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China to ‘solidly advance’ trilateral cooperation with Bangladesh & Pakistan, says its envoy in Dhaka

New Delhi: China aims to "solidly advance" trilateral cooperation with Bangladesh and Pakistan, as the Communist Party of China seeks to deepen ties with...

Yunus initiates ‘mango diplomacy’ in bid to strengthen ties with China. 50-yr water sharing plan soon

The chief adviser met China’s envoy to Bangladesh Saturday to review outcomes of the former’s visit to China last month. Ties between India & Bangladesh cratered sharply over last week.

Sikkim’s war on GLOF. Monks, shamans, scientists are all in the fight

Sikkim's South Lhonak glacial lake outburst flood killed 90 people in 2023. Villagers are angry and the state government is wary of attributing the GLOF to climate change—Rs 2,500 crore insurance claim is at stake.

Flood-like situation in some parts of Bengal, roads closed as heavy rains anticipated till 12 July

With several places already submerged, authorities are keeping a close watch on the rising water levels of Teesta and Korola rivers.

Water-sharing talks with Bangladesh without consulting Bengal not acceptable, Mamata writes to Modi

Renewal of India-Bangladesh Ganga Water Treaty was discussed during Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina's visit last week. It would have huge implications for people of West Bengal, writes CM.

Deaths caused by ‘tainted liquor’ in Tamil Nadu & ‘Nijjar enigma’ — what global media reported

Spotlight also on India & Bangladesh's Teesta water dispute & the crusade of a late Padma Shri activist from Assam against witch-hunting.

Sikkim authorities lost time in acting on rising Teesta news — National Dam Safety Authority report

NDSA has shared a preliminary report on October flash flood with Jal Shakti ministry, Sikkim govt, State Dam Safety Organisations and power ministry.

Insurance claim filed for Sikkim’s submerged Rs 13,965 cr Teesta-III hydel plant, but wait could be long

Total sum assured in policy for 1,200 MW project, which has stopped generating electricity, is around Rs 11,400 cr. State govt & operator Sikkim Urja together owe lenders over Rs 10,000 cr.

How an alert ITBP jawan on duty 8 km away from South Lhonak lake raised 1st flood alarm in Sikkim

Upon seeing water level rise suddenly at 10.30 pm on 3 October, jawan inform his commandant who alerted battalion HQ in Gangtok by 10.40 pm. By 10.50 pm, Chungthang had been warned.

What turned Teesta into a killer? Here’s proof Sikkim flash floods are a man-made disaster

In 2013, the National Remote Sensing Centre in Hyderabad alerted authorities that some of the glacial lakes in the upper reaches of Sikkim were increasing in size, including the South Lhonak lake.

On Camera

There’s a method in Trump’s Pakistan romance. It’s all about Gulf security

Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.