Saddahaq

Some pics from a very engaging Townhall last night.

The most needed dialogue of the time. With the biggest influencers in the country.

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SaddaHaq Townhall is back!

We have had great debates and speeches about the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Let us now have a DIALOGUE. In person. At CCRT- Centre for Cultural Resources & Training , Hyderabad.

This Friday @ 6:00 PM. Admission by registration only.

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PS: Sloganeering, flags etc are strictly prohibited during this event.

Iraqi PM says fate of 39 Indian workers unknown

3 yrs ago, when the extremists initially overran Mosul, IS group had captured 39 Indians.

The abducted workers, mostly from northern India, had been employed by an Iraqi construction company.

Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Abadi says the situation is "still under investigation at the moment. I cannot comment any further," in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press on Saturday.

PV SINDHU WINS GOLD!

Sindhu becomes the first Indian to win the Korea Open Superseries with an outstanding 22-20, 11-21, 21-18 win over Nozomi Okuhara in the much-talked-about women's singles final in Seoul.

Mamata Banerjee Warns RSS, VHP Against Disturbing Peace During Durga Puja

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday slammed the RSS and other right-wing groups for trying to spread hatred and accusing the state government of minority appeasement for banning immersion of Durga idols on Muharram.

“I took the decision to ban idol immersion on Muharram keeping the sentiment of both the communities in mind. Muharram is not an event of joy, it is a mourning ritual. I don’t want any kind of disharmony by allowing immersion (on Vijay Dashami) and Muharram on same day. But some people want to politicise the issue,” Mamata said.

The CM’s comments came a day after Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) said it will perform shastra puja at 300 locations in the state even though Mamata has asked the police to stop such “weapon worship” programmes.

Don't play for tons and that's why I cross it more: Virat Kohli

Think less about an impending three-figure mark and it might mean that you will reach the milestone more often than not, is India captain Virat Kohli's mantra while batting.

Kohli curently is jointly second highest in terms of century with 30 tons to his credit in 50-overs along with Ricky ponting. Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with 49 hundreds.

CBSE ISSUES CIRCULAR FOR SCHOOLS

CBSE issues circular with guidelines for schools, regarding safety of children in schools premises. CBSE directs schools to install CCTV cameras, police verification of staff, control entry in school building by outsiders, among other guidelines

“Aspiring to become a doctor and actually becoming a doctor are two differently things entirely. I dreamed of the day I became a doctor and how powerful it would feel to save lives, but pretty soon I got a reality check. I still remember this one particular case. She was a 28 year old woman with a problem in her lungs. She was young, married to an army man and had two beautiful children. She was in the hospital for almost a month and I was treating her on every one of those days. I was doing everything I could to administer her health and save her, but despite all of our best efforts we lost her completely out of the blue. I remember feeling powerless that day.

I realised how small we are in the larger scheme of things — if it’s our time to go; we will go. As humans we think that we’re masters of everything, but in reality we’re so insignificant when it comes to nature or the laws of the Universe. Losing my patient that day changed me — it made me more humble. It made me want to live each day a little more and make the most of my limited time by doing things with more love. Because what is the only thing we really have? The only thing we can be sure of? It’s THIS moment…the ‘now’ and we can never, ever take that for granted.”