Indian-origin Rishi Sunak appears to be the frontrunner in the race for the next British prime minister. Sunak, a former finance minister, has crossed the minimum threshold of 100 MPs needed to go through in the race. Though Sunak is yet to make an official statement about his candidacy, he has become the first Tory contender to have the backing of 100 MPs. Former prime minister Boris Johnson, who is rushing back to London from his holiday in the Dominican Republic, is closing in with the support of nearly 70 supporters, according to reports. House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt…
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Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched Rozgar Mela – the recruitment drive for 10 lakh personnel via video conferencing on Saturday. During the ceremony, appointment letters were handed over to 75,000 newly inducted appointees. Addressing the appointees, the Prime Minister started with greetings and best wishes for Dhanteras. “Today marks the day when a new link in the form of Rozgar Mela is being anchored to the employment and self-employment campaigns in the country that are going on for the last 8 years”, he said. He said that keeping in mind the 75 years of independence, the central government is giving…
A new UN report shows that women’s and children’s health has suffered globally, as the impacts of conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change converge, with devastating effects on prospects for children, young people and women. The report, titled Protect the Promise, is published by global partners, including the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Children’s Fund UNICEF, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) and Countdown to 2030, as a bi-annual summary of progress in response to the UN Secretary-General’s Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health.…
The 7th Ayurveda Day is going to be celebrated worldwide on Sunday at a grand scale. Dhanawantari Jayanti has been celebrated since 2016 as Ayurveda Day to promote our most ancient and well documented system of medicine. The main event will be held at Vigyan Bhawan, in New Delhi and various programs will be organized across the country with support of other ministries as a whole government approach. This year Indian missions/Embassies will also organize programs in their respective countries. The main event will be marked by the presence of the Chief Guest Minister of Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda, presided…
Freedom House’s newest report, Freedom on the Net 2022: Countering the Authoritarian Overhaul of the Internet. At home and on the international stage, authoritarians are on a campaign to divide the open internet into a patchwork of repressive enclaves. More governments than ever are exerting control over what people can access and share online by blocking foreign websites, hoarding personal data, and centralizing their countries’ technical infrastructure. As a result of these trends, global internet freedom has declined for a 12th consecutive year. Rising digital repression in many countries mirrored broader crackdowns on human rights over the past year. Nowhere was…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said terrorism is the biggest violation of Human Rights and ‘cross-border cooperation’ is very important to fight ‘cross-border terrorism’, without this we cannot fight cross-border terrorism. Addressing the concluding session of the 90th INTERPOL General Assembly in New Delhi, he said INTERPOL is the best platform for this. Shri Shah emphasized that first of all countries have to agree on the definition of ‘terrorism’ and ‘terrorist’. If there is no consensus on the definitions of ‘terrorism’ and ‘terrorist’, then we cannot fight the global battle in unison. The Union Home Minister said that the commitment…
The 12th and largest-ever defence exhibition – DefExpo 2022 – has marked the emergence of India’s defence industry as a sunrise sector for investment on the global scale in line with the theme of the expo – ‘Path to Pride’. Being held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the five-day event, which commenced on October 18, witnessed unparalleled participation of over 1,340 exhibitors, businesses, investors, start-ups, MSMEs, Armed Forces and delegates from several countries, with engagements spread over four venues. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s leadership enabled the implementation of vision of the DefExpo on ground with smooth conduct of dozens of engagements over three…
Vice President, Jagdeep Dhankhar described “quality, quantity and continuity” as the core principles for the success of Jal Jeevan Mission and called for ensuring a strong and credible accountability mechanism in implementation of this people centric program. Speaking after launching Jal Jeevan Survekshan (JJS) Toolkit – 2023 and JJS-2023 Dashboard at Upa-Rashtrapati Nivas, he hoped that these initiatives by the Ministry of Jal Shakti will prove to be an important medium to ensure transparency and accountability in the scheme. The toolkit has been developed by the Ministry of Jal Shakti to help the States/ UTs understand the assessment criteria and…
The Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) issued Notification on August 12, 2022 banning production, sale, stocking & distribution, import and usage of identified Single Use Plastic (SUP) items including cutlery items, thin packaging films, candy & ice-cream sticks w.e.f. July 01, 2022. In order to ensure its implementation Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had earlier issued comprehensive Directions to State Pollution Control Board (SPCBs), Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) and other stakeholders. Directions were issued to manufacturers to stop raw material supply to the SUP producers and E-commerce companies to stop sale & usage of SUP items on…
UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her resignation as leader of the Conservative Party on Thursday and said she would continue as Prime Minister until her successor has been chosen. Her chaotic premiership came to an end despite having barely begun. Discounting 10 days of mourning for the late Queen Elizabeth II, Liz Truss had only a week before her political programme imploded, which led to the sacking of her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng. Addressing presspersons outside 10 Downing Street, Truss said, “I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability. Our country was held back…