NEW DELHI, July 25, 2026 — Under immense pressure from escalating nationwide protests, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has officially resigned from his position. The dramatic exit marks a critical moment in the ongoing crisis surrounding the national examination system and follows weeks of sustained youth-led demonstrations demanding accountability.
Taking to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, Pradhan shared images of his...
The one-tonne shipment was sourced from high-density orchards in the Shopian and Pulwama districts of south Kashmir
Kashmir’s horticulture sector is expanding its presence in overseas markets with the export of premium stone fruits, as Fruit Master dispatched the Valley’s first consignment of Aerko cherries and Scentrose plums to Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
The one-tonne shipment was sourced from high-density orchards in the Shopian and Pulwama...
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now. When, while the lovely valley teems with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the impenetrable foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of blist.
