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India achieves highest ever goods export target of $400bn

24 Mar 2022

History has been scripted, as India achieved its highest ever goods export target of USD 400 billion nine days ahead of schedule, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. He further said that “this is a key milestone in our Aatmanirbhar Bharat journey”. “India achieves the target of 400 Billion...

S. Jaishankar Will Ask Wang Yi To Stick To ‘Lac Pacts’

24 Mar 2022

China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, will visit India on 24-25 March, during which he will hold talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in what is being seen as Beijing’s bid to set the stage for more substantial talks in future so as to ease the existing tensions between India...

PM Urges Bengal To Punish Birbhum Massacre Culprits

24 Mar 2022

Expressing his condolences to the families of the victims of the Birbhum violence in West Bengal in which at least eight people were charred to death, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the people of the state not to forgive the perpetrators of such incidents and those who encourage...

PETROL, DIESEL PRICES HIKED; LPG TO COST Rs 50 MORE PER CYLINDER

23 Mar 2022

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise per litre each on Tuesday morning, after a pause of over four months. The price of domestic cooking gas (LPG) was also hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder on Tuesday. Petrol price in Delhi has gone up from Rs 95.41 to...

UNION CABINET APPROVES BILL TO MERGE THREE DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

23 Mar 2022

The Union cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod to present a bill for the unification of three municipal corporations in Delhi, “The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022”. The central government will present the bill in the Parliament during the ongoing budget session 2022. Delhi Municipal Corporation was trifurcated into...

PM Modi, Boris Johnson hold detailed discussion on Ukraine situation

23 Mar 2022

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with his British counterpart Boris Johnson over phone on Tuesday and the two leaders had a detailed discussion on the situation in Ukraine. Prime Minister Modi reiterated India’s consistent appeal for cessation of hostilities and a return to the path of dialogue and diplomacy. He...

BJP RETAINS DHAMI AS CM IN UTTARAKHAND, SAWANT IN GOA

22 Mar 2022

After days of speculation, Pushkar Singh Dhami was elected leader of BJP legislature party in Uttarakhand on Monday, paving the way for his taking over the reins of the state for a second time. Dhami, who lost from the Khatima Assembly constituency in Uttarakhand, led the party’s poll effort as...

PMs Modi, Morrison agree to focus on Indo-Pacific

22 Mar 2022

In what is being seen as a big diplomatic victory for India, Australian Premier Scott Morrison agreed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Ukraine conflict should not dilute Quad partners’ focus on Indo-Pacific, and for that matter, the agenda of dealing with China’s aggression in the region. “In a...

PLANE CARRYING 132 ON BOARD CRASHES IN CHINA

22 Mar 2022

A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plane with 132 people on board crashed in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday. The plane crashed in the city of Wuzhou, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region of China, causing a forest fire, China Central Television (CCTV) reported. According to CCTV, search...

Karnataka To Provide ‘Y’ Category Security To Judges Who Gave Hijab Verdict

21 Mar 2022

Karnataka High Court judges, who passed the hijab verdict, will be given “Y” category security after they received death threats, said state Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday. “We have decided to give ‘Y’ category security to all three judges who gave the hijab verdict. I have instructed Director-General and...

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