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ethnic clashes and illegal migration of Chin-Kuki nationals from Myanmar, the Centre is set to issue orders for smart fencing for an additional 300 kilometres out of the 1,643 km of India-Myanmar border, running along Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram, said a senior government official. The fencing of the remaining length of the border is likely to be completed in the next four and half years, the official said. The development comes after the initial pilot project of 10 km was completed last year and work for another 80 km was awarded, taking the total smart fencing to 390 km.

Narendra Modi inaugurated and laid down foundation stones of projects worth more than Rs 19,850 related to rail, road, airports, oil, gas and shipping at Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. He also reached out to the youth in the state on the first day of his two day tour of the state along with Lakshadweep. The prime minister lauded the contribution of Tamil Nadu to the Make in India program, saying the state is a front-runner.

global celebs are making a beeline for India, as a vacation hotspot this year! Hollywood couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones welcomed the New Year in Hyderabad. The ‘Fatal Attraction’ star took to Instagram on Monday and shared a video of himself and Jones, sharing a sweet kiss to the beat of AP Dhillon’s ‘With You’. The couple is on a sojourn in India, and the video was taken in Hyderabad.

Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Tuesday said its supplies to the non-regulated sector rose 31% to 98 million tonnes (mt) in the April-December period of the current fiscal. Coal India Ltd (CIL) supplied 75 mt fuel in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. «Even as CIL supplies to the country's power sector exceeded the projected commitment, the company supplied an all-time high volume of 98 million tonnes to non-regulated sector consumers till December,» the maharatna firm said in a statement. With increased production and maximised supplies through all modes of despatch, the coal offtake to power plants of the country by the PSU rose to 454 mt during the April-December period. «This is 8 mt higher than the committed quantity of 446 mt for the period.

Mizoram after their camps were captured were flown back home on a Myanmar military aircraft on Tuesday. Officials said that a Myanmar Air Force aircraft landed at the Lengpui airport here on Tuesday afternoon to take back the soldiers. «A Myanmar Air Force transport plane from Mandalay (Myanmar) landed at Lengpui airport and evacuated 151 Myanmar soldiers to Akyab in two sorties. Before the departure of the Myanmarese soldiers, the Indian authorities have completed all necessary formalities,» a senior official said. According to officials, the Myanmar soldiers on Friday fled to Mizoram’s Lawngtlai district with their arms and ammunition, and approached the Assam Rifles after their camps near the India-Myanmar border were overrun by the Arakan Army fighters. Some of the fleeing Myanmar soldiers were critically injured in the gun battle and basic medical treatment was provided to them by the Assam Rifles.

family on behalf of Ayodhya, Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra for the Ayodhya Kumbabhishek event on January 22 along with the RSS officials," the Tamil Nadu BJP leader posted. Rajinikanth joins many senior actors including Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, and Akshay Kumar, who are invited to the consecration ceremony of the Ram Mandir. The Temple Trust has also invited ace directors Rajkumar Hirani, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, and Rohit Shetty along with producer Mahaveer Jain.

CAA soon. Once the rules are issued, the law can be implemented and those eligible can be granted Indian citizenship," the government official said. When asked if the CAA rules will be notified before the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the official said, "Yes, much before that." "The rules are ready and the online portal is also in place and the entire process will be online.

The elections year: 2024 is going to be the year of elections. An estimated number of over 4.1 billion people out of the total global population of over 8 billion are living in countries that will go to polls in 2024. According to Bloomberg, countries that contribute 80% of the world market cap and 60% of global GDP will be voting.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and all issues have been resolved. The new laws have nor been implemented yet and will only be implemented after consultation with AIMTC," Malkit Singh Bal, the chairman of the AIMTC said. The transport body said that the truck drivers strike will end soon and all the drivers must resume the operations.

UPI) crossed the 100-billion-mark, data from National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) showed. NPCI operates the UPI service along with other payment processing infrastructure. Total transactions processed by UPI in 2023 stood at 117.6 billion.

West Bengal BJP leadership expressed doubts about the INDIA alliance which have allegedly failed to take any decisive move yet and it has been created to mislead people, former BJP state President Dilip Ghosh said on Tuesday. “INDIA Bloc meetings only decide further dates. Only dates after dates are fixed (Tarikh pe Tarikh). This has been a trend for a long time.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi of provoking the country's youths by «communalising» the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh said both Hindus and Muslims in India have the «same DNA», and urged Hindu youths to pledge that no attacker will be able to harm the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. He was reacting to Owaisi's reported remarks where, while referring to Babri mosque, the AIMIM asked the Muslim youths if they don't feel the pain that «the place where we sat and recited the Quran for 500 years is not in our hands today».

The federal government approved Royal Bank of Canada’s $13.5-billion takeover of HSBC Canada in the waning days of 2023, despite concerns from critics that it will stifle competition. Banking customers will start to see how the acquisition, expected to close in the first quarter, shakes out.

Lee Jae-myung, South Korea's opposition leader, faced a vicious attack during a public appearance in Busan, narrowly escaping a potentially fatal assault. The assailant, a 66-year-old individual, inflicted a 1cm laceration on Lee's neck during a media briefing, leading to immediate uproar and condemnation across the nation. President Yoon Suk Yeol and various political entities swiftly expressed their denouncement of the assault. During a routine visit to a construction site in Busan, Lee was unexpectedly approached by the attacker, feigning a request for an autograph. In a sudden turn, the assailant brandished an 18cm knife purchased online, launching an unprovoked attack on the opposition leader. Swift actions from those present led to the attacker's capture and prompt medical attention for Lee.

upGrad on Tuesday said Subramanyam Reddy, the division head of its KnowledgeHut business, has quit the firm. Asheesh Sharma has taken over as president of the short courses and bootcamps division effective Tuesday, upGrad said in a statement.

mild infections and that there was no reason to worry, Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said on Tuesday. The situation in Delhi is still under control and there was no huge rise in cases, Bharadwaj said.

Under the FMR, every member of the hill tribes, who is either a citizen of India or a citizen of Myanmar and who is resident of any area within 16 km on either side of border can cross over on production of a border pass with one year validity and can stay up to two weeks per visit. «We are going to end the FMR along the Indo-Myanmar border soon. We are going to put fencing along the entire border.

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