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Thursday, September 4, 2025
TopicDisaster relief

Topic: Disaster relief

Air commandos to begin rescue operations following Afghanistan earthquake

Dozens of commando forces were being airdropped at sites where helicopters can't land, to help carry the injured to safer ground, said the head of disaster management in Kunar.

Blast outside Delhi school: NIA, NSG teams join probe, CM Atishi blames BJP for law & order situation

While no one was injured in the explosion outside the CRPF school in Rohini's Prashant Vihar Sunday morning, security has been tightened in the national capital.

Modi govt’s new disaster management bill — disaster database, urban authority, convergence of roles

Bill aims to strengthen working of national & state disaster management authorities. Oppn says its legislative powers should be clearly defined & that they encroach upon powers of states.

Joint India-US amphibious exercise Tiger Triumph 2024 concludes

The exercise was aimed at promoting better understanding and cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.

Opposition MLAs face wrath of Indian voters after natural disasters, not ruling party’s: Study

Researchers from US and South Korea used data from 4,313 assembly constituencies over the years 1977-2007 to estimate the effects of droughts and heavy rainfall on Indian elections.

The Shakkar Paara Project is a sweet group of volunteers feeding India’s most vulnerable

Begun as a self-funded short-term project to distribute shakkar paaras in Chennai, it has fed 5,573 families in 14 states in two months.

Andhra Pradesh govt to distribute ration, cash relief at doorsteps through volunteers

Cash assistance will be distributed to all ration card holders on 4 April through the village volunteers, CM Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy said.

How did RSS become Hindu messiah in India? Disaster relief since 1947

The 'dedication' of RSS during riots in 1940s enabled it to 'establish its image as the saviour of Hindus’ and expand its influence in Punjab, J&K, Delhi.

Too bad you are dead, cheque is in the mail

The storyline with most natural disasters remains similar — lack of preparation, mostly avoidable deaths & then the first response — announcement of relief to victims' families.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.