Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, on Friday, February 23, said it would be difficult for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to repeat its electoral performance of 2019 as it has already peaked in many states. Tharoor further said that there would be only a "downward slide" in the coming elections. The "complacency" of the BJP is the opposition's strength, the Congress leader claimed.
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After a huge avalanche struck Gulmarg, a ski resort town in Jammu and Kashmir, today, one Russian skier has died. The avalanche struck seven Russian skiers; six of them have been rescued. For search and rescue missions, helicopters were used.
23 Feb, 22:23 (IST)
EAM Dr S Jaishankar, on Friday, February 23, addressed the Raisina Dialogue 2024. Speaking at the event, S Jaishankar said, "On the AU-India partnership I would say that we have a practical partnership with individual countries, we have a partnership with AU as a whole."
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23 Feb, 21:24 (IST)
Amroha MP Danish Ali, on Friday, February 23, said that the people of Amroha are very excited that Rahul Gandhi, along with Priyanka Gandhi, is bringing the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra to Amroha. "The people of Amroha always advocate unity and justice, and I will personally welcome them here," he said.
23 Feb, 20:43 (IST)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Friday, February 23, addressed the public at the "Ashvamedha Mahayagya" event in Mumbai. "India offers a unique perspective on observing the entire creation. Millennia ago, the sages of India displayed remarkable foresight by recognising the significance of balance and harmony in the cosmos. They also grasped the importance of reconciling seemingly conflicting concepts of materialism and spirituality," he said.
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23 Feb, 19:50 (IST)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, February 23, launched a scathing attack on the opposition INDIA bloc and said that its members believe in instigating people in the name of caste and making them fight.
23 Feb, 19:16 (IST)
Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Mangal Prabhat Lodha, on Friday, February 23, attacked Congress over the removal of Zeeshan Siddique as the president of the Mumbai Youth Congress. "When there is a fire in a forest, people have to flea from there. Due to one family being in power in Congress, others feel suffocated. This is a natural outcome," he said.
23 Feb, 18:24 (IST)
Former Australian PM Tony Abbott, on Friday, February 23, said that the great thing about doing business with India is that no one is going to suddenly stop the trade for capricious reasons."The great thing about investing in India is no one is going to suddenly nationalise your investment or prevent you from taking profits from out of the country. India is a wonderful place to do business. Today India is a far more business-friendly place than it was a decade ago," he added.
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23 Feb, 17:36 (IST)
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray and NCP's Sharad Pawar attend the funeral of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Manohar Joshi at Mumbai's Shivaji Park today, February 23.
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23 Feb, 17:11 (IST)
Former MP Amar Sable lodged a complaint with the Pimpri Chinchwad police in Maharashtra on Friday, February 23, against unidentified individuals for allegedly uploading an objectionable video targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on YouTube.
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23 Feb, 16:35 (IST)
BJP National President JP Nadda addressed the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of various facilities at AIIMS Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh. "Be it the health sector, or any other sector...under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country has benefited and the country has also become successful. Corona was the biggest epidemic of the century. No one knew what its treatment was or how to avoid it. Western countries were not able to decide whether humanity or economics was important. But our Prime Minister Modi said that if there is life then there is the world. Imposed lockdown with force and prepared the country to fight Corona," he said.
23 Feb, 15:36 (IST)
In a significant development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated, dedicated, and laid the foundation stone for various projects in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. These initiatives mark a new chapter in the region’s development.
23 Feb, 14:56 (IST)
In Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made use of a virtual reality headset to inspect the Kashi Ropeway in Varanasi. Following this inspection, the Prime Minister is set to inaugurate and lay the foundation for several development projects.
23 Feb, 13:34 (IST)
A fire broke out in a house in Karimnagar following a gas cylinder explosion due to the intense heat. Fortunately, all the residents were away attending the Samakka Saralamma Jatara on Thursday.
23 Feb, 13:05 (IST)
In a recent incident at Rajbandh Railway Station in Durgapur, West Bengal, smoke was observed emanating from the Duronto Express. The train was en route from Howrah to Delhi. Quick action by railway officials brought the situation under control, and the train was able to resume its journey.
23 Feb, 12:13 (IST)
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Pooja Dabla made a public statement today addressing concerns surrounding the National Security Act (NSA). She clarified that senior officials have decided not to implement any provisions of the NSA at this time, and no actions are being taken under the Act. Dabla appealed to the farmers, urging them to maintain peace and not take law and order into their own hands. She assured that if law and order is upheld, no legal action will be initiated against anyone.
23 Feb, 10:49 (IST)
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) MLA from Maharashtra’s Karanja Rajendra Patni passed away on Friday, February 23.
23 Feb, 10:33 (IST)
Following the tragic death of 22-year-old farmer Shubhkaran Singh at the Punjab-Haryana border, Punjab’s Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has declared a compensation of Rs 1 crore for the bereaved family. The Punjab Government will provide this financial aid to the family of Shubhkaran Singh, who lost his life during the farmers’ protest at the Khanauri border. Additionally, a government job will be offered to his younger sister. Mann assured that legal action will be pursued against those responsible for the incident.
23 Feb, 09:41 (IST)
In a significant development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is currently conducting raids at the premises of Partha Pratim Sengupta in Central Howrah, West Bengal. Sengupta is reportedly a close aide of the absconding Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader, Sheikh Shahjahan. The ED is carrying out these operations at nearly six locations across the state as part of its ongoing investigation against Sheikh Shahjahan. The probe is connected to the alleged Public Distribution System (PDS) scam case.
23 Feb, 08:47 (IST)
Prominent Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) politician and Telangana Legislative Assembly member, G Lasya Nanditha, tragically lost her life in a car crash in Sangareddy on Friday. The mishap took place on the Sultanpur Outer Ring Road (ORR) in Aminpur mandal of the district.
23 Feb, 08:32 (IST)
In a shocking incident, a 62-year-old leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), PV Sathyanathan, was brutally murdered while attending a temple festival on Thursday night. Sathyanathan served as the central local committee secretary of Koyilandy town.
New Delhi, February 23: At the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in the Surat district of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated two new Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) with a combined capacity of 1,400 megawatts to the country on Thursday. The prime minister travelled to Kakrapar hamlet in the nearby Surat district, which is home to the nuclear power plant, following his speech to a group in Navsari, south Gujarat. The biggest indigenous PHWRs in the nation, the new KAPS Units 3 and 4 each have a 700 MW power production capacity. Built at a cost over Rs 22,500 crore, they were developed by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL).
After a huge avalanche struck Gulmarg, a ski resort town in Jammu and Kashmir, today, one Russian skier has died. The avalanche struck seven Russian skiers; six of them have been rescued. For search and rescue missions, helicopters were used. According to authorities, the enormous avalanche struck the Kongdoori slopes at the upper levels of Gulmarg. Operation rescue-cum-search involved the deployment of Army personnel and a patrolling team from the Jammu and Kashmir government.
Former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Swami Prasad Maurya launched his new political party, the Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party (RSSP), in Delhi on Thursday, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. "To unseat the BJP, we're going to fortify the INDI coalition. Their leaders will be consulted. I'm willing to make any sacrifice necessary to ensure that the BJP is defeated," said Maurya. Within days after Maurya's resignation from his MLC position and breakup with the Samajwadi Party, the Rashtriya Shoshit Samaj Party (RSSP) was formed. Maurya announced the foundation of a new party on February 20, along with her resignation from the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and the primary membership of the SP.
India's GDP is expected to reach USD 10 trillion in the next several years, positioning it to become the world's third biggest, according to World Economic Forum President Borge Brende, who also characterised the nation as a beacon of hope in an increasingly divided and polarised globe. Brende said that the World Economic Forum (WEF) intends to return to the nation when the timing is right for the WEF India Summit in cooperation with the Government of India in an exclusive video interview with PTI. "Of all the major economies in the world, the Indian economy is expanding at the quickest rate. This year in Davos, there was a noticeable interest in India, and Brende predicted that this trend would only grow.
India's newest weather satellite, INSAT-3DS, has begun its observations after entering the intended geosynchronous orbit just above Earth. After the spacecraft was discharged into the geosynchronous transfer orbit, all four of the scheduled Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) firings were accomplished, according to an official statement from ISRO." All four of the scheduled Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) firings have been completed," stated ISRO in a recent report. We now have the spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit. By February 28, 2024, it is anticipated to arrive at the In-Orbit Testing (IOT) facility, it added.
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