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An important step by Home Minister Shah: A committee dedicated to Ladakh's development
a delegation from Ladakh met Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday and discussed issues related to the Union territory. Meanwhile, Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Modi government has resolved to protect the development of Ladakh and its land and culture and the government has shown its commitment to meet the demands of the Union territory of Ladakh that had been kept pending for decades.
'Chinese Army uses nomads to transgress into Indian territory'
A three member delegation of Ladakh Hill Development Council met Singh on Tuesday and urged for unrestricted access for the locals for grazing and other border development issues. The lives of locals near the Line of Actual Control have been severely impacted after the standoff between India and China started in May 2020.
Why Rahul Gandhi's personal foreign visits are under scrutiny?
Ahead of the party's Foundation Day in December, Gandhi went abroad on a personal visit and it was party General Secretary and spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala who announced that he was not in the country. "Rahul Gandhi is on a short personal visit to see his ailing grandmother. He is not on a holiday," he said, adding that as a party worker, Gandhi performs all the duties assigned to him.
Modi earned and achieved his success: Pranab Mukherjee in memoir
Recently, excerpts from 'The Presidential Years', the fourth and concluding volume of Mukherjee's memoirs, have started doing the rounds. There are many interesting excerpts that show the cordial relationship of the former head of the state with Prime Minister Modi.
130 al-Qaeda militants from India, B'desh trained in Pak, bound for Afghanistan
The intelligence agencies also said that these 130 al-Qaeda-trained members could carry out coordinated attacks along with the Haqqani Network in the Af-Pak region. The Haqqani Network is an Afghan terror group and considered an offshoot of the Taliban with links to al-Qaeda.
73 detected to have new UK Covid mutant strain: Health Ministry
Out of these total cases, eight have been detected by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in Delhi, 20 at the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) in Delhi, and 11 at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) in Bangaluru.
Beware of fake 'CoWIN' apps, warns Centre
"Some apps named 'CoWIN' apparently created by unscrupulous elements to sound similar to the upcoming official platform of the government are on app-stores," the Health Ministry alerted. The ministry added, "Do not download or share personal information on these. The MoHFW official platform will be adequately publicised on its launch."
'Love Jihad': SC declines to stay UP, U'khand laws against inter-faith marriages, issues notice
A bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde agreed to examine the validity of legislations, 'The Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion Of Religion Ordinance, 2020' and the 'Uttarakhand Freedom Of Religion Act, 2018', and issued notice to the two state governments. The top court has sought response within four weeks.
Top ISRO scientist claims he was poisoned 3 years ago, hints at 'espionage attack'
The scientist alleged that during a promotion interview at ISRO headquarter in Bengaluru, he was poisoned with arsenic trioxide on May 23, 2017. According to him, a fatal dose was probably mixed with chutney along with Dosa in snacks after lunch.
Farmers leaders prepare for 'Tractor March' on January 7
Harinder Singh Lakhowal, Punjab farmer leader and General Secretary of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), told IANS that preparations were on to intensify the agitation and make the programme on Thursday a success. He informed that farmers from Punjab are coming with their tractors for the march. Farmers from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are also joining the rally.
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