Posters of Opposition leaders put up in preparation of the assembly forward of the 2024 basic elections, in Patna, on, June 22, 2023.
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PM Modi’s U.S. visit yields many vital agreements
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden marked what they’ve described as a brand new stage in the India-U.S. relationship, as Mr. Modi was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the White House’s South Lawn by Mr. Biden and First Lady Jill Biden on a drizzly Thursday morning.
Cabinet officers on either side, and a couple of thousand diaspora members — a few of whom chanted “Modi, Modi” — have been in attendance. The visit was not simply pomp and ceremony — the two sides introduced an extended record of deliverables spanning defence, vital and rising know-how, well being, power and mobility. Mr. Biden characterised this as a “next generation partnership” between the two international locations.
No discrimination against minorities in India, democracy is in our veins, says PM Modi in U.S.
Asserting that democracy is “in our spirit…and flows in our veins”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stated there is no such thing as a query of discrimination in India on the grounds of caste or faith as a result of his authorities follows the Constitution, which is fashioned on the fundamental values of democracy.
Barack Obama says India may ‘pull apart’ over minority rights
India might “pull apart” if rights of the non secular and ethnic minorities are usually not upheld, former U.S. President Barack Obama stated on Thursday. Speaking in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, Mr. Obama expressed concern about rights of susceptible sections in the Indian society and emphasised that the Biden administration ought to focus on these points “honestly” with Prime Minister Modi.
All set for Opposition meet as Patna to be the first battleground before 2024
With opposition leaders from throughout the nation pouring into Patna, it has changed into a battleground, with the BJP occurring an overdrive flooding the metropolis with posters branding the assembly as “gathering of thugs.”
The Opposition picked Patna as a venue for its assembly for two causes – impartial floor distant from Delhi and the 1974 name of complete revolution by Jayaprakash Narayan that toppled Indira Gandhi’s majority authorities.
Pilot and passengers of missing Titan submersible are believed to be dead, says OceanGate
The pilot and passengers of the lacking Titan submersible are believed to be lifeless, stated OceanGate on Thursday, the firm that operated the deep-sea submersible to the Titanic’s wreckage.
OceanGate Expeditions on Thursday says its pilot and chief government Stockton Rush, together with passengers Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet “have sadly been lost.”
Extend deadline for higher pension, simplify application process, employers tell EPFO
As the June 26 deadline to submit joint choices to declare larger provident fund pensions nears, a number of employers and their representatives are learnt to have approached the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), looking for an extension, as effectively as a simplified course of.
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on June 22 blamed the State Election Commission (SEC) for the violence throughout the ongoing panchayat ballot course of in the State, warning that the Commission was accountable for each drop of human blood that’s shed in the subject.
Manipur government looking to set up kiosks across the State for limited Internet access
The Manipur authorities is wanting to set up kiosks throughout the State the place residents can entry Internet providers, The Hindu has learnt.
This comes every week after the Manipur High Court sought choices for restoring the Internet with a restriction on social media web sites and additionally directed the authorities to restore restricted entry at designated areas for the time-being.
Trade unions boycott G-20 meet over BMS appointment as chair
About 10 Central Trade Unions (CTUs) have boycotted the Labour20 (L20), the assembly of commerce unions from G20 international locations, which started in Patna on Thursday.
The unions are sad with the Centre’s choice to appoint Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-supported commerce union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) as the chair of the L20.
Maharashtra may allow Centre to take control of Ambedkar’s London house
The Shinde-Fadnavis authorities in Maharashtra is set to grant its consent to the Centre’s proposal to assume management of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s former residence in London, which has been transformed right into a museum, and rework it into an autonomous unit.
G20 ministers for equitable, inclusive use of AI in education
A gathering of the training ministers of G20 international locations held in Pune agreed to equitable and inclusive use of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ in training and skilling that respects human rights. All G20 members additionally agreed to the vital function that training performs as an enabler of human dignity and empowerment globally.
Former Maldives President Nasheed quits ruling MDP months ahead of presidential polls
Parliamentary Speaker and former President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed has stop the ruling celebration, he stated on Wednesday, amid rising hypothesis that he would possibly run in opposition to incumbent President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih in September from a newly floated celebration.
Chhetri, self-effacing as ever, prefers to focus on the collective
Sunil Chhetri’s hat-trick in the 4-Zero victory over Pakistan in the SAFF Championship opener might effectively convey the India skipper an identical feeling. It was in opposition to the similar opponent {that a} 21-year-old Chhetri scored his debut worldwide purpose manner again in 2005.