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Ram bhakts. Mulayam Singh Yadav was in power in UP, and he was determined to uphold his constitutional pledge. At the same time, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and its parent organization, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), argued that an issue of faith transcended time, the constitution and government policies.

₹36.5 a kg, according to data from the consumer affairs ministry. India’s retail inflation accelerated to a 4-month high of 5.69% in December, driven by an uptick in food prices. Chopra said that the government aims to bring down prices in regions where the rates are higher than average.

NEW DELHI : Open market sales have proven to be an effective tool for moderating rice and wheat prices, said union consumer affairs, food and public distribution minister Piyush Goyal, adding that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) should emerge as a trusted partner of farmers and the public. “The FCI’s market interventions or open market sale scheme (OMSS) has proved to be an effective tool in moderating the prices of essential commodities like wheat and rice to benefit consumers.

Antidepressants and mood elevators are among the highest-sold medicine categories as the country's youth increasingly seek help for mental health disorders. One upside is that Gen Z do not consider it a taboo to seek psychological help, experts say. Consider this.

India works to become a developed country by 2047, it must not forget that quality of life, improved living standards and ease of living are parameters as important as, if not more than, per-capita income. This is the context in which the Supreme Court's stay on the post facto green nod for projects or mandatory implementation of good manufacturing practices 'Schedule M' must be understood.

India should certainly be alert about the proximity of Maldives to China and the government must be aware of the danger that this represents, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said here on Sunday. China has been attempting to expand its influence throughout India's periphery, he said at the 54th annual day of 'Thuglak' magazine here.

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Ajay Bhatt said on Sunday. Bhatt visited DRDO's Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex and the Research Centre Imarat (RCI) here and reviewed the ongoing missile technologies and related programmes, a Defence ministry release said. Director General, Missiles and Strategic Systems, U Raja Babu briefed the minister on various technological developments. «The DRDO's knowledge and infrastructure base needs to be tapped by MSMEs and private industries, which in turn will lead to the establishment of a self-reliant defence industrial ecosystem in our country,» he said.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's peace formula on Sunday said a growing number of countries are working to help set the groundwork for Russia to join one day, an admittedly distant goal as the nearly two-year war grinds on and neither side willing to cede ground. The fourth such meeting of national security advisers takes place in the Swiss town of Davos, where Zelenskyy is set to attend the World Economic Forum's annual meeting starting Tuesday. He will endeavor to keep up international focus on Ukraine's defense amid eroding support for Kyiv in the West and swelling distractions like conflict in the Middle East.

China's top diplomat warned Sunday that any steps towards Taiwan's independence would be «harshly punished», after the self-ruled island defied Beijing's warnings and chose pro-sovereignty candidate Lai Ching-te as president. Voters on the island spurned Beijing's repeated calls not to vote for Lai, delivering a comfortable victory for a man China's ruling Communist Party sees as a dangerous separatist.

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra from here, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said this was needed as the country was going through a period of «great injustice» and asserted that a vision of India based on equitability, brotherhood and harmony will emerge from the yatra. This vision will emerge from dialogues during the yatra and it will have no place for hatred, violence and monopoly, he said and added that through this yatra, the Congress wants to listen to people's "Mann Ki Baat" and understand their pain. Gandhi commenced the more than 6,700 km Manipur-to-Maharashtra yatra with a rally at a private ground here after offering tributes to martyrs of Manipur at the Khongjom War Memorial Complex.

Eknath Shinde, former Union Minister Milind Deora Sunday said the Grand Old Party is not the same as it used to be when Manmohan Singh launched economic reforms in 1991, the Congress is now abusing industrialists, businessmen and calling them anti-nationals. Addressing a gathering at Varsha, the official residence of Maharashtra chief minister, Deora said, "It is not easy to make a decision to quit Congress with whom the Deora family has been associated for 55 years.

Milind Deora on Sunday targetted Congress leadership after joining Shiv Sena, saying his parent party is not the same as it used to be when Manmohan Singh had launched economic reforms but it is now abusing industrialists, businessmen and calling them anti-nationals. Addressing a gathering at Varsha, the official residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deora said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have a vision for developing the country. He also hailed Shinde as the «most accessible» chief minister.

Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the Narendra Modi government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure their well-being, be it implementing the «one rank, one pension» scheme or providing healthcare and re-employment. Indian soldiers rise above family, caste and creed in the service of the nation as they know if the country is secure, everything is safe, he said, adding their integrity and professionalism is respected and recognised not just by the whole country but by the entire world. Addressing an Armed Forces Veterans' Day event at the Air Force Station in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Singh said it is a collective responsibility of the people to treat soldiers and their dependents as their own family members and ensure that they stand with them always.

cold weather and security concerns for the postponement of the elections, Geo News reported. Tabled by independent Senator Hilal-ur-Rehman, the resolution said that extreme cold weather and snowfall would create difficulties for citizens to cast votes in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and create challenges for candidates trying to campaign.

Davos on Sunday to discuss a peace formula for Ukraine, with India and many other nations pushing for the restoration of peace in the war-hit country. A representative of the Swiss Foreign Ministry, which co-hosted the meeting along with Ukraine, said, «By organising the meeting, Switzerland continues to support Ukraine in achieving this goal». This was the fourth NSA meeting on the peace formula proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in 2022, which follows ten principles aimed at ensuring a just and lasting peace in Ukraine.

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AP. North Korea's neighbouring countries including Japan and South Korea informed that they detected a possible ballistic missile launch by North Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and Japan’s Defense Ministry informed that the country ruled by Kim Jong Un fired missile on Sunday.

Milind Deora said that Congress, which used to offer constructive suggestions for the betterment of India is working with only one goal now and that is to speak against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The former Union Minister added that he believes in the politics of GAIN not PAIN. "The same party that used to offer constructive suggestions to this country, on how to take the country forward, has now just one goal - speak against whatever PM Modi says and does.

SunOnline newspaper. Ibrahim Khaleel, the Minister at the President's Office for Strategic Communications, told SunOnline newspaper that both the countries had agreed to set up a high-level core group during the meeting between President Muizzu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the COP28 in Dubai in December. Khaleel said besides the withdrawal of Indian military personnel, the group also discussed expediting India-backed development projects in the island nation.

Also Read: ‘Greed, fear’: Congress reacts as Milind Deora is set to join BJP ally in Maharashtra The diplomat-turned-politician, Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said that the Congress and the opposition parties would be working on the same strategy for the next Lok Sabha elections set to take place this year. "I still expect that the BJP will emerge as the single-largest party.