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PM MODI’S G7 MANTRA FINDS GLOBAL SUPPORT

14 Jun 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said India is a “natural ally” for the Group of Seven (G7) countries in defending the shared values from a host of threats stemming from authoritarianism, terrorism and violent extremism, disinformation and economic coercion. On the second day of the outreach sessions of the...

Yogi meets PM Modi, UP cabinet may see entry of Jitin Prasada and Arvind Sharma

12 Jun 2021

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the second day of his Delhi visit on Friday. The discussion between the two leaders lasted for about one-and-a-half hours. The agenda of the discussion was the 2022 UP Assembly elections. Top BJP sources say that, following the...

Choksi is a victim of ‘state-sponsored’ plot, says wife Priti

12 Jun 2021

The story of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, wanted by India for his alleged role in the PNB scam, has been one of twists and turns. Debates rage on as to how Choksi landed in Dominica, with his family alleging that he was abducted. Choksi’s wife Priti Choksi spoke exclusively to...

COVAXIN FAILS TO GET U.S. NOD, BUT INDIA ISN’T WORRIED

12 Jun 2021

As India reported less than 1 lakh new Covid cases for the fourth day on Friday, the Indian Public Health Association and health experts of Covid task force have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, advising that there is no need to vaccinate people who had recovered from Covid-19 infection....

Jitin’s exit gives Cong dissenters in Punjab, Rajasthan a new lease of life

11 Jun 2021

A month ago, the Congress was looking at making a comeback as a strong Opposition party by cornering the Narendra Modi government on the issue of its mismanaging the Covid-19 crisis. The party had postponed its presidential elections, citing the ongoing second wave of the pandemic, but the departure of...

Yogi visits Delhi, UP cabinet changes on cards

11 Jun 2021

Putting an end to all speculation that Yogi Adityanath was not listening to the central leadership of Delhi, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister suddenly reached Delhi on Thursday and met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, along with some other Union Ministers and MPs. The meetings have strengthened speculation about the...

INDIA CLOSE TO GIVING INDEMNITY TO FOREIGN VACCINE MAKERS

11 Jun 2021

In an attempt to give a massive push to its immunisation campaign that is currently facing acute vaccine shortages, India is very close to granting foreign Covid-19 vaccine makers such as Pfizer protection against legal liability, Reuters quoted government sources as saying. “Indemnity will be granted,” one of the sources...

No special food, supplements to Sushil Kumar in jail: Delhi court

10 Jun 2021

The Rohini court on Wednesday dismissed an application filed by wrestler Sushil Kumar, accused in a case of alleged murder, seeking special food and health supplements in the prison, saying that they are not the “essential need or necessity”. Sushil is currently in judicial custody as the prime accused in...

Jitin Prasada joins BJP, disquiet growing in Sachin Pilot camp

10 Jun 2021

In a setback to the Congress just ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, former Union Minister Jitin Prasada, a close aide of Rahu Gandhi, on Wednesday joined the BJP. Jitin said that even after being in Congress, he was not able to help his people; when he could not...

WE CAN’T PLEASE A DICTATOR, HAVE TO STAND UP FIRMLY: HONG KONG ACTIVIST

10 Jun 2021

Hong Kong activist Chow Hang Tung was arrested by the authorities on Friday on the anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen crackdown, and later released after 42 hours of detention. Chow, the vice chairperson of the Hong Kong Alliance in support of Patriotic Democratic News of China, said that the absurd charges...

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