Chinese dam in Tibet, probable consequences

After years of speculation the Chinese Communist regime in Beijing started the construction work for a colossal hydropower dam in Tibet autonomous region prompting cautious observation with concerns in India. The continuous hydro-electric activities on Yarlung Zangbo/ Tsangpo river in the seismically active Tibetan plateau are apprehended to put millions of people in the lower…

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Voters from northeast India ridicule dwindling polling percentages

Nava Thakuria In the middle of India’s national elections, where three phases of polling were successfully completed (another four are waiting), various sections have expressed concern over the low voters’ turn out in the largest electoral show on Earth. Election Commission of India (ECI), which conducts all important polls under constitutional provisions in the country…

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‘To the Fourth of July’: A poem written by Swami Vivekananda 4 years before his Mahasamadhi!

Coincidently, Swamiji wrote a poem ‘To the Fourth of July’ in English on 4 July 1898! Though it was written on the anniversary of the United States’ independence, it is said that the poem reflects a passionate utterance of his powerful longing for freedom Swami Vivekananda attained Mahasamadhi on July 4, 1902, fulfilling the prophecies…

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Power of Tricolour – Tricolour helps Pakistani, Turkish students to escape from Ukraine

New Delhi. Indian students who arrived in the city of Bucharest in Romania narrated the incident while talking to the private media house. The national tricolour helped them as well as some Pakistani and Turkish students in safely crossing the various checkpoints in the war-torn country. It seems like students of Pakistan and Turkey stuck…

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