SUNDAY FEATURE

Kashmiri pandits will be able to return to their homes in the valley soon, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday, asserting that work is on to create a conducive atmosphere so that they are never displaced again.

He also praised 'The Kashmir Files' movie, saying it has created public awareness across the country and outside about the reality behind the exodus of Kashmiri pandits from the valley in 1990.

Addressing members of the Kashmiri pandit community virtually on the last day of the three-day 'Navreh' celebrations, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief said that the time has come for fulfilling the pledge of returning to their homes in the Kashmir valley.

The Indian Navy’s Annual Refit Conference and Annual Infrastructure & Indigenisation Conference for the year 2022 began in Kochi.

Deliberations on refit processes, discussions on transforming maintenance policies to keep ships ready for any challenges and a review of infrastructure augmentation for meeting the growing requirements of the Navy, are the main agenda of the conference.

Indian Navy’s Annual Refit Conference and Annual Infrastructure & Indigenisation Conference for the year 2022 was inaugurated by Vice Admiral MA Hampiholi, AVSM, NM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command at Headquarters, Southern Naval Command, Kochi on 31 March.

Police have arrested three persons in Pimpri Chinchwad industrial township near here and registered a case against another one for allegedly betting on an Indian Premier League (IPL) match, an official said.

Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a property in Kalewadi area, where the accused were betting on a match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals teams on Saturday, he said.

Sri Lanka has declared a countrywide emergency amid escalating protests over the economic crisis in the South Asian nation that has been witnessing a mounting anger in public. The emergency was announced by president Gotabaya Rajapaksa a day after hundreds gathered outside his home and chanted slogans, demanding his resignation. Several people were arrested and some were injured, according to reports, as police resorted to use of force. The crisis in the South Asian nation comes at a time when Europe is already witnessing one of its worst wars in recent decades in Ukraine.

Here are ten updates on Sri Lanka's economic crisis:

BJP and one of its allies on Thursday won all four Rajya Sabha seats from the northeast up for grabs, leaving Congress without any representation from the region in the Upper House for the first time in parliamentary history.

While BJP won the Tripura seat on the sheer strength of its numbers and the Nagaland seat uncontested, cross-voting and invalid opposition votes in Assam helped the saffron party and its ally UPPL win both the seats to which elections were held.