Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune without the words, And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the Storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm.
I have heard it in the chillest land, And on the strangest sea; Yet, never, in extremity, It asked a crumb of me.
Your life is your life
don’t let it be clubbed into dank submission.
be on the watch.
there are ways out.
there is light somewhere.
it may not be much light but
it beats the darkness.
be on the watch.
the gods will offer you chances.
know them.
take them.
you can’t beat death but
you can beat death in life, sometimes.
and the more often you learn to do it,
the more light there will be.
your life is your life.
know it while you have it.
you are marvelous
the gods wait to delight
in you.
John Milton was an English Poet, Pamphleteer and Historian. He is best known for his poem paradise lost. Milton is considered as most significant English author after William Shakespeare
1.To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.
2. The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
3. Better to reign in hell, than to serve in heaven.
4. Innocence, once lost, can never be regained. Darkness, once gazed upon, can never be lost.
5. Give me liberty to know, to utter and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.
6. Never can true reconcilement grow where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.
7. A good book is the precious life- blood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
8. Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell.
9. They also serve who only stand and wait.
10. Solitude sometimes is the best society.
India will take on England in the first of the three-match One Day International series in Pune today. The match will begin at 1:30 pm.
Indian team’s confidence is soaring high after a resounding T20 series win, and it would look to win the ODI series as well, while the bruised England will look to bounce back after facing defeats in the test as well as T20 series. The second ODI will be played on 26th, and the third match on 28th of this month.
In a coordinated effort, US, European Union, Britain and Canada have imposed sanctions on Chinese officials for human rights abuses in Xinjiang. In a statement, ahead of meetings with EU and NATO ministers in Brussels this week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, amid growing international condemnation, China continues to commit genocide and crimes against humanity in Xinjiang. Canada’s foreign ministry said, mounting evidence points to systemic, state-led human rights violations by Chinese authorities.
European Union was the first to impose sanctions yesterday on four Chinese officials, including a top security director, and one entity, a decision that was mirrored by Britain and Canada later in the day. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the treatment of Uighurs amounted to appalling violations of the most basic human rights. The sanctions, including travel bans and asset freezes, target senior officials in Xinjiang who have been accused of serious human rights violations against Uighur Muslims.
Rajya Sabha is scheduled to take up the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2021 today. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha yesterday. Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy will move the bill for consideration and passing. The Bill amends the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 which provides a framework for the functioning of the Legislative Assembly and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
In Lok Sabha business schedule, the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development Bill, 2021 is listed for consideration and passing. The bill seeks to establish the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development. Its objective is to support the development of long-term non-recourse infrastructure financing in India including development of the bonds and derivatives markets necessary for infrastructure financing and to carry on the business of financing infrastructure.
Germany is extending its lockdown until April 18 and calling on citizens to stay at home for five days over the Easter holidays to try to break a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chancellor Angela Merkel said today in a news conference that the country is now basically in a new pandemic. The British mutation has become dominant with very different characteristics, more deadly and more infectious.
Germany started cautiously easing restrictions earlier this month but the spread of more infectious variants of the virus has pushed up cases, prompting concerns that hospitals could soon be overstretched without further curbs. The number of cases per 100,000 people over a week stood at 107 yesterday, above the level at which intensive care units will be overwhelmed.
Meeting of Permanent Indus Commission between India and Pakistan is underway in New Delhi. The Commission deals with water rights on the Indus river. The Permanent Indus Commission was set up under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960. The Indian side is being led by the Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters Pradeep Kumar Saxena. The Pakistan side is being led by Syed Muhammad Meher Ali Shah.
The Indus water treaty warrants the two commissioners to meet at least once a year. Last year’s meeting scheduled to be held in March in New Delhi was cancelled in view of the Corona virus pandemic. The last meeting took place in Lahore in August 2018. The Indus Waters Treaty was signed between then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and former Pakistan President Ayub Khan. It sets out a mechanism for cooperation and information exchange between the two countries regarding their use of the rivers.
The BJP national President J P Nadda has released the party’s Sankalpa Patra for Assam promising to make the state free from floods.
Releasing the Sankalpa Patra or the manifesto in Guwahati in presence of several leaders including Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Mr. Nadda said that the party would launch Mission Brahmaputra to eliminate all losses to lives, livelihoods and property.
The manifesto also promises to bring 30 lakh families under the coverage of Orunodoi scheme if comes to power again. It also assures to increase the monthly amount to 3000 rupees under Orunodoi from the present 830 rupees. The party promises to protect the rights of the people through a corrected National Register of Citizens, NRC.
Ruling BJP has swept local body elections in Goa. In Panaji Corporation, the party has won 25 of 30 wards. BJP has also won many wards in other councils. Polling for six municipal councils, 30 wards of Corporation of City of Panaji, a Zilla panchayat, and 22 panchayat took place on Saturday. The six civic bodies that went to polls last Saturday are Canacona, Curchorem-Cacora, Bicholim, Cuncolim, Valpoi and Pernem.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked people of Goa for the continuous support to BJP. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, the results of the Municipal Elections 2021 in the state shows the people’s appreciation towards the Party’s development agenda. He lauded all hardworking BJP workers who went among people and worked hard during the campaign.
Lok Sabha has passed the National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2021. The Bill amends the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, 1991 which provides a framework for the functioning of the Legislative Assembly and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The Bill amends certain powers and responsibilities of the Legislative Assembly and the Lieutenant Governor.
It further seeks to ensure that the Lieutenant Governor is necessarily granted an opportunity to exercise the power in select category of cases, in emergency. The Bill also gives powers to LG to make rules in matters which fall outside the preview of the Delhi Legislative Assembly. It has a provision that all executive action will be expressed to be taken in the name of the Lieutenant Governor.
Replying to the discussion, Minister of State for Home, G. Kishan Reddy said the bill aims at promoting harmonious relations between the legislature and the executive in the national capital. He said it was a technical necessity as the Supreme Court, High court and other forums were discussing the ambiguity at different times and issuing the orders on the NCT Act 1991. Therefore, the Minister said, it’s the responsibility of Parliament to clear confusion and the ambiguity.
While refuting the comments of some Members, he said, amendments in the Bill neither aimed at taking away the powers of the elected government of Delhi nor give additional powers to the Lieutenant Governor of the National Capital.
He also reminded the members that Delhi is a Union Territory with a Legislative Assembly with limited powers, in its originality. He said, the Government has to keep consulting the LG as the administrator. In case of any difference of opinion on any matter between LG and the Delhi government, the Minister said that the LG would refer the same to the President of India.
Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but essential for right thinking. -Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer, who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He was also known as Nikolayevich Tolstoy. Anna Karina and War and Peace are his best novels. He was born on August 28, 1828, in Yasnaya Polyana, central Russia. At that time Tolstoy family was one of the oldest and wealthy families in Russia.
He lost his mother when he was two, and his father when he was nine. He was not good at studying and he left his studies without finishing his degree. After a few years, he started writing and in 1952 his first novel childhood was published. He also wrote plays and essays. Tolstoy joined the army in 1851 but the loss of life filled him with horror, as a result, he left the army’ in 1862, he got married to Sofia Andreyevna Behrs. His wife also helped him in his work. Tolstoy experienced a major spiritual crisis when he was sixty.
Tolstoy believed that violence is wrong and people should refuse to fight in the war. Mahatama Gandhi was greatly influenced by Leo Tolstoy’s ideas of non-violence resistance. Tolstoy died in 1910 from pneumonia, at the age of eighty-two.
Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the world…. would do this, it would change the earth.
-William Faulkner
Best known for his novels the sound and the fury and as I Lay Dying, William Faulkner was a Nobel prize-winning novelist. He was awarded the Nobel prize in(literature)1949. He also won two Pulitzers and two national book awards as well. Faulkner was born on September 25, 1897, in a small town of New Albany, Mississippi. In 1919 he enrolled at the University of Mississippi, where he started writing for the student newspaper.
Through his work, he highlighted controversial matters related to race, class sex, and social ideologies.
7 Best Books by William Faulkner Everyone Should Read
William butler yeast was one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. He was born on June 13, 1865, in Sandymount, Ireland
He studied at Dublin’s metropolitan school of art while studying there he published his first work. He was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1923. His father was a lawyer and a well-known painter. His mother Susan Pollexfen was the daughter of a prosperous merchant.
Yeast joined the order of the golden dawn; it was an organization that explored topics related to mysticism and occult. He also wrote many plays.
William died in 1939, in France. He is remembered as one of the leading Western poets of the 20th century.
Some of his important works include
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