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«defaulter kaal» jibe at the government, saying it is fascinating that the very architects of India's NPA crisis have the audacity to question the resolution of a disaster they engineered. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had earlier taken a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the reported rise in dues from wilful defaulters, alleging that his government is taking India's economy to «defaulter kaal».

External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Saturday urged airlines from Vietnam to explore launching direct flights to cities in north-eastern states of India to provide increased investment and tourism opportunities to both countries. Guwahati, considered the Gateway to Southeast Asia, has an international airport with direct flights connecting Bangkok and Singapore, Singh said while addressing a session on investment and trade at the North East India Festival here. «All eight North East states are well connected by air, land and rail with other parts of India.

Rajnath Singh on Saturday exuded confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to return for a third term with a clear majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. «The faith of the people of the entire country is with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it is not just me but several political observers have also accepted this fact that he is coming back with a clear majority in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections,» Singh, on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Lucknow, told reporters.

Narendra Modi on Saturday distributed more than 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits, according to a report published by the news agency ANI. Rozgar Mela is being held at 37 locations across the country. A statement said recruitments are taking place across central government departments as well as in those states and Union Territories supporting this initiative.

ANI. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the para-athletes, highlighting their dedication and talent, which serves as an inspiration to the nation.

Asian Para Games in Hangzhou with Dilip Mahadu Gavit claiming a gold medal. Gavit won a gold medal in Men's 400m T47 event. He claimed the prestigious gold with a brilliant run time of 49.48 secs. For the first time, the Indian para contingent has won 100 medals, making this their most successful Para Asian Games campaign to date.

Akash Ambani, chairman, Reliance Jio, Sunil Mittal, chairman, Bharti Enterprises, and Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman, Aditya Birla Group (the co-parent of Vodafone Idea), also told delegates at Asia’s biggest technology event, the India Mobile Congress, that they will double down on investments to ensure broader rollout of 5G in the country. “Country after country as well as World Bank, United Nations, WTO, the Africa Union, the EU, G20, BRICS – everyone is chanting that the digital infrastructure model that India has built can accelerate the world economy, especially in those countries which have lack of infrastructure,” Mittal said. Echoing the sentiment, Jio’s Ambani said using the latest technology can improve the lives of people and the best example of it is India’s digital public infrastructure, purpose-built on an integrated technology backbone that helps the state achieve its stated objective of financial inclusion for the underprivileged. “Millions of youngsters like me are inspired by your work in making Digital India a means to build a more innovative, inclusive and sustainable world,” Ambani said, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Speaking at the inauguration of India Mobile Congress, Ambani and Mittal also underlined their readiness to offer broadband-from-space services. Kumar Mangalam Birla, additional director of Vodafone Idea, added that India has emerged as a champion of the global south, with many countries from the global south now eager to adopt “India’s path breaking digital public infrastructure assets across identity, payments, and data management.” Mittal also highlighted the success India has achieved in manufacturing in the last few years with players ranging from Apple to

Maratha leader Manoj Jarange Patil has warned the Maharashtra government that he would be intensifying an agitation seeking the Maratha quota if the quota issue was not resolved by October 29. The warning comes in the backdrop of reports of vandalism from parts of the state with politicians being targeted. «Wait and watch what happens in the future,» said Patil who is on an indefinite fast at the Antarvalli sarati village in Jalna. Patil said that they would further intensify their stir after October 29. The Maratha leader was livid that the Maratha quota issue was not resolved during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state on Thursday.

Jairam Ramesh on Friday said BJP in Northeast India is trying to grab power through regional parties. He said that party did it in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, and now they are trying to apply same strategy in Mizoram. Ramesh branded BJP as the ‘ghost party’,.

One97 Communications Ltd (OCL), owner of brand Paytm, on Friday announced that it is the official sponsor for the National Games being held in Goa. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the National Games at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda.

rich architectural traditions of Indian temples will be built in Ayodhya and 25 acres of land has been identified for the project following a suggestion from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the city should take up projects to ensure an extended stay of pilgrims visiting the Ram temple. Modi made the suggestion to senior functionaries of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust who met him on October 25 to invite him for the consecration ceremony at the under-construction Ram temple on January 22.

₹25 crore through its new division, Optiemus Unmanned Systems (OUS), to develop and manufacture high-precision drones locally. The drones, unveiled at India Mobile Congress 2023, are equipped with state-of-the-art features such as advanced sensors, secure communication systems, and robust safety measures. This move aligns with the Indian government's "Make in India" push and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Atmanirbhar Bharat agenda to promote domestically designed and produced goods.

“Country after country as well as World Bank, United Nations, WTO, Africa Union, European Union, G20, BRICS, everyone is chanting that the digital infrastructure that India has built can accelerate the world economy, especially in those countries which have lack of infrastructure,” Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal said during the inauguration of India Mobile Congress. He also stressed about the success India has achieved in manufacturing, particularly digital infrastructure in the last few years. “I spoke about it last year that manufacturing of the scale and size which we want may not happen in India during my lifetime. But I realised that India is moving fast,” Mittal said. He highlighted that companies ranging from Apple to Dixon to Samsung and Tata’s, every company, be it small or big, are getting into manufacturing and India is emerging as a world leader in manufacturing, especially digital infrastructure.

PTI, “Whether it is World Bank, United Nations, WTO, African Union, European Union, G20, OECD countries, BRICS; everyone is saying that the digital infrastructure that India has built can accelerate the world economy, especially in those countries which have lack of infrastructure." Mittal informed that Airtel has already extended its WiFi services to 5,000 towns and 20,000 villages and expressed the company's commitment to providing nationwide 5G coverage by March 2024. Also Read: India Mobile Congress 2023: PM Modi inaugurates tech event at Bharat Mandapam today; Theme, schedule, other details here Mittal stressed, “Satellite communication and said that it is here to serve every inch of our country and of course the globe.

NDTV has reported. As per the report, the Ethics Committee had written to the Union IT and Home ministries requesting information about her logins and locations.

NCP leader Sharad Pawar played politics in the name of farmers but did nothing to help them when he was Union agriculture minister, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged, without naming him. Incidentally, Pawar was Union agriculture minister for 10 years from 2004 to 2014.

Narendra Modi to help upheld "cooperative federalism", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that the Centre is changing the name of «India» and making it «Bharat» because the opposition alliance is named as INDIA. Banerjee said that cooperative federalism should be upheld in the country and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to look into the matter.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday said it is the public who suffer if they don't chose a good party that works for the development of the state. Speaking at an election rally here, Rao, also known as KCR said BJP chief ministers who are not able to provide adequate drinking water and power facilities in their own states, will descend here for the poll campaign and «preach» to the voters. «Personally we don't lose anything ( if not voted to power).

IGST waiver to luxury vessels converting to coastal run and encouraging setting up of cruise terminals in ports. The near-term goal is to encourage tourists who would otherwise be boarding cruises from Dubai or Singapore to onboard cruises from Indian destinations, shipping ministry officials aware of the plan told ET. In line with the plan, the Centre is encouraging setting up of cruise terminals to improve passenger experience in the country’s coastline ports, which are currently focused on transporting goods, one of the officials said. The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council recently gave a conditional and limited duration waiver to foreign flag foreign-going vessels converting to coastal run from the 5% integrated goods and services tax (IGST). “This IGST waiver has made it viable for companies like Costa Cruises to bring their luxury vessels to Indian shores,” Nalini Gupta, managing director of Lotus Destinations – a representative of Costa Cruises in India, told ET. Costa Cruises will have for the first time an international cruise liner stationed in India for a two-month period. “The biggest attraction is international sailing experience without having the hassles of travelling abroad, hence no visa or passport will be required,” Gupta said. Sarbananda Sonowal, union minister of ports, shipping, and waterways, told ET, “The Costa Cruises initiative has been driven by the Dekho Apna Desh initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

PTI, during this meeting, BJP parliamentarian Nishikant Dubey, who filed the complaint, and advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai are expected to provide their statements. In his formal complaint submitted to Speaker Om Birla, Nishikant Dubey has made reference to the documents that were provided by Dehadrai. Speaker Birla has subsequently forwarded this issue to the committee chaired by BJP MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar.

China's Belt and Road Initiative through a network of infrastructure projects, including a railroad connecting Saudi Arabia with Europe, President Joe Biden said. On the sidelines of the G20 Summit in September, key leaders of the world led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Biden had announced the launch of the ambitious India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. «We are going to compete on that (Belt and Road Initiative) and we're doing it in a different way.