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PM Modi inaugurates Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 in Lucknow

10 Feb 2023 13:28 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Lucknow on Friday and inaugurated the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023. He opened an exhibition ahead of the summit, which was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The purpose of the mega summit

FOR DECADES, TRIBALS WERE DEPRIVED OF DEVELOPMENT: PM MODI ATTACKS CONGRESS

10 Feb 2023 09:54 AM IST

I f the Congres had worked with dedication for tribals, we wouldn’t have to work so hard for their welfare, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while replying to the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in Rajya Sabha. “Instead of playing with the sentiments of the tribals, had they

INDIA RACES ALL OUT TO HELP A FRIEND IN NEED

10 Feb 2023 09:52 AM IST

The sixth plane from India carrying rescue personnel, essentials and medical equipment for earthquake relief efforts have reached Turkey, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday. The sixth flight carries more rescue teams, dog squads, and essential medicines for the quake- hit country. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar wrote, “The

Ek akela kitno ko bhari pad raha hai’:
PM Modi amid Opposition sloganeering

10 Feb 2023 09:50 AM IST

‘Ek akela kitno ko bhari pad raha hain’ (one person is proving too much for so many), that was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sharp dig at the Opposition who were stalling the his speech on Thursday in Rajya Sabha again and again. “The country is watching that one person (leader)

OUTFLOW OF INDIAN STUDENTS TO
ABROAD HAS GONE UP

10 Feb 2023 07:57 AM IST

The outflow of Indian students to foreign countries have increased manifold in recent years, the External Affairs Ministry informed this to Rajya Sabha in reply to questions by member Kartikeya Sharma. In a written reply, the Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan said, the number of students have

SIKH ACTIVISTS GO ON RAMPAGE ON CHANDIGARH-MOHALI BORDER

10 Feb 2023 07:23 AM IST

The atmosphere at the Chandigarh-Mohali border remained tense even on Thursday. Again a group of 31 members of Sikh organisation tried to enter Chandigarh. They had marched towards the house of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. Those who have been stopped by the police. After which the Sikh organisation sat on

Private hospitals overcharging on radar in Haryana

10 Feb 2023 07:20 AM IST

Private hospitals overcharging for treatment from patients are on radar after Member of Parliament Kartikeya Sharma raised the issue stating that such private health institutions which continue to breach the norms should be subject to stern action. Charging arbitrary fees from patients in the name of treatment by private hospitals

AIR QUALITY HAS IMPROVED IN INDIA, CLAIMS CENTRE

10 Feb 2023 07:15 AM IST

Union Environment Ministry on Thursday said that overall air quality in the country was improved in 2021. In Delhi, the annual concentration of Particulate Matter (PM) has been decreasing gradually since 2016, according to CAAQMS data “Despite increase in number of vehicles, growing population, increased industries activities and adverse meteorology,

POLICE GRAB MIKE FROM TDP ACTIVIST

10 Feb 2023 07:11 AM IST

The local police created obstructions to the ongoing pada yatra ‘Yuva Galam’ of the TDP national general secretary, Nara Lokesh, at Samsireddy Palle on Thursday. The police attacked and grabbed the mike from a TDP activist, Bhasha, who sustained injuries in the mele. The police even attempted to push Lokesh

PFI wanted to make India ‘Islamic Nation’: Maharashtra ATS

10 Feb 2023 07:09 AM IST

The Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) in a recent chargesheet against some members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) has alleged that the proscribed group conspired to work towards making India an “Islamic nation by 2047”. As per its chargesheet, the ATS alleged that a PDF file was recovered

Hospitals keeping patient’s body in case of non-payment violation of fundamental rights: Kartikeya Sharma

09 Feb 2023 19:14 PM IST

Member of Parliament Kartikeya Sharma on Thursday once again raised the issue of patients’ rights in Rajya Sabha. Drawing several instances he, during the zero hour, mentioned that hospitals cannot keep patient’s body even if bill is not paid. The issue of overcharging of hospital bills also came up during

UDF MLAs protest against Kerala government over fuel tax

09 Feb 2023 13:44 PM IST

The opposition Congress-led UDF MLAs on Thursday in Kerala protested against the government at the state Legislative Assembly for not withdrawing the fuel and alcohol taxes that were included in the budget. V D Satheesan, the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, organised a march of UDF legislators