cam: driver, passengers thrown off their seats in horrific collision between two buses

Horrific crash between 2 buses in Tamil Nadu captured on camera

The accident was captured on the camera fitted inside one of the buses.&nbsp;

At least 30 people have been injured after a massive collision between 2 buses in Tamil Nadu's&nbsp;Salem.&nbsp;
The accident was captured on the camera fitted inside one of the buses.&nbsp;
The footage shows the bus travelling at quite some speed before a bus comes from the other side and slams into it. The incident happened on Tuesday.&nbsp;
The video shows the driver and the passengers being thrown off their seats on impact.&nbsp;
People can also be seen running towards the bus in the footage.
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Students of a govt school in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad are forced to study in the Sun due to lack of space and facilities. 
Some find space near a broken-down tube well, some find shade in the space under the stairs. Others try to pack themselves under a roof but the sun is still shines on their backs. 
The teachers say they have no option since there is not enough space and light in the classrooms. 
District officials have said that the school functions out of a temple and they are looking for a plot of land for the school. 
 
 

Amid scorching heat, students made to study in the sun in Moradabad

While schools in several states declared holiday to protect children from the intense heat, students of a govt school in UP's Moradabad find themselves studying in the Sun

The teachers say they have no option since there is not enough space and light in the classrooms.&nbsp;

Students of a govt school in Uttar&nbsp;Pradesh's&nbsp;Moradabad&nbsp;are&nbsp;forced to study in the Sun due to lack of space and facilities.&nbsp;
Some find space near a broken-down tube well, some find shade in the space under the stairs. Others try to pack themselves under a roof but the sun is still shines on their backs.&nbsp;
The teachers say they have no option since there is not enough space and light in the classrooms.&nbsp;
District officials have said that the school functions out of a temple and they are looking for a plot of land for the school.&nbsp;
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Returning Congress President Rahul Gandhi's World Theatre Day swipe at him, prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that some people mistook A-SAT with a theatre set. Gandhi had tweeted happy theatre day to PM after he announced the launch of Anti-Satellite Missile.

The doctor has ordered him to go slow on pickle, he has cut down on his quota of vodka and now finds Charles Dickens boring but Ruskin Bond, who celebrates his 88th birthday on Thursday, is indefatigable when it comes to penning stories - quite literally.
India's favourite author has moved from his trusted typewriter to pen and writing pad, his appetite for writing seemingly as strong as that of a 17-year-old -- the age he wrote his debut novel "The Room on the Roof".
Since that first work in 1956, he has written over 500 short stories, essays and novellas along with more than 50 books for children. And there's plenty more from where those came from.
"In India, you don't run out of stories or material of stories because something is happening all the time. There is never a dull moment, not just in the country as a whole but in your own city, small town or village. Life is constantly in a process of change or upheavals," Bond told PTI in a phone interview from Landour.
"If you are living in Europe, Britain or America it is monotonous. Everybody is living a similar sort of existence, the same custom, the same language or the same way. Here we have different languages, customs, ethnicity or backgrounds. It's a whole different canvas. Also, I am a compulsive writer." Bond, who calls himself a prolific reader and compulsive writer, still writes for at least an hour every morning.
His latest book, "Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure'', to be released on his 88th birthday, gives readers a peek into the four years he spent in the Channel Islands and England.
The fifth -- and final - volume of his memoir, it talks about how he muses over his loneliness, switches jobs, falls in love, befriends the ocean and relentlessly chases his big dream of becoming a famous writer.
Born in 1934 in Kasauli, Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart from a few years abroad, he has spent all his life in India.
He lives with his adopted family in Uttarakhand's small cantonment town of Landour, which for years has been attracting fans hoping to have a glimpse of the celebrity author in a tea shop, somewhere on the winding roads or a fleeting look through the window of his home.
Bond said he read and wrote way more than usual over the past few years, particularly during the Covid induced lockdown when there was nothing else to do.
"Normally, I would have read three to four books in a month, but then over the last year I read three-four books in a week. And if it was a short novel or crime thriller, I would finish it in one day," he said.
The award-winning author did admit to a change in his literary tastes and said he now likes writing and reading short-stories or crime fiction over big fat novels.
"Now that I am 88 I can't read or write a big fat novel because I may not finish it. So I am working on shorter things. Like writing limericks, essays or enjoy reading crime fiction.
"I read a couple of novels by an old favourite of mine American novelist and short story writer Patrician Highsmith, then I like reading biographies also .. The unknown lives of celebrated writers have always intrigued me," Bond said.
Bond also said he no longer feels like reading the same kind of books.
For instance, the complete works of English writer Charles Dickens that he enjoyed as a boy is something he finds "boring" as an old man.
"I can't read Dickens because it's long and tedious, and has got too much description. I prefer short stories .. So yes the taste changes when you grow old. Some of the authors that I enjoyed when I was young don't give me the same pleasure now. I have to keep discovering new writers. But the urge to read is always there," he noted. Bond has received numerous awards and honours, including Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.
Having achieved so much in his life has the thought of retiring ever crossed his mind? He replied saying a writer like him who gets "no pension or provident fund" can never retire.
"My bank manager would tell me, 'Mr Bond, your bank balance has fallen very low this month -- which is something that he says very often over the years -- so it has to be replenished'. And the only way I can do it is by writing and getting published," he said in a lighter vein.
Grateful to his loving fans and kind family which fusses over him "like a child", Bond said old age can be tough if one has major ailments but he has been lucky that way to keep illness at bay -- that too without taking any serious effort to achieve the same.
"There are no restrictions. But yes since the doctor tells me to cut down on salt, because of my high blood pressure, I try to avoid eating too much pickle which I love.
"Also, like a good boy I have cut down on my two glasses of vodka -- one with lots of orange juice -- to one per day." Published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI), the 104-page "Listen To Your Heart", priced at Rs 299, hopes to be an "inspiration for aspiring young writers, a meditation on embracing fears, seizing every opportunity but most importantly living one’s dreams".

Ruskin Bond turns 88: what inspires one of India's favourite author to continue writing

Even at 88 years, Ruskin Bond puts his pen to paper everyday. He calls himself a 'compulsive writer' but what is it that inspires him to continue writing. 

Born in 1934 in Kasauli, Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart from a few years abroad, he has spent all his life in India.

The doctor has ordered him to go slow on pickle, he has cut down on his quota of vodka and now finds Charles Dickens boring but Ruskin Bond, who celebrates his 88th birthday on Thursday, is indefatigable when it comes to penning stories - quite literally.
India's favourite author has moved from his trusted typewriter to pen and writing pad, his appetite for writing seemingly as strong as that of a 17-year-old -- the age he wrote his debut novel "The Room on the Roof".
Since that first work in 1956, he has written over 500 short stories, essays and novellas along with more than 50 books for children. And there's plenty more from where those came from.
"In India, you don't run out of stories or material of stories because something is happening all the time. There is never a dull moment, not just in the country as a whole but in your own city, small town or village. Life is constantly in a process of change or upheavals," Bond told PTI in a phone interview from Landour.
"If you are living in Europe, Britain or America it is monotonous. Everybody is living a similar sort of existence, the same custom, the same language or the same way. Here we have different languages, customs, ethnicity or backgrounds. It's a whole different canvas. Also, I am a compulsive writer." Bond, who calls himself a prolific reader and compulsive writer, still writes for at least an hour every morning.
His latest book, "Listen to Your Heart: The London Adventure'',&nbsp; released on his 88th birthday, gives readers a peek into the four years he spent in the Channel Islands and England.
The fifth -- and final - volume of his memoir, it talks about how he muses over his loneliness, switches jobs, falls in love, befriends the ocean and relentlessly chases his big dream of becoming a famous writer.
Born in 1934 in Kasauli, Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehradun. Apart from a few years abroad, he has spent all his life in India.
He lives with his adopted family in Uttarakhand's small cantonment town of Landour, which for years has been attracting fans hoping to have a glimpse of the celebrity author in a tea shop, somewhere on the winding roads or a fleeting look through the window of his home.
Bond said he read and wrote way more than usual over the past few years, particularly during the Covid induced lockdown when there was nothing else to do.
"Normally, I would have read three to four books in a month, but then over the last year I read three-four books in a week. And if it was a short novel or crime thriller, I would finish it in one day," he said.
The award-winning author did admit to a change in his literary tastes and said he now likes writing and reading short-stories or crime fiction over big fat novels.
"Now that I am 88 I can't read or write a big fat novel because I may not finish it. So I am working on shorter things. Like writing limericks, essays or enjoy reading crime fiction.
"I read a couple of novels by an old favourite of mine American novelist and short story writer Patrician Highsmith, then I like reading biographies also .. The unknown lives of celebrated writers have always intrigued me," Bond said.
Bond also said he no longer feels like reading the same kind of books.
For instance, the complete works of English writer Charles Dickens that he enjoyed as a boy is something he finds "boring" as an old man.
"I can't read Dickens because it's long and tedious, and has got too much description. I prefer short stories .. So yes the taste changes when you grow old. Some of the authors that I enjoyed when I was young don't give me the same pleasure now. I have to keep discovering new writers. But the urge to read is always there," he noted. Bond has received numerous awards and honours, including Sahitya Akademi Award for English writing in 1992, the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014.
Having achieved so much in his life has the thought of retiring ever crossed his mind? He replied saying a writer like him who gets "no pension or provident fund" can never retire.
"My bank manager would tell me, 'Mr Bond, your bank balance has fallen very low this month -- which is something that he says very often over the years -- so it has to be replenished'. And the only way I can do it is by writing and getting published," he said in a lighter vein.
Grateful to his loving fans and kind family which fusses over him "like a child", Bond said old age can be tough if one has major ailments but he has been lucky that way to keep illness at bay -- that too without taking any serious effort to achieve the same.
"There are no restrictions. But yes since the doctor tells me to cut down on salt, because of my high blood pressure, I try to avoid eating too much pickle which I love.
"Also, like a good boy I have cut down on my two glasses of vodka -- one with lots of orange juice -- to one per day." Published by Penguin Random House India (PRHI), the 104-page "Listen To Your Heart", priced at Rs 299, hopes to be an "inspiration for aspiring young writers, a meditation on embracing fears, seizing every opportunity but most importantly living one&rsquo;s dreams".

The Supreme Court Thursday imposed a one-year sentence on cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a 1988 road rage case.
A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K Kaul allowed the review plea filed by the victim’s family on the issue of the sentence awarded to Sidhu.
Though the apex court had in May 2018 held Sidhu guilty of the offence of "voluntarily causing hurt" to a 65-year-old man in the case, it spared him a jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000.Navjot Sidhu has opposed the plea seeking to enlarge the scope of the road rage case against him citing earlier order of the Supreme Court which held there was no evidence the death of the victim was caused by a single blow.

Road rage case: Navjot Singh Sidhu gets a year in jail 

The Supreme Court has imposed a one-year sentence on cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a 1988 road rage case.

Though the apex court had in May 2018 held Sidhu guilty of the offence of "voluntarily causing hurt" to a 65-year-old man in the case, it spared him a jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000.

The Supreme Court Thursday imposed a one-year sentence on cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a 1988 road rage case.
A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K Kaul allowed the review plea filed by the victim&rsquo;s family on the issue of the sentence awarded to Sidhu.
Though the apex court had in May 2018 held Sidhu guilty of the offence of "voluntarily causing hurt" to a 65-year-old man in the case, it spared him a jail term and imposed a fine of Rs 1,000. Navjot Sidhu has opposed the plea seeking to enlarge the scope of the road rage case against him citing earlier order of the Supreme Court which held there was no evidence the death of the victim was caused by a single blow.

Multiple news reports quoting unnamed intelligence sources suggest that a ground assessment by the security establishment has pointed out that the Chinese army is building a second bridge on the Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh.
The People’s Liberation Army had constructed the first one in January this year.
An unnamed security official attached to the Union home ministry told The Telegraph that the latest ground assessment has revealed increased infrastructure activity by China along the Line of Actual Control, including the construction of a second bridge on the Pangong Lake.
Sources told the newspaper that China was also ramping up its infrastructure within India-claimed lines on the strategic Depsang Plains and elsewhere, building roads and settlements for its troops.
Corroboration of the claims about a second bridge came from Damien Symon, a geospatial intelligence researcher at the Intel Lab, and Ladakh councillor Konchok Stanzin who on on Wednesday tweeted satellite images of what he said was the under-development second bridge.
In January, satellite images had suggested that the Chinese army was building an eight-metre-wide bridge within India-claimed lines over the Pangong Lake, which security experts had said would give China “a strategic edge”.

Is China building a second bridge on the Pangong Lake in Ladakh? See these satellite images

In January, satellite images had suggested that the Chinese army was building an eight-metre-wide bridge within India-claimed lines over the Pangong Lake, which security experts had said would give China “a strategic edge”.

In January, satellite images had suggested that the Chinese army was building an eight-metre-wide bridge within India-claimed lines over the Pangong Lake.

Multiple news reports quoting unnamed intelligence sources suggest that a ground assessment by the security establishment has pointed out that the Chinese army is building a second bridge on the Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh.
The People&rsquo;s Liberation Army had constructed the first one in January this year.
An unnamed security official attached to the Union home ministry told The Telegraph that the latest ground assessment has revealed increased infrastructure activity by China along the Line of Actual Control, including the construction of a second bridge on the Pangong Lake.
Sources told the newspaper that China was also ramping up its infrastructure within India-claimed lines on the strategic Depsang Plains and elsewhere, building roads and settlements for its troops.
Corroboration of the claims about a second bridge came from Damien Symon, a geospatial intelligence researcher at the Intel Lab, and Ladakh councillor Konchok Stanzin who on on Wednesday tweeted satellite images of what he said was the under-development second bridge.
In January, satellite images had suggested that the Chinese army was building an eight-metre-wide bridge within India-claimed lines over the Pangong Lake, which security experts had said would give China &ldquo;a strategic edge&rdquo;.

A Delhi court on Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty to all charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), in a terror funding case.
Special Judge Praveen Singh directed the NIA authorities to assess Malik's financial situation to determine the amount of fine to be imposed and posted the matter for arguments on quantum of sentence on May 25.  Malik had told the court that he was not contesting the charges levelled against him that included section 16 (terrorist act), 17 (raising funds for terrorist act), 18 (conspiracy to commit terrorist act) and 20 (being member of terrorist gang or organisation) of the UAPA and sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 124-A (sedition) of the IPC.
The court had earlier also formally framed the charges against Kashmiri separatist leaders including Farooq Ahmed Dar alias Bitta Karate, Shabbir Shah, Masarat Alam, Md Yusuf Shah, Aftab Ahmad Shah, Altaf Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Khan, Md Akbar Khanday, Raja Mehrajuddin Kalwal, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Abdul Rashid Sheikh and Naval Kishore Kapoor.
The charge sheet was also filed against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, who have been declared proclaimed offenders (PO) in the case.

Top NIA court convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case 

Charges levelled against Malik include those under the UAPA 

Charges levelled against Malik&nbsp;include those under the UAPA&nbsp;

A Delhi court on Thursday convicted Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik, who had earlier pleaded guilty to all charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), in a terror funding case.
Special Judge Praveen Singh directed the NIA authorities to assess Malik's financial situation to determine the amount of fine to be imposed and posted the matter for arguments on quantum of sentence on May 25.&nbsp; Malik had told the court that he was not contesting the charges levelled against him that included section 16 (terrorist act), 17 (raising funds for terrorist act), 18 (conspiracy to commit terrorist act) and 20 (being member of terrorist gang or organisation) of the UAPA and sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy) and 124-A (sedition) of the IPC.
The court had earlier also formally framed the charges against Kashmiri separatist leaders including Farooq Ahmed Dar alias Bitta Karate, Shabbir Shah, Masarat Alam, Md Yusuf Shah, Aftab Ahmad Shah, Altaf Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Khan, Md Akbar Khanday, Raja Mehrajuddin Kalwal, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Abdul Rashid Sheikh and Naval Kishore Kapoor.
The charge sheet was also filed against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, who have been declared proclaimed offenders (PO) in the case.
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The district court in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura on Thursday allowed a plea seeking ownership of the land in which the Shahi Idgah Mosque is built.
The Idgah is next to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Sthal, which believed to be the deity’s birthplace.
The pleas were filed by Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust and other private parties. The verdict essentially means that the civil suit will now be heard by a lower court.
The dispute involves ownership of 13.37 acres of land which, the Hindu petitioners claim belongs to the deity Lord Shri Krishna Virajman. According to the law, deities have the right to own land.
Apart from looking into revenue records, the court will also have to decide the validity of a ‘compromise agreement’ between the temple management authority and the Idgah trust which was done in 1968 and in which the temple authority conceded the contentious portion of land to the Idgah.
Now, private parties and the temple trust allege that the compromise is not valid because the trust holds the land and the temple management authority had no power to enter into a compromise.

Krishna Janmabhoomi case: court allows lawsuit that seeks removal of Idgah mosque

According to the law, deities have the right to own land

The district court in Uttar Pradesh&rsquo;s Mathura on Thursday allowed a plea seeking ownership of the land in which the Shahi Idgah Mosque is built.
The Idgah is next to the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Sthal, which believed to be the deity&rsquo;s birthplace.
The pleas were filed by Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust and other private parties. The verdict essentially means that the civil suit will now be heard by a lower court.
The dispute involves ownership of 13.37 acres of land which, the Hindu petitioners claim belongs to the deity Lord Shri Krishna Virajman. According to the law, deities have the right to own land.
Apart from looking into revenue records, the court will also have to decide the validity of a &lsquo;compromise agreement&rsquo; between the temple management authority and the Idgah trust which was done in 1968 and in which the temple authority conceded the contentious portion of land to the Idgah.
Now, private parties and the temple trust allege that the compromise is not valid because the trust holds the land and the temple management authority had no power to enter into a compromise.
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