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Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India] October 2 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat, addressing the Vijayadashami Utsav at Reshimbagh Grounds in Nagpur, emphasised that the organised, strong, and virtuous form of the Hindu society is the ultimate guarantee of India unity, integrity, development, and security. He underlined that Hindu society is inclusive, free from separatist tendencies, and the custodian of the philosophy of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, the world as one fami ...Read More >
Nagpur, Oct 12 (PTI) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday linked the unrest in India's neighbourhood to a disconnect between governments and societies and the lack of able administrators, cautioning that forces wanting to create such disturbances in Bharat are active inside as well as outside the country. He advocated 'swadeshi' (use of indigenous resources) and 'swavalamban' (self-reliance), stressing that international trade and economic relations should be on India's terms and not out of comp ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 1 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while laying the foundation stone and inaugurating urban development schemes, highlighted the government's push for tourism and local products. Speaking at the event, Dhami said, "Our government is working on many important schemes to encourage tourism and the local economy. Through the 'One District, Two Products' initiative, we have promoted local products. House of Himalaya has given our local pr ...Read More >
Tata Advanced Systems Limited will establish India's first private helicopter Final Assembly Line in Vemagal, Karnataka, for Airbus H125 helicopters. This initiative aims to produce 'Made in India' H125s, boosting civil and para-public markets while addressing Indian armed forces' light multi-role helicopter requirements, particularly for Himalayan operations. Deliveries begin early 2027, with export plans for South Asia. Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) will build India's first private-sec ...Read More >
Ladakh Administration on Tuesday rejected claims of a "witch-hunt" or a "smoke-screen" operation against activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained under the National Security Act last week. It asserted that the actions taken by law enforcement agencies were based on credible inputs and documents. IMAGE: Activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested under NSA last week. Photograph: @Wangchuk66/X The administration appealed that the process of law should be allowed to take its own course and expressed co ...Read More >
Leh, Oct 1 (PTI) Sonam Wangchuk's wife, Gitanjali J Angmo, on Wednesday reached out to President Droupadi Murmu to seek her intervention for the release of the climate activist, who has been lodged in Jodhpur jail in Rajasthan since being taken into custody following the September 24 violent clashes in Ladakh. In a three-page letter addressed to the president, Wangchuk's wife alleged "witch-hunt" against her husband for espousing the cause of the people over the past four years and said she is ...Read More >
Lucknow: Senior Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prajapati was attacked by a fellow inmate inside Lucknow Jail on Tuesday. The scuffle took place within the jail premises, after which prison authorities launched an internal inquiry. According to a statement issued by Dr Ramdhani, DIG Prisons, Lucknow Range, the incident occurred after Prajapati allegedly used abusive language towards another inmate, Vishwas Rajput. In response, Vishwas attacked Prajapati using a sharp object i ...Read More >
Srinagar: Ladakh's Lieutenant Governor, Kavinder Gupta, has said that dialogue remains the sole viable path to address the multifaceted issues confronting the landlocked Himalayan region and its people. "Dialogue is the only bridge to understanding and resolving the challenges of our landlocked region, fostering peace and progress for the people of Ladakh," he said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Union Territory administration rejected allegations of a "witch-hunt" or "smoke-screen" operation targ ...Read More >
New Delhi: The delivery of the first 'Made in India' Airbus H125 helicopter is expected in early 2027 which will be available for exports in the South Asian region as well, it was announced on Wednesday. India's first helicopter Final Assembly Line from the private sector, to be established by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to build the Airbus H125 helicopters, will be located in Vemagal in Karnataka. The move promises to unlock the full potential of the rotorcraft market in South Asia. ...Read More >
India's first helicopter Final Assembly Line (FAL) from the private sector, to be established by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to build the Airbus H125 helicopters, will be located in Vemagal in Karnataka. The delivery of the first 'Made in India' H125 is expected in early 2027 and it will be available for exports in the South Asian region as well. European aviation major Airbus and the salt-to-airline conglomerate Tata Group had in January 2024 announced plans to set up India's first he ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Himachal Pradesh received 39 per cent excess rainfall during the monsoon season from June 1 to September 30, and the state recorded 1,022.5 mm of rainfall against the normal rainfall of 734.4 mm. This year, the hill state received the 15th-highest monsoon rainfall in the last 125 years and the highest in 29 years. The highest rainfall of 1,314.6 mm was recorded in 1922 for the period from 1901 to 2025. As per a report issued by the meteorological centre in Shimla, the southwest mons ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): India's first helicopter Final Assembly Line from the private sector, to be established by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to build the Airbus H125 helicopters, will be located in Vemagal in Karnataka. A joint press release added that the move promises to unlock the full potential of the rotorcraft market in South Asia. The 'Made in India' H125 helicopter will help develop new civil and para-public market segments and also meet the Indian armed force's ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): India first helicopter Final Assembly Line from the private sector, to be established by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to build the Airbus H125 helicopters, will be located in Vemagal in Karnataka. A joint press release added that the move promises to unlock the full potential of the rotorcraft market in South Asia. The Made in India H125 helicopter will help develop new civil and para-public market segments and also meet the Indian armed force requir ...Read More >
PUNE: According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the delayed withdrawal of the southwest monsoon over central India, including Maharashtra, is likely to bring above-normal rainfall to the state in October. However, the actual distribution will depend on the formation of weather systems, officials said. During a virtual press conference addressed by Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director-general of meteorology, IMD, the department issued its monthly probabilistic forecast for rainfall and t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts a week-long delay in the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon (NEM), mainly affecting the southern states. This delay stems from a stalled withdrawal of the Southwest Monsoon, due to multiple weather systems over the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and troughs and cyclonic circulations in Central and Eastern India. Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Director General of Meteorology at the IMD, stated, "As the withdrawal of the Southwest Monsoon ...Read More >
New Delhi: India is planning a massive dam in Arunachal Pradesh as a defensive measure against China's upstream project on the Siang River. The move is intended to secure water storage and mitigate potential threats from sudden releases of water, which Indian officials fear could be weaponised. The project comes amid tensions over the $167 billion Yaxia hydropower initiative in Tibet. The proposed dam would create a storage reservoir of approximately 9.2 billion cubic metres, equivalent to four ...Read More >
The geopolitically sensitive region of Ladakh in northern India recently experienced an unusual wave of anger after four civilians were killed in a protest by police, and a popular environmental activist was arrested. The discontentment in this fragile territory may not bode well for India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Known for its stark beauty and strategic importance in South Asia, India's northern Ladakh region had remained relatively calm for decades, despite being outlined by some of th ...Read More >
The Ladakh administration on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) accused climate activist Sonam Wangchuk of suggesting "self-immolation" to the people of Ladakh on "multiple occasions" on "lines of protests in Tibet." In a statement issued late on Tuesday (September 30, 2025), the Union Territory administration said the "grounds of detention etc.," had been duly served on Mr. Wangchuk, presently detained under the National Security Act (NSA) at the Jodhpur Central jail in Rajasthan. Civil society gro ...Read More >
Leh, Sep 30 (PTI) Ladakh Administration on Tuesday rejected claims of a "witch-hunt" or a "smoke-screen" operation against activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was detained under the National Security Act last week. It asserted that the actions taken by law enforcement agencies were based on credible inputs and documents. The administration appealed that the process of law should be allowed to take its own course and expressed confidence that "together we will bring back normalcy in the peace-loving Le ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ladakh administration on Tuesday said that the allegations of victimisation of individuals, especially Sonam Wangchuk, are baseless as the action taken against him (Sonam Wangchuk) is based on credible inputs and documents. In an official statement, the administration dismissed the allegations as "baseless," asserting that actions taken by law enforcement agencies are based on credible inputs and documents. "There is no question of witch-hunting or smoke scree ...Read More >
Leh/New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Talks between the Centre and representatives from Ladakh hit a roadblock as the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on Tuesday backed the Leh Apex Body's (LAB) decision to suspend dialogue until climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and others are released. The move comes even as a semblance of normalcy returned to Leh town on Tuesday after nearly a week-long curfew. The Himalayan town saw markets bustling and public movement increase for most of the day as authorities relax ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Extreme weather events during the June to September monsoon season claimed at least 1,528 lives across India, with Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Maharashtra among the worst-hit states, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. The IMD gave these figures citing data from media reports. Of the total deaths, 935 were caused by floods and heavy rains, while 570 people were killed in lightning and thunderstorms. Twenty-two deaths were linked to heat w ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) Gitanjali Angmo, the wife of education reformer and activist Sonam Wangchuk and co-founder of the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Ladakh (HIAL), on Tuesday alleged that "baseless narratives" were being spread against him and his institutes to project him as an "anti-national" as part of a "witch-hunt". Wangchuk, who has been at the forefront of the movement seeking statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule to Ladakh, was detained under the stringent National Secu ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on Tuesday addressed a press conference at the Press Club of India in New Delhi, calling for an impartial judicial probe into the recent violence in Ladakh that left four dead and scores injured. The leaders also demanded the unconditional release of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and other detained youth leaders, accusing the government of pursuing a campaign of repression against peaceful protesters. Senior KDA members, including co-chairman A ...Read More >
INDIA -- On a football field ringed by misty mountains, the air rang with fiery speeches as tribesmen protested a planned mega-dam -- India's latest move in its contest with China over Himalayan water. India says the proposed new structure could counteract rival China's building of a likely record-breaking dam upstream in Tibet by stockpiling water and guarding against releases of weaponised torrents. But for those at one of the possible sites for what would be India's largest dam, the project ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 30 (ANI): Following the Telangana State Election Commission announcement of the schedule for the second ordinary elections to rural local bodies, Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao said that the Congress government was compelled to accept what the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had been demanding, 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes. Speaking to ANI following the announcement by the state election commission on Monday, Telangana BJP presiden ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) on Monday demanded the immediate and unconditional release of activist Sonam Wangchuk and others detained after September 24 violence in Leh, warning the Centre that its failure to meet Ladakh statehood and other core demands is "alienating" the people in the Himalayan region. The KDA, which along with the Leh Apex Body is spearheading the agitation for statehood to Ladakh and other constitutional protections, held the Union Territory administrati ...Read More >
Kavinder Gupta was appointed as Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh just two months ago In an interview to The Indian Express, Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta has defended the recent police action in Leh that left four people dead, saying the situation could have spiraled out of control without it. "If police had not taken the decision to open fire that day, the entire Ladakh would have been burnt down. The unity and integrity of the country cannot be compromised. But I assure you, none of ...Read More >
Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, alleges false narratives and propaganda are being spread against her husband following his NSA arrest and transfer to Jodhpur jail. She claims he is targeted for advocating Ladakh's Sixth Schedule and legislature, despite his patriotic contributions and past support for PM Modi. Angmo awaits his detention order to pursue legal action. Gitanjali J Angmo, wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, says a false narrative and fake propaganda ...Read More >
The Leh Apex Body (LAB) on Monday announced suspension of talks with the Centre until their fresh demands, including a judicial probe into the September 24 violence that left four persons dead and withdrawal of cases against arrested youth, were met. After nearly four months of stalled talks, the Home Ministry had on September 20 extended an invitation to the LAB and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), which have been spearheading the agitation for statehood and extension of the Sixth Schedule to ...Read More >
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