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Mamata Banerjee returned to Kolkata after a 12-day tour of Spain and UAE, the ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition BJP on Sunday got involved in a war of words with the saffron party mocking the CM's trip and the TMC questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign visit when Manipur was burning. Senior BJP politician and leader of the opposition Suvendu Adhikari accused the TMC of «hobnobbing with corruption» for questioning Modi's overseas visit. TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh shot back saying, «Banerjee is more trustworthy» than Modi. "PM @narendramodi embarked on foreign trips while Manipur was burning.

Adityanath said ahead of the MotoGP main event in Greater Noida on Sunday. He said this during his address at the Business Conclave ahead of the main race of MotoGP in which representatives of several major domestic and multinational companies participated, with UP government's MSME Minister Rakesh Sachan and Industrial, Exports Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta in attendance. The chief minister said he has been informed that more than one lakh tickets have been sold for the high-pulsating motorcycle race's maiden show in India being held at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC). «More than 275 national and international brands are associated with the MotoGP event which include BMW, Tissot, Michelin, RedBull, Shell, DHL, Oakley, Amazon, Petronas, etc.

Vande Bharat Express train, with regular operations of the Patna-Howrah-Patna route commencing on September 26th. In a noteworthy development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually inaugurate this service on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off nine Vande Bharat trains virtually in a move that is expected to significantly improve rail connectivity to religious and tourist destinations across 11 Indian states. «Speed, scale of infrastructure development is matching aspirations of 140 crore Indians,» PM Modi at the event he attended virtually. He added that popularity of Vande Bharat trains is rising constantly rising as over 1.11 crore passengers have already travelled in them. According to an official statement, these new Vande Bharat trains will be the fastest on their respective routes, ensuring passengers save a considerable amount of time during their journeys. «Now, 25 Vande Bharat trains running, now nine more added; that day is not far when these trains will connect all parts of country,» said PM Modi. «Under PM Modi's vision the railway sector has transformed in the past nine years… Several new facilities are being installed,» said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw at the event.Catch Live Updates of the Vande Bharat train launch here The routes on which these trains will operate are as follows:

Bill right before the Lok Sabha elections. Chaturvedi claimed that the BJP lacked «willpower» to give reservations to the women. Speaking about BJP leader Uma Bharti's recent letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which she demanded 50 per cent reservation for OBC, SC, and ST women, Chaturvedi said, «A few days ago, Uma Bharti herself said that there should be this (OBC quota) provision in the bill (Women's Reservation Bill). It's clear that she must be pulled up or scolded.» «If BJP had this willpower, this bill would have come long ago and not 6 months before the elections,» Priyanka told ANI Bharati on Saturday said that she would not let the Bill get implemented unless it takes into account the OBC quota.

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India walked toward his pickup truck late one Sunday in June after a long day at his place of worship. He and an associate discussed some upcoming programs while making their way across the large parking lot behind the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple near Vancouver, British Columbia. It was Father's Day, and once inside his gray Dodge Ram, the leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, called his family and said he was heading right home.

Dubey on Saturday said that Bidhuri got "provoked" as Danish Ali kept calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi "neech". "The words used by him (Bidhuri) are not acceptable. I was present in the Parliament when all this took place.

Micron broke ground for its $2.75-billion (Rs 22,854 crore) chip packaging plant at Sanand in Gujarat on Saturday, marking a significant milestone in India’s goal to emerge as a hub for global semiconductor manufacturing. The Idaho-headquartered company, which had announced its intent to invest in India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to the US in June, received a fast-track approval for its proposal, becoming the first overseas company to commence construction under the ambitious $10-billion India Semiconductor Mission.

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey demanded that Lok Sabha Speaker should also conduct a probe into «unsavoury remarks» and conduct of BSP MP Kunwar Danish Ali, while deploring the remarks made by his party MP Ramesh Bidhuri against Ali. Dubey, one of the more vocal faces of the BJP in the lower house, said no civilised society can accept the statement given by Ramesh Bidhuri in Lok Sabha. «No condemnation can be enough for this.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The image shared on microblogging platform ‘X’ (Formerly Twitter) is made by Madhav Kohli, who has earlier also blended artistic expression with AI tools to create such mesmerising images. Kohli shared his creation on X with a caption that read, “Do you see him too?" Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels :rocket: Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! The image shared is that of a small and beautiful island against the backdrop of a sky filled with the rays of the setting sun.

Narendra Modi on Saturday termed Kashi as the cultural capital of India, and said the city is steeped in music and arts. He was addressing the closing ceremony of the Kashi Sansad Sanskritik Mahotsav-2023 at the Rudraksh International Cooperation and Convention Centre here.

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the architecture of the new Parliament building alleging that it has killed democracy and conversations, a charge the BJP slammed as an insult to the aspirations of 140 crore Indians. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh alleged that the new Parliament building should be called a "Modi Multiplex or Modi Marriot". «Perhaps a better use for the new Parliament building will be found after regime change in 2024,» Ramesh claimed in a post on X. «The new Parliament building launched with so much hype actually realises the PM's objectives very well.

Making it a seven-star hotel won't work. The essence of Parliament is missing...," says Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels :rocket: Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! The Shiv Sena (UBT) MP also spoke the language used by Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar.

₹1.43 trillion, of which ₹52,497 crore has to come from SBM-G and the remaining has to come from 15th finance commission funds ( ₹51,057 crore) and MGNREGA ( ₹24,823 crore). The central share allocation from SBM-G for the current fiscal is ₹7,192 crore and states have planned for an expenditure of ₹22,264 crore.

Congress veteran leader and former defense minister of India AK Anthony's son Anil Anthony had joined Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on 6 April, 2023, months after quitting Congress. The move had rollerbladed after Anil Anthony had put forth a tweet criticising the controversial BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Now, almost six months after the debacle, AK Anthony's wife has expressed displeasure in ‘certain decisions taken by Congress’.

Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Without divulging specifics of the proposals, the minister said the projects will focus on a special area where India can emerge as a leader at the global level. While speaking with PTI on the sidelines of the groundbreaking ceremony of Micron's semiconductor plant, Vaishnaw said that the global semiconductor company is noticing the progress made by India in the segment and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's capability to execute large and complex policy decisions.

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday advocated conducting a caste census and asked why was Prime Minister Narendra Modi «afraid» of it. Addressing a party workers' conference here, Gandhi also claimed that the special session of Parliament was called to change the name of India to Bharat, but instead the women's reservation bill was introduced. The Congress leader said the Women's Reservation Bill can be implemented in Parliament and Assemblies today itself, but the central government wants to postpone it for 10 years on the pretext of delimitation and new census. He said the Congress wants women's reservation to be implemented today itself. «If we talk about giving participation to OBCs, then it cannot be done without caste census. So the prime minister talks about OBCs 24 hours a day.

Thank You For Coming movie actors Shehnaaz Gill, Bhumi Pednekar, Shibani Bedi, Dolly Singh visit the new Parliament with union minister Anurag Thakur. Kharge further accused the BJP of practicing casteism, “Then President Ram Nath Kovind not invited to foundation laying of new Parliament building as he is 'untouchable'". "If the foundation laying was done by an untouchable, then naturally it would have to be washed with Ganga water," he said, referring to the former president's caste.

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Saturday said it was «utopian» to think that there could ever be a day when the «delivery of justice» will not be challenged. Addressing the inauguration of the International Lawyers' Conference 2023 in the national capital on Saturday, the CJI also underlined the «pivotal role» played by India in raising Supreme Court buildings in Mauritius and Bhutan. The CJI, however, said it is realistic to aspire to a world where nations, institutions and, most importantly, individuals are open to engaging with each other. «Each one of us has volumes to learn from different jurisdictions, perspectives, and most importantly each other..,» CJI Justice Chandrachud said at the inauguration of the International Lawyer's Conference on Saturday. Inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Vigyan Bhawan on Saturday, the inauguration was also attended by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. He said the programme will witness the participation of distinguished judges, legal professionals, and leaders of the global legal fraternity over the next two days. «It is utopian to think that there will be a day when we will find perfect solutions and no challenge to justice delivery.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (September 23) inaugurated the international cricket stadium in his parliamentary constituency, Varanasi.