Month: February 2023

Arvind Kejriwal meets Uddhav; urges Opposition parties to unite against BJP before 2024

Manish Kumar

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai, where the leaders discussed the recent developments over the name of Shiv Sena Kejriwal, who arrived in Mumbai with Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and AAP leader Raghav Singh Chadda, echoed that the CM Eknanth Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction has “stolen” the name and election symbol of Uddhav’s party. Kejriwal urges Opposition parties to unite for 2024 polls Speaking to media persons here, he said that the plans to meet the former Maharashtra CM were in…

When Yogi Adityanath lost his cool after being cornered over Prayagraj broad daylight shootout

Manish Kumar

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday lost his cool when he was gheraoed by the Opposition over broad daylight shootout in Prayagraj. Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the 2005 Raju Pal murder case, was shot dead at his residence, police said. One of his gunners, who too was hit in the firing, died later at a hospital, they said. Umesh was the prime witness of the 2005 murder of Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal. The main accused in the Raju Pal murder is mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, who is…

Russia-Ukraine war: A year long story in few points.

Manish Kumar

It’s now one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. Let’s  take a brief look at the chronology of the entire most talked about international incident. On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared on television screens with a chilling announcement that he dubbed a “special military operation”. Putin opined that he had “left with no other option” except to launch a full-fledged war against its neighbouring nation. The temperature was around 20 degrees below freezing when millions of Ukrainians woke up with sirens of perilous emergency. The Russian…

China voices concerns and calls for cease-fire on anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war

Manish Kumar

China previously voiced concerns about the ongoing war in Ukraine, with Premier Li Keqiang that he was “deeply” worried about the crisis in the region. Again, China calls for a cease fire on the anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war. China tells the UN that providing weapons to Ukraine won’t bring peace. The Chinese government urged the international community to support the “right approach” in facilitating peace talks between the two countries and said Beijing wanted to “play a constructive role.” The U.N. General Assembly will vote on a draft resolution…

India is aspiring to take its technical textiles market to 40 billion dollars by 2025-26: Union Textiles Secretary

Manish Kumar

The Union Minister for Textiles, Commerce and Industry, and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution’ Piyush Goyal has said that it is time for the Indian textile industry to focus on scale, quality, speed and higher volume. He was addressing the Keynote Session of ‘Technotex 2023: Envisioning Indian Technical Textiles @2047′, the 10th edition of the International Exhibition and Conference on Technical Textiles, at Bombay Exhibition Centre in Goregaon, Mumbai today.   “Time to Capture World Markets, with Growth, Scale, Speed and Volume” The Minister said that this is the right…

ADOLESCENTS & YOUTH ARE GETTING AFFECTED BY CYBER BULLYING: LOK SABHA SPEAKER

Manish Kumar

 Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla inaugurated the 19th Annual Zone III Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region in Gangtok, Sikkim yesterday. Chief Minister of Sikkim, Shri Prem Singh Tamang, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri Harivansh, Speaker of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and Chairman of CPA India Region, Zone – III, Shri Pasang D. Sona, Speaker of the Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Shri Arun Kumar Upreti, Presiding Officers of Legislative Bodies of India, Members of Parliament; Members of the Sikkim Legislature and other dignitaries attended the event. Emphasizing on…

PM addresses post-budget webinar on ‘Agriculture and Cooperatives’

Manish Kumar

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the post-budget webinar on ‘Agriculture and Cooperatives’ today. It is the second of a series of 12 post-budget webinars organized by the government to seek ideas and suggestions for the effective implementation of the initiatives announced in the Union Budget 2023. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister highlighted the importance given to the agricultural sector in this year’s budget as well as budgets of the past 8-9 years. He informed that the agricultural budget which was less than 25 thousand crores in 2014…

Hindenburg effect: Gautam Adani’s net worth dropped further to list him at 25th on the global rich list.

Manish Kumar

Gautam Adani’s net worth stands at around $46 billion, and  Adani Group’s combined market cap went down below the $100 billion mark. According to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires’ Index he is on the 25th spot in the global rich list. He was ranked as the third richest person in the world after Bernard Arnault and Elon Musk. Adani Group has categorically denied Hindenburg’s allegations but has failed to satisfy investors and shareholders. Billionaire and Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani’s net worth has been in a downward spiral much like the combined…

ONGC to invest USD 2 billion to drill 103 wells in Arabian Sea, to add 100 MT output.

Manish Kumar

ONGC will invest over $2 billion in drilling 103 wells on its main gas-bearing asset in the Arabia Sea to add 100 million tonnes to production. The wells will tap smaller and untapped reservoirs and help raise output. India imports over 85 percent of the crude oil, almost half of the natural gas that produces electricity, makes fertilisers and provides CNG. The government has been pushing PSUs to step up efforts to increase domestic output which could help cut India’s import bill of $115 billion. Oil and natural gas producer…

Modi teri kabra khudegi’, but people say Opposition’kamal khilega’: PM Modi in Meghalaya

Manish Kumar

Meghalaya Election 2023: This was the first visit of PM Modi to Meghalaya in 2023. BJP said that their election plan has been development and employment in a state with little of either. These, along with corruption, have been the themes in the speeches of Sarbananda Sonowal. This was the first visit of PM Modi to Meghalaya in 2023. BJP said that their election plan has been development and employment in a state with little of either. These, along with corruption, have been the themes in speeches of Union minister…