* Key points of BJP’s manifesto for Lok Sabha elections 2024 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s manifesto – sankalp patra for the Lok Sabha elections which has a special focus on the poor, youth, farmers and women, and asserted that the need for a stable government with full majority was necessary when the world was passing through uncertain times. PM Modi handed over copies of the manifesto to representatives of the four broad groups — Gareeb, Yuva, Annadata and Nari Shakti (GYAN) — who are beneficiaries of government schemes. Modi ki guarantee for poor 1.…
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Ayodhya is gearing up for massive crowd control on Ram Navami,bigger than the one seen in the holy city during the pran pratistha ceremony in January. Police officials deployed at Ayodhya for the Ram Navami celebrations, which will begin from midnight on April 16, have been asked to do 24-hour long shifts. Chief Secretary D.S. Mishra said that the government is anticipating the arrival of around 25 lakh devotees in the temple town. He said that the Health Department had been directed to station ambulances at all main areas while all hospitals have been directed to remain in alert mode. Temporary health…
The accused in the murder of an Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh was shot dead by unidentified gunmen on Sunday in Lahore. Amir Sarfaraz Tamba, a close associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Sayeed, was attacked by motorcycle-borne assailants in the Islampura area. Though Tamba was rushed to a nearby hospital, he succumbed to his injuries, according to reports. Singh, 49, died of cardiac arrest in Jinnah Hospital Lahore on May 2, 2013, after being comatose for nearly a week following a brutal assault by inmates including Tamba, inside the high-security Kot Lakhpat jail. Tamba, whose father’s name…
* IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings The International Trade Union Confederatin (ITUC) calls for a major democratic reform of the international financial architecture as a key demand in its For Democracy campaign, as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank hold their spring meetings. Across the world this month, trade unions focus on the fight For Democracy in societies, which means much more than free-and-fair elections. Central to the For Democracy campaign is the New Social Contract which will guarantee workers climate-friendly, decent jobs, rights for all, minimum living wages, universal social protection, equality and inclusion. In support of…
With its focus on a roadmap for “Viksit Bharat” (developed India), Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. This comes on a day marking the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution. Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman released the manifesto for the polls that are scheduled to commence from April 19. “BJP’s manifesto focuses on dignity, quality of life; quantity, quality of opportunities,” PM Modi said after releasing the poll manifesto.“BJP has resolved to bring all senior citizens above…
By Nava J Thakuria National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of India in its spot enquiry report reveals that the victims (villagers of Sandeshkhali in West Bengal) ‘faced assault, threat, sexual exploitation, land grabbing, and forced unpaid labour’ and hence many residents were compelled to seek livelihood outside their locality. The NHRC report, released on 13 April 2024 in New Delhi, also stated that the atmosphere due to the atrocities by the alleged accused persons rendered the victims silent and reluctant to seek justice. It revealed several instances of atrocities inflicted upon the victims, which clearly demonstrate, prima facie, that there…
Iran launched a drone attack on Israel late on Saturday night along with missiles in a first-ever direct attack on Israel. Several videos of the drone attack have been going viral on social media in which sirens and loud booms can be heard in the sky over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Tension between Israel and Iran escalated after a salvo of Iranian pilotless aircraft or drones was spotted over Tel Aviv. According to the media reports, Iranian drones were intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome as Iran launched massive airstrikes against Israel by sending thousands of drones into its airspace. Media…
Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was injured on Saturday evening when an unidentified person pelted a stone on his convoy by using a catapult when he was passing through Vijayawada as part of his ‘Memantha Siddham’ bus yatra. The chief minister suffered a small cut on the left side of his temple above the eye during his ‘Memanta Siddham’ election canvassing bus tour. Chief Minister was hit by the stone near Vivekananda School centre in Singhnagar. He was injured just above the left eyebrow, resulting in a deep gash. He was fortunate that the stone missed…
As many as 17 Indian nationals were onboards a cargo ship which was taken control of by Iran off the coast of UAE, sources said on Saturday. Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks between the two countries. “We are aware that a cargo ship ‘MSC Aries’ has been taken control of by Iran. We have learnt that there are 17 Indian nationals onboard. We are in touch with the Iranian authorities through diplomatic channels,…
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued an advisory to the e-commerce companies, directing them to remove all drinks and beverages including Bournvita from the category of ‘health drinks’, on their portal and platforms. “National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), a statutory body constituted under Section (3) of the Commission of Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 after its inquiry under Section 14 of CRPC Act 2005 concluded that there is no ‘health drink’ defined under FSS Act 2006, rules and regulations submitted by FSSAI and Mondelez India Food Pvt Ltd,” the ministry said in a notification.…