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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday underscored the Quad's transformation into a "significant and substantive platform" for four major Indo-Pacific democracies while highlighting its role in upholding an open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. In an address during the closing day of the Raisina Dialogue in the national capital, Jaishankar acknowledged the Quad's emergence as a response to global necessities, emphasising that it has matured into a dynamic entity with creative, flexible, and nimble characteristics.
Ahead of Lok Sabha elections, Congress and AAP announce seat-sharing in Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Chandigarh and Goa. Following is the seat arrangement between both parties:
Both the Congress and AAP are part of the INDIA bloc, a coalition formed by opposition parties with the aim of challenging the BJP in the upcoming general elections.
Moving towards the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, the Assam Cabinet, under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, decided on Friday to revoke the Assam Muslim Marriage and Divorce Registration Act, 1935. Consequently, the Special Marriages Act will govern all aspects of Muslim marriages and divorces. State Minister Jayanta Mallabarua, addressing the media following the Cabinet meeting, described this move as a significant stride towards realizing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
The Pakistan government has implemented Section 144 in the southern region of the province in anticipation of an upcoming protest coinciding with the inaugural session of the provincial assembly, where newly elected members will convene. This decision, reported by Geo News, comes as the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Jamaat-e-Islami, and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam have declared intentions to organize a demonstration outside the assembly building, raising concerns about alleged election rigging.
HC orders arrest' of foreign cargo ship over unpaid berth hire charges
J&K to be north's power hub after hydro projects completion: Jitendra Singh
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir is all set to emerge as north India's major "power hub after the completion of ongoing power projects with a total capacity of 6,000 MW. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister's office visited the 120-MW Seva-II hydropower project located on Himachal-J&K border near Bani in Kathua district, a part of his Udhampur parliamentary constituency.
NITI Aayog VC Bery meets Uber CEO Khosrowshahi
NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery on Saturday met Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and discussed issues related sustainable mobility and economic empowerment. "NITI Aayog VC @suman_bery held a productive meeting with Mr. Dara Khosrowshahi @dkhos, @Uber CEO today," the Aayog said in a tweet.
Election for two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand on Mar 21
The biennial elections to two Rajya Sabha seats from Jharkhand will be held on March 21, an official said here on Saturday. Two Rajya Sabha MPs from the state - Samir Oraon of the BJP and Diraj Prasad Sahu of the Congress - will complete their tenure on May 3, necessitating the conduct of fresh elections to fill up the posts, the Election Commission said.
Punjab farmer hospitalised at Rohtak being shifted to PGIMER Chandigarh after Mann govt's letter
Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Saturday said a farmer from the state who was injured during their protest and was hospitalised at PGI Rohtak will be shifted to PGIMER Chandigarh, a development that comes hours after the Punjab government wrote to Haryana demanding he be handed over to them. Earlier in the day, Chief Secretary Anurag Verma wrote to his Haryana counterpart Sanjeev Kaushal demanding that the injured farmer, Preetpal Singh, be handed over to authorities in Punjab.
Won't end agitation until our demands met, says farmer leader Pandher
Uttarakhand Police nabs Haldwani violence 'mastermind' from Delhi
Congress will not be able to open its account in UP this time: Thakur
Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday said the Congress will not be able to open its account in Uttar Pradesh this time as party leader leader Rahul Gandhi has raised a question mark on the intelligence of the people of the state. Thakur said the people of Uttar Pradesh have elected four generations of the Nehru-Gandhi family and sent them to the Lok Sabha.
Shah to visit MP on Sunday to review BJP's Lok Sabha poll preparations
Defence production expected to touch Rs 3 trn: Rajnath
Ram temple in Ayodhya receives donations of around Rs 25 crore
The newly constructed Ram temple has received donations, including 25 kg gold and silver ornament, of around Rs 25 crore in a month after the consecration ceremony on January 22, trust officials on Saturday said. Prakash Gupta, office in charge of the Ram temple trust, said the amount of Rs 25 crore include cheques, drafts and cash deposited in the temple trust's office along with those deposited in the donation boxes.
24 die as tractor-trolley falls in UP's Kasganj, CM announces compensation
Rajasthan CM Sharma flags off mobile veterinary units for urgent medical services
PM Modi to lay foundation stone for 28 stations over Eastern Railway on Mon
HC asks Delhi govt, police to inform it about action plan to tackle bomb threats to schools
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First Published: Feb 24 2024 | 7:53 AM IST