Union Minister of Textile, Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal has launched Kasturi Cotton Bharat’s website, https://kasturicotton.texprocil.org. This website provides a digital platform for critical information and updates on this project, as well as highlighting the registration procedure for ginners to create the Kasturi Cotton Bharat Brand and its methods that distinguish the branded Indian cotton. Kasturi Cotton Bharat is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Textiles, the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), Trade Bodies, and Industry to work on the principle of self-regulation by taking full responsibility for the branding, traceability, and certification of Indian cotton to increase its competitiveness in…
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By Nava Thakuria Thousands of Hindu families in Buddhist majority Myanmar (also known as Burma or Brahmadesh) have also organised the Sharadotsav (autumn festival) to worship Mother Goddess Durga with limited resources. The Sanatani Hindu people in Rakhine/Arakan State in western Myanmar bordering Bangladesh start celebrating the sacred festival for three days. Durga Puja festivity begins in various Rakhine localities like Maungdaw, Buthidaung, Kyauk Taw, Ponna Kyunt, Kyauk Phyu besides its capital city Sittwe, which will culminate on Maha Navami. Worshiping Devi Durga, a goddess of Shakti (power), remains a major religious event for the Hindu people in southeast Asian…
Security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the line of control (LoC) in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, by killing two militants, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. Based on specific inputs from intelligence agencies and Kammu and Kashmir police of likely infiltration in the Uri sector by heavily armed terrorists from across the LoC, troops were put on a high alert, and the counter-infiltration grid was strengthened, the Srinagar-based defence spokesperson said. Security forces foiled an infiltration bid along the line of control (LoC) in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, by killing two militants, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. Based…
India on Sunday sent nearly 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine. The consignments were sent in a C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force. The plane is transporting the aid to El-Arish airport in Egypt. “India sends Humanitarian aid to the people of Palestine. An IAF C-17 flight carrying nearly 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine departs for El-Arish airport in Egypt,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on ‘X’. “The material includes essential life-saving medicines, surgical items,…
The Bharatiya Janata party on Sunday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Telangana Assembly elections. The party has fielded three MPs as candidates for the Assembly polls and revoked the suspension of T. Raja Singh, who was suspended for making derogatory remarks against Prophet. The central committee of BJP released the first list of 52 candidates following a meeting of senior leaders of the party, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday. In a release, the party said the Central Election Committee of the BJP met on October 20 under the leadership…
* India TV-CNX Opinion Poll Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections in Telangana and Chhattisgarh, India TV has conducted Opinion Polls to gauge the mood of the voters and predict which political party has an edge in these two states. According to the survey, KCR is all set to be Chief Minister for the third time in Telangana as the BRS is likely to cross the majority mark. The BRS is likely to win 70 seats in Telangana, and Congress and BJP may win 34 and 7 seats respectively. Owaisi’s AIMIM is to retain 7 seats. Meanwhile, in Chhattisgarh, the Bhupesh…
UN human rights chief Volker Türk called for progress on the ‘unfinished agenda’ of women’s sexual and reproductive health rights at an event in Geneva to mark the 30th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). Countries attending the landmark Conference, held in Cairo, agreed a Programme of Action which promised that women and girls must have the power to make decisions about their own lives, their bodies and their futures. Türk commended the “leaps” made during the past three decades which include a reduction in deaths during pregnancy, and “substantial investments” in healthcare, education and social services.…
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returned to the country on Saturday on a chartered flight from Dubai after spending four years in self-imposed exile in the UK. Sharif had left for London in 2019 to receive medical treatment while serving a 14-year prison sentence for corruption. The move is seen as a bid by the ousted PM to secure a record fourth term in Pakistan’s national elections which is likely to be held in January. However, the leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) faces a legal woes ahead of the polls. He cannot run for election again because of…
* India TV-CNX Opinion Poll The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may storm back to power in Rajasthan this time with an absolute majority in next month’s Assembly elections, says India TV-CNX Opinion Poll, results of which were telecast today on the news channel. The opinion poll projections show in a House of 200 Assembly seats, the BJP may win 125 seats, compared to the 73 seats it had won five years ago. The ruling party Congress may win only 72 seats, compared to the 100 seats it had won five years ago, says the survey. ‘Others’ including independents and regional…
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday strongly reacted to Canada’s accusations over the removal of its diplomats from India. As India confirmed that 41 Canadian diplomats have left the country, Canada accused India of violating the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations. Countering Canada’s charge, the MEA said in a statement: “We reject any attempt to portray the implementation of parity as a violation of international norms.” It further stated: “The state of our bilateral relations, the much higher number of Canadian diplomats in India, and their continued interference in our internal affairs warrant a parity in mutual diplomatic presence…