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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 rallies, road shows till January 31

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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

Congress’ UP Polls 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,…

09 Jan

Punjab Govt Transfers Ferozepur SSP Over PM Modi’s Security Lapse Issue

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The Punjab government on Saturday transferred seven IPS officers including Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur. IPS officer Harmandeep Singh Hans, SSP Ferozepur, has been posted as Commandant 3rd IRB, Ludhiana. Narinder Bhargav will be the new SSP Ferozepur. Hans was Ferozepur SSP during the Wednesday “security lapse” in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy was stranded on a flyover. The decision to transfer him was taken even as separate probes by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and State are yet to be completed. SSP Bhatinda, Ajay Maluja was asked for an explanation by the MHA. He had stated that…

05 Jan

Uttar Pradesh: Congress cancels all UP rallies, Yogi Adityanath cancels Noida event as COVID-19 cases rise

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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

‘Returned alive till Bathinda airport, thank you to your CM’, PM Modi told Punjab officials

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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 Indian Association of Tour Operators

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The Chief Minister of Gujarat Shri Bhupendra Patel has inaugurated the 36th Annual Conventon Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) was held 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 this 36th 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…

03 Jan

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Ashish Misra named prime accused in 5,000-page charge sheet

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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…

31 Dec

46th GST Council Meet chaired by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

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On 31st December Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 46th GST Council Meet and will likely discuss the report on rate rationalisation, proposed GST hike in textile and among other things. It is an extension to the pre-budget meeting of FM Sitharaman with State Finance Ministers on 30th December. The Group of Ministers (GoM) were tasked to review items under an inverted duty structure to help minimize refund payout, will submit a report to the Council. The Fitment committee has made many "sweeping" recommendations to the GoM regarding slab and rate changes and taking items out of the exemption list.…

24 Dec

Delay UP Elections, Ban Rallies: Court Urges Poll Body, PM Over Omicron

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The Allahabad High Court on Thursday requested the Election Commission to postpone the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 by a month or two, reported news websites. The court also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the EC to immediately ban rallies and public meetings of political parties in the state amid the rising fears of the highly contagious Covid variant Omicron. "If rallies are not stopped, results will be worse than the second wave," Justice Shekhar Yadav said. The court made the observations while hearing an unconnected bail petition. The observation comes on the same day when PM Modi…