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March 7,2025: SpaceX’s massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday minutes after lifting off from Texas, prompting the FAA to halt air traffic in parts of Florida, in the second straight failure this year for Elon Musk’s Mars rocket program.

Several videos on social media showed fiery debris streaking through the dusk skies near south Florida and the Bahamas after Starship broke up in space shortly after it began to spin uncontrollably with its engines cut off, a SpaceX live stream of the mission showed.

The failure of the eighth Starship test comes just over a month after the seventh also ended in an explosive failure. The back-to-back mishaps occurred in early mission phases that SpaceX has easily surpassed previously, a setback for a program Musk had sought to speed up this year.

The 403-foot (123-meter) rocket system is central to Musk’s plan to send humans to Mars as soon as the turn of the decade.

The Federal Aviation Administration briefly issued ground stops at the Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach and Orlando airports because of “space launch debris.” It said it had opened a mishap investigation into the incident.

The rocket lifted off about 6:30 p.m. ET (2330 GMT) from SpaceX’s sprawling Boca Chica, Texas, rocket facilities. The Super Heavy first stage booster flew back to Earth as planned and was successfully grabbed in midair by a SpaceX crane.

But minutes later, SpaceX’s live stream showed the Starship upper stage spinning in space, while a visualization of the rocket’s engines showed multiple engines shut down. Then the company said it had lost contact with the ship, and announcers immediately drew a connection to the previous flight.
SpaceX said there were no toxic materials among the debris.
Starship was aiming to make nearly a full orbit around Earth and re-enter over the Indian Ocean for a splashdown, simulating a landing sequence that SpaceX wants to soon carry out on land as a key next phase of the rocket’s development.

Delhi,February 20, 2025: Bharatiya Janata Party’s MLA Rekha Gupta took oath as the ninth Chief Minister of Delhi at the Ramlila Maidan on Thursday (February 20, 2025). A six-member Council of Ministers were also sworn into office in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders.
Ms. Gupta will handle key portfolios such as Finance, Revenue, Women and Child Development, Services and Vigilance, and will be in charge of other unallocated departments.
The Cabinet comprises Parvesh Sahib Singh, who will handle the Public Welfare Department and Water; Ashish Sood, who will take charge of the Home, Power, Education and Urban Development portfolios; Manjinder Singh Sirsa, given charge of Food & Supplies, Forest Environment and Industries; Ravinder Indraj, who will look after Social Welfare, SC and ST Welfare, Cooperatives, and Elections; Kapil Mishra, who has been handed the Law and Justice, Labour, Employment and Tourism Departments; and Pankaj Singh who will handle Health and Family Welfare, Transport and Information Technology. Delhi,February 20, 2025:

New Delhi,Feb 18,2025: Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the senior of the two election commissioners after Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar, will succeed him, the government announced late this evening.
Mr Kumar, who will stay in the post January 26, 2029 — will altogether steer the Commission through 20 Assembly elections, elections for President and Vice-President in 2027, and preparations for the 2029 Lok Sabha election.

The announcement came shortly after a meeting of the Election Committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, where the Congress leader had given a note of dissent.

Mr Kumar, a 1988-batch IAS officer from Kerala cadre, was part of the Union Home Ministry and helped draft the bill that scrapped Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. He is known to be close to Mr Shah.

The Congress objected to the selection as the law on appointment of the Chief Election Commission has been challenged in the Supreme Court, which will hear the matter on Saturday. The party has alleged that the government wants control of Election Commission and is not concerned about its credibility.

The government, sources said, did not want to postpone the selection process as it would leave a vacancy in the poll commission. The court had not stayed the appointment and legal opinion was sought before making the move, sources said.

Before parliament formed a law on the matter in 2023, the Chief Election Commissioner was appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister. Traditionally, the seniormost of the two remaining Election commissioners gets the job.

Under the Chief Election Commissioner And Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service And Term of Office) Act, 2023, a committee headed by the law minister has to shortlist five candidates and the selection team – the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and a cabinet minister — has to make the final selection.

But the parliamentary law had set aside the Supreme Court’s guideline that made the Chief Justice of India a part of the selection committee. The replacement of the CJI with a cabinet minister has been challenged in court, with petitioners alleging that it interfered with the balance of power in the committee and affected its neutrality.

Prayagraj, Feb 26,2025: A sea of devotees converged on the banks of Sangam to take a holy dip on the auspicious occasion of the last bathing festival of Maha Shivratri, which also marks the culmination of the 45-day-long Maha Kumbh, one of the largest spiritual and cultural congregations in the world, on Wednesday.

The banks of Triveni Sangam, the confluence of holy Ganga, Yamuna, and mystique Saraswati rivers, reverberated with the chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev,’ ‘Ganga Maiyya ki Jai,’ and ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as tight security arrangements have been made to ensure a seamless bath on Maha Shivratri.

The enthusiasm among the devotees could be gauged from the fact that from 2 am more than 60.12 lakh devotees took a holy dip in the Sangam waters till 8 am. According to the official figures, so far more than 65 crore devotees have taken advantage of the holy bath.

Flower shower from the helicopter by the Uttar Pradesh government on the last day of the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj added enthusiasm among the devotees. Special attention is being paid to the security and arrangements of the devotees reaching the Sangam banks in large numbers.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself is monitoring the holy bath from Gorakhpur. Like all the past Amrit Snan and Snan Parv, the CM reached the control room at 4 am to see the arrangements.

Due to his stay in Gorakhpur, a control room was set up for him in the Gorakhnath temple itself, where he was seen monitoring the bathing festival every moment. He watched every feed of devotees bathing live on TV and directed the top officials from the control room itself.

The entire Prayagraj has been converted into a no-vehicle zone. Apart from Prayagraj, lakhs of devotees are queuing up to have the darshan of Baba Vishwanath in Varanasi as well.

As per the directives of CM Yogi, all the top officials also appeared alert, and they also took charge from the morning itself. Earlier, Yogi had also held a meeting with the officials in the war room since morning on the occasion of Basant Panchami and Magh Purnima Amrit Snan and kept monitoring.

The CM took stock of the entire situation in terms of security and arrangements for this important event of the Maha Shivratri Snan festival. In Gorakhpur, he reached the control room located at Gorakhnath temple in the morning and kept monitoring the live feed of the bathing festival.

He directed the administrative and police officials that the devotees should not face any kind of inconvenience during the bath and all the arrangements should be kept in order.

Yogi directed the officials to ensure complete security at all the ghats and make all necessary arrangements for the devotees. Along with this, he also directed to ensure the readiness of the administration on this great festival of faith.

He especially focused on security arrangements and traffic management so that crores of devotees can get the benefit of bathing in Triveni Sangam without any problem.

Hyderabad, Feb 23,2025: A section of the roof, approximately 3 meters in length, of the under-construction Srisailam Left Bank Canal (SLBC) tunnel collapsed on Saturday near Domalapenta in Nagarkurnool District, Telangana. The incident has left 6-8 workers feared trapped inside.

Rescue operations are in full swing, with the Telangana & Andhra Sub Area coordinating efforts to ensure the swift evacuation of those trapped.

The Engineer Task Force (ETF) of the Bison Division from Secunderabad has been deployed to assist in the operation. Army Medical Teams and Engineers, equipped with high-capacity pumping sets, armored hoses, excavators, JCBs, and bulldozers, are working tirelessly to clear the debris and facilitate a safe rescue.

A joint meeting involving the Civil Administration, NDRF, SDRF, Army, and tunnel construction contractors is currently underway to streamline efforts and enhance coordination. The Indian Army is collaborating closely with all stakeholders to accelerate the rescue mission and ensure the safety of those trapped inside.

The Indian Army’s top priority remains the swift and safe extraction of the workers. Authorities are continuously monitoring the situation, and further updates will be provided as the operation progresses, a defence statement said on Sunday.

Chamoli (Uttarakhand), February 28,2025: As many as 47 workers engaged in road construction got trapped under huge blocks of snow as a massive avalanche hit Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Friday.
The construction workers of the Border Roads Organisation camp were engaged in work on the border area of Mana village in Badrinath, officials said on Friday.
Personnel from ITBP and the Army are engaged in the rescue operation, Uttarakhand Chief minster Pushkar Singh Dhami said.
The BRO is a road construction executive force that provides support to and is a part of the Indian Armed Forces.
Police Headquarters spokesperson IG Nilesh Anand Bharne said that 10 workers out of 57 workers have been rescued.
“A massive avalanche has occurred near the Border Roads Organisation camp in the border area of Mana in which 57 workers engaged in road construction have been trapped. Out of these workers, 10 workers have been rescued and sent to the army camp near Mana in critical condition,” IG Nilesh Anand Bharne told ANI.
Meanwhile, BRO Executive Engineer CR Meena said that the rescue operation is underway and due to heavy snowfall the team is facing difficulties.
“Three to four ambulances have also been sent, but due to heavy snowfall, the rescue team is facing difficulties in reaching there,” BRO Executive Engineer said.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that relief and rescue operations are underway by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and BRO.
“Sad news was received about many workers being trapped under an avalanche during the construction work being carried out by BRO near Mana village in Chamoli district. Relief and rescue operations are being carried out by ITBP, BRO and other rescue teams. I pray for the safety of all the labour brothers,” CM Dhami posted on X.
Earlier on Thursday, the Lahaul and Spiti Police issued an avalanche alert for the region on February 28.
As per the press release, the advisory warned travellers and locals to exercise caution and restrict movement to designated safe routes, as medium-size avalanche triggering is possible on certain extreme slopes.

New Delhi, Feb 25,2025: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the government aims to ensure that no one in Jammu and Kashmir dies due to terrorism.

Interacting with 250 children from Jammu and Kashmir under the ‘Watan Ko Jano’(Know your country) programme here, Shah said, “Development can only happen when there is peace and no one benefits from terrorism”, a Home Ministry statement said.

He said in the last 30 years, 38,000 people have been killed in Kashmir due to violence. There has been an 80 per cent reduction in the death of civilians in Kashmir, and people are happy about this, but true happiness will come when not a single citizen of Jammu and Kashmir loses his or her life.

The Home Minister said, “It is our goal to make Jammu and Kashmir a place where not a single person dies due to terrorism. The responsibility of creating such a Jammu and Kashmir lies with the children and youth”.

He told the children that the entire country belonged to them and they should go back to Kashmir with the same spirit. Peace and tranquillity are the most important and peace has come there under the rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He said under the Modi government, educational systems have been established, industries have come, hospitals have been built, drinking water facilities have been provided, and large infrastructure projects have been carried out.

Shah stated, “No government can maintain peace in Jammu and Kashmir, only children can do so. If every child in Jammu and Kashmir explains to their parents and neighbours that the entire country belongs to us, and we need to live in peace with everyone while driving terrorism out of here, then there will be no need for police or army”.

He further said that the day is not far when there will be no weapons in anyone’s hands, and there will be no need for police or army with weapons.

He appealed to the children to go back to their villages and talk to their parents, siblings, friends, relatives, and people in their village about peace, harmony, and development. He said the country belongs to everyone, and it is important to instil such belief in the people of J&K.

Shah said Prime Minister Modi has brought so much development to the country, creating numerous avenues and opportunities that await the youth and children, and they should take advantage of the opportunities. He added, “We all must work together to transform the peace established in Jammu and Kashmir into lasting peace”.

During the interaction, Shah described the ‘Watan Ko Jano’ programme as an initiative to deepen the understanding of our country.

He said, “Our country is our home and just as we are familiar with every part of our home, we should also know our country in the same way. This vision led the Government of India to launch the ‘Watan Ko Jano’ programme”.

The Home Minister said that Prime Minister Modi had united the whole country by abolishing Article 370 and now the citizens of Kashmir have the same rights in the country as the citizens of any other state.

He emphasised that Kashmir, once badly affected by bomb blasts and terrorism, has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past decade. Incidents of stone pelting, bomb blasts, and terrorism have been eliminated, allowing schools to function smoothly.

Infrastructure development, including roads, hospitals, and universities, has progressed rapidly. Moreover, 36,000 elected public representatives now have their rightful authority at the Panchayat and Municipality levels, strengthening grassroots democracy in the region, he added.

As many as 250 children from weaker sections of Jammu and Kashmir including 62 girls and 188 boys in the age group of 9-18 years visited Jaipur, Ajmer and Delhi under the ‘Watan Ko Jano’ programme organised by the Social Welfare Department of the Government of J&K in coordination with Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

During their exposure trip, which started on February 15, the children visited many important and historic places in Jaipur and Ajmer. They reached Delhi on February 23 to meet dignitaries and to visit Qutub Minar, Red Fort and other important places in the national capital. The children will return to Jammu & Kashmir on February 27.

Washington, Mar 6,2025: US President Donald Trump issued his last warning to Hamas, urging the Palestinian group to free all remaining hostages and leave Gaza, or face elimination.

“Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post on Wednesday. “This is your last warning!”

In his post, Trump emphasized that if Hamas fails to comply with his demand, no member of the group will feel safe.
The threat comes as the White House confirms direct talks with Hamas for the first time since 1997 to secure the release of US-Israeli captives and end the war in Gaza.

Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand), March 6,2025: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the government has launched a campaign to rehabilitate the villages evacuated during the India-China war of 1962.
Addressing a public rally in Harsil, PM Modi said two villages in the Uttarkashi district were evacuated during the war in 1962, and the government is making efforts to make them major tourist destinations.
“People might know that when China attacked India in 1962, these two villages of ours were evacuated. People have forgotten, but we cannot forget. We have launched a campaign to rehabilitate those two villages and are moving towards making it a major tourist destination,” PM Modi said.
PM Modi further said that border villages are the first villages and not the last villages, emphasising on their development and special benefits that they should get for tourism.
“Our effort is that the border areas of Uttarakhand should also get special benefits of tourism. Earlier, the border villages were called the last villages. But we changed this thinking, we said that these are not the last but our first villages. ‘Vibrant Village’ program was started for their development. 10 villages of this area have also been included in this scheme,” the PM said.
Further PM Modi highlighted the development the state has made under the ‘double-engine’ government, noting the Kedarnath Ropeway Project and the Hemkund Ropeway Project.
“Our double-engine government is working together to make Uttarakhand a developed state. Chardham All-Weather Road, modern expressway, railway, aircraft, and helicopter services in the state have expanded rapidly in the last 10 years. Just yesterday, the Union Cabinet has approved the Kedarnath Ropeway Project and the Hemkund Ropeway Project. After the construction of the Kedarnath Ropeway, the journey which used to take 8 to 9 hours, will now be completed in about 30 minutes. This will make the Kedarnath Yatra easier for the elderly and children.” PM Modi said.
Earlier in the day, PM Modi flagged off the trek and bike rally in Harsil after offering prayers at the winter residence of Maa Ganga Mukhwa. He was accompanied by CM Pushkar Singh Dhami.
The Uttarakhand government has initiated a Winter Tourism programme this year. Thousands of devotees have already visited the winter seats of Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath. The program is aimed to promote religious tourism and boost the local economy, homestays, and tourism businesses, among others.

Feb 25,2025: US President Donald Trump has said Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin would accept European peacekeepers deployed to Ukraine as part of a potential deal to end the war.

Trump made the comments to reporters at the start of a meeting at the White House with French President Emmanuel Macron on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

“Yeah, he will accept it,” Trump said. “I have asked him that question. Look, if we do this deal, he’s not looking for World War.”

It’s unclear why Putin has had this apparent change of mind about international peacekeeping forces in Ukraine.

Just three days ago, Russia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom, Andrey Vladmirovich, said Moscow outright rejected the idea of British forces posted to Ukraine in a post-ceasefire scenario.

Speaking at a joint press conference after their meeting, the US and French presidents expressed desire to work towards bringing the war in Ukraine to an end after more than three-years of relentless Russian aggression.

“The purpose of our meeting today is to end another battle, a really horrible one, a war, something that we haven’t seen since the Second World War that is ravaging European soil,” said Trump.

Trump emphasised that his only objective is to bring the war to a close, and achieve, ultimately, a permanent peace.

Paris, Mar 6,2025: France will consider extending the protection of its European allies with its nuclear arsenal, French President Emmanuel Macron said.

He said on Wednesday while warning that Europe needs to be ready for the United States to not “remain by our side” in the Ukraine-Russia war, CNN reported.

“I’ve decided to open the strategic debate on the protection by our deterrence of our allies on the European continent,” he said in a live broadcast on his official social media channels, during which he stressed the need for Europe to continue assisting Ukraine and strengthen its own defense.

“Our nuclear deterrence protects us, it is complete, sovereign, French from end to end,” Macron said of France’s nuclear arsenal. “This protects us much more than many of our neighbors.”

“Whatever happens, the decision has always remained and will remain in the hands of the president of the Republic, commander of the military,” Macron added.

He also warned that Europe was “entering a new era,” and that it would be “folly” to remain a “spectator” to the threat from Russia.

“The United States, our ally, has changed its position on this war, is less supportive of Ukraine and is casting doubt on what will happen next,” Macron said, adding: “I want to believe that the United States will remain by our side, but we need to be ready if that were not the case.”

Although France remains committed to both NATO and its partnership to the US, it needs to “do more” to strengthen its own “independence in matters of defense and security,” Macron said.

He announced he would invite European leaders to a meeting in Paris next week to work on a plan to deliver a “durable peace,” which may include deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine “once peace has been signed” to prevent Russia from re-invading, according to media reports.

His comments come after Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, advocated for talks with France and the United Kingdom – Europe’s two nuclear powers – to extend their nuclear protection.

Macron has nodded to this idea before, telling Portuguese TV station RTP last month: “If my [fellow European leaders] want to proceed towards greater autonomy and a capacity for deterrence, well we must open that discussion.”

London, Feb. 17,2025: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday that he is “ready and willing” to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if necessary.

Writing in the Daily Telegraph, Starmer said Britain was “ready to play a leading role” in Ukraine’s defense and security, including the commitment of 3 billion pounds (about 3.8 billion U.S. dollars) a year until 2030.

Along with military aid to the country, “it also means being ready and willing to contribute to security guarantees to Ukraine by putting our own troops on the ground if necessary,” said Starmer.

“I do not say that lightly. I feel very deeply the responsibility that comes with potentially putting British servicemen and women in harm’s way,” he said.

It was the first time Starmer had explicitly said he was considering deploying British peacekeepers to Ukraine. He has previously said that Britain was willing to help play a part in any peace deal that is negotiated.

“We are facing a once-in-a-generation moment for the collective security of our continent. This is not only a question about the future of Ukraine. It is existential for Europe as a whole,” he wrote.

Starmer is expected to join French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and other European leaders in Paris on Monday for an emergency summit on Ukraine.

As U.S. President Donald Trump said last week that negotiations to end the nearly three-year Ukraine war will start “immediately” after holding a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Europe fears that it may be sidelined in potential negotiations on the Ukraine crisis.

The concerns were amplified by blunt remarks from Trump’s Ukraine envoy, Keith Kellogg, who declared Saturday that there will be no seat for Europe at the table in Ukraine peace talks.

Starmer is expected to visit Trump in Washington before the end of this month, according to British media.

New Delhi, February 18,2025: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to consider regulating obscene content on YouTube and other social media and said it would not leave a vacuum and barren area the way it is being misused by so-called YouTube channels.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh asked Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, to ask the Attorney General and Solicitor General for assistance in the court.The bench said, “We should not overlook the importance and sensitivity of the issue.”
Justice Kant told Bhati, “Please request the Attorney General and the Solicitor General to be here on the next date of hearing.”
The top court’s remarks came in the wake of inappropriate comments by YouTuber and Podcaster Ranveer Allahabadia during his guest appearance on the show India’s Got Latent.

Mar 05,2025: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he wants to “make things right” with President Donald Trump to secure a lasting peace in Ukraine after the US leader suspended military aid to Kyiv.

Zelenskyy on Tuesday said his clash with the US president last week was “regrettable” and called for a partial truce as a first step to securing an end to Russia’s three-year-long war.

“Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump’s strong leadership to get a peace that lasts,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X.

He said Ukraine was ready to agree to a “truce in the sky – ban on missiles, long-ranged drones, bombs on energy and other civilian infrastructure – and truce in the sea immediately, if Russia will do the same.”
The statement came after Washington paused military aid to Kyiv in a stunning move overnight, days after Zelenskyy’s talks with Trump in the White House descended into acrimony, prompting the US secretary of state to call on the Ukrainian leader to apologise.
“Our meeting in Washington, at the White House on Friday, did not go the way it was supposed to be. It is regrettable that it happened this way. It is time to make things right,” Zelenskyy posted on X.

“We do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and independence,” he said.

Trump had suggested on Monday that a deal to open up Ukraine’s minerals to US investment could still be agreed. The deal was meant to be signed in Washington on Friday before Zelenskyy departed after the Oval Office bust-up.

Zelenskyy said in the statement that he was ready to sign an agreement “any time and in any convenient format”.

Ukraine has relied on US and European military aid to hold off a bigger and better-armed foe throughout three years of warfare that has killed and injured hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides and flattened some Ukrainian cities.
The pause also puts more pressure on European allies who have publicly embraced Zelenskyy since the Oval Office blow-up.
Europeans are now racing to boost their own military spending and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday unveiled proposals to boost spending on defence in the EU, which she said could mobilise up to 800 billion euros ($840bn). The EU is also holding an emergency summit on Thursday to discuss the defence package.
The Kremlin, for its part, has said cutting off military aid to Ukraine was the best possible step towards peace, although it was still waiting to confirm Trump’s move.

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), February 27,2025: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister attributed the success of Mahakumbh 2025 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that in the last 45 holy days, more than 66 crore devotees have taken a dip in the holy Triveni.
In a post on X CM Yogi Adityanath said, “Respected Prime Minister, it is the result of your successful guidance that the ‘Maha Yagya of Unity, Equality, Harmony’ Maha Kumbh-2025, Prayagraj has been concluded today by setting new standards of security, cleanliness and good management along with grandeur and divinity. In the last 45 holy days, more than 66 crore devotees including revered saints and sages have been blessed by taking a dip of faith in the holy Triveni.”
CM Yogi further said that the religious gathering bound the whole world with the sacred sentiment of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’.
“This festival of humanity, which gives the nectar message of ‘all people are one’ to the whole world, is binding the whole world in the thread of unity with the sacred sentiment of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’. Your guidance and good wishes always provide new energy to all of us. Thank you very much, Prime Minister! Har Har-Gange, victory to Lord Beni Madhav!,” he further said.
The Uttar Pradesh CM was replying to PM Modi’s blog that reflected on the conclusion of the Maha Kumbh, describing it as a “Maha Yagya of unity.”
In his post on the social media platform X, PM Modi expressed his awe at the overwhelming unity displayed by the 140 crore countrymen who gathered for the 45-day event in Prayagraj.
“The Maha Kumbh has concluded…the Maha Yagya of unity has been completed. The way the faith of 140 crore countrymen came together for 45 days at the Maha Kumbh of unity in Prayagraj, at one time, and joined this one festival, is overwhelming! I have tried to pen down the thoughts that came to my mind after the completion of the Maha Kumbh…” PM Modi wrote.
PM Modi praised the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh for making the Maha Kumbh of unity a great success.
“Friends, the responsibility of serving the crores of people who reached Prayag filled with devotion and became a part of this Maha Kumbh of unity, has also been fulfilled only with the power of devotion. Being an MP from UP, I can proudly say that under the leadership of Yogi ji, the government, administration and the public together made this Maha Kumbh of unity a success. Be it the center or the state, there was no ruler, no administrator, everyone was a servant filled with devotion. Our sanitation workers, our policemen, boatmen, drivers, food cooks, everyone made this Maha Kumbh a success by working continuously with full devotion and service. Especially, the way the residents of Prayagraj have served the devotees in these 45 days, despite facing many difficulties, is incomparable. I express my gratitude and congratulations to all the residents of Prayagraj, the people of UP,” he wrote.
“Friends, Seeing the scenes of Maha Kumbh, the feelings that arose in my mind from the very beginning, which have become stronger in the last 45 days, my faith in the bright future of the nation has become stronger manifold. The way 140 crore countrymen made the Maha Kumbh of unity in Prayagraj a great identity of today’s world is amazing. Impressed by the hard work, efforts and resolve of the countrymen, I will soon visit Shri Somnath, the first Jyotirlinga out of the twelve Jyotirlingas, and offer my Sankalp Pushp as a form of devotion and pray for every Indian,” the PM added.
“The physical form of Maha Kumbh has attained completion on Maha Shivratri. But I am confident that like the uninterrupted flow of Maa Ganga, the flow of spiritual consciousness and unity of Maha Kumbh will continue to flow,” he further wrote.
Meanwhile on Thursday, CM Yogi along with members of his cabinet participated in the cleanliness drive at Arail Ghat in Prayagraj. The UP CM thanked the people who contributed in the successful organization of Maha Kumbh-2025 at Prayagraj.