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Government making all efforts to modernise the armed forces: Rajnath Singh
₹8,413 crore has been paid to more than 17 lakh pensioners," he said. On the growing role of women in the armed forces, the minister said several concrete steps have been taken to make the military an equitable and a better working place for women. “The Indian Army has inducted women officers into the Artillery Regiment for the first time this year.
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India’s Amrit Kaal goal calls for broad trackers
Narendra Modi envisioned India as a developed country by 2047 to mark a century of freedom. He called the next 25 years an “Amrit Kaal," a propitious phase for the fulfillment of this ambition. As the emergence of our economy is a necessary—if not sufficient—condition for it, output per head would suggest itself as the gauge to adopt.
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NCCF, NAFED to sell tomatoes at Rs 50 per kg amid fall in wholesale rates
NCCF and NAFED to sell tomatoes at a reduced rate of Rs 50 per kilogram from Tuesday in view of the decline in prices in the wholesale markets. Since July, both NCCF and NAFED have been selling tomatoes at a discounted rate on behalf of the consumer affairs ministry in Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar to boost domestic availability and contain price rise. Initially, the ministry had asked the two cooperatives to sell tomatoes at a subsidised rate of Rs 90 per kg and later reduced the price to Rs 80 per kg.
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Independence Day reminds us that we are part of a great community: President Murmu on eve of 77th I-Day
77th Independence Day on August 14. «Independence Day reminds us that we are not just individuals, but we are part of a great community, the largest and most vibrant of its kind. It is a community of citizens of the world’s largest democracy,» she said.
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Owaisi asks PM Modi to condemn "targetted violence", demolition drive in Nuh in I-Day speech
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday expressed hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would condemn the demolition drive in Haryana's Nuh and the alleged targetted violence, during his Independence Day speech in the national capital on August 15. Addressing reporters here, Owaisi said on one hand bulldozers were being used against Muslims and on the other his house in Delhi has come under attack. «The Prime Minister should condemn demolition in Nuh.
14.08 / 14:07
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Rupee goes international: Journey of Indian currency since 1947
Keeping other aspects of the economy aside, let us have a glance at how the Indian rupee from being a relatively weak currency started its journey toward internationalisation. The value of a country's currency and its usage for global trade are among the key indicators for gauging its economic stride. Banks from 22 countries have opened special Rupee vostro accounts in Indian banks in order to trade in local currency as part of gradual de-dollarisation plans, the Parliament was informed during the just concluded monsoon session of Parliament.
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Pawan Khera supports Surjewala, says political fight on between 'demons and humans'
Congress leader Pawan Khera said here on Monday that the present political fight in the country is going on between «demons and humans», referring to party colleague Randeep Singh Surjewala's remarks calling those voting for the ruling party as having «demonic tendencies». He also said the country needs a responsible prime minister, not a «publicity minister». To a question on Surjewala's comment at a recent rally in Haryana, Khera said, «The prime minister spoke for 2 hours and 13 minutes in Parliament.
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Karnataka to scrap NEP from next academic year, announces CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka will scrap the National Education Policy (NEP) from the next academic year, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Monday, setting off a debate about the pros and cons of the Congress regime’s decision. The NEP came into effect on July 29, 2020, promising a meaningful change in the education system. Karnataka was the first state to switch to the NEP from the old education policy of 1986.
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Ex-Pakistani Seema Haider chants ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, hoists tri-colour flag ahead of Independence Day, video goes viral
Seema Haider, the Pakistani woman who hit headlines for crossing the border to be with her Indian boyfriend chanting Pakistan Murdabad and Hindustan Zindabad in a viral video. The video was shared by a Twitter user named Advocate Ashutosh J Dubey. Dubey is the head of BJP Maharashtra Social.
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Lula says wants US investments in Brazil to drive energy transition
SAO PAULO (Reuters) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he hopes for the United States to want to invest in Brazil so the two countries can work to «drive the energy transition forward.»
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Stocks and bonds gain as China acts on debt
Stocks and bonds rose as China moved to address a worsening property slump, shoring up confidence in global markets.
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Stones pelted at Asaduddin Owaisi’s Delhi house, he says ‘had this happened with a BJP leader…’ | Video
Asaduddin Owaisi, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and a Member of Parliament (MP), has alleged that stones were hurled at his official residence in Delhi on Monday. Questioning the security, Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged that stones are pelted at his house in Delhi every few days while asserting that there would be reactions had it happened with a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. Speaking with ANI, Asaduddin Owaisi said, "On one side bulldozer is being run on the houses of Muslims and on the other hand, stones are pelted at the house of an MP.
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13% of applications approved: British regulator discloses crypto registration stats
Since January 2020, 291 crypto companies have applied for registration with the principal financial regulator of the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Only 13% of them successfully obtained a permit to operate in the country.
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Mint Explainer: What is India doing to meet its rising power demand?
Mint takes a look at the trend in India's power demand and how the government plans to manage the rising need. Power demand remained elevated due to high temperatures after subdued demand in July following heavy rains across parts of north India. The peak demand has neared the Central Electricity Authority's (CEA) projection of 230 GW peak power demand for this year.
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Shatrughan Sinha in favour of Mamata Banerjee as PM
Sinha on Monday said he would love to see West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the next Prime Minister of the country. Sinha, who is a member of the Trinamool Congress, headed by Banerjee, made the statement in response to a query as to how he saw Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a prospective Prime Ministerial candidate. «It would be very good for the country that at a time when we also have a woman as the President, we had a woman as the Prime Minister too.
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