With electricity being absent most of the time, Kashmiri songs like 'Sheena Peto Peto, Maamaa Yito, Yito' and Bollywood beats echo of history reflects a common longing for snow and has traversed the borders of time.
Gulmarg sees average of 130 cm snow in January but there's been no snowfall this month. Experts believe this as well as frequent instances of deluge in India stem from same phenomenon.
Rescue efforts are underway at Murree hill station, and Pakistan’s Punjab province declared a state of emergency in the area. An inquiry has been ordered too.
What appeared to be pre-Christmas snow was actually ‘small-sized hailstones’. In past decade, there have been just ‘3-4 instances' of hailstorms in Shillong, says IMD scientist.
Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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