Day: May 13, 2024

India extends budgetary support of $50 million to Maldives amid bilateral tensions

Manish Kumar

Maldives foreign minister Moosa Zameer on Monday praised the Indian government for extending the budget support of $50 million to the island nation. The support gains significance as the bilateral relations between India-Maldives remain tense since pro-China leader Mohammed Muizzu assumed the president’s office. “I thank EAM @DrSJaishankar and the Government of #India for extending vital budgetary support to the Maldives with the rollover of USD 50 million Treasury Bill. This is a true gesture of goodwill which signifies the longstanding friendship between #Maldives and #India,” Zameer wrote on X. The foreign…

Rahul Gandhi to get married soon? Here’s what the Congress leader said on marriage

Manish Kumar

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is busy electioneering in the Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency, had a lighter moment amid the heated election campaign when a crowd questioned him about this marriage. When the crowd asked him about his plans to get married, Rahul Gandhi, with a smile replied, “Ab jaldi hi karni padegi (now, I will have to get hitched soon).” During his campaign speech in Rae Bareli where he is contesting, the Congress leader said unlike Prime Minister Narendra Modi who works in the “interest of Adani and Ambani”…

Delhi CM Kejriwal lauds performance of state govt-run schools in CBSE board exam results

Manish Kumar

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday lauded the state government-run schools for outshining their previous year CBSE class 12th results and securing a pass percentage of 96.99 per cent this year as compared to 91.59 per cent recorded last year. Taking to X, the chief minister, who is out on an interim bail till June 1 to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections, congratulated the students, teachers and their parents for the “spectacular” performance. “Delhi government schools have got a fantastic result of 96.99%, in the Class 12 CBSE…

Why Phase 4 won’t be easy for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh

Manish Kumar

The fourth phase of the election will see 13 seats in Uttar Pradesh go to the polls on Monday, with at least three seats being keenly watched. The BJP made a clean sweep of all these seats in the last election and such is the party’s confidence in its sitting MPs that except for two constituencies, they have been given tickets on all seats. The Samajwadi Party hopes to benefit from unity within the family- as Shivpal Yadav is back in the fold and comfortably so. From Kannauj, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is in the fray. This was not a decision his party…

All arrangements in place for Phase-4 polling tomorrow

Manish Kumar

The Election Commission of India is all geared up for the phase-4 of the General Elections that commences tomorrow. In phase 4, polling will happen for 96 Parliamentary Constituencies across 10 States/UTs; all 175 seats of State Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh and 28 seats of State Legislative Assembly of Odisha simultaneously. Polling time in certain assembly segments of 17 Parliamentary Constituencies of Telangana was increased by the Commission (from 7 am till 6 pm) to increase voters’ participation. As per IMD forecast there is no significant concern regarding hot…

4th Meeting of ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement Joint Committee

Manish Kumar

The 4th Joint Committee meeting for the review of AITIGA (ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement) was held in Putrajaya, Malaysia from 7-9 May 2024 and was co-chaired by Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, India and Ms. Mastura Ahmad Mustafa, Deputy Secretary General (Trade), Ministry of Investment, Trade & Industry, Malaysia. The delegates from India and all 10 ASEAN countries participated in the discussions. The discussions for review of AITIGA, to make it more trade-facilitative and beneficial for businesses across the region, started in May 2023. The Joint Committee…

Promoting Clean and Green Technologies for a Sustainable Future

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Technology Development Board (TDB)under Department of Science and Technology  celebrated the National Technology Day, 2024 on 11th May at the INSA Auditorium, ITO,New Delhi. The event, themed ‘Promoting Clean and Green Technologies for a Sustainable Future’, witnessed the convergence of eminent scientists, dignitaries, and thought leaders, aiming to chart a path towards a cleaner, greener, and more resilient nation.   Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt. of India, emphasized the promotion of electric vehicles (EVs) through initiatives such as the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) and…

INDIA- FRANCE JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE SHAKTI COMMENCES IN MEGHALAYA

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The 7th edition of India- France Joint Military Exercise SHAKTI commenced today, at Umroi, in a fully developed and modern Foreign Training Node in Meghalaya. The Exercise is scheduled to be conducted from 13th to 26th May 2024. The Opening Ceremony of the joint exercise was attended by H.E. Thierry Mathou, Ambassador of France to India and Major General Prasanna Sudhakar Joshi, General Officer Commanding 51 Sub Area. Exercise SHAKTI is a biennial training event conducted alternatively in India and France. Last edition was conducted in France in November 2021. Indian contingent comprising…

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: UP gears up for fourth phase of polls in 13 constituencies, Akhilesh in race

Manish Kumar

Voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh is set to take place on Monday, covering 13 parliamentary constituencies. Among the contested seats, the focus is particularly on the Kannauj seat, where SP president Akhilesh Yadav is seeking re-election, and Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, who is contesting from Kheri. The 13 constituencies where voting will occur include Shahjahanpur (SC), Kheri, Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Hardoi (SC), Misrikh (SC), Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah (SC), Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, and Bahraich (SC), with a total of…

CBSE Class 12 Result 2024 declared, 87.98 per cent students pass, scorecards direct link here

Manish Kumar

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the Senior School Certificate Examination (Class 12). All those who appeared in the class 12 board exam can download their results from the official website of CBSE, cbseresults.nic.in. As per the result, over 24,000 candidates score above 95 per cent and over 1.16 lakh score above 90 per cent. Around 87.98 per cent of students have passed the board exam which is up by 0.65 per cent since last year.   More than 1.22 lakh students have been placed in compartments, which is a…