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India-France Defence Dialogue to strengthen military, maritime cooperation
The ministers reviewed the ongoing military-to-military cooperation which has "increased substantially" in the recent years. They also discussed means to strengthen maritime cooperation and increase the scope and complexity of bilateral exercises.
According to the Defence Ministry, during the dialogue, one of the key areas of discussion was defence industrial cooperation with a focus on 'Make in India'.
BJP might move no-confidence motion against Bengal assembly Speaker
"The matter will be discussed by our legislative team following which a decision will be taken. We might move a motion against the Speaker in the next budget session of the Assembly scheduled next year," Adhikari told mediapersons. After the Speaker on Monday refused to admit an adjournment motion moved by the BJP for a discussion on the teacher recruitment scam, BJP legislators started protesting inside the House.
Udayanidhi Stalin likely to join DMK govt as minister soon: Sources
The birthday bash of the younger scion of the first family of Tamil Nadu on Sunday was an indication of the clout he enjoys in the government and the party. Tamil Nadu School education minister and DMK leader Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, who is considered a close family friend of Udayanidhi, had openly called for the latter to join his father's government.
Y. S. Sharmila's arrest, attack on convoy trigger tension
Police stopped Sharmila's padyatra and arrested her and YSRTP leaders and workers accompanying her in Chennaraopeta mandal. YSRTP cadres tried to resist the arrests and raised slogans against the police and the TRS government. The police used mild force to control the situation.
Mehbooba Mufti vacates official residence in Srinagar
Authorities had served a notice to Mehbooba Mufti to vacate the high security Gupkar Road residence in Srinagar which she had been occupying since she became the Chief Minister of the state. "She has shifted to a private house in Khimber area on the outskirts of Srinagar city," PDP spokesman said.
CM Yogi compares Shivpal Yadav to a pendulum
Addressing his first election rally in Mainpuri, the Chief Minister targeted the Yadav clan, and said: "Some people have become a football. They should ensure that they are not treated like one. Shivpal Yadav was not even given a chair to sit on and we all saw him sitting on the handle of a chair not so long ago."
Giriraj Singh: Disenfranchise those who don't abide by population control norms
Singh told IANS that these laws should be made equally applicable to all, including people belonging to Hinduism, Islam, Christianity and Sikhism and violators should be deprived of the government facilities. He further alleged that some people had been trying to endanger India's democracy under a well thought strategy, and added that the Uniform Civil Code should be implemented in the country to save democracy.
If Congress wants to be part of Gujarat, it has to give up caste politics: Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Modi was addressing the public meeting in Palitana of the Bhavnagar district. He said, "During the Congress rule people were feeling unsafe, bomb blasts were very common. Every other day there used to be a blast. Since the BJP came to power, the shutters of these shops have been pulled down. Now in BJP rule people feel safe and secure, this is the gift of BJP." He appealed to the people to participate in voting at each and every polling booth, and said, "You have to ensure that Lotus keeps flourishing in the state
More emotion than politics in UP bypolls
The campaign revolves around emotional bonds, betrayal and promises instead of political and social issues that should have been dominating the elections. In the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency, Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav is invoking memories of her father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav, whose demise necessitated the bypoll.
Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot are assets of Congress: Rahul Gandhi
He made this remark while addressing a press conference in Indore during the Bharat Jodo Yatra on Monday. The Congress leader, however, said he would not want to create any controversy by making any comment on this particular issue, he said, and added, "What I can say is that both Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot are assets for the Congress."
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