Committed to engaging with China for fair, mutually acceptable framework for boundary settlement: EAM

Committed to engaging with China for fair, mutually acceptable framework for boundary settlement: EAM

Wednesday, 04 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said here India remains committed to engaging with China to arrive at a fair and mutually acceptable framework for boundary settlement.  He also said the recent developments that reflect continuous diplomatic engagements have set India-China ties in the direction of "some improvement." His statement...

BJP flays Rahul over his remarks on GDP growth

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

The BJP has flayed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on GDP growth rate decline and said his attempt to paint a picture of economic doom, with selective data and "half-truths", is not just misleading but reeks of a "childish" oversimplification of complex realities.  The Leader of Opposition in Lok...

BJP serves party MLA Yatnal with show cause notice

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Bengaluru

Days after he launched a month-long anti-Waqf march that apparently did not have the state unit's sanction, Karnataka BJP MLA and known Yediyurappa critic Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has been served with a showcause notice by the party for his "continuing tirade against the state level party leadership." BJP's Central Disciplinary Committee...

Opposition, BJP MPs debate over Bhagwat’s population remarks

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

A day after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat expressed concern over declining population growth, BJP leaders welcomed his remarks while the Opposition asked where will additional resources come from in case of an increase. Food prices are high and the government has "failed" to create employment opportunities for people, they said. Speaking...

Hearing on Gyanvapi ASI survey petition deferred to December 10

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Prayagraj

On Monday, the Allahabad High Court deferred the hearing on a petition seeking an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the alleged wuzukhana area in the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal’s court, scheduled to hear the matter post-lunch, did not convene. The next hearing is now...

Coupling happens without human intervention in more advanced LHB coaches: Vaishnaw to RS

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has informed the Rajya Sabha that more advanced LHB coaches, introduced by the railways in 1999-2000, are provided with centre buffer couplers in which coupling takes place without any manual intervention. He said this while providing information about various safety measures taken to prevent untoward incidents...

CPI submits breach of privilege motion against Vaishnaw to Rajya Sabha

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | PNS | New Delhi

CPI floor leader in Rajya Sabha P Sandosh Kumar on Monday submitted a breach of privilege motion against Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, accusing him of misleading the House by providing figures contradictory to the ministry's own data submitted earlier to the House. According to a statement issued by the CPI, the...

India's PRAGATI platform helped accelerate 340 infra projects across country, finds Oxford study

Tuesday, 03 December 2024 | PTI | New Delhi

A unique digital governance platform in India, PRAGATI, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has transformed the delivery of the country's infrastructure projects, a study by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and the Gates Foundation has found. Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) has driven accountability at the most senior...

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