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27 Jan

PM Modi to host India’s first-ever summit with Central Asian leaders later today

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the first India-Central Asia Summit to take ties to "newer heights" on Thursday. The event will see the participation of Presidents of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The summit is symbolic of the importance attached by the leaders of both sides to an enduring India-Central Asia partnership. The key focus will be trade and connectivity, development partnership, culture, and people-to-people ties, apart from regional security and the Afghanistan issue. The Ministry of External Affairs in a statement said this will be the first engagement of its kind between India and the Central…

22 Jan

Election Commission extends ban on election rallies till January 31; some relaxations offered for phase 1, 2

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The Election Commission of India has extended the ban on physical rallies and roadshows till January 31, 2022. The Election Commission held a series of virtual meets today (January 22) to decide whether the ban imposed by it on physical rallies and roadshows to prevent the spread of coronavirus should continue. Announcing dates for elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur on January 8, the poll panel had announced a ban on physical rallies, road and bike shows, and similar campaigning events till January 15. On January 15, the commission extended the ban until January 22. However, the…

13 Jan

UP Assembly Election 2022: Congress` first list has 40% women, Unnao rape victim`s mother to contest

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Congress UP list of candidates: Congress has fielded Unnao gangrape victim's mother as the party candidate from the seat for the upcoming Assembly election. Announcing the first list of 125 candidates on Thursday, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi said that the list includes 50 women. "Our Unnao candidate is the mother of the gangrape victim. We have given her a chance to continue the struggle. The power which oppressed them andruined their family, they should now get that power," Priyanka Gandhi said as she announced the name of candidates during a virtual press conference. "Out of the total 125 candidates,…

08 Jan

Assam CM has announced incentives for the frontline workers engaged in the vaccination drive

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Assam government has announced incentives for the frontline workers in Assam who are engaged in the vaccination drive. The state government has decided to give a monetary incentive of Rs 1,500 per month to each Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) along with their monthly salary till completion of vaccination. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “The monetary incentive will be given from January to March 31. We will also give a monetary incentive of Rs 1,500 per month to each ASHA facilitator and vaccine verifier. Also, the state government will give incentives of Rs 1,000 to each ASHA worker of…

06 Jan

Bindhu Ammini, who entered Sabarimala, assaulted in public. It’s not the first time

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Activist Bindhu Ammini, who was one of the first women between the ages of 10 to 50 to enter the Sabarimala temple, was attacked by a man in Kozhikode on Wednesday, January 5. Videos and images of the brutal attack have come to light. In the visuals, a man in a shirt and mundu/veshti is seen grabbing her and beating her. He is seen trying to choke her and pushing her head to the ground while she tries to defend herself. At one point while he is attacking her, his veshti falls off, leaving him exposed, as he continues to…

06 Jan

President Ram Nath Kovind has expressed concern over security breach of PM

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The Prime Minister was stuck on a flyover for 15-20 minutes. President Ram Nath Kovind has expressed his concern over the security breach in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Punjab visit on Wednesday. He will meet Prime Minister Modi shortly. Prime Minister Modi was scheduled to visit Ferozepur on Wednesday to lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 42,750 crore. In a statement the Home Ministry said that the Prime Minister landed at Bathinda on Wednesday morning from where he was to go to the National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala by helicopter. Due to rain and…

05 Jan

UP Election 2022: Congress revokes all poll rallies in UP, CM Yogi Adityanath calls off Noida event

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The Congress on Wednesday postponed all political rallies and programmes in poll-bound states, including Uttar Pradesh, citing the worsening COVID-19 situation in the country and growing alarm that these - which draw crowds of thousands - could emerge as super-spreader events.KC Venugopal, the Congress' General Secretary, said the party had asked its state units to assess the on-ground situation and decide whether or not to proceed with planned political events. "Congress has decided to postpone major rallies in UP and other poll-bound states. We have asked state units to assess the COVID-19 situation in their states and then take a…

05 Jan

‘Apne CM ko thanks kehna ki main Bhatinda airport tak zinda laut paaya’: PM Modi’s last words before leaving Punjab

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In a massive security breach, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday was forced to cancel his visit to Ferozepur in Punjab after his convoy was stuck on a flyover for 15-20 minutes after being blocked by some protesters. The visibly furious PM reportedly expressed his anger after returning to Bhatinda airport on his way back to Delhi. Sources have told ANI that after PM Modi reached the Bhatinda Airport post the shocking disruption of his movement in Punjab's Ferozepur, he told the airport officials in a sarcastic response-- "Apne CM ko thanks kehna, ki mein Bhatinda airport tak zinda laut…

04 Jan

36th Annual Convention of IATO

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Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the 36th Annual Conventon Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) at Hotel The Leela, Gandhinagar. Tourism Secretary to the Government of India Shri Arvind Singh, Tourism Secretary of Gujarat Shri Hareet Shukla and other dignitaries were present at the inaugural function.Tour operators from across India came to Gujarat to attend the Convention of IATO. They had discussions on the theme of ‘Brand India: The Road to Recovery’ during the 3 days convention. Various business sessions were held during the 3 day convention, on various subjects including Brand India - The Road to…

03 Jan

Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: SIT files 5,000-page chargesheet, Union minister’s son Ashish Mishra named

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The Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday, January 3, submitted a 5,000-page charge sheet in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. The police named Minister of State for Home Ajay Misra Teni’s son Ashish Misra as the prime accused in the case. Eight people were killed on October 3 after violence erupted during a farmers' protest, claiming the lives of farmers and BJP workers ahead of a visit to Lakhimpur by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. Four of the dead were people in cars that were part of a convoy of BJP workers who had come to welcome the…