Month: June 2022

Murmu for President: How NDA is splitting opposition further across states

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In the Yashwant Sinha versus Droupadi Murmu presidential fight, here is how the NDA is causing deeper divisions in the opposition camp across states. The July 18 presidential election was an opportunity for India’s fragmented political opposition to consolidate and expand its base across regions. But it has seemingly failed to rise to the occasion adequately. In 2002, the BJP-led ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) fielded India’s ‘Missile Man’, APJ Abdul Kalam (a Muslim). During the last election in 2017, the coalition picked then-Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind (a Dalit).…

Felicitates award winners under various categories of ‘Hindi promotion’

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Union Minister for Chemical & Fertilizers and Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya chaired the Annual meeting of Hindi Salahkar Samiti of Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers for the promotion of Hindi language today. Shri Bhagwant Khuba, Minister of State for Chemical & Fertilizers was also present in the meeting. The Union Minister also felicitated the award winners under various categories of Hindi promotion at the meeting. While quoting Mahatma Gandhi for using Hindi in the national discourse as a requirement for faster development, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya said that our sole aim is the…

Union Agriculture Minister addresses FICCI’s 11th Agrochemicals Conclave

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The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the private sector should also join hands with the government to reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides in farming. Shri Tomar said this while addressing the 11th Agrochemicals Conclave organized by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) through video conferencing from Solan (Himachal Pradesh). Shri Tomar said that our country is agriculture-oriented and farming has a big contribution in the country’s economy. “Remuneration is very important for the farmers in the…

Country is moving in the direction of Citizen-Centric Governance”

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated ‘Vanijya Bhawan’ and launched the NIRYAT portal in Delhi today. Union Ministers Shri Piyush Goyal, Shri Som Prakash and Smt Anupriya Patel were among those present on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister said today another important step has been taken in the direction of the journey of Citizen-Centric Governance in New India on which the country has been moving for the last 8 years. The country has got the gift of a new and modern commercial building as well as…

On Camera: Plane with 126 on board catches fire at Miami Airport | Watch nerve-racking visuals

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A Red Air flight carrying 126 people on board caught fire soon after landing at Miami International Airport. The incident was reported after the landing gear of the aircraft collapsed which led to the fire. The plane was arriving from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.  Although no serious injuries were reported, three passengers were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Soon after the blaze was reported, fire crews controlled the fire and mitigated fuel spillage.  The video showed that the plane came to rest in grass beside a runway…

Delhi: Deputy secretary posted in Arvind Kejriwal’s office suspended on corruption charges

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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has suspended the deputy secretary posted in Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s office over corruption charges. The suspended official has been identified as Prakash Chandra Thakur. Besides, the L-G has also suspended two sub-divisional magistrates (SDMs). They are Harshit Jain (Vasant Vihar) and Devender Sharma (Vivek Vihar). The L-G has also ordered the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against them. Earlier on Monday, Saxena had suspended two assistant engineers of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) after finding lapses in the construction of EWS flats in Kalkaji…

Tripura: Bypolls underway, CM Manik Saha faces first-ever direct election

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Polling for bye-elections in Tripura isunderway at four assembly segments–Agartala, Town Bardowali, Surma andJubarajnagar. The bypolls in Tripura are crucial for Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha who replaced Biplab Kumar Deb last month. The dentist-turned politician himself is a candidate and is fighting his first-ever direct election to save his CM seat. Speaking to reporters, Manik Saha said polling is being held in a peaceful manner and stated that the Election Commission has taken all necessary measures to maintain law and order and to boost the confidence of the voters…

BrahMos Deputy CEO gets disaster management award

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: BrahMos Aerospace Deputy CEO Sanjeev Joshi received the World Disaster Management Congress for Disaster RiskReduction during the COVID-19 pandemic from 2020 to 2021. The award ceremony was held in the national capital on Wednesday evening and presented by Tourism and Culture G Kishan Reddy. The facilitation is envisaged to recognize and honour those engaged in the entire Disaster Management during the Covid crisis, the organisers said. India is a signatory to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which was adopted during the Third UN World Conference on Disaster…

Rajender Nagar bypoll tomorrow, BJP vying to recapture its citadel from AAP

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The Rajender Nagar bypoll is going to take place on Thursday, June 23, and AAP is trying its best to save the seat, while the BJP is vying to recapture its old citadel. The Rajender Nagar bypoll is going to take place on Thursday, June 23, and the Aam Adami Party’s (AAP) is trying its best to save the seat, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is vying to recapture its old citadel. The AAP has fielded Durgesh Pathak while the BJP has fielded local Rajesh Bhatia and the Congress…

Delhi: 3 arrested for duping people by reissuing SIM cards on fake IDs

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Three men have been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly duping HDFC Bank account holders by reissuing SIM cards linked to their bank accounts using fake identification. Delhi Police has arrested three people, including an employee of credit card sales department, for allegedly duping HDFC Bank account holders by reissuing SIM cards linked to their bank accounts using fake IDs. 5 mobile phones, 12 SIM cards, 8 debit cards and 2 fake Aadhaar cards have been recovered from the accused’s possession. The accused, identified as Sunny Kumar Singh, Kapil…