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| After Cong, Omar also backs Govt on Canada issue | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 28: Echoing the stand of the Union Government, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday asked the Canadian government to share evidence before alleging role of India in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
“Canada is alleging that India did some incident in that country. They should share the evidence with India,” Abdullah told reporters at Srinagar.
Omar Abdullah, who served as Minister of State for External Affairs during the Atal Behari Vajpayee-led NDA government, said that Minister for External Affairs S Jaishankar has said India will take action if Ottawa shares its evidence with New Delhi.
“India has said the same t... | |
| | | | Swaminathan’s groundbreaking work transformed lives of millions: PM Modi | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Sept 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed grief at the death of eminent scientist MS Swaminathan and said his groundbreaking work in agriculture transformed lives of millions and ensured India's food security.
Swaminathan (98), also known as the father of Green Revolution in India, died on Thursday due to age-related illness. He is survived by three daughters.
"Deeply saddened by the demise of Dr MS Swaminathan Ji. At a very critical period in our nation's history, his groundbreaking work in agriculture transformed the lives of millions and ensured food security for our nation," Modi said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The prime minister furt... | |
| | | | Govt working on policy to make National Highways pothole free by year-end: Gadkari | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Sept 28: The Government is working on a policy to ensure that there are no potholes on national highways by year-end and construction of roads on Built-Operate-Transfer (BOT) mode is being preferred as such projects are maintained in a better manner, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday.
With an aim to make the national highways free of potholes by the end of December this year, the Road Transport and Highways Ministry is firming up performance-based maintenance and short-term maintenance contracts.
Generally, road construction is done through three modes — BOT, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC), and Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM).
“The roads whi... | |
| | | | Amit Shah to visit Bhopal on Sunday | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Sept 28: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Bhopal on Sunday to attend party meetings, take feedback from candidates and discuss strategy with the state leaders for the upcoming Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, said sources close to the party. Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in Bhopal on October 1 at 11:30 am and will stay for approximately three hours, sources said.
He will also conduct separate meetings at the party headquarters with senior leaders. Notably, Mr Shah's visit before the imposition of the Model Code of Conduct is deemed significant.
So far, the BJP has released three lists of candidates in Madhya Pradesh, with 39 names in the first and se... | |
| | | | Northern Army Commander visits forward areas along Siachen, Ladakh | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 28: The Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi visited forward areas and reviewed the operational preparedness of troops in the Siachen and Ladakh sectors of the union territory.
This is the second day of his visit to the Ladakh region to interact with troops on ground zero and review the security and operational preparedness of the troops.
“Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, Army Commander Northern Command, visited forward areas of Ladakh to review operational preparedness and witnessed integrated training,” the Northern Command said on X.
Lt Gen Dwivedi accompanied by GOC Fire Fury Corps and Commander Siachen Brigade visited the forward areas ... | |
| | | | Chandrayaan-3 Rover has done its job: ISRO Chief | | | | Agencies
Veraval, Sept 28: Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) S Somanath on Thursday said the Pragyan rover of its moon mission Chandrayaan-3 has done what it was expected to do, and it would not be a problem even if it fails to 'wake up' from the current sleep mode.
The national space agency is now gearing up for XPoSat or X-ray Polarimeter Satellite launch which may take place in November or December, he said at a news conference here after visiting the famous Somnath temple in Gir Somnath district of Gujarat.
On the status of Pragyan, currently in sleep mode on the moon, the ISRO chief said it will wake up if its electronic circuits have not been damaged due... | |
| | | | India gives 42 out of 90 medicines for Cancer at cheapest rates: Minister | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Sept 28: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said of the 90 medicines for cancer, India gives out 42 at the cheapest rates.
He was speaking at the inauguration of "Sanjeevani: United Against Cancer", a joint initiative of the Federal Bank Hormis Memorial Foundation, News18 Network and Tata Trusts. "We are increasing (the number of) cancer hospitals and tertiary care facilities. Our approach towards the health sector is holistic. We have increased (the number of) MBBS and post-graduate medical seats and colleges, and created medical educational resources. The Ayushman Bharat health infrastructure mission is working towards it. We launched the pharma ... | |
| | | | 28% GST on online gaming set to be implemented from Oct 1 | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Sept 28: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman, Sanjay Agarwal, has announced that India is prepared to implement a 28 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on online gaming starting from October 1.
This move comes with the consensus of all states and follows the recent passage of amendments to GST laws in the Lok Sabha.
CBIC Chairman Sanjay Agarwal said, "We are ready to implement a 28 per cent GST rate on online gaming from October 1 with the consent of all the states. The law for GST rate on online gaming will have to be passed by the assembly of states. Show cause notices to some online gaming companies are legal process."
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