Month: April 2023

West Bengal to get second Vande Bharat express on Howrah-Puri route

Manish Kumar

The Indian Railways will soon start operations of Bengal’s second Vande Bharat train that will run between Howrah and Puri. The semi-high speed train is likely to flag off next month and will have limited stoppages between the two stations. The train will undergo a complete phase trial run from Howrah to Puri and back on Friday, according to sources. The rake will leave Howrah at 6.10am, and return at 8.30am, with a two-minute halt in Kharagpur from 7.38am to 7.40am in the upward direction. After the trial run, this…

Rajnath Singh chairs SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting

Manish Kumar

Defence Ministers of India, Russia, China and other member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Friday deliberated on pressing regional security challenges and related issues at a conclave hosted by New Delhi. The meeting, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, is also expected to review the overall situation in Afghanistan. “India views SCO as an important organisation to promote defence cooperation among member states. We, as a nation, wish to further strengthen the spirit of trust and cooperation among the members of the SCO,” Singh said in his…

If my statement has hurt anyone …’ Kharge apologises for ‘poisonous snake’ dig at PM Modi

Manish Kumar

The BJP on Thursday targeted the Gandhi family after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge triggered a row by likening Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a poisonous snake, saying he must have done it to “please” his political masters. Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is the BJP’s in-charge for the May 10 Karnataka assembly polls, told PTI that the BJP never expected a senior and experienced leader like Kharge, who is the leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, to make such “unparliamentary and undesirable” comments. Pradhan noted that Modi has always…

PM acknowledges the achievements of six years of Udan Scheme

Manish Kumar

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has responded to the tweet by Ministry of Civil Aviation, wherein Ministry has informed that 6 years ago, Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) Udan took flight, connecting Shimla to Delhi. Today, with 473 routes and 74 operational airports, heliports, & water aerodromes became the game-changer for the Indian aviation sector. Responding to the tweet Shri Modi said that the last 9 years have been transformative for India’s aviation sector. Shri Modi also said that existing airports have been modernised, new airports have been built at…

UK Science & Innovation Council Meeting calls for enhanced S&T cooperation

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India and United Kingdom will together jointly create India-UK “NET Zero” Innovation Virtual Centre. Announcing this while chairing the India-UK Science & Innovation Council meeting in presence of his British counterpart, UK Minister George Freeman, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is fast moving to become an economic powerhouse, driven by its extraordinary technological and innovative capabilities…

Union Agriculture Minister inaugurates Farm Machinery Technology Summit

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The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated the Summit on Farm Machinery Technology, organized by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Tractor and Mechanization Association (TMA). Shri Tomar said that there are about 85 percent small farmers in the country, who should get the benefit of technology & machinery. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the government is continuously working in this direction at its level. An amount of Rs.6120.85 crore has been released to the states from 2014-15 to 2022-23…

BCCI announces annual contract list for Team India Senior Women featuring 17 players

Manish Kumar

The Board of Control for Cricket in India released the annual contract list for Team India Senior Women. Earlier, the BCCI had announced that the women’s team will get their match fees at par with the men’s team. However, they haven’t mentioned salaries of the women cricketers in the recent release. As per the last announced annual contract for the 2020-21 season, the women players were awarded Rs 50 lakh (Grade A), Rs 30 lakh (Grade B), and Rs 10 lakh (Grade C). The men’s annual contracts are divided as…

Joe Biden warns nuclear attack by North Korea would end Kim Jong-Un regime

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President Joe Biden has warned that a nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States or its allies will result in the end of whatever regime. The new nuclear deterrence effort calls for periodically docking US Nuclear-armed submarines in South Korea, bolstering training between the two countries, and more. The Washington Declaration was designed to allay South Korean fears over the North’s aggressive nuclear weapons program and to keep the country from restarting its own nuclear programme. President Joe Biden has warned that a nuclear attack by North Korea…

US Bill to Ban Children Under 13 From Joining social media: effort to protect their mental health

Manish Kumar

A new dual-party proposal introduced in the US Senate seeks to set a national age limit for use of social media across the country. The bill also proposes that tech companies need to get parents’ consent before creating accounts for teenagers, as per the report. Speaking about the legislation, one of the architects of the federal bill, told reporters that Congress urgently needs to protect kids from social media harms. A Survey found that 57% of high school girls and 29% of high school boys felt persistently sad or hopeless.…

Indians returning from Sudan narrate their nightmare: “No food, electricity and water for the past 2-3 days.”

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India evacuated over 530 of its citizens using military aircraft and a warship Under Operation Kaveri. A citizen said that it was happening right outside their homes and they were struggling even for food they hadn’t had any food for the past 2-3 days. Another citizen, speaking to reporters, said, “The RSF – paramilitary force in Sudan entered our company and began firing and looting us, they kept us hostage for eight hours. Most of the Indians who had gathered in Port Sudan have now been evacuated to Saudi Arabia.…