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03 Aug

PM Modi slams TMC MP Derek O’Brien over his ‘papri chat’ tweet.

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalPM Modi, TMC

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took strong exception to a tweet from Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien. The Rajya Sabha MP had on Monday criticised the Union government for rushing to pass bills in Parliament without any debate. "In the first 10 days, Modi-Shah rushed through and passed 12 Bills at an average time of UNDER SEVEN MINUTES per Bill. Passing legislation or making papri chaat!" Derek O'Brien had tweeted along with a chart of the bills passed during the ongoing Monsoon Session. Talking to reporters after the BJP Parliamentary party meeting, which was attended by PM Narendra Modi,…

02 Aug

‘The matter should be discussed’: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar demands probe into Pegasus row

editor0 CommentsIndia, Politicalbihar, politicians

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose party JD(U) is an ally to the BJP called for a probe in the Pegasus spyware controversy on August 2. “A probe should be done, indeed. We have been hearing about telephone tapping for so many days,” Kumar was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. He also said that the matter should be discussed in Parliament as Opposition leaders have been “reiterating (for talks) for so many days," reported ANI. Addressing reporters in Patna, the JD(U) chief also echoed the Opposition's demand for a discussion on the issue in the ongoing Monsoon Session…

02 Aug

PM Modi launches new digital payment system e-RUPI

editor0 CommentsBusiness, IndiaINDIA, PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launches e-RUPI, a person and purpose-specific digital payment solution via video conferencing. “Digital technology is transforming lives in a major way and is furthering ‘Ease of Living.’ At 4:30 PM tomorrow, 2nd August, will launch e-RUPI, a futuristic digital payment solution which offers several benefits for its users,” Modi said in a tweet on Sunday. PM also said that among the benefits of e-RUPI are cashless and contactless digital payment, connecting service sponsors and beneficiaries digitally and ensuring leak-proof delivery of several welfare services. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office…

02 Aug

‘Chai pe charcha’: held by Lalu and Mulayam, with Akhilesh also present

editor0 CommentsIndia, Political

STAFF REPORTER: On Monday, Lalu Prasad, the president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), met with Mulayam Singh Yadav, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Over a cup of tea, the seasoned leaders got together. Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam's son and the leader of the Samajwadi Party, was also present at the meeting. "I met with Mulayam Singh ji, the country's most senior socialist leader, to check about his health. Ours is a united front against inequity, illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, and issues affecting farmers "Lalu posted a few photos from his meeting with Mulayam, who is 81 years old. Both…

02 Aug

Women’s Hockey: India create history, beat favourites Australia 1-0 to reach Tokyo Olympics semifinals

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsTokyo Olympics, Women's Hockey

The Indian women's hockey team created history, reaching their first-ever semifinal in Olympics after the side stunned World No.2 Australia 1-0 on Monday. Gurjit Kaur scored India's sole goal from the penalty corner to lead India to the final four of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Australia entered the quarterfinals as big favourites in the game against India, having topped in their group standings. India, meanwhile, had lost their first three matches before making an impressive comeback in the final two games against Ireland (1-0) and South Africa (4-3) in the group stage. Contrary to expectations, India made a dominant start against…

02 Aug

SpiceHealth’s mobile testing laboratory

editor0 CommentsCovid-19, IndiaRT - PCR, Spice Health

The first mobile testing laboratory has been launched by SpiceHealth in Guwahati to conduct Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) and Rapid Antigen tests. SpiceHealth has partnered with National Health Mission, Assam to set-up the facility in Guwahati. The mobile lab will be stationed at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium whereas the sample collection set-up will be at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. SpiceHealth operates 23 labs and collection centers spread across ten cities in India. The Company operates seven vaccination centers in five states. SpiceHealth has emerged as the fastest growing diagnostic lab in the country having conducted 3.5 million…

01 Aug

Border dispute between Assam and Mizoram to be resolved

editor0 CommentsAssam, India, Mizoram, PoliticalBorder dispute

Assam and Mizoram have been at odds over the boundary for decades, but Monday's clashes flared up over an alleged construction by Mizoram in the disputed 198-square-mile stretch on the inter-state border Lailapur under Dhalai of Cachar district in southern Assam and Vairengte in Kolasib district of northern Mizoram. Seven people, including six Assam Police personnel, were killed. On the same issue the Mizoram Chief Minister said on Twitter "As per telephonic discussion with Union Home Minister and Assam Chief Minister, we agreed to resolve the Mizoram-Assam border issue amicably through meaningful dialogue," . According to sources The Centre has told…

01 Aug

PM Modi is expected to preside over the meeting of the UN Security Council on August 9

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalPrime Minister Narendra Modi

Syed Akbaruddin, India's former envoy to UN, said that For the first time in over 75 years, Indian political leadership has invested in presiding over an event of the 15-member UN body and this depicts that the country's leadership wants to lead from the front. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian PM to preside over a meeting during India's presidency of theUnited Nations Security Council. According to sources Akbaruddin, who is a former permanent representative of India to UN, said, "Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian Prime Minister, who has decided to preside over…

31 Jul

BJP leader Babul Supriyo quits politics

editor0 CommentsIndia, PoliticalBabul Supriyo, BJP

BJP leader from West Bengal, Babul Supriyo, has hinted at quitting active politics. Calling himself a team player, the MP from Asansol in his Facebook post said that one doesn't have to be in politics to do social work. "If you want to do social work, you can do it without being in politics," he wrote. Clearing the air that he may join any other party, mainly the Trinamool Congress which is arch-rival of the BJP in WestBengal, the banker-turned-singer-turned-politician said, "Alvida. Am not going to any other party - TMC, Congress, CPIM, nowhere. I am confirming that nobody has…

31 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu in semifinals, to fight for bronze now

editor0 CommentsIndia, SportsPV Sindhu, Tokyo Olympics

Reigning world champion P V Sindhu's hopes of securing India's first-ever Olympic gold in badminton came crashing down as she slumped to a straight-game defeat against world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the women's singles semifinals here on Saturday. However, the 26-year-old silver-medallist from the Rio Games remained in the hunt for bronze and will be competing against China's He Bing Jiao in the third-place play-off at Musashino Forest Plaza on Sunday. Our ace shuttler @Pvsindhu1 will be in action in some time. Let's wish her all the best with our encouraging messages. Stay tuned for more…