Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday began his two-day-long meditation at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari. The Prime Minister will be on a spiritual sojourn from May 30 evening to June 1 evening, for nearly 45 hours. He will meditate through day and night at the same place where Swami Vivekanand did meditation, at the Dhyan Mandapam. After arriving from nearby Thiruvananthapuram by a helicopter, Modi worshipped at the Bhagavathi Amman temple and reached the rock memorial by a ferry service and started meditation that is scheduled to go on till June 1. The BJP leaders claimed that Modi will…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with over 200 rallies and roadshows, on Thursday ended his campaign for Lok Sabha elections with a poll address in Punjab’s Hoshiarpur. The Prime Minister will now meditate for nearly two days (45 hours) at Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari from May 30 evening to June 1, engaging in spiritual pursuit at the site associated with Swami Vivekananda. To pitch for 400-plus seats mark and stronger his party chances in 2024, Modi notched up a total of 206 public-outreach programmes, including rallies and roadshows, since the Election Commission (EC) announced the poll schedule on March…
Indian economy is projected to grow at 7 per cent — the fastest among major economies across the world — in the current fiscal year, underpinned by a sustained strengthening of macroeconomic fundamentals, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said in its latest annual report on Thursday. While the central bank expected headline inflation to moderate further, it flagged risks to food inflation saying that it remains vulnerable to supply-side shocks. The RBI’s balance sheet size surged 11.08 per cent to Rs 70.48 lakh crore (about USD 845 billion) as of March 31, 2024. This was nearly 2.5 times that of Pakistan’s…
In a horrific road accident a bus plying from Kurukshetra to Shiv Khori with devotees met with an accident at a sharp turn near Chowki Chaura Tugi Mod and rolled down the hill in Jammu. As many as 22 people have died and 60 people are reportedly injured. Officials said the bus skidded off the road and fell into a 150-foot-deep gorge in Kalidhar area of the district. They said the bus was carrying pilgrims to Shiv Khori. After primary treatment, many people were sent to Jammu GMC. Some injured are being treated at Chowki Chaura Hospital and Akhnoor Sub-district Hospital. A police spokesperson…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced a significant milestone for private space ventures in India as Agnikul Cosmos successfully launched its Agnibaan rocket. This achievement marks the second test flight of a private Indian launch vehicle, following the Vikram-S launch by Skyroot Aerospace in November 2022. The Agnibaan rocket’s journey was not without challenges as Agnikul Cosmos initially attempted to launch the Suborbital Technology Demonstrator (SOrTeD) test flight two days prior. However, these attempts were aborted twice due to irregularities detected during the pre-launch procedures. Despite these setbacks, the successful launch underscores the growing capabilities and contributions…
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s personal assistant was arrested by customs at the Delhi airport after he was allegedly caught “smuggling gold” from Dubai, said sources. According to sources, Shiv Prasad was detained on Wednesday by customs officials at Terminal 3 of the IGI Airport. According to customs sources, Kumar was arrested at IGI Airport while taking possession of gold brought from Dubai by one of his associates. The customs officials also seized the gold worth around Rs 30 lakh and launched an investigation to determine the origins and authenticity of the recovered gold. As per the sources,Kumar, who arrived at Delhi Airport from…
Out of the 8337 candidates analysed in Lok Sabha Elections 2024, 1643 (20%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of the 7928 candidates analysed during Lok Sabha Election in 2019, 1500 (19%) candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 8205 candidates analysed during Lok Sabha elections in 2014, 1404(17%) candidates had declared criminal cases against themselves. Out of 7810 candidates analysed during Lok Sabha elections in 2009, 1158(15%) candidates had declared criminal cases against themselves. This was announced by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch, who have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 8337 out of 8360 candidates, who…
A faltering international human rights framework and hypocrisy from governments have exacerbated a rising wave of killings, criminalisation and a range of other threats that hampered the work of human rights defenders (HRDs) in 2023, Front Line Defenders (FLD) said as it launched a new report. The Front Line Defenders Global Analysis 2023/24 gives a detailed panorama of the violations against HRDs across all regions of the world in the last year. The report also reveals statistics gathered and verified by the HRD Memorial initiative – which Front Line Defenders coordinates – documenting the killings of at least 300 HRDs in…
BJP president JP Nadda on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the ruling JMM-led alliance in Jharkhand and accused it of patronising forces indulging in ‘love jihad’, ‘land jihad’ and ‘infiltration jihad’. Nadda alleged that forces supported by the ruling dispensation were committing atrocities on tribal women and grabbing their land. The attack came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that the ruling alliance in the state was supporting infiltration and a big crisis loomed over Jharkhand. “The government which rose to power on issues like ‘jal, jungle, jameen’ (water, forest and land) indulged in patronising forces active in…
A Delhi Court on Tuesday accepted a defamation plea filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party against Aam Aadmi Party leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Atishi, and has summoned the latter to Court. The Delhi Rouse Avenue Court admitted a defamation plea by Delhi BJP’s Media Department Head Praveen Shankar Kapoor against the AAP leaders after Delhi Minister Atishi alleged BJP is trying to AAP legislators to topple its government. The Court has summoned Atishi to appear in Court on June 29. Atishi had alleged she was approached by the BJP to join the party and was threatened Enforcement Directorate would arrest her otherwise. “BJP, through one of my close aides, approached me to…