Category: NATIONAL

LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched various projects worth 60,000 crore rupees at the ground-breaking ceremony in Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow today.The projects aim to promote industrialisation and attracting investment in the country’s most populous state. The ceremony was held to implement 81 of over 1,000 MoUs signed at the Uttar Pradesh Investors’ Summit organised earlier this year. The projects are expected to create over 2 lakh jobs. This is Modi’s fifth visit in the past one month to Uttar Pradesh, a state crucial to the BJP’s prospects ahead of next year’s…

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The two visits are the latest in a series of trips by the prime minister to Uttar Pradesh, as the ruling BJP prepares for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived in Lucknow on a two-day visit to the city. Addressing the people of the state at a grand programme, Modi congratulated 35 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), one from each state or union territory, at a mega groundbreaking ceremony to launch projects related to systematic urban development worth Rs 60,000 crore.…

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The Programme conceptualized by Shri. Sunil Rane, Chairman Atharva Foundation  Mumbai : The Kargil war will forever remain etched in the memories of Indians who came together in support of soldiers as they fought with all their vigor to take back the command of the high outposts that was lost to Pakistani intruders. With years gone by, we all tend to forget the sacrifices they made to protect us. Bad weather and tough terrains never stopped the young jawans from doing their duty towards the country and fighting the highest battle…

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According to NASA, the total lunar eclipse will last for close to one hour and 43 minutes, starting late at night and continuing till the early hours of July 28. People in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa and Asia will have the best view, while the final stages of the eclipse after sunset will be visible in parts of South America.The next lunar eclipse of such a length is due in 2123. The July 27, 2018, lunar eclipse will put the moon fully in Earth’s shadow for 1 hour, 42…

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The Summit will be attended by the heads of the five BRICS nations that comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.  Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached South Africa on the final leg of his three-nation tour after concluding his Uganda visit. The theme for the summit is “BRICS in Africa – collaboration for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th industrial revolution. The BRICS group, comprising more than 40% of the global population, represents some of the biggest emerging economies, but it has struggled to find a…

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MUMBAI: The Maratha Kranti Morcha called off the bandh declared in Mumbai, saying that they wanted Mumbaikars to return home safely. The bandh was called in Mumbai to press their demand of 16% reservation and to protest against the death of a Maratha youth in Aurangabad.Essential services like hospitals, school, medical were exempted from the Bandh. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, 25 July, said that his government has taken cognisance of the Maratha protest and is open to hold talks with protesters. The Maratha leaders want the government to give…

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The IMF stated that Rwanda is the third fastest growing economy in Africa, although human rights groups report restricted freedom of speech in the country. Rwanda, a small landlocked country in east-central Africa. The country has struggled with its legacy of ethnic tension associated with the traditionally unequal relationship between the Tutsi minority and the majority Hutus. Today, Rwanda is striving to rebuild its economy, with coffee and tea production among its main exports. The World Bank has praised Rwanda’s recent “remarkable development successes”, which it says have helped reduce…

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