Day: January 13, 2023

Explore newer ways to contribute to Nation Building: Shri Rajnath Singh to the youth

Manish Kumar

From being operationally deployed in Siachen, the highest battlefield in the world to being posted on warships, Indian women are breaking barriers in almost every field in the Armed Forces. This was stated by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh during the convocation ceremony of Integral University, Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on January 13, 2023. Shri Rajnath Singh hailed the success of women in every field, including defence and said that the Government believes in providing more and more opportunities to women at par with their male counterparts. Shri Rajnath Singh…

PM flags off World’s Longest River Cruise – MV Ganga Vilas in Varanasi via video conferencing

Manish Kumar

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi flagged off the World’s Longest River Cruise-MV Ganga Vilas and inaugurated the Tent City at Varanasi via video conferencing today. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for several other inland waterways projects worth more than Rs. 1000 crores during the event. In line with the Prime Minister’s endeavour to boost river cruise tourism, the huge untapped potential of river cruises will get unlocked with the launch of this service and it will herald a new age of river cruise tourism for India.…

PM to flag off Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam on 15th January

Manish Kumar

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will flag off Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam on 15th January at 10:30 AM via video conferencing. The train will be the eighth Vande Bharat Express to be introduced by Indian Railways and will be the first one connecting the two Telugu speaking states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, covering a distance of around 700 km. It will have stoppages at Visakhapatnam, Rajahmundry and Vijayawada stations in Andhra Pradesh and at Khammam, Warangal and Secunderabad stations in Telangana. The indigenously designed train…

Centre misusing officers, says Manish Sisodia after Delhi govt asks AAP to pay Rs 164 crore

Manish Kumar

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has accused the Union government of misusing agencies to target AAP leaders in false cases. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has accused the BJP-led Centre of “misusing its control over officers” to target the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its leaders in false cases. Addressing a press conference, Sisodia said, “In Delhi, because the L-G controls the services [department], he presses officers to issue such notices against their own ministers and the CM. Today, in Delhi, officers are not working on public services…

Sharad Yadav: A socialist stalwart and Mandal messiah who wore many hats

Manish Kumar

Sharad Yadav (75), who died at a Gurugram hospital on Thursday, was the founder president of the JDU. He was elected to the Lok Sabha seven times. He was the man who fought elections against political giants, from Rajiv Gandhi to Lalu Yadav. He was all this and much more. How does one describe Sharad Yadav? As a seasoned Parliamentarian who was elected to the Lok Sabha seven times (and thrice to the Upper House) from as many as three states. Or as an MP who resigned from Parliament three…

PM Modi flags off ‘world’s longest river cruise’ Ganga Vilas from Varanasi

Manish Kumar

The 51-day cruise, being pitched as the world’s longest river cruise, is expected to reach its final destination — Dibrugarh in Assam — on March 1 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday flagged off the Ganga river cruise from Varanasi. The 51-day cruise, being pitched as the world’s longest river cruise, is expected to reach its final destination — Dibrugarh in Assam — on March 1. “The beginning of the world’s longest river cruise service on river Ganga is a landmark moment. It will herald a new age of tourism in…

CBI raids ex-finance secretary’s premises days after he joined Congress BJY

Manish Kumar

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is carrying out raids at the premises of former finance secretary Arvind Mayaram in relation to a corruption case. The searches are being carried out in Delhi and Jaipur. The development comes just days after Arvind Mayaram joined Rahul Gandhi at Congress’ Bharat Jodo Yatra in Alwar, Rajasthan. Mayaram and his wife Shail were seen walking hand-in-hand with Gandhi. As of now, the CBI has not given any official statement on the matter and no arrest has been made so far. Mayaram has been accused…