Earlier this month, two women activists were abducted in Afghanisthan and Taliban detained them in an unkown place. On Febravary 3, woman human rights defender Zahra Mohammadi was abducted from her office in Kart-e-Parwan, in Kabul. On the previous day another woman human rights defender, Mursal Ayar, was similarly taken from her house in Kart-e-Naw district of Kabul. Their family members reported that at least ten armed men, also believed to be the Taliban, entered their house physically assaulting Mursal Ayar and then abducting her. These attacks come within two weeks of the abduction and subsequent of women human rights defender Tamana Zaryab Paryani,…
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The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha informed that in order to protect the rights of consumers as a class, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued Notices to such e-commerce entities. They were found to be selling pressure cookers in violation to Domestic Pressure Cooker (Quality Control) Order, 2020, under which Central Government has directed conformity to standard and compulsory use of standard mark to prevent risk of injury or harm to consumers. So far, 15 notices have been sent…
Sandeep Vempati BJP Joint Convenor, Election Cell, Telangana We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate, is a quote often attributed to Thomas Jefferson, former US President and Founding Father of the US. The majority of the electorate in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh as well as in Goa, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur will elect a new government in a few weeks’ time, as per the dates announced by the Election Commission of India. The BJP is bidding for extension of office in four states and to assume office in…
Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, acknowledged the contribution of all family members of the awardees for their unstinted support to service personnel in the performance of their duties. He was participating in the Naval Investiture Ceremony – 2022 for the Western Naval Command (WNC) was held at Mumbai, yesterday. He presented gallantry and distinguished service awards announced on Independence Day 2020 and Republic Day 2021 to the recipients.During the Ceremony, Commander Dhanush Menon and Haridas Kundu MCA (FD) II were conferred the Nau Sena Medal (Gallantry) while Commodore Anil Marya was conferred the Nau…
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu called for honouring unsung national heroes and chronicling anecdotes of their life journeys in an engaging way to inspire school children. He also suggested recounting tales of social harmony from the freedom struggle that reflect India’s civilisational values. Speaking on the importance of teaching history, Naidu said ‘We must teach our children the stories of such brave heroes this land has seen. Our glorious history must unshackle our minds of any inferiority complex we may harbour. History can indeed educate, enlighten and emancipate us.’ He expressed concern that ‘even after we gained independence, a colonial…
For the first time, the newly framed Press Information Bureau (PIC) guidelines says that journalists may lose their accreditation facility on the grounds of national security and India’s relations with other countries. Moreover, again for the first time the PIB offered to issue accreditation to web journalists also. The new accreditation policy makes journalists to lose their accreditation, if he/she is prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the state, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, decency or morality or in relation to contempt of court, defamation or incitement of an offence” The new rules,…
In order to provide opportunities to the Indian telecom stakeholders to meet qualified overseas buyers, Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister of Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, inaugurated ‘India Telecom 2022’ – an Exclusive International Business Expo. The event is being organised by Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) from February 8th to 10th , 2022 under Market Access Initiative Scheme (MAI) of Department of Commerce, Government of India and with support of Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of External Affairs and Indian missions in different countries. Qualified buyers from more than 45 countries are attending the event. Apart from conference, 40+ Indian…
With demand for nutria-cereals rising steadily globally, the Department of Commerce expects millets exports to increase exponentially in the coming years as Indian exporters find new markets abroad. Currently, India is the fifth largest exporter of millets in the world, according to 2020 data, with exports continuously increasing at around 3% CAGR in the last five years ending with 2020. In 2020-21, India exported millets worth USD 26.97 million against USD 28.5 million in 2019-20. World export of Millet has increased from USD 380 million in 2019 to USD 402.7 million in 2020. Major exporter of millets is USA, Russian…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused that the oldest Indian political party Congress, he said, has been “trapped by the urban Naxals” and their “thought process has been captured by urban Naxals” making their thought-process “destructive” Giving reply to the motion of thanks on the President’s address to Parliament, in the Rajya Sabha, he said “This is a very important time to think, where to take the nation and how to take the nation ahead, when it celebrates 100 years of Independence.” He also believed that in order to complete the resolution for this we will need collective partnership and collective…
“We are firm believers in democracy. And, we also believe that criticism is an essential part of democracy. But, blind opposition to everything is never the way ahead”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He asserted that “Nation, for us is a living soul, not just an arrangement of power or government”. Giving reply to the motion of thanks on the President’s address to Parliament, in the Lok Sabha, last evening, he .lamented the fact of using the pandemic for political purpose. He criticized pushing people who were following lockdowns, when guidelines were suggesting that people stay where they were, being…