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UPI in Mauritius, Sri Lanka: The Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services was launched in Sri Lanka and Mauritius, as announced by the Ministry of External Affairs on February 12 at 1 pm. India has successfully initiated its Unified Payment Interface (UPI) services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius, accompanied by the introduction of RuPay card services in Mauritius as part of a strategic endeavour.

Mithun Chakraborty suffers brain stroke, hospital says ‘he is fully conscious’ Chakraborty, 73, was admitted to a private hospital here on Saturday after he complained of severe chest pain. The popular actor has already undergone an MRI, along with other medical tests at the hospital. The veteran actor developed monir speech difficulty and his right hand movement was affected.

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed. The eight former Indian Navy officials were condemned to death in October, had been accused of spying for Israel. Seven of the eight released former Indian Navy personnel returned to India on Monday.

Kuwait, seven of the eight Indian navy veterans who were sentenced to death on 'espionage' charges, heaped praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying they wouldn't have been freed had it for the sustained diplomatic efforts at his behest to secure their release. Their death sentence was later commuted to an extended prison term following sustained diplomatic interventions and legal assistance from New Delhi. Relieved to finally walk free, the seven former Navy officers raised chants of 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' after arriving at the Delhi airport in the early hours of Monday.

Abu Dhabi witnessed a symbolic 'Yajna' for harmony at the BAPS Hindu Temple ahead of its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Brahmaviharidas Swami, Head of BAPS Hindu Mandir, expressed the temple's purpose, emphasising its role in fostering coexistence among cultures, religions, communities, and countries. «Today we had a beautiful 'Yajna' for harmony. Our Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, is specially flying in to inaugurate this temple, which he actually initiated in 2015...The significance of this mandir is to breathe in a fresh air of harmony where cultures, religions, communities and countries can coexist,» he told ANI.

Guwahati: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, drew a Lotus, the symbol of BJP, as part of the BJP Wall Painting program at the Jyotikuchi area in Guwahati. As part of this national campaign, the Party's senior leader joined enthusiastic party workers and common people to draw a lotus, where everyone cheered for ‘Ek Bar Phir Se Modi Sarkar.’

My passion for exploration led me to Lakshadweep, a hidden jewel in the Arabian Sea. Beyond the turquoise waters and coral reefs, I sought to delve into the sentiments of the locals regarding the recent surge in tourism, a consequence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s emphasis on development in this tranquil haven.

union Home Minister Amit Shah to a debate on the state’s guarantee schemes, saying that if the latter was so sure the schemes were the culprit behind Karnataka’s drained coffers, he should clearly state it. Shah is in Mysuru to participate in the Suttur Jatra Mahotsav, a six-day annual celebration with cultural and folk events. BJP leaders, the CM added, should also discontinue guarantee schemes in the saffron-party ruled states, if they objected to them. “The honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who opposed our guarantee schemes, has now stolen not only our guarantee schemes but also the name 'guarantee' and is advertising under the same name. This shows the anti-poor stance and intellectual bankruptcy of that party,” he said.

Amit Shah has asked Karnataka’s BJP unit that it must win all 28 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming elections with a 10% increase in the party’s vote-share at each booth compared to 2019. The political environment across the country was favourable to the BJP. The State unit must work hard to convert Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity into votes with increased vote-share, Shah said, at strategy meetings he held in Mysuru with the BJP core committee leaders as well as with the cluster leaders of Mysuru-Kodagu, Mandya, Hassan and Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha seats. Shah’s meeting to get the election preparations rolling comes amid Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President DK Shivakumar targeting to win 15-20 seats on the back of five-guarantees it has rolled out.

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi resumed in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday after a two-day break. Gandhi offered garland at Mahatma Gandhi's statue at the Gandhi Chowk here and the yatra further proceeded for Kharsia assembly constituency in the district. A huge crowd of Congress leaders and supporters gathered at the square and followed Gandhi, who was in an open jeep accompanied by state Congress in-charge Sachin Pilot, state party chief Dipak Baij and Leader of Opposition Charan Das Mahant. The yatra, a mass outreach programme, had entered Raigarh on Thursday from Odisha and after a two-day break it resumed on Sunday afternoon afternoon, a Congress functionary here said.

Acharya Pramod Krishnam stated on Sunday that there can be no compromise on Ram and the nation. In a Hindi post on the X platform, Krishnam tagged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, affirming, “There can be no compromise on Ram and the nation." According to an official statement issued on Saturday, Acharya Pramod Krishnam was expelled from the party for six years due to indiscipline and making anti-party remarks.

Piyush Goyal, Commerce & Industry Minister, says “the more we are criticised, the more power this government and particularly Prime Minister Modi gets. We are an aspirational government. We are a hungry government, hungry as in not in the belly, but hungry for more. As they say in Hindi, yeh dil mange more, or dil jitna zyada mangega, utni zyada mehnat karega. The more you desire, the more you work hard for meeting those aspirations, those goals, and I think it is very fair to say that we have miles to go before we sleep and I would think till the last breath of every human being that should be the spirit.”

BJP Chief JP Nadda underlined in the Rajya Sabha during the debate on construction of the Ram temple and its consecration on Saturday that those alleging that it was a party event are mistaken as the ceremony was performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and no leader from his organisation was present. Those who had avoided the program appear to be in the “neither here nor there” category. The discussion on the resolution moved by BJP member Sudhanshu Trivedi saw the participation of members from different parties, with some charging that while Lord Ram belongs to and is revered by everybody the ruling party has politicised the issue for its own electoral benefit. The Opposition alleged that attempts have been made all along to use the issue to create fissures. Nadda and Leader of the House Piyush Goyal, as well as other BJP members, heaped praise on Modi for the whole movement. “We (BJP) had decided in our Palampur conclave in 1989 that we will clear the way for the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya but some people tried to create roadblocks,” Nadda said, adding that as president of the BJP youth wing he was witness to and suffered the police action, jail, and other hardships along with other supporters.

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be notified and implemented before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, home minister Amit Shah said at the ET Now Global Business Summit on Saturday. He criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's caste, saying the opposition party was twisting facts and creating controversy. The legislation is aimed at conferring citizenship on persecuted non-Muslim migrants, and not to take that status away from anyone, said Shah. It was passed by the Parliament in December 2019, sparking protests at the time, but hasn't been implemented yet. The general elections are expected in April-May.

BJP)-led government were about "reform, perform and transform" in the country. From abolishing triple talaq to abrogating Article 370 to introducing 33 percent women's reservation to building Ayodhya Ram temple — while emphasising some of his government's achievements, PM Modi said the 17th Lok Sabha saw a productivity of 97 percent. Besides this Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar delivered their valedictory remarks.

Ram Temple movement Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that it will be seen as a representation of democratic values, as the country's majority population awaited so long for fulfilment of its religious aspirations. Speaking in Lok Sabha during a discussion on Ram Temple and the consecration ceremony on January 22, Shah said he wants to speak from his heart and what is in the hearts of Indians. «January 22 was the beginning of great India...Those who imagine a country without lord Ram do not know our country well and they represent the days of colonialism,» Shah said.

India’s ambitious plans to have its own space station by 2035 are progressing on track, said project director of Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission, P Veeramuthuvel on Saturday.

Lok Sabha on Saturday hailed the tenure as «historic» and recalled Article 370, triple talaq, Ram temple and the new Parliament building as the highlights. Poonam Mahajan, Mumbai North Central MP, said, «I feel blessed to be an MP in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's era. We can see things happening the way it was never before. The impact on social reforms, economic reforms and reforms with which we can take the farmers, youth and women forward. As many as 25 crore people have come above poverty line, which is the biggest achievement.» Asked what was the highlight when it comes to legislative business, she said, «Article 370 was abrogated. It was connected more with our hearts. Kashmir has suffered many years of bad politics of Congress. Triple talaq bill was about equality for women, that is what we are looking for.» «The past five years have been very good. Of course, travel was disrupted in between during COVID but still we managed and the session went on. It was very very successful. I was part of two Lok Sabhas — 16th and 17th. I met so many people and intellectuals… became friends beyond party lines and got to learn a lot. I liked being here,» Mathura MP Hema Malini said.

Amit Shah as saying in Lok Sabha. “Our leadership displayed resolve and not an inch of India's land was lost," he added. Congress-led Opposition parties have attacked the PM Modi-led Union government on the issue and claimed that Chinese troops have encroached on India's territory.

Amit Shah asserted on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi took all sections of society along on the Ram temple issue and described the Supreme Court verdict on the matter as a reflection of India's secular character to the world. Speaking in Lok Sabha during a discussion on the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya and the consecration ceremony on January 22, he said that in no other country has the majority community waited for so long for a matter related to its faith. He lauded all those who participated in the long struggle on various fronts on the Ram temple issue. The Supreme Court verdict on the Ram temple showed India's secular character to the world, Shah said. People's struggle for constructing the Ram temple in Ayodhya began in 1528 and the legal battle fought for it started in 1858, he said, adding that it all came to an end on January 22 which rejuvenated India's faith and marked the beginning of the journey of a great India.

Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Saturday welcomed the conferring of Bharat Ratna on Chaudhary Charan Singh and MS Swaminathan but termed it an attempt to divert people's attention from government's failure to provide Minimum Support Price for crops as suggested by the Swaminathan committee. In a statement, the SKM also said Singh and Swaminathan will remain alive in people's memory for their contribution to farmers even without a Bharat Ratna and «denounced» Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to solve the crisis of farmers of India. «SKM welcomes BJP government's late recognition of Chaudhary Charan Singh and due recognition of Dr. MS Swaminathan for their contribution to agriculture and farmers in conferring Bharat Ratna on them. While Chaudhary Charan Singh had a role in implementation of Zamindari Abolition in UP leading to ownership rights for peasantry, as the Chairman of the National Farmers' Commission, Dr. MS Swaminathan made recommendations for income guarantee to farmers,» the SKM said in a statement. «However, the Modi government is honouring and decorating the leaders only to cheat the farmers and people. The PM has neither honesty nor sincerity and indulged in a poor vote catching gimmick intended to worsen farmers' misery and use tokenism to camouflage his services to big corporate forces associated with foreign companies in farming,» it said.