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  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the Mera Yuva Bharat organization will play a huge role in the development of the country. PM Modi also launched the 'Mera Yuva Bharat Portal' at the concluding ceremony of the Meri Maati Mera Desh campaign. He laid foundation stone for Amrit Vatika and Amrit Mahotsav Memorial developed from soil collected from every part of country. PM Modi presented Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Awards to top 3 performing  States or Union Territories: 1. Jammu and Kashmir, 2. Gujarat and 3. Haryana and Rajasthan He presented Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Awards to top 3 performing Ministries - 1. Ministry of External Affairs, 2. Ministry of Defence; and Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Education for joint 3rd position   Youth can together achieve every target: PM   On the occasion, PM Modi said, "While we are culminating an event, on the other hand, this is the beginning of the new resolution. In the 21st century, the Mera Bhar...

Gwalior: The Lahar Assembly seat in the Chambal region is generating significant political buzz, as the formidable Congress leader Dr. Govind Singh is once again contesting, pitted against BJP's candidate Ambrish Sharma Guddu. However, there's another candidate in the spotlight, Rasal Singh, an erstwhile BJP leader who has recently broken ranks with the BJP to run on a BSP ticket for the Lahar seat. Rasal Singh has made a noteworthy claim regarding the outcome of the election. Rasal Singh asserts that those who were previously known for orchestrating booth capture on behalf of the Congress are now supporting his candidacy. These people are now committed to mobilizing voters to cast their votes for BSP . This statement by Rasal Singh has brought to light allegations of booth capturing during elections in Bhind. He made this declaration during a media interaction in the Daboh area of the Lahar Assembly. 'BJP cannot secure victory without involvement of Uma Bharti' Further...

TMC MP Mahua Moitra, embroiled in the case of taking money for asking questions in Parliament, has claimed that the central government is trying to hack her phone and email. iPhone-maker Apple Inc, however, has said it does not attribute threat notifications, such as the ones received by some MPs belonging to Opposition parties, to any specific state-sponsored attackers and that it cannot provide information on what causes such warnings. On Tuesday, at least four prominent Opposition leaders claimed to have received messages from Apple alerting them to "state-sponsored attackers attempting remote compromises" on their iPhones. They subsequently shared screenshots of these notifications on their respective social media profiles. Among the recipients of these messages were Mahua Moitra, a Member of Parliament from the Trinamool Congress, Priyanka Chaturvedi from Shiv Sena (UBT), Shashi Tharoor, a Lok Sabha member from the Congress party, and Pawan Khera, the head of the Congres...

Mumbai: Maratha quota protests in Maharashtra escalated into violence and arson. Protesters advocating for quota rights resorted to destructive acts, including torching and vandalizing homes and offices of three MLAs, as well as targeting a municipal council building and disrupting road traffic, according to the police. Curfew in Beed The majority of these violent incidents occurred in the Beed district, where local authorities imposed a curfew in certain areas until further notice. In one locality, the police had to use tear gas to disperse a crowd of Maratha agitators who had gathered outside the home of a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader. Additionally, the local NCP office in Beed was set on fire. Homes of two NCP MLAs set ablaze Homes of two Nationalist Congress Party MLAs were set ablaze, while the office of another legislator from the ruling BJP was vandalized by protesters. Fortunately, there were no reported casualties. These incidents of violence and arson were mainly r...

Kathmandu: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, following his visit to the region near Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, said that Nepal's snow-capped Himalayan mountains have witnessed the loss of approximately one-third of their ice in the past 30 years due to the effects of global warming.  While the Earth's average temperature has risen by 0.74 degrees Celsius over the past century, the Himalayas in South Asia have experienced even greater warming compared to the global averages, as noted by climate scientists. Guterres shared in a video message that glaciers in Nepal, situated between the two major carbon-emitting nations, India and China, have melted at a rate 65% faster over the last decade compared to the previous one.  Consequences of melting glaciers are disastrous: Guterres He implored for an end to the "fossil fuel age," warning that the consequences of melting glaciers would include the formation of swollen lakes and rivers that could engulf ...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has been called in for questioning  by the Enforcement Directorate  regarding Delhi excise policy case. ED is investigating potential money laundering aspects of the case. Kejriwal has been directed to appear at the Central agency's Delhi office on November 2. Kejriwal (55) has been issued the summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and according to the sources, t he agency will record his statement once he deposes before the investigating officer of the case in Delhi.  The ED has mentioned Kejriwal's name multiple times in its chargesheets filed in the case and said the accused were in touch with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader regarding the preparation and execution of the now-scrapped Delhi Excise Policy 2021-22.  Earlier in April, the Central Bureau of Investigation had summoned Kejriwal for inquiries related to the same matter, even though he had not been identified as an accused in the First Information ...

Khairagarh/Bilaspur: Leaving no stone unturned to woo Chhattisgarh’s electorate, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra announced on Monday that her party’s dispensation would provide women a subsidy of Rs 500 each on cooking gas cylinders under the Mahtari Nyay Yojana, power bills would be waived for 42 lakh consumers utilising less than 200 units and debt set aside in the context of all women self-help groups. Addressing poll rallies in Khairagarh and Bilaspur, the visiting leader said that electricity charges would be universally applicable only on consumption over 200 units. “Accident victims shall be provided free-of-cost medical treatment. For those in the transport business, a sum of Rs 726 crore including interest will be written off vis-à-vis vehicle tax. As many as 700 industrial parks shall be established; 6,000 government schools upgraded and tivara purchased at minimum support price,” she added. She said, the Chief Minister's Special Health Assistance Scheme ...

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday submitted his nomination papers as BJP candidate from Budhni Assembly constituency of Sehore district. During this time his wife Sadhna Singh Chouhan was also present with him. Ahead of filing nomination papers, CM Chouhan visited his village Jait in the district, held a road show and also addressed a public gathering in the district.    CM worshiped Narmada in Jait   Shivraj reached Jait with his family in the morning. He worshiped Narmada in Jait, offered worship in Hanuman temple and worshiped all the deities in his ancestral house. Later after worshiping Mother Vijayasana in Salkanpur, he reached Budhni. Budhni is the traditional area of Chouhan and he has been continuously representing it.   ‘I will make every sister a Lakhpati Didi’ After filing the nomination CM Chouhan said, "We will serve the public and will do it in such a way that the world would remember that someone had come. The aim o...

Kolkata: To keep the semi-final hopes alive, Pakistan will have to defeat Bangladesh at any cost in the 31st match of ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The match to be played on Tuesday at Eden Garden Cricket Stadium in Kolkata is important for Pakistan and Bangladesh. While Pakistan will be fighting for their semi-final hopes, Bangladesh will be fighting to improve their position in the table. In the current World Cup, Pakistan is at sixth position after winning two matches. Whereas Bangladesh has won only one match and is at 9th position.  Pakistan has faced defeat in four consecutive matches Pakistan has faced defeat in four consecutive matches due to poor performance in the fields of bowling, batting and fielding. Pakistan's performance in its last match against South Africa was slightly better. To keep the hopes of semi-finals alive, it will have to win this match at any cost by performing brilliantly with bat and ball. At the same time, Bangladesh's performance in this World Cup ha...

Jaipur: Onion is now disappearing from the kitchen. Due to less arrivals, onion prices have been continuously increasing since last one week in many cities of Rajasthan as well as other states. Onion, which was available for Rs 30 per kg, is being sold in the Jaipur market for Rs 70 to 90 per kg. Onion prices are increasing by Rs 20 to 30 every day.  It is becoming difficult for the commonman to buy onion. Traders in Jaipur say that due to less arrival of onion the supply is not being met. This is the reason why onion prices are continuously increasing. Onion was available at Rs 40 per kg till 10 days back in Jaipur. It has now reached Rs 90 per kg. The reason for the increased price of onion in different markets of Jaipur is being said to be the difference between demand and supply. Due to rising onion prices, common people have once again started moving away from it. The increased prices of onion have reminded the common people of tomatoes. The prices of tomatoes had also touched...

MP Elections 2023: With less than 3 weeks remaining in voting for Madhya Pradesh Elections-2023, the BJP is continuously doing damage control and trying to ensure that the rebellion is controlled and the party is not harmed. The party has fielded two leaders who had in the past rebelled against BJP from Bhind district and given them tickets. Party has given tickets to Rakesh Shukla from Mehgaon and Narendra Singh Kushwaha from Bhind. Kushwaha won from Bhind on BJP ticket in 2003 In the year 2003, Narendra Singh Kushwaha won from Bhind assembly seat on BJP ticket and was elected MLA. Narendra Singh rebelled in 2008 when denied ticket But in the year 2008, the ticket of MLA Narendra Singh Kushwaha was canceled and in his place Ram Lakhan Singh, MP from Bhind Datia Lok Sabha seat, was fielded. Upset over this, MLA Narendra Singh Kushwaha rebelled against the BJP party and joined the Samajwadi Party and contested the elections from Bhind assembly seat, due to which the BJP had to bear the ...

The train accident on the Howrah-Chennai line in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh saw the number of casualties rise to 13, with 50 individuals sustaining injuries, as reported by Superintendent of Police M Deepika on Monday. The accident occurred between Alamanda-Kankatpally in Vizianagaram district. CPRO of East Coast Railway, Biswajit Sahu said, the accident happened due to human error. The driver of the Visakhapatnam-Rayagada passenger train overshot the signal, causing it to collide with the Visakhapatnam-Palasa passenger train which was running ahead. Due to this collision, five coaches of both the trains derailed. Of these, three coaches were from the train that was ahead and two coaches were from the train running behind. Biswajit Sahu informed that after the accident, 33 trains on this route have been cancelled, 11 trains have been partially canceled and the routes of 22 trains have been diverted. Expressing profound grief over the incident, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister...

MP Election-2023: BJP released its final list on Sunday and announced the names of candidates for Guna and Vidisha seats. But as soon as BJP decided to give ticket to Panna Lal Shakya on Guna assembly seat, BJP faced powerful opposition from a ticket aspirant.  Jyotiraditya Scindia's supporter Neeraj Nigam was a strong contender for the ticket on Guna Assembly seat. Scindia himself was trying to get him the ticket but when the list came out, BJP gave the ticket to Pannalal Shakya. Whereas BJP has made Mukesh Tandon its candidate from Vidisha. As Scinida supporter Neeraj Nigam has shown his rebellious attitude, some people are speculating that BJP  will change its candidate on this seat as Scindia himself is likely to raise the issue of the denial of ticket to his supporter with Amit Shah. Neeraj Nigam’s hopes were dashed and he has now rebelled against BJP. Neeraj Nigam has said that he will submit the nomination form as an independent candidate on Monday. To show his displeas...

  India has defeated England by 100 in the World Cup-2023. Batting first, the Indian team scored 229 runs. In reply, the entire England team was bundled out for 129 runs. With this, India achieved its sixth consecutive victory in the World Cup. Rohit Sharma was adjudged player of the match for his innings of 87 runs. For India, Mohammed Shami took four wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah took three and Kuldeep Yadav took two wickets. Ravindra Jadeja also got one wicket. The England team, which came to chase the target, started its innings cautiously. In 4.4 overs, the team scored 30 runs without losing any wicket but in the next two balls, Bumrah pushed England on the back-foot by sending two batsmen back to the pavilion. Bumrah first bowled David Malan (16 runs) and then on the very next ball he got Joe Root out LBW on zero.   England came under pressure after fall of two consecutive wickets   England came under pressure due to the fall of two consecutive wickets and could sco...

Actress Jacqueline Fernandes is the most gorgeous actress of Bollywood, who always manages to impress fans with her looks. Be it a party or a casual outing, the fashion and style of the actress remains on top. Meanwhile, Saturday night Jacqueline was spotted at the wedding reception of Andre Timmins's son Leslie Timmins, where she was seen stealing everyone's hearts with her very charming looks.   Pictures of the beautiful actress from the party are now going viral on social media.   Talking about the looks, during this time Jacqueline Fernandes looked angelic in baby pink lehenga.

Kozhikode (Kerala): Another case of infection with Nipah virus has been confirmed in Kozhikode district of Kerala. State Health Minister Veena George's office said on Friday that Nipah virus infection was confirmed in the 39-year-old man's sample. He is under observation in a hospital. With the new case, the total number of Nipah infection cases in Kozhikode has increased to six. Those infected with the virus are undergoing treatment in five other hospitals.    A five kilometer radius of the houses of the two people who died due to Nipah virus infection has been made an isolated area. The state had sent 11 more samples to the National Institute of Virology in Pune for testing/ Much to the government's relief the results of all other samples were negative. Samples of another 15 people included in the high-risk contact list have also been sent for testing. A five-member team of experts from the National Center for Disease Control, RML Hospital and NIMHANS has been deployed to...

The sweetness of Indian mango is increasing across the world. There has been a 19 percent increase in mangoes exported from India to foreign countries during the months of April to August of the financial year 2023-24.    India has exported total mangoes worth $47.98 million during this period. Whereas during the same period of 2022-23, India had exported mangoes worth a total of $ 40.33 million. 27,330 tonnes of mango exported from April to Aug 2023   The Commerce Ministry has released data regarding mango exports from India. The ministry said that Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, has exported a total of 27,330 tonnes of mango during April to August 2023, which was 22,963.78 tonnes in previous year during the same period. In these five months, maximum mango has been exported to America. A total of 2043.60 tonnes of mangoes have been exported to the US, whi...

Kochi: There is news of at least two bomb blasts in a convention center in Kochi, Kerala on Sunday morning. So far one person has died in the two blasts in Kalamassery, Kochi. 36 people have been injured in the blasts, out of which five are seriously injured. The explosion is reported to have occurred at the convention center affiliated with a Christian group, with a call for police assistance coming in around 9 am. State Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has expressed grief over the blast and termed it 'unfortunate'. He said that the government is taking it seriously. Shah speaks to Kerala CM Union Home Minister Amit Shah conversed with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to assess the situation subsequent to the explosion. In response to the home minister's directive to support the state government, teams from the National Security Guard and the National Investigation Agency, both specialized in anti-terror operations, are being dispatched to Kerala. A source revealed th...

Today is the 23rd day of the Israel-Hamas war. Israel Defence Force (IDF) says that it has entered Gaza. It is carrying out ground attacks here. The IDF intensified ground attacks in Gaza late at night and also released a video of the attack. IDF said they are destroying the hideouts of Hamas by tracing their location. The Israeli army has declared Gaza a war zone and asked people to leave Gaza. War against Hamas has reached the second stage: Netanyahu At 11:00 pm Indian time, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told a press conference that the war against Hamas has reached the second stage. Netanyahu further said – This will be a long war. We will fight, we will win. We will not surrender nor retreat. Netanyahu called it Israel's second war of independence. Netanyahu met families of hostages Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met the families of the hostages. There are 229 hostages in Hamas captivity. Their family members had been demanding to meet PM Netanyahu for a long tim...

India did not participate in the voting on the resolution brought in the United Nations General Assembly in support of the 'protection of civilians and a commitment to continue legal and humanitarian measures' in Gaza. Opposition parties in the country have reacted strongly to India's absence in voting on this resolution brought with the aim of bringing peace in the Palestinian territory. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi said I am shocked and ashamed that our country has abstained from voting for a ceasefire in Gaza. Priyanka wrote further: To refuse to take a stand and watch in silence as every law of humanity is pulverized, food, water, medical supplies, communication and power is cut off to millions of people and thousands of men, women and children in Palestine are being annihilated goes against everything our country has stood for throughout its life as a nation. Shocking, say CPI & CPM While CPI and CPM called it 'shocking', Sharad Pawar said that the gover...

MP Elections 2023: Amidst the electoral battle in Madhya Pradesh, bad news is coming for Congress from Gotegaon assembly seat of Narsinghpur. The factionalism in the party came to the fore when two candidates filed their nominations from Gotegaon which is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC). Narmada Prasad Prajapati is the MLA from this seat at present. Prajapati’s ticket was cut in first list Former MLA Shekhar Choudhary and current MLA Narmada Prasad Prajapati were demanding tickets from this assembly from Congress. In the first list, Narmada Prasad Prajapati's ticket was canceled and Shekhar Choudhary was given the ticket.  Shekhar Choudhary had intensified the election campaign by inaugurating the election office. Meanwhile, Narmada Prasad Prajapati, who was upset as his ticket was cut, reached Bhopal and registered his protest. Prajapati was given ticket in second list Now when the second list of Congress came, Shekhar Choudhary's ticket was cut and given to Narmada Prasad P...

Canada has decided to deport over 100 Indian students who reached Canada on fake admission letters. 103 Indian students, including those from Punjab, will be sent back because Canada has refused to allow fake international students' entry into its country.  However, the case of 700 students sent by the visa consultant of Jalandhar is different, for which separate investigation is going on.  A study visa consultant in Jalandhar had sent more than 700 students to Canada on the basis of fake admission letters. Along with this, the rules are being tightened to prevent fake international students from entering Canada. Admission letter will be verified    Under the new visa rules announced late Friday night, before issuing a study permit for admission to any college or university in Canada, the admission letter will be verified by that college or university. Study visa will be issued to the students only after verification from there. Releasing the new study visa rules, Ca...