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Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Sudha Murty's nomination on the occasion of International Women's Day and acknowledged her contributions to the field of social work, philanthropy, and education. "I am delighted that the President of India has nominated Sudha Murty to the Rajya Sabha. Sudha Ji's contributions to diverse fields including social work, philanthropy, and education have been immense and inspiring.

Pakistan has a long history of supporting anti-India militant groups, and under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations," the report says. “Each side’s perception of heightened tensions raises the risk of conflict, with violent unrest in Kashmir or a militant attack in India being potential flashpoints," it adds.

population census, according to people familiar with the matter. The Statistics Ministry has made a number of proposals that have been discussed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office in the past month, the people said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private. These include reviving its survey of businesses, last released in 2014, and publishing the household consumption survey on an annual basis, the people said. It also plans to introduce a uniform base year for key indicators and update the basket of goods for calculating inflation, they said.

Narendra Modi chaired a high-powered committee on selecting election commissioners and will meet on Thursday, March 14, to finalize the names of two new election commissioners. The meeting will be held at 7, LKm for the appointment of the Election Commissioner today.

The New Indian Express. P Rajeeve further informed that the project which has been designed by keeping environmental sustainability in mind, has garnered global attention in a short span.

Lok Sabha elections 2024, a recent opinion poll predicted. It also suggested that, out of the 242 seats surveyed so far, NDA is expected to get 174 seats. It further concluded that 59% of people feel that Narendra Modi is ‘most capable as the next Prime Minister’ while only 21% voted for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

News18 shows that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is set to bag a total of 77 seats, predicting a landslide victory. The survey also shows that the Opposition INDIA bloc will bag two seats, leaving one for Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh. The New18 opinion poll has predicted BJP-led NDA will cinch a 57% vote share in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

BJP announced names of 195 candidates. It included Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union ministers Rajanath Singh and Smriti Irani.

Manohar Lal Khattar, ex-Chief Minister of Haryana, had a roller coaster ride since he assumed office nearly a decade back. A close associate of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he has been declared as the BJP candidate from the Karnal seat and may play an important role at the Centre, either in the party or as a union minister. Though Khattar, a Khatri Punjabi, was born in Rohtak his support base is in Karnal. He was an MLA from the Karnal Assembly seat. While his nomination for the Lok Sabha seat was being discussed since he was replaced as CM, it is clear that if he wins and the BJP-led NDA gets a third term he is likely to be a part of the Cabinet. Some party leaders also maintain that he is now among the top contenders for the BJP President’s post after JP Nadda completes his extended term later this year. Khattar is the second ex-chief minister to be given a Lok Sabha ticket after Shivraj Singh Chouhan who is contesting from Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh.

semiconductor hub and will also raise the country’s profile in the global semiconductor value chain,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said. Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for India’s first pure-play commercial semiconductor chip manufacturing foundry by the Tata Group at Dholera in Gujarat.

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for three semiconductor projects worth about ₹1.25 trillion on Wednesday, saying chip manufacturing will take India towards self-reliance and modernity. “India is set to become a prominent semiconductor manufacturing hub. The three facilities will drive economic growth and foster innovation," he said in a virtual address during the foundation ceremony.

Chirag Paswan on Wednesday said that his party has agreed to a seat-sharing formula with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar and the formal announcement of the same will be made in due course. Taking to microblogging site X (formerly known as Twitter) after meeting BJP national president JP Nadda, the LJP president wrote," As a member of the NDA, today in a meeting with BJP National President Hon Shri @jpnadda ji, we have together finalised the seat sharing in Bihar for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls.

Dahal, a former Maoist guerrilla leader in the Himalayan nation sandwiched between China and India, formed a coalition cabinet including the Nepali Congress party and other smaller groups last year. He changed allies this month saying he was not given a free hand. ALSO READ: Historic Nepal elections significant for India, amid China’s overtures The new cabinet is dominated by the liberal Nepal Communist Party (UML) and includes several other smaller groups.

₹5 lakh to the families. Special campaigns and enrolment drives are being conducted in the state. As per the Union health ministry, the government had released ₹2415.34 crore for FY21, ₹1905.35 for FY22 and ₹3,717.81 crore for FY23 to Bihar.

Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said people should not «waste their votes» on the Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP) «if they cannot do anything for the poor». In Farrukhabad, Adityanath lashed out at the previous governments and cautioned the voters not to get seduced by those who «imposed curfews, prevented progress and worked on a policy of appeasement». Addressing a function in Unnao to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of projects worth Rs 241 crore, the chief minister asked the gathering, «Could those in the Congress have made the Ram temple (possible) in Ayodhya? Could those in the SP have made it? If they cannot give ration, houses or health facilities to the poor nor can they respect your faith by building a Ram temple, why do you waste your vote and accept them as a burden over you?» With 80 Lok Sabha seats, the maximum amongst all the states, Uttar Pradesh is the most crucial battleground for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is eyeing to retain power for a third consecutive term at the Centre in the upcoming general election.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that people from disadvantaged sections like SCs, STs and OBCs are the biggest beneficiaries of his government's welfare schemes as he accused the previous Congress dispensations of neglecting them and never appreciating their role in the country's progress. Speaking at the launch of the PM-SURAJ national portal, he cited the election of Ram Nath Kovind and Droupadi Murumu, who come from Dalit and tribal communities respectively, as president to assert that the BJP's efforts to ensure that those from deprived sections reach top positions will continue. The opposition made every effort to ensure their defeat, he said. Taking a swipe at the Opposition, Prime Minister Modi asked the gathering that consisted of people from disadvantaged groups, «How can anyone say I have no family when I have brothers and sisters like you?»

Vedanta-Foxconn joint venture, is expected to have an investment of around $20 billion. In a significant boost to India's efforts to establish a robust semiconductor ecosystem, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid the foundation stones for three new chip manufacturing plants, two in Gujarat and one in Assam. The event, titled 'India's Techade: Chips for Viksit Bharat,' marked a milestone in the country's endeavour to ramp up its semiconductor industry.

India has made «outstanding progress» under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from being the 10th largest economy of the world to soon to be the third largest, a popular Indian American Congressman has said, adding that a revolution is going on in India because of digitisation. «The progress (of India) is outstanding (in the last 10 years). When I think Prime Minister Modi was elected, India was like the 10th economy in the world, then it became the fifth economy and very soon to be the third largest economy in the world. So there is absolutely no doubt that India has made amazing progress,» Indian American Congressman Shri Thanedar told PTI in an interview. Thanedar, 69, represents the 13th Congressional District of Michigan and is highly popular among Indian Americans across the country. A Marathi speaker, he travels to various parts of the US, meeting and interacting with various Indian American groups and organisations. He was in India as part of a Congressional delegation last August. «It's a country of young people. I think it has more young people, percentage wise than most nations. That is the strength of India. India has now embraced technology. We are seeing the digitalisation of the financial systems, the banking systems. That digitalisation, that progress, that technology has reached smaller towns, villages. So there is a revolution going on in India,» Thanedar said.

Top events of the day: PM Modi will initiate semiconductor projects in Gujarat and Assam. Karnataka HC to review Byju’s case. Haryana CM to prove majority.

Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as Haryana chief minister on Tuesday replacing Manohar Lal Khattar. The state also saw the break up in the ruling alliance as BJP and JJP parted ways just a month ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. All this happened a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Khattar at a public event in Gurgaon while recalling his old association with the leader and how they used to ride on the Haryana leader's motorbike to different parts of the state. The break up between the BJP and Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) happened as the saffron party denied two Lok Sabha seats to the Dushant Chautala's party.

Tejas fighter crashed on Tuesday, the first such incident reported from this fleet in over seven years of its operation. The jet was heading back after a firepower display at the Pokhran ranges that was witnessed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, when it crashed. The pilot managed to eject to safety and the plane crashed into civilian structures on the ground, but no injuries have been reported. It is learnt that prior to the crash, the pilot indicated an engine failure in a distress message. Videos shot by bystanders showed the pilot ejecting from the fighter jet, which is seen veering towards the ground at slow speed.