Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan held a one-on-one meeting in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday to review the bilateral partnership and discuss new areas of cooperation. The two leaders welcomed deepening of the comprehensive strategic partnership across sectors, including trade and investment, digital infrastructure, fintech, energy, infrastructure, culture and people to people ties, said an official statement. Both Modi and Al Nahyan also held delegation-level talks and several memoranda of understanding (MoUs), including a bilateral investment treaty and a comprehensive economic partnership agreement, were exchanged in their presence. The two countries signed an…
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Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Chavan joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party’s office in Mumbai on Tuesday. He joined the party in the presence of BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and other senior BJP leaders. According to reports, Chavan is expected to contest the Rajya Sabha elections as BJP candidate and he will be filing nomination papers tomorrow. “Today is the beginning of my new political career,” Chavan said earlier today. Chavan had tendered his resignation to Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday, stating that he was resigning as a primary…
The Geneva-based global media safety and rights body, Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) has condemned the murder of journalist Ko Myat Thu Tun (alias Phoe Thiha) along with six other political prisoners by the Myanmar military junta under their custody. It came to public notice only after the Arakan Army, a Rakhine State based ethnic armed group, captured Mrauk-U township from the junta forces and recovered their bodies dumped together, reported local media. According to a statement issued by the Arakan Army, most of the deceased were under forties and the exact dates of their killing are yet to be confirmed.…
Ashok Chavan, former Maharashtra chief minister resigned from the Congress on Monday. Ashok Chavan reportedly sent his resignation letter to Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Pataole. He also met Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar in the morning and submitted his resignation as an MLA. Amid the buzz of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, who resigned from the Congress today, said that he has not made a decision regarding joining the ruling BJP. He mentioned that he will make a decision regarding his next political move within the next 48 hours. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai today,…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met family members of former Bihar chief minister late Karpoori Thakur, who was bestowed Bharat Ratna, the nation’s highest civilian award, last month. The family members of the prominent socialist leader, led by his son Rajya Sabha member and JD(U) leader Ram Nath Thakur, met the prime minister at his 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence. “Very happy to meet the family members Bharat Ratna awardee Jananayak Karpoori Thakur ji. Karpoori ji has been the messiah of the backward and deprived sections of the society, whose life and ideals will continue to inspire the countrymen,”…
The National Democratic Alliance government in Bihar led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar won the vote of confidence in the assembly on Monday. The government secured 129 votes as the opposition—the Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress and Left parties—staged a walkout. In his speech in the Assembly, Nitish launched a blistering attack on RJD, his former ally, saying several communal riots had taken place in Bihar during Lalu Prasad Yadav’s rule. The chief minister also said he would initiate an investigation into the corruption allegations against RJD. During the trust vote, three RJD MLAs—Prahlad Yadav, Neelam Devi and Chetan Anand—switched over to the…
In a huge diplomatic win for India, Qatar has released eight Indian ex-naval officers who were imprisoned for spying charges. Though they were sentenced to death, the sentences were commuted in December following India’s intervention. A statement by the Ministry of External Affairs read: “The Government of India welcomes the release of eight Indian nationals working for the Dahra Global company who were detained in Qatar. Seven out of the eight of them have returned to India. We appreciate the decision by the Emir of the State of Qatar to enable the release and home-coming of these nationals.” The eight Indian…
Ahead of the farmers’ proposed ‘Delhi Chalo’ march on February 13, Haryana authorities have sealed the border with Punjab at Shambhu near Ambala. Elaborate arrangements are in place at the borders in Jind and Fatehabad districts to stop the march. Apprehending the disturbance of peace, the Haryana government has also suspended mobile internet services and bulk SMS in seven districts — Ambala, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Jind, Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa — from February 11 to 13. Amid measures by the Haryana authorities to prevent the farmers from heading towards the national capital, the Centre has invited them to hold another meeting…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed even Opposition leaders are now saying the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA will win 400 seats. Addressing in Madhya Pradesh, Modi asserted that BJP alone will win over 370 seats in the 2024 Parliament elections. The prime minister addressing the Jan Jatiya Mahasabha in Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh, Modi said, “Even the leaders of the opposition are now saying ‘abki baar 400 paar’ for the NDA. However, I want to say that the BJP alone will win more than 370 seats in the (2024) Lok Sabha elections.”. Modi said for the BJP to achieve the target, he…
Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The Mamata Banerjee-led party named journalist Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, Nadimul Haque, and Mamata Bala Thakur as its candidates for election to the Upper House of the Parliament. “We are pleased to announce the candidature of Sagarika Ghose, Sushmita Dev, Md. Nadimul Haque and Mamata Bala Thakur for the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections”, the party said in a tweet. “We extend our heartfelt wishes to them and may they work towards upholding Trinamool’s enduring legacy of indomitable spirit and advocacy for the rights of every Indian”, it…