Year: 2021

China has turned more aggressive on borders, says Australian expert

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Xi Jinping’s rise has hardened Chinese foreign policy, with the country becoming more aggressive at the east and west borders.  China has become much more aggressive in the borders towards the east and west and in its relations with other states since the rise of Xi Jinping as President in 2012, an Australian foreign policy expert has said and noted that the world is heading for a prolonged period of bipolar competition in the Indo-Pacific region. Delivering the 2nd Atal Bihari Vajpayee Memorial Lecture, Dr Michael Fullilove, Executive Director of…

Tirupati opens darshan slots for Jan, devotees will have to pay ₹1 cr

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Devotees can buy tickets both in the online and offline mode. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has opened slots for darshan at the hill-shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirumala and released 460,000 tickets online for the month of January, according to reports. The temple, which was closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, is now allowing devotees to visit the shrine by adhering to Covid protocols after two years. TTD started releasing the slotted Sarvadarshana (SSD) tokens for the month of January on the official website of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD)…

In a jibe at SP, Adityanath refers to arrested UP businessman Piyush Jain

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Kanpur businessman Piyush Jain has been arrested on charges of tax evasion, according to officials.  Kanpur businessman Piyush Jain, who was arrested by central agencies after a series of raids, is linked to the Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath has alleged. The opposition party has denied Adityanath’s charges. “For the past two-three days, continuous raids are being conducted on the premises of a person belonging to the SP. ₹257 crore in cash and several kilograms of gold and silver was recovered,” Adityanath said while addressing a rally on…

Chandigarh MC Poll Results 2021: Counting of votes for 35 wards underway, new councillors to be elected

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As many as 203 candidates are in fray with the ruling BJP, main opposition party Congress and AAP putting up candidates on all 35 seats. Counting of votes of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election is underway, and results are expected to be declared by Monday afternoon, officials said. Nine counting centres have been set up for 35 wards of the municipal corporation, and counting began at 9 am, they said. Over 60 per cent polling was recorded in the elections held on Friday. The number of wards has increased from…

Congress seeks to dub Adityanath as ‘Bulldozernath’

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Congress made the allegation a day after the Lucknow police denied the party to hold a five-km race in the city as part of Congress president Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s “Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon” poll campaign. The Congress on Sunday sought to dub Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath as “Bulldozernath” or the lord of bulldozers, allegedly out to trample the dreams of youths. Congress made the allegation a day after the Lucknow police denied the party to hold a five-km race in the city as part of Congress president…

Shri Sonowal inaugurates Marine Workshop of IMU-Chennai Campus

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Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways and AYUSH Shri Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the Marine Workshop of IMU-Chennai Campus and dedicated the new buildings of Visakhapatnam campuses to the nation through virtual mode from Chennai yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister pointed out that India will be champion of champions through Maritime India Vision. He said, togetherness is the value respected by all Indians. Shri Sonowal called upon the students to give their 100% for achieving their goals. Speaking about the opportunities before students, he said, “Bharat Mata has…

Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment inaugurates New Regional Centre of NIEPID Divyangjan, at Navi Mumbai

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Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale today said that early detection of disability among children is important so that we can provide them early assistance, to ensure their optimal development. He urged parents to take children to a medical practitioner before they complete 6 months of age to check whether they suffer from any kind of disability. Shri Ramdas Athawale was speaking at the inauguration of the new Regional Centre of National Institute for the Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (NIEPID) divyangjan at Navi…

UP: I-T raids recover ₹150 cr from businessman who launched Samajwadi Party’s perfume; BJP targets Akhilesh

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The Income Tax team first reached the Anandpuri residence of Piyush Jain in the city along with the currency counting machine. Similar I-T raids were underway at Jain’s establishments in Mumbai and Gujarat. Tax evasion worth crores of rupees have been detected during Income Tax raids on two businessmen in Kanpur, neighboring Kannauj, Mumbai and Gujarat.  The Income Tax department raided the house, factory, office, cold store and petrol pump of perfume trader Piyush Jain, who is close to Akhilesh Yadav. In November, Jain also launched Samajwadi Party perfume, branded…

Punjab Election 2022: Channi government ‘very weak’, says Arvind Kejriwal

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday slammed the Punjab government over the recent incident of sacrilege and a blast at Ludhiana court. Speaking to reporters in Amritsar, Kejriwal called the Channi government ‘very weak’ and promised that if elected to power, AAP would provide a strong government. On the Ludhiana blast, he said that conspiracy is being hatched to disturb peace in the state ahead of the polls. “First sacrilege and now this blast in Ludhiana that too before polls are seemingly a conspiracy to disturb…

Schemes Covering 5 Districts Will Benefit 48 Thousand People In 140 Villages

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Drinking water supply schemes of Rs. 164.03 Crore were approved under Jal Jeevan Mission by Uttarakhand in the State-level scheme sanctioning committee (SLSSC) meeting held on 23rd December, 2021. Of the eight water supply schemes sanctioned, all are multi-village schemes. It will provide tap water connection to more than 9,200 rural homes. These eight schemes will benefit 140 villages in Almora, Bageshwar, Dehradun, Nainital and Uttarkashi districts. Masi, Mangurkhal and Jhimar multi-village tap water supply schemes in Almora district will benefit about 20 thousand people living in 68 villages. Shama and…