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Bill right before the Lok Sabha elections. Chaturvedi claimed that the BJP lacked «willpower» to give reservations to the women. Speaking about BJP leader Uma Bharti's recent letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in which she demanded 50 per cent reservation for OBC, SC, and ST women, Chaturvedi said, «A few days ago, Uma Bharti herself said that there should be this (OBC quota) provision in the bill (Women's Reservation Bill). It's clear that she must be pulled up or scolded.» «If BJP had this willpower, this bill would have come long ago and not 6 months before the elections,» Priyanka told ANI Bharati on Saturday said that she would not let the Bill get implemented unless it takes into account the OBC quota.

PTI. This report came as the top US diplomat in Canada confirmed that there was “shared intelligence among Five Eyes partners" that had prompted Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s offensive allegation against India in the killing of a Khalistani extremist on Canadian soil. “There was shared intelligence among ‘Five Eyes’ partners that helped lead Canada to (make) the statements that the prime minister made," US Ambassador David Cohen told Canadian CTV News network.

Also Read: India-Canada row: India's 4 counter attack over alleged involvement in Khalistani terrorist Nijjar's killing Hardeep Singh Nijjar provided Mandeep Singh with arms training along with three other Sikh youths in Mission Hill, B.C., Canada, in December 2015. This training involved the use of AK-47 and sniper rifles, with the intent to carry out terrorist activities in India. Nijjar, in particular, motivated Mandeep Singh to carry out attacks in India and even provided financial support for his mission.

United Nations Security Council (UNSC), saying it has emerged as a «very important global player» and derserves to be considered for full membership of the UN body. Addressing the 'India-UN for Global South: Delivering for Development' event in New York cITY on Saturday, the Dominican Foreign minister said, «I know that India is a country that's historically very polite, and you will not say or ask for certain things. But I will say today that we believe that India is emerging as a very important global player and we believe that India deserves to have a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.» He said India deserves to be a permanent member of the UNSC not only as the most populous country on earth but also as one that has shown great responsibility in the exercise of its own powers. «We believe that this is a matter that should be supported.

OSIRIS-REx mission, spearheaded by NASA, is reaching a crucial milestone as it returns to Earth, bearing an exceptional sample harvested from the asteroid Bennu. Launched in 2016, this mission, officially named Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security–Regolith Explorer, achieved a historic feat when it successfully collected dust and pebbles from Bennu's surface three years ago.

Click here! Speaking about these trains, the statement says that as compared to the current fastest train along the route, Rourkela- Bhubaneswar – Puri Vande Bharat Express and Kasaragod - Thiruvananthapuram Vande Bharat Express will be faster by about 3 hours; Hyderabad – Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express by more than 2.5 hours; Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai Vande Bharat Express by more than 2 hours; Ranchi – Howrah Vande Bharat Express, Patna – Howrah Vande Bharat Express and Jamnagar-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express by about 1 hour; and Udaipur - Jaipur Vande Bharat Express by about half an hour. "In line with the Prime Minister’s vision to improve connectivity of important religious places across the country, Rourkela- Bhubaneswar – Puri Vande Bharat Express and Tirunelveli-Madurai- Chennai Vande Bharat Express will connect important religious towns of Puri and Madurai.

Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate nine Vande Bharat trains in a move that is expected to significantly improve rail connectivity to religious and tourist destinations across 11 Indian states. The inauguration will be conducted via a video conferencing session, in line with the Prime Minister's vision to enhance connectivity and provide top-tier facilities for rail passengers. According to an official statement, these new Vande Bharat trains will be the fastest on their respective routes, ensuring passengers save a considerable amount of time during their journeys. The routes on which these trains will operate are as follows:

Ottawa, Ontario, after the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in the Vancouver area, but Canada developed the most definitive intelligence that led it to accuse India of orchestrating the plot, according to Western allied officials. In the aftermath of the killing, U.S. intelligence agencies offered their Canadian counterparts context that helped Canada conclude that India had been involved.

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VH1's "Basketball Wives" can rejoice as the network recently announced the return of the beloved American reality television series with its 11th season. For those unfamiliar with the show, «Basketball Wives» provides viewers with a glimpse into the lives of the significant others of famous professional basketball athletes. This season promises to focus on themes of sisterhood, growth, and adversity as the housewives navigate their personal and professional lives. Expect drama and emotional moments as they confront life's challenges.

self-employment and self-sufficiency, Assam government to provide financial aid to two lakh youth for creating a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched Chief Minister’s Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan 2023 at a function held at Janata Bhawan. It may be noted that under the scheme, financial aid will be given to two lakh youth for creating a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. This scheme aims at facilitating self-employment among educated youth, creating entrepreneur oriented ecosystem in the state, generate employment via new ventures, financial assistance to individuals to set up or expand existing enterprises, increase focus on rural economy, and increase the seed capital amount through bank linkages where feasible. Sarma said that the scheme has been designed to create self-employment avenues in the state to enable the youth to fuel development of the state. He also said that the scheme has the potential to strengthen the rural economy. He also said that the unemployed degree holders in engineering, MBBS, BDS, agriculture, animal husbandry, fishery etc will be kept in the first category and will be given Rs.

best winter tires can make all the difference. In this guide, we'll explore some of the top winter tire options for various types of vehicles as per report by Auto 123. In the past, trucks and SUVs often came equipped with rugged yet less performance-oriented tires. However, times have changed, and many SUVs and pickups now offer more capable and versatile tires. If you own a vehicle with specialized off-road tires, it's essential to have them inspected by a tire specialist to ensure their suitability for winter conditions. In certain regions, only tires bearing the winter emblem—a mountain silhouette with a snowflake—are permitted during winter due to their superior performance on snowy and icy roads.

Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a central government initiative to ensure drinking water supply to rural households across the country by 2024. «Our bahus (daughters-in-law) will benefit from the scheme now, we have lived our lives worrying about water,» she says. Around a hundred kilometres away in Jhansi, a motley group of local singers and dancers brought together by a NGO stage a spirited performance in a temple, sending the message that tap water holds the promise of elevating quality of life and keeping diseases at bay.

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Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday met the G20 Independent Expert Group on strengthening of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). The G20 Independent Expert Group (IEG) is co-convened by former American treasury secretary Lawrence Summers and ex-chairman of the 15th Finance Commission N K Singh. The IEG set up by G20 India Presidency has focused on strengthening MDBs and delivered Volume 1 of its report which was acknowledged by G20 leaders in New Delhi Leaders Declaration earlier this month. «The #G20IEG members are currently in India working on Volume 2 of their report to be discussed in #G20 meetings scheduled to be held under the Indian Presidency in #Marrakech on sidelines of @IMFNews @WorldBank #AnnualMeetings,» the finance ministry said in a post on X. The fourth and final Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting under India's G20 Presidency is taking place next month in Morocco. MDBs need to provide an additional USD 260 billion annually to fund sustainable infrastructure and help nations achieve SDG targets, the group said in its Vol 1 report. Additional spending of some USD 3 trillion per year is needed by 2030, of which USD 1.8 trillion represents additional investments in climate action, mostly in sustainable infrastructure, and USD 1.2 trillion in additional spending to attain other sustainable development goals (SDGs), it said. The major MDBs are World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Asian Development Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and African Development Bank (AfDB).

Narendra Modi on Saturday said the residents of Kashi were its true brand ambassadors and expressed his desire to see the ancient temple town's glory reverberating around the world. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating 16 residential schools for needy children in Uttar Pradesh named after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Modi also announced a tourist guide competition and said that be it a tourist spot or a 'dham' (pilgrimage place), good guides are very necessary. «The people of Kashi know the most about Kashi.

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This is hardly surprising as most fatalities of the violence are by sniper rifles on both sides. According to retired Lt. Gen LN Singh the violence in Manipur, in its initial phase, was community-based mob violence. The General, who once headed the Indian Army’s Intelligence Corps, revealed that the quality of violence has degenerated as terrorists have taken over as the guns are targeting unarmed civilians which is unacceptable. “There is a distinction between terrorist, insurgent and militant.

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Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, the wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and chairperson and Managing Director of Pride East has filed a Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi. Gogoi had sent a letter to Union Minister of Commerce & Industry Piyush Goyal seeking to know if the Pride East Entertainment Private Limited has received Rs 10 Crore subsidy the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY). The case has been filed at the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) of Kamrup Metropolitan on Friday and it will be moved on September 26. Senior advocate Devajit Saikia, her counsel said, «My client has claimed a defamation of Rs 10 crore against Gaurav Gogoi for various tweets on X. We have made it very clear that we never made any application to receive subsidy,» he added. Gogoi stated, “ It is apparent from your reply in the Lok Sabha and the list of beneficiaries on the website of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries that Rs 10 Crore has been approved in the name of Pride East Entertainment Private Limited.