From the slopes above Pahalgam, the Kolahoi Glacier appears today as a thinning, fractured ribbon of ice draped across the western Himalayas. Once a vast white mass that fed rivers, forests, farms, and wildlife across south Kashmir, it is now retreating steadily, exposing bare rock, crevasses, and fragile alpine meadows in its wake. For centuries,.
Modern Sikh public discourse is shaped overwhelmingly by questions of politics, identity, and institutional authority. These concerns are not misplaced. Yet, in privileging a narrow historical arc — from persecution to resistance to reform — Sikh society has quietly marginalised two traditions that once formed the intellectual and spiritual scaffolding of the Panth: the Nirmala.
During Operation Sindhu, India had stopped the flow of water from the Chenab and Jhelum rivers to Pakistan. However, simply stopping the water flow was not enough. Therefore, India has now approved the construction of a hydropower project on the Chenab River. It will be called the Dulhasti Project-2. It will cost Rs. 3277 crore..
China’s top lawmakers have unveiled major updates to two pieces of legislation aimed at strengthening national unity and the role of the standard Chinese language across the country. One is a draft Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress that was reviewed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress and is open for.
Saudi Arabia carried out an airstrike on the Yemeni port city of Mukalla, targeting what it described as weapons and military vehicles that had been unloaded from two ships that arrived from the United Arab Emirates. Riyadh said the vessels disabled their tracking systems and delivered a significant shipment of arms to the UAE-backed Southern.
How economies will have to reorient now Parneet Sachdev Chairman of Real Estate Regulatory Authority and a leading author On a cold morning in early January 2026, the world economy wakes up without the cushions that softened every major shock of the past fifteen years. There is no cheap money to revive demand, and no.
Dr Tanu jain Chief executive officer Bareilly cantonment board Ministry of defence As I traversed the winding paths of the Himalayas, every breeze whispered ancient truths, and every turn held the silence of sages. Then, tucked amidst the majestic embrace of these sacred mountains, I arrived at Lekhak Gaon—the Writer’s Village. It didn’t feel like.
Carbon offset schemes promised to be a silver bullet for climate change and economic opportunity in Africa — you protect forests or reduce emissions, sell carbon credits to big polluters in the West, and the money flows back to local communities. In theory, it’s elegant. In reality, the promise has been shaky at best and.
Pakistan’s Ancient Hindu and Buddhist Heritage on the Edge Pakistan’s landscape holds layered stories that go way beyond modern borders. Long before colonial maps carved up South Asia, this land was a crossroads of faiths — where Buddhist stupas coexisted with Hindu temples, and traders, monks, and scholars moved freely. You find remnants of that.
The judiciary has also taken note of the fact that young children begging at intersections across the country tarnish the image of a developing nation. Begging has become a full-fledged business, with mafia groups even getting involved. While men disguised as eunuchs and beggars faking disabilities are commonly seen at intersections, it is a shameful.
Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of Bangladesh’s main opposition party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has formally filed nomination papers to contest the upcoming national polls, marking a major step in his political comeback after nearly two decades abroad. Rahman, 60 and the son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, had spent about 17 years.
