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Kargil Vijay Diwas: PM Modi says Pakistan hasn’t learned lessons from defeat

July 26, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday visited Drass (Kargil) where he said Pakistan has not learned any lessons from history and continues to wage a proxy war in the garb of terrorism to stay relevant, and warned that the evil designs of the enemy will not succeed. His remarks came on […]

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The Gaza War: Protestors shout “Allahu Akbar”, and burn the American flag in Washington

July 25, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Amid the ongoing Gaza War, as visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the US Congress in Washington on Wednesday, thousands of protestors shouted “Allahu Akbar” slogans and burned the American flag, the media reported on Thursday. The war started when the Hamas terrorists, who rule the Gaza Strip, invaded Israel […]

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Diplomacy: India and the UK unveil TSA; to seal FTA soon

July 25, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: India and the United Kingdom on Wednesday said they are moving towards signing a free-trade agreement (FTA) soon as they firmed up a landmark Technology Security Initiative (TSI) for collaboration in a range of “priority” sectors including telecom, critical minerals, semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), with a broader aim to elevate […]

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Roving Periscope: Forced to quit, Biden claims he passed the torch to Harris to “save democracy”

July 25, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Four days after quitting the race under mounting Democratic pressure and falling health, and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the November 5 presidential election as his successor, US President Joe Biden on Wednesday claimed that he has passed the torch to the next generation to “save democracy.” In his first […]

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Roving Periscope: Security concerns prompt Trump to skip outdoor rallies

July 24, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Former US President Donald Trump, who survived an assassination attempt on July 13, is planning to stop holding poll campaign rallies outdoors, the media reported on Wednesday. A 20-year-old man, Thomas Matthew Crooks, opened fire at Donald Trump, which narrowly missed his face and grazed the Republican presidential nominee’s ear. The […]

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Union Budget FY25: Defense gets highest priority, allocated over Rs. 6 lakh crore

July 23, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Given what the first Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), the late General Bipin Rawat, emphasized that India must prepare for a “two-and-a-half front war” (meaning China, Pakistan, and internal challengers), the FY25 Budget has allocated over Rs. 6 lakh crore this year—the highest allocation to any ministry. This is only 1.9 […]

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Union Budget FY25: Modi 3.0 plays safe, tries to please all as key Assembly polls loom

July 23, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: The first full budget of the NDA government for 2024-25 reflects the economic and political compulsion of the Narendra Modi regime—keeping the two key allies (JD-U and TDP) in good humor for political stability, constraints of drawing up plans for the remaining two quarters (October 2024-March 2025), and mopping up resources […]

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Union Budget FY25: “Special aid” for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh

July 23, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: In the first full budget of the NDA government for the financial year 2024-25, tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced “special aid” for the Janata Dal (United)-ruled Bihar and Telugu Desam Party- ruled Andhra Pradesh, respectively. Sitharaman announced an allocation of Rs. 26,000 crore for […]

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Business to politics: Before he became Republican, Trump donated to Biden, Harris!

July 22, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Soon after President Joe Biden decided to hang his boots and back Vice President Kamala Harris as a Democratic hopeful for the November 5 election, interesting details are tumbling out on how the Republican contender, Donald Trump, once used to donate to those he is fighting against now. Grapevine has it […]

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Roving Periscope: Finally, under pressure, Biden quits the race; backs Kamala Devi Harris

July 22, 2024 virendra pandit

Virendra Pandit New Delhi: Under mounting pressure from within the Democratic Party and without, Joe Biden finally pulled out of his re-election bid on Sunday and backed his deputy, Vice President Kamala Devi Harris, for the US Presidential elections scheduled for November 5, 2024. Former President Donald Trump, the Republican candidate, believes that Harris would […]

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