Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that now there is no sector where women have not made their mark and made the country proud. He held an interactive session with the Nari Shakti Puraskar Awardees for the years 2020 and 2021, at Lok Kalyan Marg, last evening. The interaction was a further testament to the continuous efforts undertaken by the Prime Minister towards empowering women. Prime Minister praised the awardees for the tremendous work done by them, adding that they are contributing to society as well as the country. He said that while their work has a spirit of service, what…
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The National Alliance of People’s Movements (India) said that it is immensely concerned by the ongoing global developments, leading to yet another unilateral attack on common people of smaller nations by mighty nation states; this time by the Russian Govt. against Ukraine. At the outset, it unequivocally condemn this brazen military aggression that has only made the possibilities of exploring lasting peace and stability in the region even more precarious. NAPM demanded an immediate end to this war and return of all parties to the diplomatic table in a substantive way. Like always, it said that it is the working people…
India and Bangladesh can become ‘Pharmacy of the world’, said Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal. He said India is looking to advance the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with Bangladesh. Addressing the “Inaugural session of India-Bangladesh Stakeholder’s meet”, organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Goyal said India-Bangladesh bilateral relationship is reaching new heights due to the efforts of both the Prime Ministers, – Narendra Modi and Sheikh Hasina. “Our friendship has not only stood the test of time but has now blossomed into multifaceted, mutually enriching relationship with deep collaboration in trade, investment, food security & technology,”…
“India’s Digital Economy is expanding and driving the growth of Indian economy towards the goal of $5 trillion economy” said Rajeev Chandrasekhar. Union Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. He credited PM Narendra Modi for laying a strong foundation of technology through the Digital India Programme launched in 2015. He visited Microsoft’s Hyderabad centre on Monday. The Microsoft announced its intention to establish India Data Centre region in Hyderabad to accelerate country’s digital momentum. According to study, Microsoft datacenter regions in India have added 1.5m jobs to the economy over five years, including 169,000 new skilled…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) today hosted the virtual International Election Visitors Programme (IEVP) 2022 for Election Management Bodies (EMBs) from nearly 32 Countries and four international organizations. An overview of the ongoing Elections for Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh was presented to more than 150 EMB Delegates participating online. Ambassadors/High Commissioners and other members of the Diplomatic Corps based in India from nine countries also participated in today’s virtual IEVP 2022. India has been hosting the International Election Visitors Programme (IEVP) since 2012 elections where International delegates are invited to visit the Polling stations and…
Chinese Human rights defender Yin Xu’an’s health has deteriorated after suffering a stroke in February 2022 in the Daye Detention Centre in eastern Hubei province, where he is awaiting transfer to a prison to serve a four-and-a-half-year sentence. On March 2, his family asked the Daye Detention Centre for updates about his latest whereabouts, health conditions, and the medical treatment he is receiving, but the authorities refused to disclose any information and also denied their request to meet or video-call him. Yin Xu’an suffers from multiple health conditions, including high blood pressure and diabetes. He is a petitioner and a human…
On March 1, Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov told the Conference of Disarmament in Geneva (which he attended virtually due to restrictions on air space) that “the threat that the (Volodymyr) Zelenskyy (in Ukraine) poses to neighbouring countries and international security in general have increased significantly after the Kyiv authorities started dangerous games involving plans to obtain their own nuclear weapons”. Ukraine’s decision to give up nuclear weapons followed three years of national deliberations and with the US and Russia, and hefty security assurances by the three original Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) powers — the US, Russia, and UK — and…
“Knowledge should spread far and wide, knowledge should become a medium to connect the whole world as one family, this has been our culture. I am glad that this tradition is still alive in our country”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He inaugurated Golden Jubilee celebration of Symbiosis University and Symbiosis Arogya Dham, in Pune. Governor Maharashtra Bhagat Singh Koshiyari was among those present on the occasion. Congratulating the students, faculty and alumni of Symbiosis on the occasion, The Prime Minister noted the motto of the institute ‘Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam’ and said that in the form of students from various countries,…
Vice President, M. Venkaiah Naidu said that media ‘should not mix news with views’ and maintain objectivity in bringing facts to the people. He observed that people take the content of the news and broadcast media to be credible and media organisations should live up to their expectations. ‘Journalism should be treated as a mission’, he said. Releasing a collection of editorials titled ‘Mutnuri Krishna Rao Sampadakeeyalu’ in Hyderabad, Naidu highlighted the critical role of media as the ‘fourth pillar of democracy’ in protecting and preserving democracy. He said the media is the vital channel of communication that can take…
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal received the maiden voyage of food-grains from Patna to Pandu via Bangladesh in Guwahati, last evening. Chief Minister of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma and MP of Lok Sabha for Guwahati, Queen Oja joined the celebration along with Sanjay Bandopadhyay, Chairma, Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) to welcome self-propelled vessel MV Lal Bahadur Shastri carrying a total of 200 MT of foodgrains for Food Corporation of India (FCI) as it completed the maiden pilot run from Patna to Pandu via Bangladesh. IWAI is planning to run a fixed schedule sailing between NW1 and…