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PM-GKAY Extended For Six Months; A Return Gift By BJP Government

Sonia SolankiMarch 28, 20220

The PM-GKAY will continue for the next six months as PM Modi has announced the news from a press release on TV. This is the 5th phase of this welfare food scheme. This extension is equivalent to a return gift by the BJP government post winning 4 states out of 5 in recent assembly polls. The decision was taken place during the cabinet meeting which was headed by PM Modi. The official statement of the meeting informs that the 5th phase of PM-GKAY will cost an additional Rs 80,000 crore in next six months. So, the total expenditure of the welfare scheme is touted at Rs 3.40 lakh crores till September 2022. The officials said that the decision by the cabinet is taken keeping the benefits it gives to poor and needy people. As COVID-19 is controlled yet not finished and many people are...

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Women Representation Decreasing In Parliament: CEC Chandra Expresses Concern

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 26, 20220

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sushil Chandra on Saturday lamented the lack of representation of women in Parliament, saying there has been an increase in the number of women participating in the election process in recent years. He also expressed his concern over the time that is wasted in parliament due to disruptions and called it wrong for democracy. Chandra had arrived at an event in Delhi to present the Sansad Ratna Award. While addressing the program, he said that there were 15 women MPs in the first Lok Sabha and there are 78 women in the 17th Lok Sabha. He said progress has been made, but improvements are still needed. "We need to make our Parliament very inclusive," he said. Chandra also said that our Constitution of India guarantees one-third reservation for women in lo...

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Somalia Bombings: India Strongly Condemns Act; Says, ‘We Are With You For A Safe, Peaceful Future’

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 26, 20220

India on Saturday strongly condemned the terror attack on Somalia's Mogadishu International Airport. Condemning the attack, the Indian ministry of external affairs expressed its deepest condolences to the families of the victims. According to the statement issued, the increasing frequency of terrorist incidents perpetrated by Al Shabaab is a matter of serious concern. "We reiterate our full support for the Somali forces against Al Shabaab and the operations carried out by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)," the ministry said. "The international community must stand with Somalia in its fight against terrorism," it added. The ministry of external affairs in its statement further said that India will always stand in support of Somalia and its people in the collective desire ...

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Sri Lanka’s Economic Crisis Intensifies; Leads To Violence And Deaths In Protests

Sonia SolankiMarch 26, 20220

Sri Lanka's economic crisis is turning out to be a nightmare for its people. They are suffering and thus pleading for help from the government on the roads by protesting. The major factor that led to this magnum crisis is the shattering economy due to fuel shortage. It is the main culprit for the present situation. Sri Lanka's Fuel Crisis The fuel crisis is the main culprit that has led to power and food shortage. This is causing major chaos among the people as the day to day necessities are diminishing for them. People are forced to stand in queue for hours to get fuel and food. Shortage of rice, lentils, sugar and dairy is causing a state of panic among them. In the last two days, three people have died while waiting for their turn in queues at the fuel stations. Multiple...

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Peace On Indo-China Border To Be Basis Of Stable Relation: Jaishankar 

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 25, 20220

External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday clearly said that peace on the India-China border will be the basis of stable and mutual relations in the upcoming days between the two countries. Jaishankar said this thing about mutual relations after meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The talks between the two leaders i.e. external affairs minister of India S. Jaishankar and the foreign minister of China Wang Yi lasted for about three hours. Jaishankar further said that he and the Chinese foreign minister discussed various important issues in a frank manner. After the representative-level talks with the Chinese Foreign Minister, S Jaishankar said that the current situation we have, its progress is slow. This is what has been discussed in my meeting with Wang Yi today. We d...

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Making ‘The Kashmir Files’ Tax-Free Is A Conspiracy To Spread Hatred Towards Us: Farooq Abdullah

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 22, 20220

The former chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has said that making the film 'The Kashmir Files' tax-free is a well-planned conspiracy. "It will allow more and more people to go to the cinemas to watch the film and this will inculcate the feeling of hatred towards us in their mind. All this is being done under a conspiracy against us. While the reality is that my heart is still crying for Kashmiri Pandits, what happened in Kashmir at that time was all part of a conspiracy," Abdullah said. Abdullah on Tuesday said that the film 'The Kashmir Files', which depicts the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley, is a propaganda film as more and more people will come to watch the film by making the film tax free ...

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Delhi As Most Polluted City In World, 35 Of 50 Such Cities In India: UN

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 22, 20220

The United Nations (UN) has released a report about how much pollution there is in Delhi. The UN Environment Protection Agency released the air quality rankings of worldwide cities on Tuesday. In this report, Delhi has been described as the world's most polluted city. Of the total 50 worst quality cities in this published report, 35 are from India. The World Air Quality Report that was released on Tuesday, not a single city in India has met the WHO standards. Delhi (85.5) has been placed as the most polluted city in the Air Quality Ranking. It is followed by Dhaka (78.1), the capital of Bangladesh, and An Jamena (77.6), the capital of Chad, at number three. The 2021 Global Air Quality Report included data from 6475 cities in 117 countries. In this report, 20 to 35% of urban PM 2.5 po...

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India’s Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) Declines By 10 Points : Deets Inside

Sonia SolankiMarch 15, 20220

Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. India has shown an improvement in MMR numbers. The Ratio is 103 for the year 2017-2019 whereas in 2016-2018 it was 113. The decline in the ratio is 10 points. Not only this India is seeing a constant decline in MMR over the few years. Like 130 in 2014-16, 122 in 2015-17, 113 in 2016-18 to 103 in 2017-19. This constant decline brings great hope for attaining India's Goal of MMR at 70 by 2030. MMR's Condition Statewise : Under National Health Policy (NHP), the states who have achieved the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) rise to 7 as compared to 5. It includes the States of Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Gujarat. But there are states which are...

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China Preparing For ‘Psychological War’ Against India? Missiles Getting Prepared At Center In Bangladesh

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 14, 20220

By making Bangladesh a pawn for its move against India, China is now engaged in creating psychological pressure against India. It is engaged in setting up a maintenance center for its surface-to-air missiles in India's neighboring country Bangladesh. This maintenance center will facilitate the maintenance of the missiles that China gave to Bangladesh in the year 2011. However, the matter of setting up a maintenance center in Bangladesh has been kept confidential by China. However, a report has claimed that the work of setting up the center is going on with super fast speed. It is said that a senior Bangladeshi diplomat has also confirmed the news of setting up the center in a conversation with one of the news channels. Security balance likely to deteriorate in Asia The Bangladeshi...

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India Trying To Get Benefits From Russia-Ukraine War? Read To Know More

Gunjan ChaudharyMarch 14, 20220

The fierce war between Russia and Ukraine is going on for past 18 days. While, on the one hand, Russian attacks have devastated various cities in Ukraine, on the other hand, the condition of Russia is also getting battered by sanctions applied on it from other countries including America. Meanwhile, now there is relief news for Russia from India. In fact, a report quoted sources as saying that India is now considering buying subsidized Russian oil and other items amid the on going war that will benefit both Russia and India. Russia's barrage of sanctions According to the report came to the fore, there is a possibility that India can consider the proposal given by Russia for buying oil. Under this, crude oil along with other commodities can be purchased at concessional rates by India from

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India’s Accidental Missile Landing In Pakistan Territory, Condemns Violating Airspace

Sonia SolankiMarch 12, 20220

India's accidental firing of a supersonic missile in the Pakistan territory creates ripples of cold tension between the two neighbouring nations. As the incident did not cause any casualties, the matter did not get over the head. On the other hand, Pakistan has handled the situation with utmost maturity claims defence and military experts. Accidental Missile Landing: Pakistan Views The military of Pakistan claims that an unarmed supersonic missile from India has violated its airspace in the eastern province of Punjab. According to the Pakistan media reports, the supersonic missile struck at Mian Channu City. Pakistan summoned the Indian envoy in Islamabad and registered a strong dissent over the "unprovoked" violation of its airspace by an Indian missile. The Pakistan mi...

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Can India Mediate Between Russia And Ukraine? Looking back At Modi-Putin Chemistry

Sayani ChakrabortyMarch 12, 20220

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a close friendship. Through his sway, Modi may play a significant role in bringing an end to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. There have been tight ties between India and Russia for so many years now. Both nations have already lent their support to one another. The global economy has been affected by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Crude oil and natural gas prices are rising steadily. After two weeks, there seems to be no end in sight to this conflict. Modi has not only become a great leader in recent times, but also a worldwide leader. In their leadership styles, Modi and Putin have many parallels. Narendra Modi was elected India's prime minister with a landslide victory in 2014, wh...

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