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India targets Pakistan during the ongoing 42nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council for frequently misusing international forums to trade its narrative over the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. India said that its recent announcement to eliminate “special status” of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is creating troubles in continuous sponsorship of cross-border terrorism by Pakistan.  The First Secretary in the Permanent Mission of India at UNHRC, Kumam Mini Devi said that “none of Pakistan’s attempts to misrepresent our decision under different agendas can hide its territorial ambitions over Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan’s frantic reactions could be well understood as our decision is creating obstacles in Pakistan’s continuous sponsorship of cross border terrorism against India.” Asserting that the decision of India regarding Jammu and Kashmir is an “internal matter”, Kumam Mini Devi continued, “We deplore repeated misuse of the Coun...

Budget 2019 : 10 Important Facts of 1st Budget, Unveiling By Nirmala Sithraman Today Today, the newly appointed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going to represent her first budget in the Lok Sabha , balancing growth requirements and fiscal constraints. It is likely to say that Ms. Sitharaman is going to provide a glimpse of the five-year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government which was voted back to power in Centre for the second time in last months election. Yesterday the government, presented the annual economic survey in which it predicted that in the current year, the economic growth may get back up to 7 percent but warned that it will face challenges keeping its fiscal deficit in check. The Finance Minister started the big day by ditching the British-era briefcase for a red cloth folder enclosed with a string and emblazoned with the national emblem – which was described by officials as the “bahi khata“ Here are the top ten developments on Budget 2019: ...

Congress Is In Search Of New Tribal Leader In Madhya Pradesh Congress is looking for a new party chief in Madhya Pradesh after Chhattisgarh. Its main focus is on a clutch of leaders from the tribal community whose support is very important in propelling it to power last year.  Currently, Chief Minister Kamal Nath is also the president of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee ( MPCC ). Mohan Markam was appointed by Congress as the tribal leader, responsible for its Chhattisgarh unit. Following this, speculation raised that MPCC, too, will get a tribal leader as its head. The team is trying to fix Home Minister Bala Bachchan, a tribal leader, as the MPCC chief, party sources said. Umang Singhar has the support of supporters of Congress general secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia, who wants to see him in the state unit. The sources said that Mr. Singhar may face resistance from supporters of Congress veteran and former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh. Former Union minister Sur...

Ahead Of Jagannath Rath Yatra , Home Minister Amit Shah Offers Prayer On Thursday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has participated in a “Mangala Aarti” at the historic Jagannath Temple, ahead of the Jagannath Rath Yatra in Gujarat . Mr. Shah has dressed in a white shirt and yellow overcoat was accompanied by his wife Sonal Shah to offer prayers to Lord Jagannath. It is his first visit to Gujarat after he takes oath of office and Home Minister of India. Amit shah was on a 2-day visit to Gujarat and introduced a number of new projects. The 142nd Lord Jagannath Yatra matched with Puri’s Rath Yatra and started in the early hours on July 4.    9-days annual chariot started amid tight security imposed in different localities in Gujarat, during which the procession will pass through after beginning from Lord Jagannath Temple in Jamalpur. This 420-year-old shrine is popular for its Rath Yatra, which is calculated among the third most significant and large...

“Digital India Has Empowered People, Reduced Corruption ”, Claims PM Modi Today, on the 4th anniversary of “Digital India”, the flagship program of BJP government , Prime Minister Narendra Modi claims that the initiative has empowered people, improved public service, and reduced corruption to benefit the poor.  PM Modi tweets, “On this day, 4 years ago Digital India was launched, to leverage the power of technology and make technology more accessible. Digital India has empowered people, significantly reduced corruption and improved public service delivery to benefit the poor # DigitalIndiaNewIndia .” The Prime Minister said in another Twitter post that “the Digital India initiative is a people’s movement, powered by people’s strength and their efforts to learn as well as innovate. I salute all those assiduously working to strengthen Digital India and wish them the very best for their future efforts.” “Digital India” program was introduced on July 1, 2015, by the ...

India Greets ASEAN’s Outlook On Indo-Pacific Region Embracing ASEAN’s Outlook on the Indo-Pacific, India said that it sees key elements of convergence with its own view of the region, on Wednesday.  On Sunday, the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) has officially disclosed its outlook for the Indo-Pacific region, considers the Indian Ocean and Asia-Pacific regions not as adjacent territorial spaces but as a closely interconnected and integrated region.  In its outlook, the regional grouping further saw the Indo-Pacific region of cooperation and dialogue instead of conflict, besides predicting prosperity and development for all.  While replying to a question on the country’s concept on the ASEAN Outlook declared on June 24, External Affairs Ministry’s spokesman Raveesh Kumar said, “Given our Prime Minister’s enunciation at the Shangri-La Dialogue in June 2018 of a free, open, inclusive and rules-based Indo-Pacific, of which India is an import...

Ahead of G20 Summit, PM Modi And President Trump Meets On Friday, the United States President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi focused on the big picture of the Gulf region to discuss the possibilities of bringing stability – a twist on the expected line of talks over oil supplies in India. Both the leaders held 15-minutes bilateral talks this morning on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Japan’s Osaka, where they have discussed several key subjects. While briefing reports on bilateral talks, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said that “on Iran, the primary focus was on how we ensure stability there, as instability affects us in many ways, not just in the matter of energy needs, but also in terms of our large diaspora in Gulf.” The stability of the Gulf region is very important for India. Therefore, Mr. Gokhale pointed out, eight million Indian lives in the Gulf.  The disputes between Iran and the United States has taken shape over Iran’s threat to violat...