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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.

telecom infrastructure in North East, suggesting parleys with the state governments to harmonise their respective 'right of way' policies with related Central rules, as well as favouring provision of electricity to telecom sites on priority at utility tariffs.

Ukraine on Saturday morning launched another missile attack on Sevastopol in occupied Crimea, a Russian-installed official said, a day after an attack on the headquarters of Russia's Black Sea Fleet left a serviceman missing and the main building smoldering. Sevastopol was put on air raid alert for about an hour after debris from intercepted missiles fell near a pier, Gov.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta asserted Saturday, as he extolled India's growing economic power which is attracting foreign investment like never before. Bharat, he said, is leading the world in terms of digital payment, and justice is being delivered to the litigants at their doorstep because of the government's initiative for digitisation. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Bar Council of India's (BCI) two-day 'International Lawyers Conference 2023' here, Mehta said there are 21,000 district courts, 25 high courts and the Supreme Court in the country, and now every document of every court is available in digitised format that anybody can access. «Bharat is the present and the future of the world.

₹600 crore. AINU is India’s largest hospital network specialising in urology and nephrology care with presence in four cities. In this interview, Vishal Bali, AHH’s Executive Chairman, talks about how investments in single speciality networks, has been a fruitful strategy.

₹68,000 crore for education in just Canada itself. While the firestorm between Ottawa and New Delhi emerged owing to contradicting approach to extremists of a particular religion, it seems followers of the same have contributed to the large influx of immigrant student pool in the North American country.

PTI reported it was called to discuss the roadmap on how to go about the mandate given to the panel. Preparation of working papers, how to go about holding consultations with the stakeholders and research on the subject for an in-depth discussion were also on the agenda of the meeting. 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! Paste this on click here: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va91YSeGehEM6oMesj3d Home Minister Amit Shah, former leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and former Finance Commission chairman N K Singh are among the committee's members.

₹17,000 crores. This has now soared to ₹3,65,000 crores.

Coimbatore: Textile and clothing sectors must have a holistic approach with a long-term vision to seize the opportunity in the global market, industry officials said on Saturday.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his Lok Sabha membership was cancelled after he made a speech on Adani in Parliament. Gandhi was addressing a public rally in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Earlier this year, launching a strong attack on the government on the Adani issue, he had charged that Adani was working against the country by cornering the entire wealth. «When we asked in Parliament what is the prime minister's relation with Adani our entire speech is expunged.

The report in Bangladesh-based daily further highlighted that Chinese investments in water-based resources is leading to adverse impact on the environment, displacement of local people and huge debt to countries. The combination of territory grabbing and water resource hegemony by China is a threat that all countries in South and South East Asia face and their respective security environments Although, the planet is covered with 70 per cent water, but only 2.5 per cent of this is fresh water, which has led to many experts predicting the next theatre of war as the conflict over water. This is precisely why nations have begun to preserve fresh water and, in some cases, have gone beyond to become global water hegemons, as they grow and develop. One example in the list is China. Being a water-stressed country, Beijing made huge investments in water-based resources globally. However, apart from the geo-political implications, China's water hegemony has had an adverse impact on the environment, and well-being of local populations and pushed nations into debt traps due to resource-intensive investments in dam/hydroelectric projects. According to the Daily Asian Age report, China is said to have constructed a whopping 308 dams in 70 countries on various rivers (Tibet Policy Institute, September 23, 2016). The recent estimates of China's dam construction worldwide show that these dams generate a total of 81 GW of power.

Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who Trudeau government insists was a peaceful activist and a religious leader, has jeopardised close connections India has been forging with several Western powers, especially the US. After Trudeau's statement accusing India on the basis of «credible allegations» that point at a «potential link» of Indian agents to Nijjar's killing, the US has come out in support of Canada, asking for a fair investigation into the case and India's cooperation with the Canadian agencies. Australia too has asked for thorough investigation into Trudeau's claims.

Sikh body on Saturday said the India-Canada row was «a political gimmick» by the establishment to garner votes in the elections and that the community was an integral part of the country. «Everything is politically exploited.

India and Japan to be made permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. During her address at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, Wong stressed for greater permanent and non-permanent representation for Africa, Latin America, and Asia. «For UNSC's contribution to African Union-led operations. Our commitment to peace and security is why Australia seeks a seat in the Security Council for the year 2029-30.

Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said that it is a fundamental relationship between two countries and that Canada and India have a lot going for them adding that the time will come when it can be restored. «I think we have to rebuild that relationship because it's based on far more than one allegation, by a PM of a particular government that is going to be facing elections soon. And I think it's a fundamental relationship between the two countries and the fact remains that Canada and India have a lot going for them,» Tharoor told in Thiruvananthapuram. He further expressed anticipation that both sides will conduct themselves with the maturity and calmness required to ensure that no lasting damage is done by this current controversy. «There is a major trade relationship, there are 17 lakh Indians living in Canada.

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.

Will a doctor ever want to be in the insurance business? After all, doesn’t every new operation, add to a surgeon’s income and every denied procedure an addition in the profits of an insurance company? But then, Dr Devi Shetty, founder chairman of Narayana Health and one of India’s leading cardiac surgeons says, “in all my 33 years back in India the whole discussion was around affordable healthcare and cost reduction. But today, any further lowering of costs in medical procedures will be at the cost of quality and since we cannot compromise on the quality but do still need to make healthcare affordable, the only option available is affordable health insurance.” The hope for the country now, the doctor reminds, “is not universal healthcare but  universal health insurance.” 

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Kolkata: California-based ride-hailing service provider inDrive will start registering electric vehicles (EV) on its platform in the metropolis soon, an official of the company said on Saturday. inDrive has already started this registration in Delhi where 100-odd driver-partners have already associated with it, Mohan Pradhan, business development manager, India and Bangladesh, inDrive said. He said that inDrive started operations in India in 2018 and is available across 12 cities in the country including Kolkata. «We have started taking registrations for EVs in Delhi and 100 driver-partners have been already associated. We will also start taking registrations for EVs in Kolkata and other cities shortly», he said. Pradhan said nearly 10,000 rides in Kolkata are done on a daily basis, adding that the number is approximately 50,000 in other parts of India where it currently operates.

Base metals prices retreated from their January highs as Chinese economic woes threatened the demand from the world’s largest commodity consumer. Fears of excess supplies and the US Fed’s rate hike policies also added pressure on prices throughout the period. In the benchmark LME platform, prices of the most used industrial commodities like copper and aluminium shed by more than 37% and 17%, respectively since their January highs.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government is making sincere attempts to draft laws in a simple manner and in Indian languages to the maximum extent. Inaugurating the International Lawyers' Conference here, he also flagged concerns about cyber terrorism and money laundering besides the use of artificial intelligence for destructive purposes. Modi said these dangers do not recognise borders and jurisdiction and called for collaborative efforts among legal frameworks of different countries to deal with them. «When danger is global, then the manner to deal with it should also be global,» he said. The prime minister cited the example of cooperation between air traffic control systems of all countries to ensure air travel and said preparing a global framework to deal with these dangers is not about one government or country. Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice of the United Kingdom Alex Chalk KC, Attorney General for India R Venkataramani, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Bar Council of India chairman and senior advocate Manan Kumar Mishra and others, including several judges of the apex court, were present at the event. Commenting on the legal system, he said the language used to write laws and in the judicial process plays a big role in ensuring justice. «We in the Indian government are thinking that law should be produced in two ways.