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28 Sep

Modi greets Lata Mangeshkar on her 92nd birthday, sings paeans to her melodious voice and humility

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted ‘Queen of Melody’ Lata Mangeshkar on the occasion of her 92nd birthday singing paeans to her melodious voice and humility. In a tweet, the Prime Minister referred to her melodious voice and humility and her passion for the country’s culture. He also prayed for a long and healthy life for her. “Birthday greetings to respected Lata Didi. Her melodious voice reverberates across the world. She is respected for her humility & passion towards Indian culture. Personally, her blessings are a source of great strength. I pray for Lata Didi’s long & healthy life,”…

27 Sep

PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

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A campaign of strengthening health facilities that had been going for the last seven years was entering a new phase today, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission via videoconferencing on Monday. “Today we are launching a mission that has the potential of bringing a revolutionary change in India’s health facilities”, he stated. The Arogya Setu app helped a lot in preventing the spread of corona infection, he noted and lauded Co-WIN for its role in making India achieve a record administration of about 90 crore vaccine doses, under the free vaccine campaign. Currently, the…

26 Sep

Meet Sneha Dubey, the young diplomat hailed for her fiery response to Pakistan’s Imran Khan at UN

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India again castigated Pakistan as it gave blistering retort to Prime Minister Imran Khan raking up the issue of Kashmir in his address to the UN General Assembly. India said in its response that Pakistan, where terrorists enjoy free pass, is an "arsonist" disguising itself as a "fire-fighter". Khan in his address spoke about the 2019 decision of India to abrogate Article 370 as well as the death of pro-Pakistan separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. "The worst and most pervasive form of Islamophobia now rules India," Khan said in an address, delivered by video due to Covid precautions. In…

26 Sep

“Your Right…”: Chief Justice On 50% Representation For Women In Judiciary

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Chief Justice of India N V Ramana on Sunday exhorted women lawyers to strongly raise their demand for 50 per cent reservation in the judiciary while assuring them of his "total support". "I don't want you to cry but with anger, you have to shout and demand that we need 50 per cent reservation," he said. The CJI said that it's an issue of thousands of years of suppression and women are entitled to the reservation and added, "It's a matter of right, and not a matter a charity." The CJI paraphrased Karl Marx to say, “Women of the world,…

25 Sep

Biden reiterates US support for India’s permanent seat in UNSC,

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US President Joe Biden has reiterated America’s support for India's permanent membership in a reformed United Nations Security Council and its entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group during his first in-person bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House. President Biden, in his talks with Prime Minister Modi, applauded India’s “strong leadership” during its UN Security Council Presidency in August 2021, according to the US-India Joint Leaders’ Statement issued after their meeting in the White House on Friday. “In this context, President Biden also reiterated US support for India’s permanent membership on a reformed UN Security Council…

25 Sep

“Loss To Women’s Movement”: Feminist Icon Kamla Bhasin Dies At 75

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Eminent women’s rights activist, poet and author Kamla Bhasin passed away on Saturday. She was 75. News of her demise was shared on Twitter by activist Kavita Srivastava earlier today. “Kamla Bhasin, our dear friend, passed away around 3am today 25th Sept. This is a big setback for the women’s movement in India and the South Asian region,” she tweeted. “She celebrated life whatever the adversity. Kamla you will always live in our hearts. In Sisterhood, which is in deep grief.” She was a regular in peace conferences and despite suffering from cancer she used to appear at various platforms…

24 Sep

Gangster Killed In Delhi Courtroom, 2 Gunmen Posed As Lawyers, Shot Dead

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Gangster Jitendra alias Gogi, who was Delhi's most wanted, was shot inside Rohini court on Friday. The attackers, dressed as lawyers, opened fire on Jitendra, killing him on the spot. The incident happened in Rohini court number 206 when Jitendra was presented before the judge. The Delhi Police's Special Cell killed the two attackers in the ensuing shootout. The attackers are believed to be from the Tillu Tajpuria gang. The shootout left three people dead and one woman lawyer injured. Around 35-40 rounds were fired during the incident. According to the sources in the Special Cell, both the attackers —…

23 Sep

SC defers order on Pegasus snooping row; to set up probe panel

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The Supreme Court observed that it may set up a technical committee to investigate the allegations of snooping by using the Pegasus spyware and will pass an order on the matter next week. A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana said the order, which was to be pronounced earlier, will now be delivered next week. Justice Ramana said that the court wanted to pass orders this week but the orders were deferred as some members, who the court had wanted to be part of the technical committee, had expressed personal difficulties to be on the committee. The top…

23 Sep

SJVN, HP University sign MoU for skill development

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Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) and University Institute of Technology (UIT), HP University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for skill development of the students and give them know how on the latest trends of engineering and technology. The MoU was signed by D P Kaushal, SJVN executive director and UIT director Professor P L Sharma. SJVN chairman and managing director N L Sharma said the MoU was in line with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for skill development and it will lead to capacity building and providing relevant industry exposure to the students. He stated that this…

23 Sep

IIT JEE Mains: Unacademy’s Bratin secures AIR 18

editor0 CommentsEducation, IndiaBRATIN MANDAL, IIT, JEE MAINS

Bratin Mandal (18) from Santipur village in Nadia district (West Bengal) cleared the IIT JEE Mains exam. He scored 100 percentile and secured an All India Rank of 18. Now, Bratin’s focus is on cracking the IIT JEE Advanced Exam, which will take him one step closer to his dream of studying at IIT. Bratin prepared for the exams from Class 11 and managed to clear the IIT JEE Exam at the first attempt. He studied on Unacademy, which is an online learning platform. He says it changed his entire approach towards competitive exams and online learning. “It was a…