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'Today, I am satisfied': In a first, PM Modi talks about leading battle against Covid, rush to bring vaccine
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'Today, I am satisfied': In a first, PM Modi talks about leading battle against Covid, rush to bring vaccine

‘When the pages of history are turned and situations are analysed, India’s fight against coronavirus during this duration will be known as the time period of the highest service to mankind,’ said PM Modi

From plane to truck, car, boat & finally on foot, how Covid vaccine reached remotest parts of India
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From plane to truck, car, boat & finally on foot, how Covid vaccine reached remotest parts of India

To reach Nunsury village, the vaccines started their 1,500-kilometre ‘yatra’ from Pune where they were manufactured

‘It would be foolishness to assume…’ Know the first thought in PM Modi’s mind as Covid engulfed the world
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‘It would be foolishness to assume…’ Know the first thought in PM Modi’s mind as Covid engulfed the world

PM Modi admitted that even though the country knew that economic woes would follow and supply chains would be affected, people followed the Janta curfew

'Jaan Hai Toh Jahaan Hai': History TV18 documentary brings focus on India's untold story of war on Covid
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'Jaan Hai Toh Jahaan Hai': History TV18 documentary brings focus on India's untold story of war on Covid

Narrated by actor Manoj Bajpayee, the 60-minute documentary traces India’s journey from deciding to develop a vaccine on its own to becoming the world’s saviour by providing the jabs to several countries

Rising India Summit: 'Rahul Gandhi will help BJP win Karnataka polls,' says Mansukh Mandaviya
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Rising India Summit: 'Rahul Gandhi will help BJP win Karnataka polls,' says Mansukh Mandaviya

The Election Commission announced earlier on Wednesday that Karnataka Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on May 10 and the votes will be counted on May 13, setting the stage for a key BJP versus Congress electoral fight ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha showdown

Rising India Summit: ‘No vendetta politics...it’s the law of the land’: Amit Shah on Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification
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Rising India Summit: ‘No vendetta politics...it’s the law of the land’: Amit Shah on Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification

Recalling the 2013 incident when the Congress leader had “publicly torn” the ordinance brought in during Manmohan Singh’s regime, Shah added that the law is very clear on the disqualification of a Member of Parliament and had Gandhi not been so “arrogant back then, he could have saved himself now"

Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre: Mumbai gets first-of-its-kind, multi-disciplinary space to celebrate art
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Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre: Mumbai gets first-of-its-kind, multi-disciplinary space to celebrate art

Strategically located in the city’s central precinct of Bandra Kurla Complex, the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) presents the rare alchemy of craft and culture which is drawn from centuries of tradition

Rising India Summit 2023: ‘Will engage 100% pyaar se,’ says Jaishankar on future talks with new US envoy
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Rising India Summit 2023: ‘Will engage 100% pyaar se,’ says Jaishankar on future talks with new US envoy

Garcetti has said in the past that he would bring up human rights and discrimination such as via the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as a “core” piece of his engagement rather than as an obligation, once appointed

Rising India Summit 2023: India managed to get G20 back on track, says Jaishankar
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Rising India Summit 2023: India managed to get G20 back on track, says Jaishankar

Jaishankar lauded India’s efforts to become the 'voice of the Global South' and emphasised that the hard work behind achieving the G20 presidency had paid off for the country

Rising India Summit 2023: ‘If we move back here, you will move back there’, says Jaishankar on China border row
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Rising India Summit 2023: ‘If we move back here, you will move back there’, says Jaishankar on China border row

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said China accepted Galwan clash was 'dangerous situation'

Rising India Summit 2023: 'Savarkar sacrificed a lot, study him before commenting,' says Gadkari
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Rising India Summit 2023: 'Savarkar sacrificed a lot, study him before commenting,' says Gadkari

In a conversation with News18 India's Managing Editor Kishore Ajwani, Gadkari also spoke about new initiatives by his ministry. He said, "hydrogen buses will be ready in India very soon and planes will also use clean fuel"

Rising India Summit 2023: ‘Market is a market… ,’ says EAM Jaishankar on India’s oil purchases from Russia
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Rising India Summit 2023: ‘Market is a market… ,’ says EAM Jaishankar on India’s oil purchases from Russia

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said Russia will turn more eastward as its relationship with the western world changed after the Russia-Ukraine war that began on 24 February, 2022

PM Modi stands out as Hero No. 1 for me, says Piyush Goyal
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PM Modi stands out as Hero No. 1 for me, says Piyush Goyal

Union Minister Piyush Goyal said Amit Shah, former PM of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) have also inspired him

From April 1, wallet to wallet UPI payments above Rs 2,000 to attract 1.1% cost
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From April 1, wallet to wallet UPI payments above Rs 2,000 to attract 1.1% cost

The National Payments Corporation of India has advised that Prepaid Payment Instrument (PPI) fees should be applied to merchant transactions on UPI from next month

Election Commission 'not in hurry' for Wayanad bypoll
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Election Commission 'not in hurry' for Wayanad bypoll

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the poll panel has taken decisions on vacancies that have occurred till February

World Bank approves USD 363 million loan to Karnataka for rural water supply programme
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World Bank approves USD 363 million loan to Karnataka for rural water supply programme

Almost 77 per cent of Karnataka is arid or semi-arid and is vulnerable to climate-change-related variable rainfall causing droughts and floods, and leading to groundwater depletion, and deteriorating water quality, a World Bank statement said

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023: Voting on May 10, results on May 13
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Karnataka Assembly Election 2023: Voting on May 10, results on May 13

Addressing a press conference here, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the notification for the elections to the 224-member Assembly will be issued on April 13 and the last date for filing nomination papers will be April 20

Do Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh’s aides have links to Pakistan?
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Do Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh’s aides have links to Pakistan?

As per reports, Waris Punjab De’s financier and Amritpal Singh’s aide Daljit Singh Kalsi is ‘close’ to the son of former Pakistan Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa. Another associate of the Khalistan sympathiser, Papalpreet Singh, was also earlier accused of having connections to the neighbouring country

'India will continue to work with African nations to promote regional security, enhance defence capabilities'
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'India will continue to work with African nations to promote regional security, enhance defence capabilities'

Rajnath Singh said India is steadfast in its commitment to provide support to African partner countries in all defence-related matters, including capability enhancement of their armed forces, to ensure their economic growth and social development

This leopard's 'fitness' routine will leave you inspired; watch
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This leopard's 'fitness' routine will leave you inspired; watch

Not everyone was convinced that the leopard's poses were similar to yoga. Some individuals wrote that even other animals stretched in a similar manner.