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India Today
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Kerala mountaineer stuck at Alaska peak rescued, back safe at base camp
Shaikh Hasan Khan, a mountaineer from Kerala who was stranded on Mount Denali in Alaska due to a severe snowstorm, has been rescued and is now safe at the base camp. Congress MP Anto Antony confirmed the development, stating that Khan is doing also reportedly spoke with his family after his safe return. Khan, a Government Secretariat employee and an experienced climber who previously scaled Mount Everest, had been attempting to hoist the Indian flag atop North America's highest peak as a tribute to the Indian Army's Operation extreme weather conditions left him unable to descend, forcing him to send out distress messages seeking urgent rescue. His last known communication was on June 10, when he informed his family of a critical shortage of food and water. The same day, Khan posted a video on Instagram from Talkateena, Alaska, showing a Climber's Memorial at a cemetery for mountaineers who lost their lives at Denali, also known as Mount silence that followed sparked a flurry of diplomatic and political efforts. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking immediate intervention and urging the Indian Embassy in the United States to act MP Shashi Tharoor also stepped in, calling Khan a 'heroic young explorer' in a post on X. In a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Tharoor included Khan's passport and satellite contact information to expedite coordination with US authorities. 'This young Indian, whose pursuits have brought quiet distinction to our country, now finds himself in a precarious and life-threatening situation,' Tharoor IN THIS STORY#Kerala
India Today
20-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Trinamool names Abhishek Banerjee for Op Sindoor delegation after Yusuf Pathan row
The Trinamool Congress has nominated Abhishek Banerjee for an all-party parliamentary delegation for Operation Sindoor global outreach, sources told India Today. The move comes a day after MP Yusuf Pathan opted out of the Centre has picked 51 political leaders, parliamentarians and former ministers cutting across party lines as members of seven delegations travelling to world capitals to put across India's resolve to tackle terrorism against the backdrop of Operation the Trinamool Congress was unhappy that the Centre did not consult the party before choosing chief Mamata Banerjee claimed that no request for names for the delegation came to the 'mother party.''They (Centre) cannot decide the name. If they request the mother party, the party will decide the name. This is the custom; this is the system. We are with the Central government regarding external affairs policy, and we are fully supporting them,' Mamata Banerjee told leader Abhishek Banerjee had earlier stressed that the party supports the government on matters of national security, but asserted that it is not the government's role to decide who will represent the party."We stand with the Central Government on all decisions related to the national interest, combating terrorism, and safeguarding the country. However, the Central Government cannot decide who will represent the Trinamool Congress in the delegation. It is our party's prerogative to choose our representatives. If you want one member, we can provide five—but the Central Government must demonstrate good intent," he Pathan was selected as a member of the delegation led by JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha, which will be visiting Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and Singapore. However, the former cricketer-turned-politician said that he will not be available to join the Trinamool leader, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, earlier said that he was also invited to participate in the outreach, but declined due to health reasons.
