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Morning Digest | PM Modi, President Biden welcome progress in defence ties; Ukraine war unlikely to end in immediate future: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, and more

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Morning Digest | PM Modi, President Biden welcome progress in defence ties; Ukraine war unlikely to end in immediate future: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, and more

PM Modi, President Biden welcome progress in defence ties Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday welcomed the completion of the notification process in the U.S. Congress on August 29 for a commercial agreement between General Electric Aerospace and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) to manufacture GE F-414 jet engines in India … Read more

Morning Digest | Manipur violence undermines India’s development strides: Meitei diaspora to PMO; Centre moots panel to evaluate carrying capacity of 13 Himalayan States, and more

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Morning Digest | Manipur violence undermines India’s development strides: Meitei diaspora to PMO; Centre moots panel to evaluate carrying capacity of 13 Himalayan States, and more

People holding placards and candles take part in a prayer service for peace in Manipur, in Dimapur, Nagaland on Sep. 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Continued violence in Manipur undermines India’s strides in development ahead of G-20: Meitei diaspora to PMO The persistence of violence in Manipur for over four months now threatens to undermine the … Read more

Morning Digest | Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders on Sept 5; EC to visit Bhopal today to inspect poll measures, and more

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Morning Digest | Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders on Sept 5; EC to visit Bhopal today to inspect poll measures, and more

Opposition’s Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge during a press conference after the bloc leaders meeting, in Mumbai on Friday | Photo Credit: ANI Mallikarjun Kharge calls meeting of INDIA bloc floor leaders on September 5 ahead of Parliament’s Special Session Ahead of the Special Session of Parliament, floor … Read more

Morning Digest | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines to join ‘one nation, one election’ panel; No Question Hour, private members business during September 18-22 special session of Parliament, and more

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Morning Digest | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines to join ‘one nation, one election’ panel; No Question Hour, private members business during September 18-22 special session of Parliament, and more

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines to join ‘one nation, one election’ panel The Union Law Ministry on Saturday named eight members to the committee, headed by the former President Ram Nath Kovind, that will examine the issue of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, Assemblies, municipalities and panchayats. No Question Hour, private members business during September … Read more

Morning Digest | Opposition parties resolve to conduct caste census; PM Modi says coalitions of ‘negativity’ never successful, and more

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Morning Digest | Opposition parties resolve to conduct caste census; PM Modi says coalitions of ‘negativity’ never successful, and more

Team effort: Sonia Gandhi, second from right, and other leaders at the second day of the joint Opposition meeting in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: ANI Coalitions of ‘negativity’ never successful, says PM The 25-year-old National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a “coalition of contributions and not compulsion”, with development as its main agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on July 18, drawing … Read more

Morning Digest | Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy passes away; Name for Opposition alliance, a common secretariat likely today, and more

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Morning Digest | Former Kerala CM Oommen Chandy passes away; Name for Opposition alliance, a common secretariat likely today, and more

A meeting of Opposition parties kicked off in Bangalore as a run up to the General Elections in 2024, in Bengaluru on July 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Name for Opposition alliance, a common secretariat likely today Taking the next step towards constructing a more cohesive alliance, the Opposition parties are aiming to set up a common secretariat drawing representatives from each party, … Read more

Morning Digest | Revised statement from Modi, Macron drops key points on defence deals; China tells India ‘specific issues’ shouldn’t define ties, and more

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Morning Digest | Revised statement from Modi, Macron drops key points on defence deals; China tells India ‘specific issues’ shouldn’t define ties, and more

Narendra Modi gifts a sandalwood sitar model to French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Revised joint statement post Modi-Macron talks drops key points on defence deals India and France have revised the joint statement initially released after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, with the new version released on Friday omitting key details on defence deals which … Read more

Morning Digest — April 3, 2023

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Morning Digest — April 3, 2023

File photo of Bhutan’s fifth King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Karnataka ‘cow vigilante’ shot to fame with Facebook Live videos on attacks on minorities A murder case was registered late on Saturday night against a group of self-styled cow vigilantes, who allegedly tortured and killed the 39-year-old assistant driver of a van … Read more

Morning Digest — April 1, 2023

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Morning Digest — April 1, 2023

Gujarat Titans batters Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan celebrate after winning the IPL 2023 cricket match against Chennai Super Kings, at Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad on March 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India registers highest proportional increase of new COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia: WHO The highest proportional increase of new COVID cases … Read more

Morning Digest — March 29, 2023

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Morning Digest — March 29, 2023

A senior Health Ministry official said that the price hike was to ensure that there would be no shortage of medicines in the market and that manufacturers and consumers mutually benefit. File image for representation purpose only. Photo: Special Arrangement Prices of essential medicines set to see a hike from April 1 Prices of 384 essential … Read more