Author: Rahul M

A WEEK before Mohan Bhagwat led a three-day lecture series in Delhi to mark 100 years of the RSS, a closed-door session was held for around 80 delegates from its six organisations working in the economic field, who were shown slides on the country’s social and economic situation.The special invitee and star presenter was Murli Manohar Joshi, 91, the former BJP chief who was eased into the defunct ‘Margdarshak Mandal’ after Narendra Modi and Amit Shah’s reign in the party began. And his leading point, quoting among others the Left-wing economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, was that economic growth…

A WEEK before RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat led a three-day lecture series in Delhi to mark 100 years of the Sangh, a closed-door session was held for around 80 delegates from its six organisations working in the economic field, who were shown slides on the country’s social and economic situation.The special invitee and star presenter was Murli Manohar Joshi, 91, the former BJP chief who was eased into the defunct ‘Margdarshak Mandal’ after Narendra Modi and Amit Shah’s reign in the party began. And his leading point, quoting among others the Left-wing economist and Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, was that…

Reacting to the ‘Shivalaya Park’ proposal, Mayawati earlier registered her strong objection, saying that the religious site of another faith within the Gautam Buddha Park was “highly inappropriate” and risked disturbing social harmony. In a statement on X, Mayawati said the park holds emotional and spiritual value for Buddhists and Ambedkarites, and any changes would undermine its sanctity.“The government must withdraw this proposal immediately, otherwise it may lead to unrest and hatred among the people,” Mayawati wrote on X, and afterwards, BSP workers staged a protest Tuesday near the Gautam Buddha Park in Kalyanpur.Azad opposed the plan by writing to the CM,…

MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (AP) — An Argentine federal court announced Wednesday that authorities had recovered the long-lost “Portrait of a Lady,” an 18th-century work by the Italian painter Giuseppe Ghislandi that was looted by the Nazis in World War II. Before the presentation of the giant gold-framed portrait Wednesday in the Argentine coastal city of Mar del Plata, the painting had not been seen publicly in 80 years. The first-ever color photo of the portrait surfaced last month in an online real estate listing unwittingly posted by one of the daughters of Friedrich Kadgien, the fugitive Nazi officer accused…

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The United States has deployed several Navy ships and thousands of troops near Venezuelan waters. The Trump administration says the military buildup is intended to target Venezuelan drug shipments to the United States. This week, the moves took a drastic turn. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. forces had killed 11 people in a strike on a boat in the southern Caribbean that he said was transporting drugs from Venezuela. He posted a video that he said depicted the attack. Venezuela’s government claimed, without offering evidence, that the video was made with artificial intelligence. U.S. officials…

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The deadly U.S. military attack on a boat accused of carrying drugs in the Caribbean this week is the latest in a series of extraordinary measures that President Donald Trump has taken to combat the threat he sees from the Tren de Aragua gang.The White House has offered few details on Tuesday’s attack and insists the 11 people aboard were members of the gang. The criminal organization, which traces its roots to a Venezuelan prison, is not known for having a big role in global drug trafficking but for its involvement in contract killings, extortions and…

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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A picturesque electric streetcar that is one of Lisbon’s big tourist attractions derailed Wednesday, killing 15 people and injuring 18 others, emergency services said.Five of the injured were in serious condition and a child was among the injured, the National Institute for Medical Emergencies said in a statement. An unknown number of foreigners were among the injured, it said.Authorities called it an accident, the worst in the city’s recent history, and it cast a pall over Lisbon’s charm for the millions of foreign tourists who arrive every year.The yellow-and-white streetcar, which is known as Elevador da…

Marcell Piti/Paramount+ One of the most rewarding aspects of fans keeping up with “NCIS” over the years is seeing the romance between Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva David (Cote de Pablo) play out. It’s the pairing “NCIS” fans love to see most, and while the couple exited the mainline series, they’re finally getting their own spinoff, titled “NCIS: Tony & Ziva.” Although fans may be disappointed that the series is airing on Paramount+ instead of CBS, there’s a reason why the show is getting separated from other entries in the franchise. CBS president…

Initially, Silksong was planned as downloadable content for the original game, before its creators expanded it into a full-fledged sequel. In August, when developers surprise announced that the game would launch in just two weeks, at least half a dozen other indie developers immediately delayed their own games to clear the way. “Dropping the GTA of indie games with 2 weeks notice makes everyone freak out,” wrote Demonschool developer Necrosoft on Bluesky on its delay.Despite a seven-year development cycle, excitement for the game never died down. Reddit user The_Real_Kingsmould tells WIRED the community has “largely kept itself afloat with its…