Liz Truss defeats Rishi Sunak to become UK’s next Prime Minister

The United Kingdom has elected Foreign Minister and Conservative Party leader Liz Truss as its next Prime Minister on Monday. Succeeding ousted Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister, Liz Truss defeated her rival, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, to win the Tory leadership contest. Liz Truss defeated rival Rishi Sunak with 81,326 votes to 60,399 among party members. Delivering her victory speech, Liz Truss said, “I am honoured to be elected Leader of the Conservative Party. Thank you for putting your trust in me to lead and deliver for our great…

Vodafone Idea Foundation Unveils ‘Teachers Diary’ on occasion of Teachers Day

On the occasion of Teachers Day to celebrate teachers, Vodafone Idea Foundation (VIF), the CSR arm of Vi, hosted a virtual ‘Vodafone Idea Teachers Day Celebration’. On the occasion, Vi Foundation unveiled ‘Teachers Diary’ – a compilation of real life stories of outstanding and inspiring teachers, and also felicitated select teachers for their exemplary work in the field of education. The book ‘Teachers Diary’ was unveiled by Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO, Pratham Education Foundation in the presence of P Balaji, Chief Regulatory & Corporate Affairs Officer, VIL, and Director, Vodafone Idea Foundation; and Dr. Nilay Ranjan, Head, Vodafone…

Finance Minister expresses anger at not finding PM Modi’s picture at Telangana PDS shop

At not finding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s picture at a fair price shop in Birkur mandal headquarters village, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. on Friday fumed at Kamareddy Collector Jitesh V. Patil. The FM appeared annoyed that despite the Centre supplying free rice to the poor under the Prime Minister’s Garib Kalyan Yojana to overcome the effects of COVID-19, the flex boards carrying PM Modi’s picture did not find a place in fair price shops of Telangana. Sitharaman frowned at the Collector that the Centre was within its rights to see the pictures of…

Kiren Rijiju slams ex-SC judge for remarks on lack of freedom of expression

Hitting out at former Supreme Court judge Justice B N Srikrishna for his remarks on lack of freedom of expression, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said that those who speak without restrictions to abuse a popularly elected prime minister are crying about freedom of expression. Reacting to a tweet which quoted a portion of an interview given by Justice Srikrishna (retd) to a national daily, Rijiju said, “Those people who speak all the time without any restrictions to abuse the popularly elected Prime Minister are crying about freedom of expression! They…

First made-in-India aircraft carrier INS Vikrant gets commissioned in Kochi

The first made-in-India aircraft carrier – INS Vikrant – was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Calling it a “historic occassion” and an “exceptional symbol of self-reliant India”, the Prime Minister commissioned the carrier at a function organised at the Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi, Kerala. Built at a cost of ₹20,000 crore, INS Vikrant has state-of-the-art automation features and is the largest ship ever built in the maritime history of India. It is as big as the size of two football fields, the Indian Navy said in a video. It has a…

A person who does not have the passion to win and the courage to accept defeat cannot do anything in life

The Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah inaugurated the 6th All India Prison Duty Meet at Kankaria, Ahmedabad today. In this inauguration ceremony of the three-day Prison Meet organized by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), the Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Bhupendra Patel, Union Home Secretary and Director General of BPR&D and  several other dignitaries were also present. In his address, the Union Home Minister said this important Prison Meet will not only promote sportsmanship in a positive way but also the prison administration will…

PRESIDENT OF INDIA’S GREETINGS ON THE EVE OF TEACHERS’ DAY

The President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu, has greeted teachers across the country on the eve of Teachers’ Day. In a message, the President has said, “On the occasion of Teacher’s Day, I extend my warm wishes to all the teachers in our country. This occasion marks the birth-anniversary of the great teacher-philosopher and former President of India, Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. I pay my humble tributes to him. He is an inspiration for all teachers who try to instill, in addition to knowledge, human values in the students. Our teachers…

Ahmedabad will soon have the world’s biggest sports city, Amit Shah declares at launch function of 36th National Games

Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah unveiled the anthem and mascot for the 36th National Games at the EKA Arena, TransStadia in Ahmedabad. Gujarat CM Shri Bhupendra Patel and Union Sports Minister Shri Anurag Thakur also graced the event. Speaking at the unveiling function, Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah said that the city of Ahmedabad would soon be developed into the world’s biggest sports city in the world. Shri  Shah, said: “Ten years ago, when Modiji was the chief minister here, he started the Khel Mahakumbh. At that time…

It’s ‘Parivar Bachao’ andolan not ‘Hall Bol’ rally: BJP’s Sambit Patra takes at Gandhis

BJP leader Sambit Patra hit out at Rahul Gandhi over his address during the Congress rally on Sunday.  Sambit Patra said the ‘Halla Bol’ demonstration was really a ‘Parivaar Bachao Andolan.’ BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra launched a scathing attack against Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi on Sunday following the Congress’s swipe at government over inflation and price rise. Sambit Patra alleged that ‘Mehngai par Halla Bol rally’ was really ‘Parivar Bachao Andolan’. The Gandhis feel they are completely surrounded and to save themselves, their identity, they have started this…

Nitish Kumar will soon be behind bars like Lalu Yadav: BJP takes at Bihar CM

BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha said that if corruption continues unchecked in Bihar, Nitish Kumar will soon find himself joining Lalu Yadav in jail.. BJP leader Vijay Kumar Sinha launched a scathing attack against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saying that the JD(U) leader will soon find himself behind bars if corruption continues unabated in the state. The Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly said, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has declared his intention of making the country corruption-free. The people of this country are committed towards making India corruption and…