Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said he is totally frustrated for the first time in his life, he is witnessing a scenario where the government wants a discussion in Parliament, yet the opposition is running away from it. He stated that it is hard to imagine this, because in a parliamentary democracy, it is the opposition that demands a discussion while the government provides the answers.
A fresh danger is looming after the deluge that swept away more than 1,500 people on the Nepal-Tibet border. There are fears that a newly formed lake of rising water could burst its banks in Tibet. China has warned there is a “high risk” that a lake which formed after the recent landslide may breach its banks, causing a second flood downstream. Till today, an estimated 2.5 million cubic metres of water has accumulated at the barrier lake near the Nepal-Tibet border, official Chinese television said.
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The Indian team put forth a good showing in the recently concluded two-game Test series against Sri Lanka. The two sides met in the first Test in Galle, and for the second Test, the two sides met in Colombo. India registered a dominant 165-run win in the first Test of the series but ended up drawing the second game.
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