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Will the Mecca Deal Transform West Asia or Become a Paper Alliance?

Arijit Bose
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Qatar: The joint defence agreement signed by Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan in Mecca is more than a three-country military partnership. It signals a changing strategic landscape in West Asia, where traditional security arrangements are being challenged and new centres of power are emerging. The most significant provision of the agreement is its collective-defence principle: an armed attack on any one of the three countries would be considered an attack on all three. On paper, the arrangement appears formidable. The real question, however, is whether Riyadh, Ankara and Islamabad would…

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“Drug-Free Youth for a Developed India” Programme Held at Lalita Shastri Auditorium, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Degree College

Arijit Bose
India

Gonda: As part of the Prime Minister’s nationwide call for a drug-free India, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Degree College held a “Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat” (Drug-Free Youth for a Developed India) programme at its Lalita Shastri Auditorium, on the directions of officiating Principal Prof. Jitendra Singh. Speaking as the chief guest, Prof. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Head of the Department of Zoology, urged students not to look at people struggling with addiction with contempt but with compassion — and to help them break free of it, while playing their…

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From Haryana’s Wrestling Heartland to India’s Rugby Pitch: Mohit Khatri’s Long Road to the Olympics

Arijit Bose

Chandigarh: Haryana is wrestling country. Everyone knows that. So when a kid from Kundli village in Sonipat district ends up chasing an Olympic dream in rugby of all sports, it’s worth asking how that happened — and the answer, in Mohit Khatri’s case, comes down to a mix of family influence, a lot of losing before winning, and sheer stubbornness. It Started With His Brother Mohit didn’t set out to play rugby. Like most kids in his neighbourhood, his weekends belonged to football. What changed things was his older brother,…

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A Terrorism-Free India and World — How?

Arijit Bose

By Sita Ram Sharma “Chetan” / translation from RavivarDelhi Hindi Filth is filth. Dress it up however you like, it’s never going to become food. Poison is poison — no rebrand turns it into nectar. Terrorism works the same way. There’s no context, no situation, where it becomes acceptable. That should be obvious to the whole world by now, without needing self-interest or endless debate to get in the way. And yet here we are — a 21st-century world that thinks of itself as intellectually and economically advanced, still somehow…

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India’s Commonwealth Games 2026 Campaign: Grit, Glory and the Pursuit of More Gold

Arijit Bose

Glasgow: India has made a determined start to its campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, demonstrating resilience, depth and emerging strength across multiple disciplines. With the Games running from July 23 to August 2, the Indian contingent of approximately 122 athletes has produced several memorable performances despite facing stiff competition from traditional sporting powerhouses such as Australia, England and Canada. By the end of the first week of competition, India had collected 15 medals—3 gold, 9 silver and 3 bronze—placing the country around eighth in the overall…

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Traditional Indian Games Mark 24th Convocation Celebrations at Rohilkhand University

Arijit Bose

Bareilly: The Department of Sports at Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University organised a series of traditional Indian games as part of the celebrations for the university’s 24th Convocation Ceremony, promoting the country’s rich sporting heritage among the younger generation. The event was held at the university’s sports complex under the inspiration of the Governor of Uttar Pradesh and the guidance of the Vice-Chancellor. Children from the university campus enthusiastically participated in a range of indigenous games, including Kho-Kho, Gilli Danda, Marbles (Kancha), Tug of War, and Satoliya, displaying remarkable energy,…

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Bank of India Shines with Strong Q1 Performance 

Arijit Bose

Bank of India Sets a New Benchmark Mumbai (Anil Bedag): Bank of India has announced an impressive set of financial results for the first quarter of FY 2026-27, ended June 30, 2026. The bank’s net profit surged 36.23% year-on-year to ₹3,068 crore, while operating profit rose 25.99% to ₹5,051 crore. The bank also reported a Return on Assets (ROA) of 1.01% and a Return on Equity (ROE) of 16.12%, reflecting strong operational performance. The bank’s total global business grew 16.57% year-on-year to ₹17.56 lakh crore. Global deposits increased 14.90% to…

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BitDelta India Launches ‘CrypTution’ in India 

Arijit Bose

A New Era of Crypto Education: BitDelta India Introduces ‘CrypTution’ Learn First, Invest Later: ‘CrypTution’ Offers Certified Crypto Education Mumbai (Anil Bedag): BitDelta India, a Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) trading platform registered with FIU-IND, has launched ‘CrypTution’, India’s first structured crypto learning and certification ecosystem. The initiative aims to equip investors with systematic education, practical exposure, and certified training before they enter the crypto market. Built around the “Read, Learn, Grow” model, the program guides participants through academic learning, simulation-based practice, and finally prepares them for live market trading. The…

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*SGPGIMS Achieves North India’s First Successful Haplo-Identical Bone Marrow Transplant for Rare Genetic Disease X-ALD; Father Donates Stem Cells

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) has successfully performed its first haplo-identical bone marrow transplant for a 5-year-old child suffering from the rare genetic neurological disorder X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD). The child’s father acted as the life-saving donor for this complex procedure, carried out under the National Programme for Rare Diseases. Dr. Sayan Sinha Roy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Hematology, said this is SGPGIMS’s first successful bone marrow transplant for X-ALD in North India. The achievement was accomplished under the leadership Dr. Rajesh Kashyap, Head, Department…

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SGPGI Doctors Perform India’s Youngest Robotic Thyroid Surgery on Six-year-old Girl

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: :In a first for India, doctors at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, have successfully performed a robotic thyroid surgery on a six-year-old girl, making her the youngest child in India to undergo this procedure. The surgery was led by Prof. (Dr.) Gyan Chand and his team from the Department of Endocrine and Breast Surgery. Globally, the youngest reported patient to have undergone robotic thyroid surgery is a five-year-old girl from South Korea. The child was brought to SGPGIMS for the management of a nodule in…

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