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Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Sunday that the Congress could not muster the courage to pass the women's reservation bill during the UPA rule as it was afraid of losing power. He also accused the Congress of misleading people on the women's reservation bill.

Supriya Sule, Baramati MP and daughter of NCP chief Sharad Pawar, has admitted that there is now personal and ideological distance between her and cousin Ajit Pawar following the split in the party, ToI reported on September 24. This is the first time that Sule has made such an admission. She, however, added that her respect for him will remain the same all her life. It may be recalled here that in July 2023, Ajit Pawar vertically split the party, later garnering support from more NCP MLAs than his uncle Sharad Pawar. On the split, Sule said that she did not like the way the «BJP misused its power to break the party». Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule has apologized to Ajit Pawar for a remark made by BJP MLC Gopichand Padalkar, calling him a wolf. Bawankule also clarified that the BJP does not back Padalkar's views. Padalkar, who had contested against Ajit Pawar in 2019, has been criticizing the Pawar family. Rohit Pawar, an MLA from the Sharad Pawar camp, has accused the rival faction of using pressure tactics against their MLAs to switch sides.

₹299.64 in the interbank market. Analysts attribute this to easing import restrictions, which have increased demand for the US dollar.

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What does history tell us about the ancient trade route that has a resemblance to the IMEC?Well, the first thing we should ask is whether something like the IMEC already exists. Governments love to make grand announcements that can sound dazzling and exciting. The connections between India, the Middle East and Europe date back millennia — as they do with other parts of Asia and Africa too. Certainly, massive new investment in infra, energy, transport and communications can, and will, help boost trade even further. But this is a proposed stimulus to something that already exists. The Middle East is already home to a large Indian diaspora, and there are very close trade ties already; the same with Europe.How will you compare this maritime route with the Silk Road that connected China?These routes and corridors are and always have been abstract rather than concrete. Labels like ‘maritime route’ or ‘Silk Roads’ are used by historians and commentators as short-hand for exchanges of all kinds. Most serious scholars would argue that maritime and land routes are not distinct but part of a single ecosystem of ‘Silk Roads’. Trying to suggest they are alternatives is something that has in part sprung from China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ — and the implication that there are two different sets of connections. I steer well away from that myself… I am also cagey of the current vogue of some Indian scholars to push a ‘maritime model’ that divorces Indian history from routes and connections to the north and the west is dangerous, especially in today’s increasingly toxic political debates.

Amit Shah on Saturday said the co-operative sector was «not irrelevant», but it was hurt by political interference in the past. The Narendra Modi government's decision to de-link it from the agriculture ministry gave the sector a tremendous boost, he said. Shah, who also handles the co-operation portfolio alongside the home ministry, was delivering the Laxmanrao Inamdar Memorial Lecture at Mumbai University. Co-operation is a human-centric model where people with minimum capital can contribute to the economy by coming together and compete with those who have access to more funds, he said. He also said that the Modi government brought into mainstream some 60 crore people who did not have bank accounts and were part of the informal economy. The cooperative movement must absorb modern technologies, he said, adding that «mass production and production by masses» is required.

Arvind Kejriwal ‘Bona’ meaning dwarf. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, “Well said Dwarf Duryodhan. Due to just 3 days of rain in Delhi, all the roads of Delhi were converted into lakes.

Thank You For Coming movie actors Shehnaaz Gill, Bhumi Pednekar, Shibani Bedi, Dolly Singh visit the new Parliament with union minister Anurag Thakur. Kharge further accused the BJP of practicing casteism, “Then President Ram Nath Kovind not invited to foundation laying of new Parliament building as he is 'untouchable'". "If the foundation laying was done by an untouchable, then naturally it would have to be washed with Ganga water," he said, referring to the former president's caste.

CPI inflation fell below 7% in August, and at 6.83%, it printed well below the market’s expectations led by deflation in the prices of vegetables, particularly, tomatoes. The bad news is that inflationary pressures shifted from perishable items to others in the food basket like cereals, spices, and pulses, which could prove to be sticky in coming months, much to the concern of the authorities, particularly the Reserve Bank of India. And the no-so-bad news about the August inflation is that it might not trigger any move from the Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI & could keep the repo rate steady at 6.5% for the remainder of this financial year.Inflation InternalsWhile August CPI inflation was below market expectation of 7%, it remained well above the MPC’s target range of 2-6%. Vegetable prices fell by 6% month-on-month in August as opposed to a 38% rise between June and July. This led to inflation falling to 6.8% from 7.4% in July.

world's number one ODI team, overtaking Pakistan. Presently holding the top spot, India boast an impressive rating of 116, amassing a total of 4,864 points.

Justin Trudeau seeks to return to governance for a third straight term, his popularity seems to have taken a hit, giving way to Conservative Right wing opposition candidate Pierre Poilievre. PM Trudeau's handling of the killing of Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar seems to indicate a subtle dissociation from a right-wing leader in order to propel his static year-over-year at 31 per cent popularity as best choice for Prime Minister candidate. The need to move away, rather severe ties with right wing ideologies seems like an opportune moment for an unfazed PM Trudeau.

Canada. A dossier put together by Indian intelligence agencies claims that he became the head of the Sikh temple by threatening his own cousin and the temple’s former president Raghbir Singh Nijjar. Nijjar, the dossier adds, was an old associate of Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) terrorist Gurdeep Singh aka Deepa Heranwala, who was involved in over 200 killings in Punjab in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Jet Airways said on Friday, September 22, that it has not received any money from the Jalan Kalrock Consortium (JKC). The lenders also said that the insolvency resolution plan is yet to be implemented, according to a report by business daily Economic Times. The consortium has however claimed that it will have to shell out additional amount than what was approved if Punjab National Bank’s additional liability ₹202 crore is accepted.

India and Canada will not have a material impact on the country's exports, according to apex engineering body EEPC. India's exports to Canada stood at USD 4.1 billion in 2022-23. The export goods include pharmaceuticals, gems and jewellery, textiles, and machinery, while imports (USD 4.06 billion) include pulses, timber, pulp and paper, and mining products. «We do not believe that the stand-off with Canada will have a material impact on our exports and trade, given our long-standing relationship.

rumours of a possible cyclone in Odisha in the next fortnight, India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said a low pressure area may be created over east-central Bay of Bengal in October first week with low probability of it intensifying into a depression. This was said by IMD DG Mrutunjay Mohapatra while reacting to rumours being circulated that a cyclone will hit Odisha in the first week of October. «Though the month of October is considered as a cyclone period in Odisha, the IMD has not made any such forecast so far.

Shubhneet Singh, popularly known as Shubh, has now found some support from fellow Indo-Canadian Amritpal Singh Dhillon, known professionally as AP Dhillon. Dhillon, in solidarity, shared a somewhat cryptic, lengthy post on Instagram Story. In the post he wrote that «as an artist it has become almost impossible to stay focussed on your craft and do what you love,» in a subtle reference to the controversy that has engulfed his colleague Shubh in the wake of the Indo-Canada diplomatic row. The 26-year-old Shubh made headlines after his India tour was scrapped by sponsor BoAT and ticketing platform BookMyShow following his alleged support to the Khalistan issue.

Janata Dal (Secular) patriarch HD Deve Gowda and his son Kumaraswamy met Union Home Minister and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah in Parliament on Thursday, following which JD(S) formally joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Friday. BJP President JP Nadda and Goa CM Pramod Sawant were also present during the meeting.

Mumbai local train went popular on social media, Central Railway's divisional manager Rajnish Kumar Goyal has urged the travelers to «avoid such activities and stunts during train travel.» The video has sparked debates and concerns over safety and public behavior. A video showcasing a woman's belly dance performance aboard a running Mumbai local train went viral few days ago. The video was posted by user @mumbaimatterz, who captioned it as «Entertainment… Now Belly Dancing inside Mumbai Local Train.

retirement planning in their mid-40s when the goal is in a clear line of sight and demands urgency. Thus, they miss out on crucial years to build the desired corpus," said Ajinkya Kulkarni, Co-Founder and CEO, of Wint Wealth. Finding the right balance between spending today or saving for tomorrow is difficult without a goal.

Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Sullivan emphasized that there will be no "special exemption" for actions like these, and the United States will uphold its fundamental principles. In response to a question about why the United States appears to be taking a different approach in addressing Russian aggression and bilateral issues with China and India, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan clarified that India is distinct from Russia and China.

On the eve of the AFL finals and after 221 games, the majority of which were played during the Carlton Football Club’s bleakest era, Ed Curnow announced his retirement.