| | | The Narendra Modi government has announced several measures to support the 'Agniveers' after their four-year service in the armed forces under the Agnipath scheme. From reserving 10 per cent in paramilitary forces, coast guard and defence PSUs to financial assistance, the central government has left no stone unturned to allay the concerns of the youths' future after their four-year stint in the uniform ends. | THE DAILY QUIZ He won India an Olympic gold last year. Now, he's set a national record to win silver at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland, where his spear touched 89.30 metres. He's only 24. Who? a. Manpreet Singh
b. Lakshya Sen
c. Neeraj Ghaywan
d. Neeraj Chopra TAKE THE FULL QUIZ: | | THE BIG STORY Two killed in attack on Kabul gurdwara Several blasts tore through a gurdwara in Kabul on Saturday, killing two people, including a Sikh man, and injuring seven others, while Afghan security personnel thwarted a bigger tragedy by stopping an explosive-laden vehicle from reaching the place of worship of the minority community in the war-torn country. Read more. |  | | THE BIG QUESTION Will the govt announcement on jobs for Agniveers quell Agnipath protests? At least 10% of the jobs in central paramilitary forces, civilian defence posts and a host of defence sector public companies will be reserved for people after exiting the Agnipath programme, the government announced on Saturday, as it scrambled to defuse anger against the new military recruitment scheme along with similar steps disclosed by some state governments. Read more. | | A LITTLE LIGHT READING The rise of the Indian undead "What is a zombie" is a question that director Aditya Sarpotdar and the crew of the Marathi film Zombivli were asked often by locals who gathered to watch the film being shot in Latur. That the question came from the film's intended audience worried the filmmaker a little. Who, then, would watch his tale of a zombie outbreak in suburban Mumbai? "That's when we decided to write in a scene where the protagonist is explaining to a policeman what zombies are and how they can be killed," says Sarpotdar. This scene was then used in the film's first trailer. After nearly a month in theatres in January-February, Zombivli is now streaming on Zee5. Read more. | | THE WEEKEND FIX The long road home: Take a tour of Indian artefacts scattered around the world First, the good news. In the last three years, Western museums have returned a record number of antiquities – idols, busts, reliquary, jewellery, weapons, religious objects – to former colonies and territories, as political and public pressures mount in countries on both sides. Host countries are more aware of the racist, colonial baggage that accompanies their amassed treasure. At top museums, exhibits that remain (and there are still too many) are subtly changing too. Explanatory labels that used to boast of dominance over savage peoples, in those terms, now mindfully note the expansion of Western empires as periods of subjugation, exploitation and violence. Read more. | | LIFE HACKS BY CHARLES ASSISI It's getting harder to live in the now All things considered, I can expect to live to the age of about 75. That sounds like a long time to accomplish much. But in a bathroom epiphany , it occurred to me that when thought about in units, 20 years is barely 1,043 weeks. And 25 years is a little over 1,300 weeks. At my current age of 49, it appears most of my 3,910 weeks have been used up. Does this mean I ought to trim my ambitions? Is this what the Roman philosopher Seneca meant by "the shortness of life"? Read more. | | HT THIS DAY: June 19, 1983 India beat Zimbabwe India's captain Kapil Dev lashed a record-breaking unbeaten 175 to lead his team out of a crisis and beat Zimbabwe by 32 runs in an exciting World Cup Group B match here today. Read more. | Please share your feedback with us What do you think about this newsletter? | | | | | | Get the Hindustan Times app and read premium stories | | | | | | View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Contact us You received this email because you signed up for HT Newsletters or because it is included in your subscription. Copyright © HT Digital Streams. All Rights Reserved | | | | |
