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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday participated in Ganpati Puja at CJI D Y Chandrachud's residence here. In a video, Chandrachud and his wife Kalpana Das were seen welcoming Modi at their house. Modi is then seen performing puja at their residence. The prime minister is seen wearing the traditional Maharashtrian cap in the celebrations at the CJI's residence.

Centre launchs PM E-drive scheme to combat pollution. It will subsidise electric two wheelers, three wheelers, and buses. It will also replace FAME II which subsidised 1,600,000 electric vehicles. Hybrid ambulances and electric trucks will also be aided. 88,500 electric vehicle chargers will be 100 per cent supported by scheme. Will guarantee monthly payments for 38,000 ebuses in 169 cities.

Centre extends Ayushman Bharat coverage to seniors over 70 years.

A gunfight erupted on Wednesday between security forces and terrorists in Basantgarh, located in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.  The army's special forces and the Jammu and Kashmir Police killed three terrorists in an operation.

At the inaugural event for Semicon India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that India offers integrated ecosystem for the semiconductor sector, provides stable policies, and ease of doing business. Extolling the industry participants to invest in India, PM Modi stated that  the country offers a unique proposition of reformist government, growing manufacturing base and tech-oriented market.

BJP leader and Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday alleged that standing with forces that conspire to divide India and making anti-national statements have become a habit for Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi and the Congress.

A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was injured when Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts in violation of a ceasefire agreement along the border here on Wednesday, officials said. The BSF troops also retaliated but the casualties on the Pakistani side were not known immediately, they said. At about 2.35 am, an incident of unprovoked firing in the Akhnoor area from across the border happened and which was befittingly responded by the BSF. One BSF personnel sustained injuries in Pakistani firing, a spokesperson of the border guarding force said. He said the troops are on high alert and keeping a strict vigil all along the International Border and Line of Control. The ceasefire violation between the two countries has been very rare ever since India and Pakistan renewed the ceasefire agreement on February 25, 2021. Last year, a BSF jawan was killed in Pakistan Rangers firing in the Ramgarh sector, the first loss of life on the Indian side in more than three years.

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma expressed concerns over fresh incidents of violence in Manipur and said the Government of India needs to intervene in this. "The situation that is constantly developing in Manipur is complex because there are people from different communities here and in a way history has also given rise to conflicts at many different levels in Manipur. So the current situation has also become quite complex. I believe that the Government of India needs to intervene in this, where we bring a political solution here, where we bring confidence from every community in a way so that we can bring everyone on one platform and decide how to move forward. It is very important to bring this thinking, this platform and this favourable environment and I believe that no one other than the Government of India will be able to do this,"Sangma said.


External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday interacted with members of German parliament in Berlin. Jaishankar said that he valued their support for stronger India-German relations. In a post on X, he said, "Pleased to interact with members of German parliament in Berlin. Appreciated their insights on contemporary global issues. Value their support for stronger India-Germany relations."

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PM Modi participates in Ganpati Puja at CJI Chandrachud's residence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday participated in Ganpati Puja at CJI D Y Chandrachud's residence here. In a video, Chandrachud and his wife Kalpana Das were seen welcoming Modi at their house. Modi is then seen performing puja at their residence. The prime minister is seen wearing the traditional Maharashtrian cap in the celebrations at the CJI's residence.
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Centre approves Rs 12,461 crore for enabling infra for hydropower at Cabinet meet

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Centre launchs PM E-drive scheme to combat pollution

It will subsidise electric two wheelers, three wheelers, and buses. It will also replace FAME II which subsidised 1,600,000 electric vehicles. Hybrid ambulances and electric trucks will also be aided. 88,500 electric vehicle chargers will be 100 per cent supported by scheme. Will guarantee monthly payments for 38,000 ebuses in 169 cities.
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PM Gram Sadak Yojana for remotest villages worth Rs 70,125 crore gets Centre's approval

The programme will be completed by 2029.
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Union Cabinet approves Mission Mausam worth Rs 2,000 croreto improve weather forecasting

Mission Mausam to focus on accuracy and higher resolution, new tech and systems, data modelling/ data driven tech, next gen radars, satellite, high performance computers, among others.
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37 roads closed in HP, MeT issues yellow alert of heavy rains for next two days

The local Met office on Wednesday issued a yellow alert of heavy rains, thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in five out of 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday and Friday, and predicted a wet spell in the state till September 17. The MeT said that heavy rains could lash parts of Kinnaur, Sirmaur, Solan, Shimla and Bilaspur districts and also cautioned of the possibility of damage to plantations, crops, vulnerable structures and kutcha houses.
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We want good relations with India, other neighbours, but that should be based on equality, says Yunus

We want good relations with India and other neighbouring nations, but that should be based on equality, says Bangladesh's Muhammad Yunus.
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Centre extends Ayushman Bharat coverage to seniors over 70

The Ayushman Bharat scheme now includes individuals over 70 years of age, offering health coverage of up to Rs 5 lakh per year. This extension will benefit 6 crore senior citizens.
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AAP names 21 candidates in fourth list for Haryana Assembly election

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released the fourth list of 21 candidates for Haryana Assembly elections. So far, AAP has announced the names of 61 candidates.
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Kolkata doctor case: Actor, BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty joins a protest rally

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ED freezes Rs. 29.75 crore in Nirav Modi PNB Fraud Case; assets worth over Rs. 3,000 crore seized

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth Rs. 29.75 crore belonging to Nirav Modi and his associates in connection with the PNB bank fraud case. This action follows an ongoing investigation initiated by the CBI into a total fraud amounting to Rs. 6,498.20 crore.
 
The ED's investigation has already led to the attachment of assets worth Rs. 2,596 crore and the confiscation of Rs. 692.90 crore under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act. Additionally, Rs. 1,052.42 crore in assets have been restored to victim banks. Nirav Modi, currently detained in the UK where his bail has been repeatedly denied, faces ongoing extradition proceedings.
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US consumer inflation eases more than expected to 2.5% in August, shows official data

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Agitating doctors write back to Bengal govt, seek allowance of 30 representatives at meeting in presence of CM

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3 Terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K's Udhampur

Three terrorists were shot dead in a security operation in Kathua district today by the army's special forces and the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
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Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid walks out of Tihar jail on interim bail

Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid walked out of Tihar Jail on Wednesday, a day after a court here granted him interim bail till October 2 in a terror funding case so that he can campaign in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls. Rashid has been in jail since 2019 following his arrest by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the 2017 terror funding case. "Rashid was released from the jail at 4.15 pm," said a senior prison official.

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First Published: Sep 11 2024 | 9:04 AM IST

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