Jewher Ilham is a human rights advocate, author, and the daughter of Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti, the renowned activist and human rights defender whom the Chinese regime sentenced in September 2014 to life imprisonment for “incitement to separatism.” His whereabouts are currently unknown. The recent implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) in the U.S. marked an important milestone in the fight to end forced labor in the Uyghur Region. In an opinion piece for Thomson Reuters Foundation, she explains how we must do more to stop abuses against Uyghurs. After years of hundreds of activists like Jewher…
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Bharatiya Janata Party leaders from across different parts of the country, who have been camping in Hyderabad for the last two days for the party’s national executive committee meeting had a taste of typical Telangana cuisine at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) on Sunday. Though the delegates attending the NEC have been enjoying the five-star hospitality for the last two days, the Telangana BJP has chosen to introduce them the specialised Telangana food items. And the master chef for this sumptuous lunch was Goolla Yadama of Gudatipalli village of Husnabad mandal in Siddipet district. A six-member team led by…
The two-day National Executive meeting of BJP, to be concluded later today is mainly focusing on expanding its organizational base in the Southern states, aiming at coming to power in Telagana in the next assembly elections. It is likely to adopt Hyderabad Declaration, narrating its strategies on how to spread into areas, where its performance so far it not well. It has already identified as many as 144 Lok Sabha constituencies, where it didn’t won till now, besides 74,000 polling booths where the party machinery is found not sound. To keep the cadre engaged, and strengthen the organisation, BJP chief…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Bhanur Unit of Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) in Telangana on Saturday and dedicated to the Nation a number of new manufacturing facilities set up by the Defence Public Sector Undertaking (DPSU). These include a Warhead facility at the Bhanur Unit and a Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker facility at Kanchanbagh Unit. Addressing the researchers, engineers, technicians and other personnel of BDLhe termed the inauguration of the manufacturing facilities as a testament to the commitment of the DPSU towards strengthening the defence sector and realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. He also lauded…
A year long celebration of 100 years of sports journalism in Assam begins coinciding the day while the first ever news related to a football competition was published in Asomiya (a weekly news magazine mentored by Chandra Kumar Agarwala) on 1 July 1923. Assam Sports Journalists Association (ASJA), which is affiliated to Sports Journalists Federation of Indian (a national affiliate of International Sports Press Association) has taken the lead in celebrating the occasion that will culminate on 1 July next year. On Saturday, flags of ASJA and the centenary celebration were hoisted by ASJA’s founder president Balendra Mohan Chakraborty and…
“Let us move from ‘Volume’ to “Value’ leadership to capture global pharmaceutical market. It is time to accumulate knowledge from global best practices in research, manufacturing and innovation and develop our own models focused on accelerating production to meet the domestic demand while increasing our global footprint”. Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya exhorted the champions and leaders of Pharmaceutical Industry at the interactive session with Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance. The objective of the meeting was to discuss India’s Pharma Vision 2047 and roadmap for the Indian pharmaceutical sector. Reiterating Prime Minister’s vision of attaining Aatmanirbharta in…
Monthly goods and Services Tax (GST) collections crossed Rs 1.4 trillion mark for the fourth time in a row, in June 2022, reflecting a new trend. The gross GST revenue collected in June 2022 rose 56% to about Rs 1.45 trillion from Rs 0.93 trillion in the year-ago month, highlighting the effect of plugging of tax evasion and a sustained shift of business to the formal sector of the economy. “The collection in June 2022 is not only the second highest but also has broken the trend of being low collection month as observed in the past. Total number of…
India and the European Union concluded the first round of negotiations for India-EU Trade and Investment Agreements, including the Geographical Indicators (GI), in New Delhi last evening. India’s FTA negotiations were led by Chief Negotiator Ms. Nidhi Mani Tripathi, Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce and EU was represented by its Chief Negotiator, Mr. Christophe Kiener. The week-long negotiations were held in a hybrid fashion – with some of the teams meeting in Delhi and the majority of officials joining virtually hybrid fashion. During this Round 52 technical Sessions covering 18 policy areas of FTA and 7 Sessions on Investment Protection…
The torrent of films can hit hard on terrorism, said Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqv. Inauguratin the fifth Global Film Tourism Conclave (GFTC) in Mumbai, he said “Indian films and foreign films have played a significant role in giving meaningful message against the menace of terrorism, violence, radicalism. Today there is a need of such films which can not only entertain but also give effective message to the society.” PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has organised the fifth GFTC on the theme ‘Unleashing the Power of Cinematic Tourism’ by joining hands with the Ministry of…
India’s largest floating Solar Power Project is now fully operational. NTPC declared Commercial Operation of the final part capacity of 20 MW out of 100 MW Ramagundam Floating Solar PV Project at Ramagundam, Telangana with effect from 00:00 hours of Friday. With the operationalisation of 100-MW Solar PV Project at Ramagundam, total commercial operation of Floating Solar Capacity in Southern Region rose to 217 MW. Earlier, NTPC declared Commercial operation of 92 MW Floating Solar at Kayamkulam (Kerala) and 25 MW Floating Solar at Simhadri (Andhra Pradesh), Shri Anand added. The 100-MW Floating Solar project at Ramagundam is endowed with…