“India has become a strong & confident nation which is well-equipped to protect its people from anyone who tries to cast an evil eye,” warns Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during an event organised to commemorate ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ in Jammu on Sunday. Paying glowing tributes to the freedom fighters & the Armed Forces personnel who have laid down their lives since independence in the service of the Nation, Rajnath Singh stated that it was the spirit of national pride at the core of their values that protected the unity and integrity of India. Rajnath Singh remembered the then Prime Minister…
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In the last four months, two migrant workers have died on the fishing boat where he works, but Moe Tha Hlay* (name changed) doesn’t dare change vessels. A move would result in even more debt, and recently his family has been in greater need than ever of his financial support. In an investigation, made possible by the Pulitzer Center and Democratic Voice of Burma, DW explores how brokers and unscrupulous employers in the Thai fishing sector are taking advantage of Myanmar migrants’ desperation for work in the aftermath of the country’s border closure and the recent coup. Hlay works on a…
The Ceremony of assumption of Office by Shrimati DroupadiMurmu, the President-elect will be held on Monday, at 10:15 AM in the Central Hall of Parliament House, New Delhi. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, the Prime Minister, the Chief Justice of India, the Speakerof the Lok Sabha, Members of the Council of Ministers, Governors, Chief Ministers, Heads of Diplomatic Missions, Members of Parliament and principal Civil and Military Officers of the Government of India will assemble in the Central Hall for the Ceremony. The President and the President-elect will arrive in the Central Hall in a ceremonial procession. The President–elect…
“Ye Akashvani Hai”, the immortal words that every Indian can identify, resonated in the Rang Bhawan auditorium at Akashvani Bhawan as Anurag Thakur uttered them, appending it with “aur aaj aap soochana prasaran mantri ko sunn rahe hain”. These opening words marked the celebration of National Broadcasting Day, the day All India Radio had begun its, what was going to turn out to be a long and glorious journey, in 1927. Addressing the gathered audience Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that when some people surmised that Radio was going to have an existential crisis with the advent of Television and…
Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri has said that the Street Vendors have been, are and will always be an essential part of India’s economic growth story, with strong linkages with the urban informal economy. He was addressing the 16th meeting of National Association of Street Vendors of India (NASVI), here today. The Minister said that the theme of today’s meeting ‘From Encroachers to Self-Employed’ is very apt as we appreciate street vendors. They are not encroachers, they are self-employed, contributors in our collective dream of a ‘new India’, he added. Puri said that during the pandemic,…
On the directions of Prime Minister, a review meeting of GeM (Government E-Marketplace) was held under the chairmanship of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday. Buyers from over 50 Central Govt. Ministries and 50 CPSEs were invited for getting firsthand feedback of the Buyers. Goyal lauded the efforts being made by various Buyer organizations in increasing their procurements through GeM and emphasized that Prime Minister has set a target of 75% procurement to be made through GeM by 15th of August and 100% procurement to be made through GeM by the end of the current financial year. The…
Dr. S. Jeevananda Reddy Formerly Chief Technical Advisor – WMO/UN &V Expert – FAO/UN Convenor, Forum for a Sustainable Environment With the heavy rains Kaleswaram pumps were submerged. To overcome the criticism from opposition and public, TRS Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, during his tour to flood effected zone in Bhadrachalam area, invented a new theory that heavy rains were caused by cloud bust engineered by foreign hand. For this he quoted several examples, which are nothing to do with the cloud burst theory. He cited Uttarkhand 2013 flood ravage. In fact this is human induced destruction. Hardly 10 pilgrims…
The new Sri Lankan President must immediately stop the shameful, brutal assault on peaceful protestors, Amnesty International said today after the military carried out a pre-dawn attack on the peaceful protest site outside the Presidential Secretariat, ‘GotaGoGama’, hours before the protestors were due to vacate the area in Colombo. In the early hours on Friday, a massive joint operation by the military, police and special forces forcefully removed protestors sleeping in tents at a peaceful protest site established in Colombo in April this year. Protestors were beaten and assaulted. The area was blocked, preventing access to media, lawyers and activists.…
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has urged people to strengthen the Har Ghar Tiranga Movement. Modi also recalled the monumental courage and efforts of those who dreamt of a flag for free India. He has also shared some interesting nuggets from history including details of the committee associated with our Tricolour and the first Tricolour unfurled by Pandit Nehru. He said that 22nd July has a special relevance in our history as on this day in 1947, our National Flag was adopted. In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said; “This year, when we are marking Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav,…
The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has said that for the first time since Independence, an initiative has been taken to honour the farmers. He said this at the inaugural session of the two-day International Conference on “Harnessing Indian Agriculture for Indigenous and Global Prosperity” in New Delhi, organized in collaboration with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on the occasion of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. “The farmer is not despondent, hungry or poor, rather there is a need to get out of this terminology. The farmer may be poor, he may own small…