The partial solar eclipse was observed in several parts of the country with Srinagar witnessing the maximum obscuration of the solar disc at 55 per cent. The first contact, where in the moon begins to cover the solar disc, happened at 4:29 pm in Delhi, where the moon covered 43 per cent of the solar disc. Since the eclipse is taking place in the evening, the ending of the celetial phenomenon was not visible as it would take place after sunset. This year’s partial eclipse is the second and final solar eclipse of the year, with the first occurring on…
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India plans to increase its export share in global trade from 2.1% to 3% by 2027 and 10% by 2047, promoting a hundred Indian brands as global champions. To ease trade, a Customs ‘ONE’ will be established to give import-export clearance within one hour of arrival at entry points and customs ports. These are among numerous hundredth-year-of-independence-year goals set by the commerce and industry ministry under the India@2047 banner. As an extension of the Atmanirbhar Bharat programme, it includes establishing economic zones outside India. The goals for international trade have been set until 2047, and the commerce department will seek…
Conservation party leader Rishi Sunak became the first Indian-origin UK prime minister, taking over from Liz Truss, who resigned from the post last week. The 42-year-old former chancellor was elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party, following Penny Mordaunt’s withdrawal from the race. Sir Graham Brady, chair of the influential 1922 Committee of backbench MPs, announced in the Parliament complex that he had received only one nomination and therefore Sunak is the winner of the leadership contest. Sunak will be the third Conservative Party prime minister in seven weeks after Liz Truss and Boris Johnson. Conservative…
Keeping in with his tradition of spending Diwali with armed forces, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi spent this Diwali with the forces in Kargil. Addressing the brave jawans, he said that the reverence for the soil of Kargil always draws him towards the brave sons and daughters of the armed forces. “For years, you have been a part of my family”, he said. The Prime Minister underlined that the sweetness of Diwali increases in the presence of the jawans and the light of Diwali that is present among them emboldens his spirit. “On one side there are the sovereign borders…
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Anil Chauhan, accompanied by White Knight Corps Commander Lt Gen Manjinder Singh, visited forward posts in Rajouri sector of Jammu & Kashmir on October 24, 2022 and celebrated Diwali with soldiers posted on the frontlines. The CDS also laid a wreath at Naman Sthal, the war memorial of Naushera Sector and paid his respects to the bravehearts who had laid down their lives in the service of the nation. Gen Anil Chauhan was briefed by field commanders on the current operational situation and security scenario along the Line of Control (LoC). He also reviewed…
Nava Thakuria, North East based senior journalist Participating in a debate on satellite television or digital channels needs some homeworks to make the deliberations short and clear. Unless you face an arrogant anchor and unruly participants, the experience in talk shows normally emerges as an intriguing one. It happened to me, as I had recently participated in a digital media discussion on the pertinent issue of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, where the prime guest was none other than the immediate past State NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma. The talk show host Dikshit Sharma put the questions in a clever way so that the issue comes alive and my part was just to…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attended the annual ‘Deepotsav’ celebrations in Ayodhya where lakhs of diyas light up the Saryu river bank. Addressing the gathering, the prime minister said Lord Ram was the inspiration behind his government’s motto of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas. “Lord Ram is the inspiration behind Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas- he took everyone along, did not leave anyone behind… From the teachings of ‘Kartavya Bal’ by Lord Shri Ram, we have come up with the ‘Kartavya Path’ to honour his governance and establish our identity globally,” Modi said. He said as we are celebrating ‘Azadi ka…
The India vs Pakistan Super 12 match witnessed one of the most jaw-dropping matches in the history of Cricket. The two sides displayed some other level of cricket in front of almost 1 lakh people at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It was Virat Kohli, who played a mind-blowing knock and took India to an unbelievable victory. Virat Kohli single-handedly powered India to an epic four-wicket win over arch-rivals Pakistan with a magnificent 53-ball 82 not out in their big-ticket T20 World Cup game. “It’s a surreal atmosphere, I have no words, no idea how that happened. I am really lost…
New York has seen a spike in sex trafficking cases during the worst of the pandemic. “It’s the deadly combination of people losing their jobs, increasing poverty, and many victims sheltering in their homes with abusers,” Dorchen Leidholdt, director of the Center for Battered Women’s Legal Services at Sanctuary for Families, told The Telegraph. With COVID-19 restrictions costing people their jobs, many in New York found themselves unable to afford housing and seeking shelter. According to Polaris, the number of New Yorkers seeking emergency shelter nearly doubled between April and September of 2020. Unfortunately, instead of safety and support, traffickers…
The 7th Ayurveda Day was celebrated today on a magnificent scale in India and at international level. This year’s 7th Ayurveda Day was celebrated with the theme “Har Din Har Ghar Ayurveda” so as to propagate benefits of Ayurveda to larger and grass root community. The six-week long celebration saw huge participation from across the country, more than 5000 events were organized by Ministry of Ayush institutes/councils with support of more than 26 ministries of Government of India and Ministry of External Affairs India missions and embassies. Addressing the gathering, Minister of Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal, said, that Ayurveda is a science…