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05/03/2026

India on Thursday mourned the passing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri conveyed New Delhi’s condolences to the Iranian envoy.

Separately, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi but it is not immediately known what transpired in the talks.

Misri visited the Iranian embassy and signed the condolence book on behalf of the government of India.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) also released photographs of the foreign secretary's conversation with Iranian envoy to India Mohammad Fathali.

Khamenei was killed in an Israel-US strike on February 28. Though India called for resolution of the West Asia crisis through dialogue and diplomacy, it chose not to react to Khamenei's killing.

Misri's visit to the Iranian embassy and signing of the condolence book assumed significance as several opposition parties had criticised the government for not reacting to Khamenei's death.
EoM

01/11/2025

In November 2013, after the foundation stone of the Statue of Unity was laid, a news item was published in almost all news papers written by me. A bronze statue of Patel was stolen from the Jalandhar (Punjab) Municipal Corporations earlier. The then BJP mayor had said that a replacement statue would be made and installed very soon. The last time I visited Jalandhar, the statue had not been installed. However, both the Congress and the BJP accused each other of stealing and selling the statue. I hope that even under the Aam Aadmi Party government that replaced the BJP and the Congress, Patel's statue would not have been installed at Patel Chowk.

If anyone knows, please update.

India News: A statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel has reportedly gone missing from the storeroom of Jalandhar Municipal Corporation, prompting a war of words betwe

16/07/2025

Fauja Singh's last wish was to spend his remaining days in Britain

By Shashi Ranjan Thakur

New Delhi/Jalandhar, Jul 16 (PTI) World's oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh wanted to spend the rest of his life in Britain. His last wish could not be fulfilled.
Fauja Singh, who had come to Punjab in 2015 for a sports event, had spoken to PTI Bhasha in an exclusive conversation at his house in Beas.
"Here (Punjab), there are bad elements everywhere. Police cannot do anything. No one knows when they will stab, rob and hit someone and run away. This is not the case in London. That is why I want to spend my last time there," Singh had then said.
The 114-year-old was proven right when he went for a walk on the Jalandhar-Pathankot highway in his village Monday afternoon and died in a horrific road accident.
A decade ago, Fauja asserted his youthfulness. "I can never accept that I am old. I can walk faster and farther than you. As far as the last moments are concerned, the most suitable place is Britain." Fauja Singh expressed regret for never being able to win any medals for India.
Dressed in his house wearing a Pathani kurta and pyjama, Fauja Singh had said during the interview, "I will always regret that whenever I ran, and whatever medals I won, not even one of them was for India. People kept calling me a British runner. I did not like this. But what can I do? I have become a British citizen." Showing his medals with a sigh, Fauja said, "I wish I could win a medal for my country. I have won all these, but it is of no use to me because not a single medal is for India." The passion for running flowed like blood in his veins. "Until I run, I don't feel healthy." In 2015, Fauja, who was 104 years old at the time, revealed the secret of his health. "I am healthy and completely fit, the main reason for this is - pinni and Dil-i Khushi (contentment). I am always happy and eat Punjabi 'pinni' every day." "After eating pinni, I drink a glass of lukewarm water. I drink a glass of milk before sleep at night, and I make sure to eat curd in every season. Wherever I live, here (India) or there (Britain), I eat these things and am always happy. This is the biggest secret of my health," he said.
Fauja Singh, who took up running in his early eighties, said, "I cannot live even a day without Pinni. I need it every day. But now Punjab has joined the race of modernity, and pinni, for which it is most famous, is not available here." The veteran marathoner added, "A better pinni is found in England. It is a cold country. People of Punjab living there also like pinni. It is easily digested." He also gave fitness advice to the correspondent, saying, "Kaaka! If you also want to stay fit, then eat pinni every day." 'Pinni' is a very popular Punjabi sweet which is made from ghee, wheat flour, gum and dry fruits.
Singh, who retired from running in 2012 after running a half marathon in Hong Kong, said, "After turning 100, they don't allow you to run the marathon. Many times, while running, there is a fear of falling." Explaining the reason behind being attracted to running in his eighties, Fauja Singh said, "About 22 years ago, my elder son died in a road accident. I was so sad, almost lifeless. Meanwhile, my daughter took me to London with her. One of my sons also lives there." Fauja Singh, who was going to turn 104 in April, said, "Amrik Singh Dhillon, a resident of Bathinda living in London, inspired me to run for charity for the first time. After this, I ran once, and never stopped." He added, "After my son's death, I went into depression. I used to sit in the park there. Around that time, I met Amrik, and he asked me to run.
PTI SRT

05/08/2024

भारत नेपाल अंतरराष्ट्रीय सीमा से कुछ सात-आठ किलोमीटर दूर पूर्वी चंपारण जिले के पताही प्रखंड में एक छोटा सा गांव है — नारायणपुर.
यह मेरा गांव है. इसके बारे में कहा जाता है कि यह देवताओं का गांव है. नारायणपुर का नाम लेने से ही सभी समस्या दूर हो जाती है.

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बिहार के पूर्वी चंपारण जिले के पताही प्रखंड में एक छोटा सा गांव है नारायणपुर. भारत बोलेगा - जानकारी भी समझदारी भी - Indi...

04/08/2024

जिस प्रकार किसी को मनचाही स्पीड में गाड़ी चलाने का अधिकार नहीं है, क्योंकि रोड सार्वजनिक है। ठीक उसी प्रकार किसी भी लड़की को मनचाही अर्धनग्नता युक्त वस्त्र पहनने का अधिकार नहीं हैl
क्योंकि जीवन सार्वजनिक है। एकांत रोड में स्पीड चलाओ, एकांत जगह में अर्धनग्न रहो। मगर सार्वजनिक जीवन में नियम मानने पड़ते हैं।

भोजन जब स्वयं के पेट में जा रहा हो तो केवल स्वयं की रुचि अनुसार बनेगा, लेकिन जब वह भोजन परिवार खाएगा तो सबकी रुचि व मान्यता देखनी पड़ेगी।

लड़कियों का अर्धनग्न वस्त्र पहनने का मुद्दा उठाना उतना ही जरूरी है, जितना लड़कों का शराब पीकर गाड़ी चलाने का मुद्दा उठाना जरूरी है। दोनों में एक्सीडेंट होगा ही।

अपनी इच्छा केवल घर की चहारदीवारी में उचित है। घर से बाहर सार्वजनिक जीवन में कदम रखते ही सामाजिक मर्यादा लड़का हो या लड़की, उसे रखनी ही होगी।

हलाला और बुर्का जितना गलत है, उतना ही गलत अर्धनग्नता युक्त वस्त्र पहनना भी गलत है। बड़ी उम्र की लड़कियों का बच्चों की सी फटी निक्कर और छोटी टॉप पहनकर फैशन के नाम पर घूमना भारतीय संस्कृति का अंग नहीं है।

जीवन भी गिटार या वीणा जैसा वाद्य यंत्र हो, ज्यादा कसना भी गलत है और ज्यादा ढील छोड़ना भी गलत है।

संस्कार की जरूरत स्त्री व पुरुष दोनों को है। गाड़ी के दोनों पहियों में संस्कार की हवा चाहिए। एक भी पंचर हुआ तो जीवन डिस्टर्ब होगा।

नग्नता यदि मॉडर्न होने की निशानी है, तो सबसे मॉडर्न जानवर हैं जिनकी संस्कृति में कपड़े ही नहीं हैं। अतः जानवर से रेस न करें, सभ्यता व संस्कृति को स्वीकारें। कुत्ते को अधिकार है कि वह कहीं भी यूरिन पास कर सकता है, सभ्य इंसान को यह अधिकार नहीं है। उसे सभ्यता से बंद टॉयलेट का उपयोग करना होगा। इसी तरह पशु को अधिकार है नग्न घूमने का, लेकिन सभ्य स्त्री को सभ्य वस्त्र का उपयोग सार्वजनिक जीवन में करना ही होगा।

अतः विनम्र अनुरोध है, सार्वजनिक जीवन में मर्यादा न लांघें, सभ्यता से रहें।
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