Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that she has been put under house arrest again. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said that party leaders Suhail Bukhari and Najmu Saqib have been arrested. “Again under house arrest and PDPs Najmu Saqib and Suhail Bukhari too have been arrested. The […]
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US, India should drive economic agenda under Quad umbrella, says trade body chief
Highlighting the need to view the US-India from a broader perspective, the head of a top India-centric American business advocacy group emphasized the need to drive the economic agenda under the Quad umbrella. The President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum Dr Mukesh Aghi stressed the need to at look at […]
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Australia-India relations will grow with time: Scott Morrison
Asserting that Australia and India share a deep friendship, Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday said that both countries are making great progress in many areas including space, science, digital technology. “Australia-India shares deep friendship and our relations will grow even more with time. We are making great progress in so many areas including […]
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India reported 11,919 new Covid-19 cases, 470 deaths in last 24 hours
India reported 11,919 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday. With this, India’s active caseload stands at 1,28,762. The active cases account for less than 1 percent of total cases, currently at 0.37 percent, the lowest since March 2020. […]
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Rajnath Singh arrives in Leh to inaugurate revamped Rezang La war memorial
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday arrived in Leh to inaugurate a newly-revamped war memorial in Ladakh’s Rezang La, which was built to honour the 13 Kumaon regiment that defeated the Chinese Army during the 1962 war. The war memorial will be inaugurated on the 59th anniversary of the Rezang La battle. “The Rezang La war memorial in Eastern Ladakh sector was […]
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Indian Railways introduces first ‘Pod’ retiring rooms in Mumbai central station
Indian Railways has unveiled its first-ever ‘pod’ concept retiring rooms at Mumbai Central Railway station. Union Minister of State for Railways Raosaheb Patil Danve virtually inaugurated the rooms on Wednesday. ‘Pod’ rooms which were first started in Japan are basically affordable hotel rooms that are equipped with basic necessities in a compact form. “This […]
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PM Modi : Technology, data are becoming new weapons in Digital Age
Underlining the impact of the Digital Age, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said “we are in a time of change” that happens once in an era, where technology and data are becoming new weapons. Delivering the keynote address at The Sydney Dialogue, PM Modi said the Digital Age is […]
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PM Modi to lay foundation stone of Rs 400 cr UP Defence Industrial Corridor project in Jhansi tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be laying the foundation stone of the Rs 400 crore Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor project in Jhansi on Friday, a Central government move aimed at achieving strategic Independence. The Prime Minister will kick start the beginning of the significant project on the concluding three-day […]
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NIA chargesheets 7 Khalistani terrorists for threatening, extortion of Punjab businessmen
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday has filed chargesheet against seven Khalistani terrorists in case of threatening and extortion in Punjab. NIA said that this case had arisen out of Moga relating to information received by Punjab Police that Arshdeep Singh, Charanjit Singh and Ramandeep Singh all currently based […]
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After PM Modi came to power, women’s contribution to armed forces increased: Rajnath Singh
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated three-day ‘Rashtra Raksha Samarpan Parv’ on Wednesday in Jhansi and expressed his happiness over the increasing women’s contribution to the armed forces ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power at the Centre in 2014. While addressing the inaugural ceremony, Singh said, “Women’s […]
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Congress is not as it was at Nehru’s time, says Yoganand Shastri on joining NCP
Former Congress leader Yoganand Shastri who joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday said that he left the grand old party as it has changed and is not the same, the way it was during Jawaharlal Nehru’s time. “We believe in our culture, a person should keep on doing work and I didn’t keep myself vacant. […]
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India, New Zealand hold bilateral cyber dialogue, explore initiatives to deepen cooperation
India and New Zealand held the second edition of their bilateral cyber dialogue on November 16-17 in a virtual mode where they exchanged views on the latest developments on cyber issues and explored initiatives to further deepen cyber cooperation. “The Cyber Dialogue discussed various aspects of existing bilateral cooperation in […]
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PM Modi: Democracy is India’s nature, natural tendency
Underlining the fundamental role of States in the federal system of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Democracy is not just a system but a natural tendency of India. Prime Minister attended the inaugural session of the 82nd All India Presiding Officers’ Conference via video conferencing on […]
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Israel Prime Minister likely to visit India next year, says envoy
New Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is set to visit India next year and both countries are working on the tentative dates, the country’s envoy told. “We are working on it (Israel PM’s visit to India). We don’t have a date yet but hopefully, it’s not at the beginning of […]
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Former Congress leader Yoganand Shastri joins NCP
Former Congress leader and Speaker of Delhi Assembly, Yoganand Shastri joined the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday. Shastri’s induction to NCP took place in the presence of party chief Sharad Pawar. Shastri, who had a long association with Congress resigned from the party in 2020. He held the post of Delhi Assembly […]