Year: 2023

‘This time Madhya Pradesh has to celebrate three Diwalis’: Amit Shah in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

Manish Kumar

Earlier today, BJP Chief JP Nadda, MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other party leaders released the manifesto for the upcoming Assembly election in Madhya Pradesh. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday during a poll rally in Badnawar said that this time Madhya Pradesh has to celebrate three Diwalis. One will be celebrated tomorrow, the second will be on December 3, when the BJP government will be formed and the third Diwali should be celebrated on January 22, when Lord Ram Lalla will come to Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.…

Ayodhya ram bhumi sets new Guinness World Record, lights over 22 lakh diyas during Deepotsav celebrations

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Deepotsav festival is being celebrated in Ayodhya for the past seven years. Every year, the festival creates world record by lighting lakhs of diyas — earthen lamps. This year, the Deepotsav marks special importance as it’s happening before the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir. The Deepotsav festival in Ayodhya once again made a world record after over 22,23000 Diyas (earthen lamps) were lit up as part of Diwali celebrations. During the Deepotsav, 24 lakh ‘diyas’ (earthen lamps) will be lit on Ram ki Pairi. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today…

PM Modi, VP Dhankhar, others visit President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Diwali

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar also met President Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on President Droupadi Murmu on the occasion of Diwali. Several others, including Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar, Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal and Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Zubin Irani also met the President. Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan,” it said in another post on X along with the pictures of the meeting. Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Vice President of India, along with…

Uttarakhand tunnel collapse: Rescue Op on war footing as workers remain trapped for 24 hrs, oxygen given

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A part of the under-construction tunnel from Silkyara to Dandalgaon in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi collapsed yesterday morning, leaving several people trapped. The rescue operation is underway on war footing and has completed 24 hours. Rescue operation has been underway on war footing for 24 hours now to bring out the people trapped inside the debris after a part of an under-construction tunnel from Silkyara to Dandalgaon located on Uttarkashi-Yamnotri road in Uttarakhand collapsed yesterday morning at around 5 am. Multiple agencies are involved in the relief and rescue operation which include…

Rajasthan: Vasundhara Raje corners Congress govt over crimes against women, corruption, paper leaks

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BJP leader and Rajasthan former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday targeted the Ashok Gehlot government ahead of the Assembly polls in the state over the rape incident of a minor girl, corruption among other issues….Congress has started giving guarantees… I believe their guarantee means the guarantee of rape, the guarantee of corruption, the guarantee of paper leak…,” Raje said during a poll rally. The BJP trained its guns against the Congress government in Rajasthan over crimes against women after a minor girl was raped. A sub-inspector has been accused in the case.…

The Delhi Fire Service received more than 200 calls amid the Diwali celebrations on Sunday.

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The Delhi Fire Service received more than 200 calls amid the Diwali celebrations on Sunday. Despite the ban, various parts of the national capital witnessed significant bursting of firecrackers. The Delhi Fire Service received a total of 208 calls of fire-related incidents, of which 22 of them caused were by firecrackers, on Diwali, an official said on Monday. Fortunately, there were no reported casualties in any of the fire incidents during this Diwali. Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Services said that there were major fire incidents in Sadar Bazar, East of…

World Cup: India break England’s 2019 world record during historic outing with bat in Netherlands clash

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World Cup: India have set a new world record following their historic game against the Netherlands where batters were on song to take their team past 400. KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer scored a ton each but the Men in Blue also broke England’s world record in the game. Rohit Sharma‘s India were in their element during the final league stage game of World Cup 2023 against the Netherlands. With the Diwali festival being celebrated across the nation, the Men in Blue produced fireworks at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in…

PM celebrates Diwali with brave jawans in Lepcha, Himachal Pradesh

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed brave jawans at  Lepcha, Himachal Pradesh on the occasion of Diwali today. Addressing the jawans, the Prime Minister remarked that the amalgamation of the festival of Diwali and the echoes of acclamation of the courage of the jawans is a moment of enlightenment for every citizen of the country. He conveyed his best wishes on Diwali along with the jawans from the border areas of India, the country’s last village, which has now been deemed the first village. Recounting his experience, the Prime…

India proposes new law with self-certification for broadcasters, streaming giants

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According to the draft Bill, every broadcaster or broadcasting network operator should constitute a Content Evaluation Committee which would certify their programmes.   It also provides for a Broadcast Advisory Council, formed by the Centre, to hear complaints regarding violation of norms.  The draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, seeks to provide Content Evaluation Committees and a Broadcast Advisory Council for self-regulation by broadcasters and broadcasting network operators.  Every broadcaster or broadcasting network operator shall broadcast only those programmes which are duly certified by the CEC  The next proposed section prescribes…

Macron’s Ceasefire Call Gets a Defiant Response from Israel’s Netanyahu

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French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Israel to stop killing babies, women and elderly people in Gaza  In response to Macron’s comments, the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said world leaders should be condemning Hamas and not Israel.  The war in the densely populated coastal territory, which is effectively sealed off, has prompted repeated calls for a ceasefire to protect civilian lives.  Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia was to host an extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh on Saturday, the Saudi foreign ministry said.  French President Emmanuel Macron has called on…