Delivering the convocation address at a private university in Punjab on Sunday, former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott asked students to take pride in India's potential to bring about peace, prosperity, freedom, and development in the world. Abbott expressed his admiration for India as a remarkable country.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate, lay the foundation stone, and dedicate to the nation development projects worth over Rs 52,250 crores in Gujarat on Sunday.
25 Feb, 18:54 (IST)
At least 29,692 Palestinians have been killed and 69,879 injured during the war in Gaza, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Sunday in a statement. These figures include both civilians and Hamas members killed in Gaza, including as a consequence of terror groups' own rocket misfires, The Times of Israel reported.
25 Feb, 18:08 (IST)
Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to the voters in Madhya Pradesh to give all 29 Lok Sabha seats to the BJP in the upcoming general election. "I appeal to the people of Madhya Pradesh to give all 29 Lok Sabha seats this time to BJP to make PM Modi stronger," the Home Minister said while addressing a public rally in Khajuraho.
25 Feb, 17:05 (IST)
The Congress MLA from Karnataka's Shorapur constituency, Raja Venkatappa Naik, died on Sunday due to health reasons. He was 66 years old. A statement from the Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru said that he died at around 1:50 pm.
25 Feb, 16:01 (IST)
UGC Chairman M Jagadesh Kumar on Sunday said that CUET-UG application process will start tomorrow evening or day after.
25 Feb, 15:45 (IST)
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav joined Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Uttar Pradesh's Agra.
Akhilesh Yadav Joins Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
25 Feb, 15:20 (IST)
All ongoing construction work in the Ram temple will now be completed by December 2024. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has set this as the deadline for the completion of construction works at the Ram temple. According to Anil Mishra, a Trust member, some projects inside the whole complex could take time and will be completed by the end of next year.
25 Feb, 14:04 (IST)
On Sunday, February 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on a two-day visit to the state, inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for a series of development projects in Gujarat, collectively valued at over Rs 4,150 crores.
PM Narendra Modi Inaugurates Multiple Development Projects
25 Feb, 13:53 (IST)
On Sunday, February 25, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ventured underwater to pray at the site of the submerged city of Dwarka. Taking to X, PM Modi shared images of his underwater visit to the ancient city, calling it a divine experience.
PM Narendra Modi Goes Underwater
25 Feb, 12:46 (IST)
Ritesh Pandey, the Lok Sabha MP from Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, who earlier today resigned from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The induction ceremony took place in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak and other BJP leaders.
25 Feb, 12:18 (IST)
While addressing the 110th Mann Ki Baat on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Mann ki Baat won't be broadcast for the next three months in view of upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
25 Feb, 11:11 (IST)
Ritesh Pandey, a Lok Sabha MP from Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, has tendered his resignation from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) just weeks ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
25 Feb, 09:56 (IST)
The Uttarakhand government has announced plans to introduce the ‘Uttarakhand Public and Private Property Damage Recovery Bill’ in the upcoming budget session, commencing from February 26. This legislation aims to deter individuals who cause damage to government and private property during protests. Under the proposed bill, those accused of causing disturbances during protests and strikes will be held financially accountable for any losses incurred. To facilitate the recovery of these costs, a tribunal, presided over by a retired district judge, will be established.
25 Feb, 08:55 (IST)
In a significant development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, February 25, inaugurated the Sudarshan Setu in Gujarat, marking the opening of the country’s longest cable-stayed bridge. Spanning approximately 2.32 kilometers, the bridge serves as a vital link between Okha mainland and Beyt Dwarka.
25 Feb, 07:26 (IST)
In the recent Republican primary in South Carolina, former US President Donald Trump emerged victorious over Nikki Haley with ease. This significant defeat in her home state has raised serious questions about her ongoing political relevance.
Mumbai, February 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate, lay the foundation stone, and dedicate to the nation development projects worth over Rs 52,250 crores in Gujarat on Sunday, February 25. These projects encompass a wide range of sectors, including health, road, rail, energy, petroleum and natural gas, and tourism, among others.
Ahead of the high-octane Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Aam Admi Party (AAP) and the Congress on Saturday announced a seat-sharing pact in Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Chandigarh and Goa. Speaking to the media, Congress leader Mukul Wasnik said that AAP will contest on four seats while the Congress will contest on three. In Haryana, AAP will contest the Kurukshetra seat. In Goa, the Congress will contest both Lok Sabha seats. Meanwhile, in Gujarat, AAP will contest the Bharuch seat.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar on Saturday unveiled his faction's new symbol at the Raigad Fort near Mumbai. The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government cancelled the recently held police constable recruitment examination following allegations of a question paper leak. A re-test has been ordered within six months. On Saturday, the government also announced a probe into the allegations by the Special Task Force (STF).
Three new criminal laws, replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Indian Evidence Act from the British era, and the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), will come into force from July 1, the government said on Saturday. The three new criminal laws are- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, which will completely overhaul the country's criminal justice system.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to conduct an audit of the National Assembly election results before granting financial assistance to the country. Ukraine marks the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion on Saturday, looking more vulnerable than at any time since the early days of Europe's most deadly conflict since World War Two.
X boss Elon Musk took a dig at Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau by sharing photographs of the latter in various ethnic costumes and ‘brownface’, crediting the "unfair pics" to Google's artificial intelligence tool Gemini. Mocking Trudeau, Musk captioned the collage of images with, “I can’t believe Gemini made these unfair pics of Truedough.”
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