With 14 mentions 'democracy' emerges as leitmotif of Modi's address to US Congress

June 24, 2023 at 03:18AM

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AAP-Congress tiff clouds opposition unity show

The largest non­-NDA unity initiative in years that started with leaders of 15 parties congregating in Patna to strategise for Mission 2024 culminated Friday with 14 of them on the same page. AAP, however, maintained that Congress has to stand by Arvind Kejriwal on the central ordinance on control of administrative services in the national capital.

June 24, 2023 at 02:32AM

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11-month-old toddler 'raped' by minor boy in UP; accused held

In a shocking incident in Aligarh, a 12-year-old boy has been accused of raping an 11-month-old girl. The accused fled her house after leaving her in a "bloodsoaked" condition, police said.

June 23, 2023 at 10:59PM

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India agrees to join US initiative to return man to the Moon by 2025

In a big boost to Indo-US space cooperation, India has decided to join the Artemis Accords, a US-led initiative to return humans to the Moon by 2025, and that Nasa and Isro have agreed to a joint mission to the International Space Station next year, the White House said on Thursday. Later, PM Narendra Modi, at a joint press conference with US President Joe Biden, said, “We have agreed to join the Artemis Accords. We have taken a new leap in our space cooperation.”

June 23, 2023 at 05:10AM

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Chip maker Micron to invest $2.7 billion for plant in Gujarat

American computer chip maker Micron on Thursday announced its plan to invest over $2.7 billion in an assembly and test plant in Gujarat. The announcement came hours after PM Narendra Modi’s meeting Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra in the US, where the latter expressed optimism on “greater opportunities” in India.

June 23, 2023 at 04:06AM

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US lawmakers give standing ovation to PM Modi: Key points

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a joint session of the US Congress on Thursday, becoming only the third world leader ever to make such an address twice. PM Modi earlier addressed the US Congress in 2016 during the Barack Obama administration.

June 23, 2023 at 01:52AM

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PM Modi pushes back at question on treatment of minorities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pushed back strongly at attributed criticism over his government's purported restrictions on free speech and treatment of minorities, asserting that India lives and breathes democracy and there is no question of any official discrimination over religion, caste, creed, or gender in the country.

June 23, 2023 at 12:43AM

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PM Modi's reply to US reporter's question on minority rights

June 23, 2023 at 12:05AM

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'State-specific' issues not Patna meet's priority says Nitish Kumar's aide

June 22, 2023 at 03:53AM

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Want to quit as leader of oppn & play role in NCP: Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar sprang a fresh surprise on Wednesday when he said at an NCP meeting in the presence of his uncle and party president Sharad Pawar that he should be relieved from the post of leader of opposition in the state assembly and should be given an organisational role. The statement comes after Sharad Pawar recently appointed his trusted aide Praful Patel and daughter Supriya Sule as the party’s working presidents.

June 22, 2023 at 03:11AM

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