Tagore's vision shows the way in maintaining world peace: Modi
Kolkata, May 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday iterated that Nobel Laureate polymath Rabindranath Tagore's vision has shown the way in maintaining world peace.
"In maintaining world peace and cooperation, Tagore's vision has always shown us the way and will keep doing it always," Modi wrote in the visitor's book of Rabindra Bhavan, the museum of Visva-Bharati University.
Modi, accompanied by Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, went round the Rabindra Bhavan.
The Prime Minister said he was extremely happy to visit the University, where he took the stage for the convocation ceremony.
This was Modi's first visit to Santiniketan -- the sprawling campus housing the university built by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Bolpur sub-division of West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Ascribing his "good luck" in bringing him to the varsity, "the great creation of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore", he said: "I wish that keeping up with the beliefs of Gurudev, where the upcoming generations learn about humanity and politeness in Shantiniketan, they should keep achieving their goals towards the process of nation-building endlessly.
"I hope the young minds being nurtured in the unleashing environment of Visva-Bharati will keep contributing towards the development of human beings," Modi wrote, expressing her "heartfelt devotion" for the bard.
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'The Guardian' exits X, citing platform’s “Toxic Environment”
London, Nov 14: The Guardian, a prominent UK-based media outlet, has announced it will no longer post content on its X account (formerly Twitter), citing a “toxic media environment” as the reason for its exit. In a statement on its website, The Guardian said that the “benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives” and indicated that its resources would be better allocated to other platforms that effectively promote its journalism.
The Guardian has raised concerns over “disturbing content” frequently promoted on X, including far-right conspiracy theories and racist rhetoric, which has intensified during the US presidential election campaign. “This is something we have been considering for a while,” the statement read, adding that the platform’s influence under Elon Musk’s ownership has “shaped political discourse” in concerning ways. The statement also mentioned that the media outlet’s presence on X “plays a diminished role in promoting our work,” urging readers to support its journalism directly on its website.
Although The Guardian will stop posting on X, it confirmed that users will still be able to share its stories on the platform. Additionally, the organization may embed posts from X in its articles, and reporters will continue to use the platform for “news-gathering purposes.”
Meanwhile, Elon Musk, widely criticized for his transformation of Twitter into X after acquiring the platform in 2022, was appointed head of a new government department by President-elect Donald Trump. Alongside politician Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk will co-lead the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). In his announcement, Trump praised Musk and Ramaswamy as “two wonderful Americans” who will work to “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies” in line with his administration’s “Save America” movement.
