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Trishla Jain spoke to Indrajit Hazra about her upcoming exhibition, and how as an artist meditator her vision and craft is to capture — and free — the sense of peace in her work. A drawing is simply a line going for a walk; a line is a dot that went for a walk. — Paul Klee Breathe in.

violence in West Bengal, on Sunday said that a peace train should be started between Sealdah station in Kolkata and New Jalpaiguri Station in North Bengal. Bose jibed at the state government while attending foundation laying programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country via video conferencing. While speaking at the programme in Sealdah station organised by the Railways, the Bengal Governor referred to «violence and corruption» marring Bengal and urged the Prime Minister to request Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to start a 'peace train from Sealdah station in Kolkata to New Jalpaiguri Station in North Bengal.' Bose has opened a peace room and anti-corruption cell in Raj Bhawan.

By Philip Pullella and Catarina Demony

Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose, referring to the violence in West Bengal, said on Sunday that a peace train should be started between Sealdah station in Kolkata and New Jalpaiguri Station in North Bengal, while attending foundation laying programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for redevelopment of 508 railway stations across the country via video conferencing. While speaking at the programme in Sealdah Station organized by Indian Railways, the Bengal Governor referred to «violence and corruption» marring Bengal and urged the Prime Minister to request Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to start a Peace train from Sealdah station in Kolkata to New Jalpaiguri Station in North Bengal. Bose has opened a peace room and anti-corruption cell in Raj Bhawan.

New Delhi will participate in a peace conference aimed at the war in Ukraine hosted by Saudi Arabia this month, confirmed MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi. “India will participate in this event. Our participation is in consonance with our long-standing position that dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward," he said at a press briefing.

India will participate in Ukraine peace talks to be hosted by Saudi Arabia on Aug. 5 and 6, a foreign ministry spokesperson said during a news briefing on Thursday. Saudi Arabia has invited Western nations, Ukraine and some major developing countries to discuss the peace plan proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy earlier this year.

North East Students Organisation (NESO), an apex body of eight students’ associations of seven northeastern states, arrived in Imphal on Tuesday to assess the prevailing situation and facilitate efforts to establish lasting peace in the violence-affected Manipur. The NESO delegation would visit various districts and meet the cross section of people including Meitei and Kuki, inmates and displaced people and civil society organisations. NESO Chairman Samuel B.

BJP has announced the election management and manifesto committee team for the upcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. A look at the names suggests that the party has reached out to dissidents and tried to accommodate leaders to make everyone happy before the elections. Union home minister Amit Shah, during his two Bhopal trips in July, had asked the state leaders to approach veterans who were unhappy and take everyone along.

Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij Monday said the government has issued directions to suspend the Internet in Mewat after Nuh violence. Efforts are underway to restore peace. Those stranded are being rescued.

Manipur putting across their demands, a concerted effort is on to find a solution to ensure lasting peace in the state, which has been ravaged by ethnic violence since May 3. While the Kuki groups are adamant on a separate administration, Meiteis are insisting that the integrity of Manipur is non-negotiable. Backchannel negotiations are proceeding with different groups at several layers.

Russia-Ukraine war: Saudi Arabia is set to host Ukrainian-organized peace summit on 5 and 6 August, according to several reports. Saudi Arabia has invited several major countries including India, Britain, United States among others. A report by Wall Street Journal, confirms that Saudi Arabia is set to host talks in August about Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in early August seeking to find a way to start negotiations over Russia's war on the country, an official said. The kingdom and Kyiv did not immediately acknowledge the planned talks. The summit will be held in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity as no authorization had been given to publicly discuss the summit.

New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reaffirmed his government’s stance of maintaining peace at borders, but warned that India will not shy away from retaliating if provoked. Singh was speaking at the occasion of the 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas. Earlier, he laid a wreath at the War Memorial in Drass, Ladakh, to pay tributes to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives during the 1999 Kargil war.

Irom Sharmila Sunday described the incident of strip-and-parade of two tribal women as «inhuman» and «very disturbing» and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to immediately intervene to address the situation in her home state. The 51-year-old award-winning activist said she could not hold her tears after watching the video clip that showed two women being paraded naked and molested by a group of men in Kangpokpi district of the northeastern state on May 4. The video which surfaced on July 19 sparked condemnation countrywide.

Afghan Taliban has asked the Pakistan government to initiate another round of negotiations with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terror group, with a top leader in Kabul telling Islamabad that it should prefer peace over war, a media report said on Saturday. Pakistan's latest efforts aimed at seeking action against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) by Kabul could not make headway, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.

Imphal (Manipur) [India], July 21 (ANI): Amid renewed calls for his resignation and the ruckus in Parliament over a viral video Manipur, purportedly showing two women being paraded in the nude, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Friday evaded a question on the demand for him to step down, saying his job was to restore peace to the state and ensure that the perpetrators of the alleged incident in the viral video are brought to book. Speaking to on Friday, the Manipur CM informed that, so far, four persons, including the main accused, have been arrested in connection with the incident, adding that his government will ensure exemplary punishment for the culprits.Opposition leaders of all hues have voiced outrage over the Manipur incident and both Houses of Parliament, in the ongoing Monsoon Session, saw repeated disruptions in demand for a discussion on the issue.

place of peace amid the bustle of modern life must be found within self, by external moderation and internal meditation. Modern life, with its pressure and pollutions, is bringing the need for relaxation from anxieties and the worth of meditation to modern man's attention.

Jaishankar on Sunday said that peace and prosperity in the Mekong region play a pivotal role in realising India's vision for security and growth for all countries in the region under its Act East policy. In his opening remarks at the 12th Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC) Mechanism meeting here, Jaishankar said the lower Mekong region holds immense significance for India both in a historic sense and a contemporary one. «We represent the ancient river civilizations of this continent,» he said. The Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) is an initiative by six countries — India and five ASEAN countries — Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam — for cooperation in tourism, culture, education, as well as transport and communications. «Peace and prosperity in the region also play a pivotal role in realising Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi's vision of security and growth for all in the region under India's Act East policy,» he said. «The Mekong Ganga Cooperation holds a special place in this region as the oldest sub-regional cooperation rooted in the rich historical, geographical and cultural ties among our six member countries,» Jaishankar said.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) — The European Union urged Azerbaijan and Armenia to refrain from «violence and harsh rhetoric» on Saturday at the latest round of talks in a tortuous peace process in which Russia is also pushing to retain a leading role.

Russia and Ukraine is beyond the remit of the G20 and such efforts will be best undertaken by the United Nations and through bilateral negotiations, India's sherpa to the bloc said Saturday. «Our view is that G20 is an economic forum, not a forum to discuss security issues,» India's sherpa Amitabh Kant told Reuters in an interview.

Jaishankar on Friday discussed «outstanding issues» along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with Wang Yi, director of the office of the CPC Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, along the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Jakarta. Jaishankar said he discussed outstanding issues related to peace and tranquillity along LAC. In June, India and China held yet another round of diplomatic talks on the impasse along LAC in the Ladakh sector. India has maintained that relations cannot be normalised till peace and tranquillity are restored along the LAC. Remaining friction points along the LAC include Depsang and Demchok. Addressing EAS meeting earlier, Jaishankar in an indirect message to China emphasised that the body must be committed to a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific, with respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. He said India firmly supported the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) and its implementation through EAS. «There is great synergy between the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative proposed by India and AOIP. Quad will always complement Asean and Asean-led mechanisms. AOIP contributes to the vision of the Quad,» Jaishankar said. «India affirms Asean centrality in the Indo-Pacific and advocates the strengthening of EAS.» The statement can be seen as an attempt to assuage Asean misgivings over Quad, a grouping of Australia, India, Japan and the United States.