Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday involved multi-pronged efforts to form the country’s agriculture sustainable and profitable. He said the country are going to be ready to produce more in less area by changing its approach and practices. Inaugurating the 120th birth anniversary celebrations of Acharya N G Ranga, Naidu described him as an excellent insurgent, a farmers’ leader, a social reformer and an impressive parliamentarian. “A true son of the soil, he’s considered because the father of the Indian Kisan Movement along side Swami Sahajanand Saraswati,” the vice chairman said. Talking about the high standards of debates and…
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Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Saturday said that today’s battle-space is “highly complex and multi-dimensional” with unpredictable security scenarios, and therefore the soldiers need to be prepared for hybrid threats emanating from multiple fronts. He also hailed the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Department of Military Affairs (DMA) because the beginning of the “most historic phase of upper defence reforms” within the country. Bhadauria was addressing the cadets of the National Defence Academy (NDA) here after reviewing the passing out parade of its 139th course. “The NDA isn’t just the cradle…
Democrat Joe Biden has won the White House, US media said Saturday, defeating Donald Trump and ending a presidency that convulsed American politics, shocked the world and left the United States more divided than at any time in decades. An insurmountable lead in Pennsylvania took the 77-year-old over the top in the state-by-state count that decides the presidency. Trump had no immediate reaction to the announcement, but as Biden’s lead grew during vote counts since Tuesday’s election, the Republican president lashed out with unsubstantiated claims of fraud and claimed, falsely, that he had won. Earlier Saturday, as he headed to…
Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday visited Kolkata’s famous Dakshineswar temple where he offered prayers to Goddess Kali. “Blessed to have offered prayers at Maa Dakshineswar Kali Temple in Kolkata, West Bengal. Took blessings of Maa Kali and prayed for the good health and wellbeing of all countrymen,” Shah tweeted. The Union Minister and former BJP chief said that West Bengal has been a land of spiritual conscience. “Today was the second day of my visit to Bengal. I have been to Maa Dakshineswar Kali Temple many times in the past. “Bengal should restore that glory. People of Bengal should reunite…
During his two-day visit to Bengal, Home minister Amit Shah said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will be implemented across the nation once the coronavirus pandemic is firmly under control. Mr Shah was on a two-day tour of West Bengal, where assembly election will be held early next year. The BJP is looking to unseat Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and defeat her party Trinamool Congress by deploying its “development” agenda and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s all out election-winning assault on the opposition. “The citizenship law will be implemented and refugees will get citizenship. It depends on the coronavirus pandemic. But…
India recorded 50,356 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours and 577 deaths linked to COVID-19, government data released this morning shows. There are now a total of 84,62,080 Covid cases in India where 1,25,562 people have lost their lives to the coronavirus disease since January 30, when the country reported its first COVID-19 case. Telangana recorded 1,607 fresh coronavirus cases taking the tally to2.48 lakh while six more deaths pushed the toll to 1,372. Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) accounted for the most number of cases with 296, followed by Rangareddy 115 and Medchal Malkajgiri 113, a government…
PM tweets an appeal for the voters in Bihar to “set a new record” as polling began in 78 of the 243 seats of the state for the last phase of the country’s biggest election amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. “Bihar is voting for the third and final phase of the state elections. I appeal to all the voters to step out in large numbers and participate in this festival of democracy and set a new record. And yes, please wear a mask and adhere to the social distancing norms,” the Prime Minister tweeted in Hindi. The Prime Minister’s appeal…
India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat on Friday claimed that situation at the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh remains tense and possibility of a war with China cannot be ruled out. “In the overall security calculus: border confrontations, transgressions, unprovoked tactical military actions — spiralling into a larger conflict therefore cannot be discounted,” Rawat said. His statement came amid an ongoing military talk between India and China at Chushul of Friday. He was speaking at Diamond Jubilee Webinar, 2020 organised by National Defence College in Delhi. However, the CDS also pointed out that India’s posturing is…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch an earth observation satellite for both civilian and strategic purposes on Saturday, 7 November. If all goes well with the Saturday evening rocketing of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49) then the Indian space agency would have slung a total of 328 foreign satellites, all for a fee. The 26-hour countdown for the Saturday rocket launch from the first launch pad will begin on Friday afternoon. The rocket with 10 satellites is expected to lift off at 3.02 p.m. on 7 November from the Sriharikota rocket port, a senior official of…
Bihar assembly election today will see people in 78 constituencies vote to choose their next government. At least 1,204 candidates are contesting in the final phase. Some of the prominent candidates in this phase are the BJP’s Niraj Kumar Singh in Chhatapur seat, cousin of actor Sushant Singh Rajput; Congress’s Bihariganj candidate Subhashini Sharad Yadav, daughter of former Union minister Sharad Yadav; Janata Dal United’s Sarairanjan candidate Vijay Kumar Choudhary, who is also the Bihar assembly Speaker, and BJP’s Suresh Kumar Sharma, the Urban Development Minister contesting from Muzaffarpur. Voting is also being held for the Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha…