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Oct 8, 2022 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
.@Rupa_Books' 'THE BHAGAVAD GITA COMES ALIVE: A Radical Translation' written by @JeffreyVASA (Kavindra Rishi) was launched on 5th August 2022
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Armstrong’s book is the first version to democratize the language and bring this monumental text back to its Sanskrit roots and its deep spiritual intent
.@RoliBooks' Upcoming book 'Splendors Of Punjab Heritage: Art From The Khanuja Family Collection' written by Dr. Parvinderjit Singh Khanuja will be released on 24th October 2022
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This volume compiles in a succinct and visually compelling way a lasting record of the remarkable collection of Punjabi artworks and historical memorabilia representing the cultural history of the Punjab, assembled by Dr. Parvinderjit Singh Khanuja and his family
Oct 7, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
'Nehru and the Spirit of India' is a critical and nuanced perusal of Jawaharlal Nehru's intellectual and political legacy
This book analyzes the 'politics of friendship' between Nehru and Sheikh Abdullah as it inspects the issue of Kashmir
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The author highlights Nehru’s defense of secularism during the debates of the Constituent Assembly and he also tells about Nehru's reasoning behind curbing free speech in the First Amendment
Oct 7, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
.@HarperCollinsIN's book 'Siachen, 1987: Battle for the Frozen Frontier' written by Ramesh Kulkarni and Anjali Karpe will be releasing on 26th October 2022
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This book tells the real story of Lt Gen. Ramesh Kulkarni who was in command of the infantry division which gives readers the rare opportunity to view the Siachen glacier and the army’s involvement in the region through the lens of a commander
Oct 6, 2022 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
.@PenguinIndia's upcoming new book 'Bravehearts of Bharat: Vignettes from Indian History' written by @vikramsampath is releasing on 21st November 2022
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The book explores the lives, times, and works of long-forgotten and mostly neglected fifteen unsung heroes and heroines of Indian history
.@AlephBookCo's new book 'See Things As They Are’: Life Lessons from the Buddha' edited by @nankrishna was launched on 5th October 2022
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This book captures the core teachings of the greatest philosophers of the world
Buddha also known as Siddhartha Gautama was born as a prince of the Shakya clan of Kapilavastu in present-day Nepal in the sixth century BCE
Jun 2, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
#India signs 3 MoUs with #Senegal to deepen bilateral partnership in various areas
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Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, who is on a three-nation tour to Senegal along with a government delegation, has signed three MoUs with the West African country
Jun 2, 2022 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Looks like #UN is in bed with communist China: Rights group on Bachelet's China visit
Pro Uyghur groups call for the resignation of the UN rights chief, stating that she failed to denounce the repression of #Uyghurs, during her six-days trip to #China
Jun 2, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
From now, passengers will be charged for carrying extra baggage on the trains, exactly like air travel
And in case, passengers are seen carrying excess luggage without booking the same, they will have to shell out 6-times more than the normal rates
For AC first class, passengers can carry up to 70kgs for free, and for AC 2-Tier, the limit is 50Kgs. In AC 3-tier sleeper, AC chair car and the sleeper class, carrying baggage up to 40 kgs allowed. For 2-class, the limit is up to 35kgs
The minimum charge for luggage is Rs.30
Jun 2, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Good news for coffee lovers
#Coffee drinkers, even those with a sweet tooth live longer as per a recent study
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Among more than 1,70,000 people in the #UK, those who drank about two to four cups of coffee a day, with or without sugar, had a lower rate of death than those who didn't drink coffee at all
Jun 1, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Pakistani woman deprived of justice asks to be sent to India
45-years-old Syeda Shehnaz, a resident of Sheikpura district in Punjab, has been running from pillar to post to get back her 5-Marla property which was snatched by influential people some 35 years ago
May 31, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#Thread | 24th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation & Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) held today.
Both sides reviewed the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Western Sector of India-China border areas.
#GwadarProtests An Indication Of Resentment Against Chinese 🇨🇳 Policies |
Recently we saw Baloch people held massive protests against China in #Gwadar
According to IFFRAS, the protests were an indication of resentment against Chinese predatory policies in South Asia
IFFRAS is a Canada-based think tank dedicated to improving human rights and security. It says that similar agitations can break out in places like Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Myanmar
Jan 4, 2022 • 5 tweets • 6 min read
#DYK that the world’s ‘oldest’ recorded zero symbol is in India
It's at #Gwalior’s Chaturbhuj Temple
The Hindu temple excavated in a rock face in the Gwalior Fort, in c875 AD, by Alla, the son of Vaillabhatta of the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty is a sought after monument
One of the temples inscriptions contains the earliest known inscription of the circular symbol "O", to represent zero, in India, though the Bakhshali manuscript is regarded as the earliest existent use of zero @RomeshNadir@amritabhinder@MeghBulletin@OsintUpdates@centerofright
Jan 4, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
#AlkaMittal becomes the first woman to head #India’s largest exploration & production company, @ONGC_
She’s now the 2nd woman in the country to helm an oil company after Nishi Vasudeva, who made history in March 2014 after taking over the reins of @HPCL
#IndiaNarrative@DoPTGoI appointed Mittal 72 hrs after her predecessor Subhash Kumar retired on December 31
Mittal who is currently Director (HR), has been appointed for 6 months until a regular chairperson is appointed
Her appointment signifies increasing diversity in the
male dominated sector
A new satellite image shows that #China's building a bridge on its side of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh
The Chinese move comes amid the prolonged Sino-India military standoff in the border area
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Reports say that the satellite imagery is of an area on the Chinese side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) near the Galwan valley region
The armies of India & China had created a buffer zone in Galwan valley following their deadly clashes on June 15, 2020
Police has registered complaints over desecration of 3 temples in #Bangladesh as members of the minority #Hindu community staged protests demanding the arrest of culprits behind the incident in Lalmonirhat district, bordering India
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Bangladesh's #Hindu minority community leaders stated that raw beef packed in polythene bags were hung on the doors of three Hindu temples & a house in Gendukuri village of Lalmonirhat district
4 complaints were filed with Hatibandha Police Station Friday night over the matter
Jan 2, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
#Thread | The Turkish lira has been the worst performing currency in the world in 2021. All indications are that the new year will not be any better for the Turks.
#AmritpalSinghMaan, a philanthropist who has provided over 200,000 free meals to those in need since #COVID19 pandemic began, has been awarded OBE in recognition for his services to charity & community
He is among those honoured by the Queen in the New Year Honours List 2022
Popular as Amrit Maan, he has been supporting charities & organisations that engage mostly with homeless armed forces heritage & arts for several years
Maan said the Officer of the Order of the British Empire recognition will strengthen his resolve to continue philanthropic work
PM Modi to lay the foundation stone of #MajorDhyanChand Sports University in Meerut, #UttarPradesh, today
The university will be established in an area covering Salawa & Kaili villages of Sardhana town
Its estimated cost is about ₹700 Crore
@RomeshNadir@atulaneja#MajorDhyanChand Sports University forwards the PM's vision of inculcating sporting culture & establishing world-class sporting infrastructure pan India
Take a look at the planned features of this state-of-the-art sports university ⬇️