Month: August 2023

Rahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi, Priyanka wherever she wants: UP Cong chief

Manish Kumar

UP Congress chief said Rahul Gandhi will definitely contest from Amethi.  Ajay Rai said Priyanka Gandhi will contest from wherever she wants; if she wants to contest from Varanasi against PM Modi, every worker will work to ensure her victory.  In 2019, when speculations were rife that Priyanka Gandhi might contest against PM Modi from Varanasi, at the last moment Ajay Rai was fielded from Varanasi.  Before Ajay Rai, Priyanka Gandhi’s husband Robert Vadra dropped hints of the possibility of Priyanka entering electoral politics.  In 2019, Rahul Gandhi contested from…

Germany to buy Israel’s air-defense system in $3.5 billion deal: approved by U.S.

Manish Kumar

Israel clinches largest-ever defense deal with Germany for $3.5 billion after securing US approval  The Arrow 3 interceptor, manufactured by Israel Aerospace Industries, is being jointly developed by Israel and the US.  While Israel has turned down requests to provide Ukraine with weapons, it has sent humanitarian aid.  Although Israel has long had close economic and military links with Western European countries, the deal with Germany could draw the attention of Russia.  Germany will buy the advanced defense system coined Arrow 3, which is designed to intercept long-range ballistic missiles. …

PM’s Top Economic Adviser Talks of New Constitution, Government Distances Itself saying “His personal view”

Manish Kumar

Two days after Bibek Debroy, Chairman of, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), wrote an opinion article in a newspaper calling for a new Constitution, the EAC-PM Thursday distanced itself and the government from his views. “The recent article by Dr @bibekdebroy was in his personal capacity.  In no way do they reflect the views of EAC-PM or the Government of India,” the EAC-PM posted Thursday evening. The EAC-PM is an independent body constituted to give advice on economic and related issues to the Government of India, specifically to…

Canadian woman sentenced to nearly 22 years for 2020 Ricin letter sent to Trump in White House

Manish Kumar

Pascale Ferrier (56) had pleaded guilty to violating biological weapons prohibitions in letters sent to Trump.  The Canadian woman was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison in the mailing of a threatening letter containing the poison ricin to then-President Donald Trump.  The letter from Pascale Ferrier, which told Trump “Give up and remove your application for this election,” was intercepted at a mail sorting facility in September 2020.  She was arrested trying to enter a border crossing in Buffalo, New York, carrying a gun, a knife, and hundreds of…

Head of the Russian military group says Russia ‘won’t topple Ukraine in short term’

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The commander of a Russian separatist group said Russia won’t be able to topple Ukraine’s military in the short term and called for a freezing of the conflict.  Alexander Khodakovsky, who leads the “Vostok” battalion, said Russian forces “are unlikely to easily occupy additional Ukrainian cities”, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).  Drone shot down in Moscow, say Russian officials  According to Russian state media agency TASS, Moscow’s airspace has been closed as a result.  Ukraine ‘also targeted Black Sea warships’, Russia claims  The commander of…

India considering to import 8-9 million tonnes of wheat from Russia amid inflation: Report

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India to export wheat from Russia to curtail inflation.  India’s wheat production had fallen to 107.74 million tonnes in the 2021-22 crop year (July-June) from 109.59 million tonnes in the previous year.  Wholesale wheat prices in India rose by about 10% to a seven-month high in August due to limited supplies.  India last purchased 5.3 million tonnes of wheat from Russia in 2017.  Last year, the government banned wheat exports to boost domestic availability and rising prices in the retail markets. India is reportedly in talks with Russia to import…

74 Dead, ₹ 10,000 Crore Damage Across Himachal Pradesh; IAF rescues over 780 people

Manish Kumar

The state has been hit by 113 landslides in the 55 days since the monsoon began.  Twenty-one people died in three major landslides in Shimla, including the one at the Shiva temple in Summer Hill.  IAF rescues over 780 people in HP, search operations continue  Himachal Pradesh CM, while presiding over a high-level meeting, directed the concerned departments to take appropriate steps to increase the number of Automatic Weather Stations.  Experts say that frequent landslides are caused by unscientific constructions in the ecologically fragile Himalayas.  The estimated ₹ 10,000 crores…

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya conducts bilateral meetings with member countries European Union, Saudi Arabia and Germany

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The Union Health Minister, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya delivered keynote address at One Earth One Health Advantage Healthcare India event in the presence of, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister, Ministry of AYUSH, Dr. Bharti Pravin Pawar, Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Prof. S.P. Singh Bhagel, Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai, Minister of State, Ministry of AYUSH, Dr. V.K Paul, Member, Niti Aayog, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization and Shri Rushikesh Patel, Gujarat Health Minister at Gandhinagar today. Mr. Shah Mahir, Minister of…

Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Inaugurates India MedTech Expo 2023

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India has been recognised as the ‘Pharmacy of the World’. It is now time for India to take the lead in the medical devices sector and become the leader in the manufacturing of affordable, innovative and quality Medical Devices”. This was stated by Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare and Chemicals & Fertilizers, here today during his inaugural address at India’s first medical technology expo, ‘India MedTech Expo 2023’, in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on the sidelines of the G20 Health Ministers’ Meeting. He was also joined by Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel, Chief…

Dr Jitendra Singh says, the exclusive findings and inputs of Chandrayaan-3 will benefit the entire World Community

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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said, the exclusive findings and inputs of Chandrayaan-3 will benefit the entire World Community. Speaking to the media after the Chandrayaan-3 mission achieved another historic feat when the “Vikram” lander module of the spacecraft, carrying the Pragyan rover, successfully detached itself from the propulsion module in its onward lunar journey, Dr Jitendra Singh said, even though the USA and the then USSR had started their Space journey…