https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1374006072675995652?s=20 Bangladesh expressed “deep gratitude” on Monday for the Gandhi Peace Award 2020, which was bestowed posthumously on Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. “The Government of Bangladesh acknowledges with deep gratitude the decision of the Government of India to confer the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, posthumously for the first time,” said a statement issued by the foreign ministry in Dhaka. It is a great honour for Bangladesh and its citizens that the Father of the Nation has received this prestigious award.” The announcement comes just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral visit to Dhaka to attend…
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To commemorate 75 years of India’s independence, a hotel in Canada launched a seven-feet tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi with the caption “Launching #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav to with an ice sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi in the historic @Hoteldeglace in #Quebec. The Hotel de Glace is a well-known monument in Canada. Not only is it the only ice hotel in the UK, but it is also the only one in North America. As a result, the installation of the father of the nation’s sculpture in a location like this takes precedence. Apoorva Srivastava, India’s consul general, told the news group, “We wanted to…
The Lok Sabha approved a bill on Monday which would increase the limit on foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance industry from 49 percent to 74 percent. On Monday, the bill was approved by voice vote. Last week, the Rajya Sabha passed the Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021. In favour of the bill, FM Nirmala Sitharaman asserted that boosting the FDI limit in the insurance industry would assist insurers in raising additional funds and overcoming financial difficulties. She elaborated that, while the government will give funding to public-sector insurance firms, private-sector insurers will have to raise their own capital. On…
On Monday, four militants from the Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) organisation were killed and an army personnel wounded in a standoff in the Manihal region of South Kashmir’s Shopian. According to Inspector General of Police (IGP) Vijay Kumar, four LeT terrorists were killed and one army officer was wounded in the standoff. IGP Kumar described that the encounter was one of the fierce, stating that security forces carried a cordon-and-search investigation in the Manihal area around midnight after receiving information on the presence of militants in the area. He explained that government troops had pleaded to militants to surrender and had gathered…
In the aftermath of the explosive letter bomb dropped by former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has demanded President’s rule in Maharashtra. https://twitter.com/RamdasAthawale/status/1373925779747315713?s=20 The Republican Party of India chief requested President’s Rule in Maharashtra in a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Ramdas Athawale also tweeted, “The people of Maharashtra have lost faith in the state government on the issue of law and order. Therefore, the Republican Party’s demand letter to dismiss the state government and impose presidential rule in Maharashtra has been sent to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s office today.” Athawale’s appeal…
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh has petitioned the Supreme Court for an investigation into charges he made against Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. Rashmi Shukla’s report, which alleged wrongdoings in transfers and postings, has also been requested by Param Bir Singh to be investigated by the CBI. In addition, Param Bir has asked that CCTV footage of Anil Deshmukh’s Mumbai residence be collected in order to corroborate the allegations he has levelled. When the case is scheduled for hearing in the Supreme Court, senior lawyer Mukul Rohatgi will represent Param Bir Singh. A stay of removal from his…
https://twitter.com/BJP4Bengal/status/1373640539237621766?s=20 THE Bhartiya Janata Party issued its West Bengal manifesto on Sunday, pledging to apply the Citizenship (Amendment) Act at the first Cabinet meeting if elected. It also pledged one job for every family in the state, with “chaakri” emerging as a major election issue. “Sonar Bangla Sankalpa Patra,” and stated, “We have decided that we will implement the CAA in the first Cabinet meeting itself, in addition to approving the Ayushman Bharat and PM-Kisan for the benefit of the poor.” said Home Minister Amit Shah While the Modi government passed the CAA in December 2019, it is yet to…
According to a study published on Sunday by the defence website Military Direct, China has the world’s highest military force, with India ranking fourth. “Despite their massive military budgets, the United States ranks second with 74 points, followed by Russia with 69, India with 61, and France with 58. The United Kingdom just misses out on a spot in the Top 10, ranking ninth with a score of 43,” according to the study. According to the study, the “ultimate military strength index” was calculated after taking into account various factors such as budgets, the number of inactive and active military…
India and France are working on their third joint satellite mission, even as the bilateral space partnership expands into new areas, including the human spaceflight program, according to ISRO Chairman K Sivan. Sivan, who is also secretary in the department of space, stated that many French businesses are eager to capitalize on opportunities created by the government’s recent reforms in the space industry. “France is India’s largest space partner,” he said on Friday at the department of science and technology golden jubilee discourse on ‘unlocking India’s space potential – geospatial data and mapping,’ an event presented in virtual mode by…
On World Water Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will announce the “Jal Shakti Abhiyan Catch the Rain” campaign. The historic MoU to undertake the Ken Betwa Link Project, the first project of the national view plan for river interlinking, will also be signed at the event by the chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. According to the PMO, the campaign will be carried out throughout the country in both rural and urban areas, with the slogan “catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls.” It will be introduced from March 22 to November 30 – the country’s…