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SAARC Diaries: Pakistan requests the U.S. to mediate

August 13, 2020 Prachi Vyas

Venkatesh Iyer Pakistan on Tuesday asked the United States to play a task in de-escalating tensions with India. Foreign Secretary to Pakistan Sohail Mahmood requested the U.S. Under political affairs, Ambassador David Hale, to help de-escalate the tensions between the India and Pakistan during a virtual Tele-conversation. Mr Mahmood during the talks quoted. “It was […]

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લોકોને માત્ર બે કલાકમાં અમદાવાદથી રાજકોટ પહોંચાડવાની સરકારની તૈયારી

August 12, 2020 Vinayak Barot

ગુજરાતના બે મહત્વના શહેરો અમદાવાદ અને રાજકોટ વચ્ચે પરિવહન ઝડપી બનાવવા માટે રાજ્ય સરકારે જેને મંજૂરી આપી છે તેવા હાઇસ્પીડ રેલવે પ્રોજેકટના સર્વેનું કામ ઝડપથી શરૂ કરવા માટે રાજ્યના મુખ્યમંત્રી કાર્યાલયે આદેશ કર્યેા છે. આ પ્રોજેકટનો અંદાજીત ખર્ચ 11300 કરોડ રૂપિયા નક્કી કરવામાં આવ્યો છે. આ રેલવે પ્રોજેકટ શરૂ થતાં અમદાવાદથી રાજકોટ માત્ર બે કલાકમાં […]

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Russian President announces world’s first COVID-19 vaccine

August 11, 2020 Vinayak Barot

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday launched the country’s first coronavirus vaccine, touted as the first in the world too. Putin’s daughter received a shot of the vaccine. The country has registered the world’s first coronavirus vaccine amid widespread concerns about the rapidly developed vaccine’s safety. Earlier, it was reported that Moscow would register its […]

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Daughters, like sons have equal rights to parental property: SC

August 11, 2020 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: In a path breaking judgment, the Supreme Court on Tuesday has ordered that, now daughters will have equal right over parental property under the amended Hindu Succession Act, irrespective of whether their father was alive when the Hindu Succession (Amendment) Act 2005 came into force. Rights under the amendment are applicable to the […]

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India’s first ‘Kisan Rail’: Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar flags off from Deolali

August 7, 2020 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: India’s first ever train dedicated to farmers– “Kisan Rail” was flagged off by Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Friday from Deolali in Nashik to Danapur in Bihar, through video-conferencing. Speaking on the occasion, the Union minister for agriculture and farmers welfare said Kisan Rail will help in transporting agricultural produce, especially perishable […]

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NEP 2020: PM Modi addresses conclave on education reforms

August 7, 2020 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Addressing the ‘Conclave on transformational reforms in higher education under National Education Policy’, on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his satisfaction that no section of the society claimed that the policy was ‘biased’ which is a substance of contentment. He said that the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 focuses on ‘how to think’ […]

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Repo Rate unchanged amid rising inflation, loans against gold upped to 90%, says RBI

August 6, 2020 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Amid unlock 3.0, the economy is seen reviving slowly. However, to boost it further, Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee has left the key lending rates – repo rate and reverse repo rate – unchanged. The announcement was done by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday as the central bank predicted real […]

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India knocks China for raising Kashmir issue at UNSC, calls out ‘Infructuous Attempt’

August 6, 2020 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: China got slammed by India on Thursday for raising the matter of Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations Security Council, which is purely an internal matter of India. Nevertheless, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) noted that such attempts in the past too had failed to muster international support, while calling on China […]

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Anniversary: Ladakh celebrates completion of 1 year as UT

August 6, 2020 Vinayak Barot

Ladakh: On the occasion of the first anniversary of Ladakh as a union territory, celebrations were held on Wednesday, with MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal saying that aspirations of people of Ladakh are fulfilled after it was made a Union Territory. Meanwhile, speaking about the first anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 Namgyal said, “It […]

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‘Efforts Made to Eradicate His Existence But Ram Still Lives in Our Minds’, says PM Modi while addressing the gathering in Ayodhya

August 5, 2020 Vinayak Barot

Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday performed the ground-breaking ceremony during which he laid the foundation stone for the construction of a grand Ram Temple in the holy town of Ayodhya. The bhoomi pujan for the grand Ram Mandir was held at the exact location where the deity, Ram Lalla rested at the disputed […]

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