Letter from the editor

India at 75 The issue dated August 15, with the page of 1947 in black and white and in a vintage font, made one feel both proud and nostalgic. It is remarkable that our freedom fighters achieved the goal of Independence. The memories of their sacrifices must remain evergreen. Tushar Anand, Patna, Bihar The issue dated August 15, 2022, dedicated to India’s 75th year of Independence, was inspiring in many ways. It had enlightening articles by eminent writers, a rare photograph or two such as ‘The Second Round Table Conference in 1931’, and importantly, the facsimile of the iconic page of August 15, 1947. The day was also special as a close relative, who was a freedom fighter, and aged 104, was invited to unfurl the tricolour flag at a function in Chennai. R. Sivakumar, Chennai I am 76-plus and the special edition was a delight. The front page was a surprise. I was able to retrieve a copy of the full issue of The Hindu (August 15, 1947) preserved at home — it is in a poor … [Read more...] about Letters to the Editor — August 17, 2022

PRO-ABORTION TERRORISTS PROMISE TO ESCALATE ATTACKS… ‘The Leash Is Off’: Abortion Activists Behind Attacks On Pro-Lifers Issue New Threats, Urge Others To ‘Burn’ A statement that appears to be from the violent pro-abortion group Jane’s Revenge was posted online Tuesday, saying “the leash is off” for attacks on pro-life operations and declaring violence until pro-life groups shut down. The statement was posted to Abolition Media, an “online news source for revolutionary movements,” and promised violent attacks on pro-life organizations such as crisis pregnancy centers. “We promised to take increasingly drastic measures against oppressive infrastructures,” the statement said. “Rest assured that we will, and those measures may not come in the form of something so easily cleaned up as fire and graffiti. Sometimes you will see what we do, and you will know that it is us. Sometimes you will think you merely are unlucky, because you cannot see the ways which we interfere in your … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Pro-Abortion Terrorists Promise To Escalate Attacks

BREAKING: BORDER ENCOUNTERS HIT HIGHEST MONTHLY TOTAL ‘IN RECORDED HISTORY’ … LUKE BARR, ABC : The total monthly encounters of migrants along the southern border in April, were 234,088, according to an overnight court filing, the highest total in recorded history. EARTH’S BORDER GETS A HEARING TODAY… CNN : House panel to hold highly anticipated public hearing on UFOs A House panel is set to hold a public hearing on Tuesday on “unidentified aerial phenomena,” popularly known as UFOs, a high-profile moment for a controversial topic that has long been relegated to the fringes of public policy. The hearing, which is slated to begin at 9 a.m. ET and will be livestreamed, has been convened by the House Intelligence Committee’s Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation subcommittee, a panel chaired by Democratic Rep. André Carson of Indiana. As part of the proceedings, Ronald Moultrie, under secretary of defense for intelligence and security, and Scott … [Read more...] about Editor Daily Rundown: Border Encounters Hit Highest Monthly Total ‘In Recorded History’

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the U.S., has made national headlines recently due to its rapidly declining water levels. The reservoir across Nevada and Arizona is formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, and provides electricity for hundreds of thousands of people living across the area. Due to the ongoing drought in the western United States, it has been hurtling towards dead pool level —which could be catastrophic. However, its water levels have now risen for the first time in three years. On July 27, the lake's water levels were at 1,040.71 feet—the lowest it has been since the 1930s, not long after it was first created. The area was then hit by the wettest monsoon season the Las Vegas Valley has seen in a decade. From July 27, rain was falling every day, the Las Vegas Review Journal reported. As of August 15, the lake's levels were at 1,042.29 feet, meaning water levels rose by 18 inches. Some areas saw more than a half inch of rain in just 10 minutes, … [Read more...] about Why Lake Mead water levels are rising again

U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger has blamed Donald Trump supporters for a sharp rise in violent threats against the FBI since its agents' search of the former president's Mar-a-Lago residence last week. "This is ridiculous," the Illinois Republican said on CNN , talking about the threats against FBI agents and law enforcement personnel posted on social media by Trump supporters. "It's ridiculous obviously for what the former president has done, in terms of saying 'This is an attack on my home, I did nothing wrong,' and of course, from the little bit we know, it seems like there's certainly good reasons for the FBI to have done what they did," the U.S. representative said. Asked by host Wolf Blitzer if he held Trump responsible for inciting his supporters, Kinzinger said: "Yes, absolutely, 100 percent." He added: "Members of Congress , Senators, any Republican elected official out there that rushes to be the first on television or the first to Twitter to … [Read more...] about Trump and allies inciting base against FBI, Kinzinger warns

The internet has backed a teenager who refused to let his step-sister into his flat because she's too spoiled and her parents let her be. In a post shared on Reddit last Monday, the teenager, who goes by the username u/Playful-League5248, explained that their mom remarried when they were 12, and since then they have a step-sister who is 10 years younger and very spoiled . According to medicine net, there are some behaviors that parents adopt that cause children to grow up spoiled, and these include pampering, being overprotective, constantly bailing your child out, and failing to follow up on punishments. The website warns that empty threats of punishment can prevent kids from fully feeling remorse and taking responsibility for their actions. The poster wrote: "I never had anything against her back then but I won't pretend I started caring about her all that much either or that I saw her as my sister. My mom and her husband spoil her rotten and have allowed her to … [Read more...] about Teen refusing to call mom’s step-kid their “sister” due to behavior praised

July 6 this year marked the 115th birth anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee. A Minister in Jawaharlal Nehru’s Cabinet, Mookerjee had resigned to form the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, to which the Bharatiya Janata Party traces its origins. However, a little known fact about him went unnoticed. Mookerjee was one of the primary targets of the first amendment to the Constitution, by which the words “friendly relations with foreign States” were introduced as an exception to the right to free speech. The Nehru-Liaquat pact In 1949-50, there were large-scale communal riots in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), which led to a huge exodus of Hindus into West Bengal. In the wake of these riots, the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, Nehru and Liaquat Ali Khan, signed an agreement known as the Nehru-Liaquat Pact or Delhi Pact aimed at securing peace and ensuring that both countries would protect their respective minorities. Clause (C)(8) of the pact required the governments of both countries to … [Read more...] about Of curbs to free speech

Our aim is to create 20 lakh jobs: Nitish Kumar A day before his government’s Cabinet expansion , Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, while delivering Independence Day speech on August 15, announced that his government aimed to create 20 lakh jobs — within and outside the government — in the State. Chinese hi-tech vessel to dock at Hambantota China on Monday said Sri Lanka has allowed its satellite and missile tracking ship to berth at the Hambantota port on August 16, but declined to reveal details of talks with Colombo leading to the bankrupt island’s government reversing its earlier stand to defer the high-tech vessel’s entry . FIFA suspends Indian football federation over ‘third-party influences’ FIFA on August 15 suspended the Indian football federation with “immediate effect due to undue influence from third parties”, jeopardising the country’s staging of the U-17 Women’s World Cup in October. World football’s governing body called the infraction a … [Read more...] about Morning Digest | Bihar Cabinet expansion today; Chinese hi-tech vessel to dock at Hambantota port, and more

India’s young population, looking for career growth and job prospects, is hit by fake job offers and scams over SMS and through WhatsApp messages. According to a recent report by Hirect, a chat-based direct hiring platform, around 56% of job seekers in India are impacted by job scams during their job hunt. The report highlighted that job seekers between the ages between 20 and 29 years are prime targets of scammers. Now, the modus operandi is simple for scammers: lure desperate young people into paying money upfront by promising jobs with high salaries. WATCH VIDEO: How to book Electric AC Goa Airport Bus online at Rs 200 Few job ‘offers’ take advantage of people by making them work online for free while some so-called job agencies simply ask for money for providing bogus references and hands-on training that mean little for landing up with a real job. Of late, there’s an increased trend of luring people by sending targeted text messages on WhatsApp or even through SMS. For … [Read more...] about Job Scams On WhatsApp: You Have Cleared The Job Interview But…

The Department of Justice (DOJ) believes that the FBI acted outside of its purview authorized by the court during the Aug. 8 raid on former President Donald Trump’s home in Mar-a-Lago, a reporter told Fox News host Sean Hannity Monday night. “For the first time we have confirmation that the FBI and the Justice Department believes it over-collected evidence when it was at Mar-a-Lago, meaning it collected evidence not covered by the search warrant,” John Solomon, editor-in-chief of Just The News, said while discussing the report . (RELATED: ‘Enforcement Arm Of The Democratic Party’: Former DNI Calls Out Partisanship In FBI, DOJ) A DOJ official told Just The News late Monday that the agency acted “outside the scope” of the search warrant when it seized Trump’s passports during the raid on Trump’s home. “Occasionally a warrant collection can grab things outside the scope authorized by the court and the department is now following a procedure we would for any person affected … [Read more...] about DOJ Admits It Acted Outside Scope ‘Authorized’ By Court When Seizing Trump Passports