Every Year, He Walks Into the Land Where His Son Never Returned…
At IGI Airport, a humble figure waits quietly in line at the departure gate. Not for a vacation. Not for a business trip.
But for an emotional pilgrimage.
Col. Virender Thapar is on his way to Drass, near Kargil — a journey he makes every single year.
It’s the final resting place of his 22-year-old son, Lt. Vijyant Thapar, who laid down his life during the 1999 Kargil War.
Before his final mission, Lt. Vijyant wrote a heart-wrenching letter to his parents, asking his father to one day visit the place where he and his fellow soldiers stood their ground… and fell.
Col. Thapar has honoured that promise — every year, without fail.
No cameras. No headlines. Just a father keeping a promise to a son… and to his nation.
This is not just a story of war.
It’s a story of love, duty, and the unbreakable bond between a soldier and his family.
May we never forget their sacrifice. 🙏🏻
The Canada 🇨🇦 - India 🇮🇳 row underlines the need for a rules based global order.
This week Canada expelled the Indian ambassador to Canada and accused India of murdering sikh extremists in Canada, without providing any evidence. India reciprocated. The relationship reached rock bottom.
Hopefully relations will be restored, as the two nations can achieve a lot from working together. There are deep human bounds.
But the row also underlines the neeed for a true rules based international order. The West must stop acting as if there is one set of rules for the West, another for the global South.
* During the farmers agitation in India, Prime Minister Trudeau intervened and supperted the farmers. Would Canada accept if Modi starts supporting popular protests against the Canadian government?
* Canada doesnt seem to be overly concerned that some sikh extremists call for a seperate state carved out of India. No measure is taken, even when support for violence is on display. Would it be OK if Modi offered his support to Québec separatism?
* Last year the European Parliament made a resolution on the ethnic conflict in Manipur. I doubt any member of the European parliament can pinpoint Manipur on a map. Would Europe welcome a Lok Sabha resolution on the disputes between Spain and Catalonia?
* Canada accuses India for its allerged anti terrorism operation. Why is Canada pointing finger to India and not to the United States and Israel who is constantly killing people they consider terrorists inside a number of other states?
Its time for a new rues based global order. The same rules must apply to all.
Dear culers,
after just one year it’s already time to say goodbye. I came here to face a new, exciting challenge, and I was ready for it. I have given everything to fight for the team and the club the best possible way in a difficult season and I was looking forward to helping my teammates in the new campaign.
Now I am leaving in a difficult situation, but if my departure can help the club financially, it makes me a bit less sad.
Nevertheless, it’s been a time with incredible experiences and ups and downs - I always wanted to play at Barça, and I am very grateful for a memory and experience that I will remember for my life. I wish you the best for the season and for the future. The fans deserve to get this big club back to the world’s best.
Visca el Barça! 💙❤
Best wishes,
Ilkay
Ángel Di María: 'They say that my father was an even better footballer than me, but he broke his knees when he was young, and his dream died.
They say that my grandfather was even better than him, but he lost both of his legs in a train accident, and his dream died.
My dream was close to dying so many times.
But my father kept working under the tin roof … my mother kept pedalling … I kept running into space …'
“Saheb, don’t go out. Don’t go out,” driver Deepak Kumar shouted to Gopalganj district magistrate G Krishnaiah and accelerated the ambassador car number BHQ777 backwards. They were on NH-28 and a mob of 5,000 angry people was charging toward their vehicle.
https://t.co/5jzU8b4Zp6
Tonight, it could all end. So embrace it, drink it in. A man that carried the burden of an entire nation with all his might, could possibly give it all up. The footballing world owes Messi a World Cup, but that isn't how it works. Let's hope though. 1% chance 99% Messi.
We hear @ECB_cricket have offered to host a Test series between India and Pakistan.
We officially announce to @ICC that we are also offering to do the same & can provide near 24 hour daylight in June and July, as well as better Tweets covering the matches. Sniper security too.
Pooja Gaud, a 7-year-old who went missing in 2013 and was the subject of the only newspaper story to have moved me to tears, has incredibly been found!
https://t.co/8hvJpW20HB
For all those squabbling over "two" #SupremeCourt(s), it may not be true.
In fact, on any given day, there are as many #SupremeCourt(s) as the number of judges heading different benches.