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Shiv Sena releases its manifesto, electricity rate, farmers' issues on priority

Mumbai, Oct 12 (ANI): The Shiv Sena released its manifesto 'Vachannama 2019' ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections. The manifesto was released by the party chief Uddhav Thackeray and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray.

President Jinping invited PM Modi to China for next summit: Vijay Gokhale

Vadanemmeli (Tamil Nadu), Oct 12 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale held a press conference on Chinese President Xi Jinping's two-day visit to India. Briefing on President's Jinping visit, "The two leaders today had a conversation for almost 90 minutes, followed by delegation level talks and then lunch was hosted by PM Modi. A total of 6 hours of one to one meeting was held between the two leaders during this summit." He further added, "A new mechanism will be established to discuss trade, investment and services, at an elevated level. From China it will be the Vice Premier, Hu Chunhua and from India it will be FM Nirmala Sitharaman." Vijay Gokhale also announced that President Xi Jinping has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to China for the next summit. PM Modi has accepted the invitation. Dates haven't been decided for the summit.

Will take further Dr Lohia's dream to uplift deprived: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow (UP), Oct 12 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on October 12 remembered Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia on his death anniversary in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. While interacting with the mediapersons, he said that society and country will be benefitted by following Dr. Lohia's ideology. Yadav further asserted that Samajwadi Party will take further Dr. Lohia's dream of uplift poor. Yadav was at a park dedicated to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia in Lucknow, where he paid floral tribute to his statue.

Mulayam Singh Yadav pays tribute to Ram Manohar Lohia on his death anniversary

Lucknow (UP), Oct 12 (ANI): Samajwadi Party patriarch and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Mulayam Singh Yadav on October 12 remembered Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia on his death anniversary in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow. He paid floral tribute to the statue of Dr. Lohia at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia park. Remembering Dr. Lohia, Mulayam Singh said that Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia was a very intellectual man and in his last time he was thinking for farmers, youths and the businessmen. He asserted that his party will take Dr. Lohia's ideology in front of the people.

Army holds recruitment drive in South Kashmir

Srinagar (JandK), Oct 12 (ANI): India Army continued recruitment drives in Kashmir valley for the youths of Kashmir. Army held recruitment rally in Srinagar for youth of South Kashmir on October 12 (Saturday). Where large number of youths participated in the drive. "In next three days army will cover all the districts of south Kashmir as well as districts of north Kashmir through recruitment drive," Said Commanding officer 162 Territorial Army, R.R. Singh.

Congress will win Jhabua bye-election by huge mandate, says CM Kamal Nath

Bhopal (MP), Oct 12 (ANI): Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath said on October 12 that Congress will win the Jhabua bye-election by huge number of votes. Congress has fielded Kantilal Bhuria from Jhabua District. On the other side BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) put up Bhanu Bhuria. Scheduled to be held on 21 October, the bye-election to Jabhua (reserved under Scheduled Tribe category) has been necessitated by the resignation of MLA Guman Singh Damor from the BJP after he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Ratlam-Jhabua parliamentary seat. Kamal Nath also replied on his own party member's question over farmer loan. He said, "We will waive off Rs 50,000 in first installment. Next we will waive off upto Rs 2 lakh. I agree that it was a promise of Rs 2 lakh." Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said on October 11 that the Kamal Nath government has not given loan waiver of the promised amount of Rs 2 lakh to the farmers in Madhya Pradesh.

PM Modi, President Xi hold talks in Kovalam

Kovalam (Tamil Nadu), Oct 12 (ANI): After informal summit in Mamallapuram, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping in Kovalam. Leaders held one-on-one talk in coastal city. They will also hold delegation level talks. Chinese President and PM Modi arrived in Kovalam earlier today. President Xi is on a two-day visit.

RTI Act is a milestone in India's democratic journey: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the RTI Act was a big milestone in country's journey of democracy and has helped bridge the gap between the people and administration. Addressing the 14th annual convention of the Central Information Commission (CIC) here, Shah said the Right to Information Act has also instilled confidence among people. "I feel that in our democratic journey, RTI is a big milestone. We can provide good administration on the basis of transparency and accountability. RTI has helped a lot in giving a boost to transparency and accountability," Shah said. He said the RTI Act has helped to bridge the gap between the people and the administration in the last 14 years. "It has also increased the confidence of people towards administration," he said. Shah said that RTI Act has achieved its goals and instilled the confidence among the citizens.

Watch: PM Modi goes plogging at Mamallapuram beach

Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu), Oct 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi became a 'plogger' at Mamallapuram beach on Oct 12 morning .The 'plogging' session lasted for 30 minutes. He later handed over the 'collection' to a hotel staff where he is staying. 'Plogging' is a combination of jogging with picking up litter. PM Modi is in Mamallapuram for the second informal meet with Chinese President Xi. Both leaders will visit Kovalam later today.

PM Modi welcomes Chinese Prez Xi Jinping in Kovalam

Kovalam (Tamil Nadu), Oct 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed Chinese President Xi in Tamil Nadu's Kovalam on Oct 12. The duo met at Taj Fisherman's Cove Hotel. The two leaders are slated to hold one-on-one as well as delegation level talks in the historic coastal city. President Xi Jinping is on 2-day visit to India.

Pink vehicles launched for women and girls in Rajouri

Rajouri (JandK), Oct 12 (ANI): In a bid to provide safe and dignified travel option to women and girls, the district administration here in association with the Motor Vehicle Department launched six pink vehicles to mark the International Girl Child Day, 2019. The Mahindra Supro Exclusive women pink vehicles were launched on Friday by the District Development Commissioner (DDC), Rajouri, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, in the presence of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Yougal Manhas, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADP) Rajouri, Sher Singh among other officials. A total of six eight-seater pink vehicles will ply between Old Bus stand to GMC and AH, New Bus stand to GMC and AH and Old Bus stand to Khandli. The service will be available from 8:00 am to 8:30 pm every day. On the occasion, a mega awareness rally was organised which started from PWD Dak Bungalow Rajouri and culminated at Government Girls Model Higher Secondary School, Rajouri.

Bengaluru-based journalism student becomes British Deputy High Commissioner for a day

Bengaluru, Oct 12 (ANI): A journalism student, Ambika from Bengaluru got the rare opportunity of becoming British Deputy High Commissioner for a day and getting to learn about UK-India's diplomatic ties. She took over the role of British Deputy High Commissioner, Bengaluru, from Jeremy Pilmore Bedford for a day on Friday and oversaw UK's third-largest post in India by chairing briefing sessions, holding meetings with the government and business stakeholders on the occasion of the UN-declared 'International Day of the Girl Child'.

Chinese diaspora gather outside ITC Grand Chola Hotel to greet President Xi in Chennai

Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Oct 12 (ANI): The members of the Chinese diaspora gathered outside ITC Grand Chola Hotel in Chennai on Oct 12. Chinese President Xi Jinping is staying at ITC Grand Chola Hotel. He will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi later today in Kovalam. President Xi Jinping is on 2-day visit to India.

Kovalam is all decked up to welcome Chinese President Xi

Kovalam (Tamil Nadu), Oct 12 (ANI): Kovalam is all set to welcome Chinese President Xi Jinping. Locals held placards with pictures of PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping to hail latter's visit. Traditional folk musicians also performed at the streets of Kovalam. Meanwhile, security is also tightened ahead of President Xi's visit. Both the leaders will meet here later today. President Xi Jinping is on 2-day visit to India.

PM Modi, President Jinping spent quality time, most of it was one-on-one: Vijay Gokhale

Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), Oct 12 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Tamil Nadu's Mahabalipuram on October 11, Foreign Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Vijay Gokhale said, "There has been nearly five hours of quality time and discussion that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping of China have spent together. Most of it was one to one." The two leaders will hold one-on-one talks at the Fisherman's Cove resort on October 12. This will be followed up by delegation-level talks. After the talks, Modi will host a lunch for Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Twitter app relaunches for Mac

New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): The official Twitter app is back for the Apple Mac, with subtle improvements. As Mashable notes, the revised app is tailored for the Mac and created with macOS Catalina's Project Catalyst tech that allows developers to easily port iPad apps on Mac. This also means that in order to use the new app, users will have to run Catalina on their Mac. The new Twitter app for the Mac is available in the Mac App Store.

Indo-China will work together to see that radicalization, terrorism did not affect fabric of our societies: MEA

Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), Oct 12 (ANI): While addressing a press conference in Tamil Nadu's Mahabalipuram on October 11, Foreign Secretary of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Vijay Gokhale said, "There were some discussion on trade related and economic issues and how to enhance the trade volume and the trade value. It also included the issue of the trade deficit that exists and the unbalanced trade that exists." "Some of the other topics included the challenges that both countries face on account of terrorism, that radicalisation is matter of concern for both. And both would work together to see that radicalisation and terrorism did not affect fabric of our societies," Foreign Secretary added.

Raghubar Das attends 'Johar Jan Ashirwad Yatra' in Jharkhand's Jhinkpani

Jhinkpani (Jharkhand), Oct 12 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das attended the 'Johar Jan Ashirwad Yatra' in state's Jhinkpani on October 11. While addressing the public gathering, CM Raghubar Das said, "Till 1995, I have worked as a labour in Tata Steel but laterwards in 2014 the people of Jharkhand gave me responsibility to govern the state. In Congress's tenure, they were doing politics of nepotism and favouritism.""During Lok Sabha elections, crores of Indians proved that a farmer, a cobbler and even a tea-seller can also become the prime minister of this country,"CM Das added. Jhinkpani is a census town in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

Caregivers of children with eczema suffer mild anxiety, depression

New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): Mild anxiety and depression have been found in parents or caregivers surrounding children with atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema. The researchers assessed the impact of an atopic dermatitis diagnosis on the families of 35 children aged 1-6. They evaluated 83 family members and caregivers and found that all respondents reported at least mild severity anxiety with some showing moderate severity anxiety. The study found that depression and anxiety scores were associated with the persistence and longevity of atopic dermatitis. Researchers did not find an association between scores and the severity of the disease, meaning that depression or anxiety was not observed to increase where atopic dermatitis was more severe. Atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema causes the skin to become itchy, red dry and cracked. It is a chronic condition that most often occurs in people who have allergies and can develop alongside asthma and hayfever.

22-year-old Ayesha Khan from Gorakhpur becomes British High Commissioner for 1 day

New Delhi, Oct 12 (ANI): A 22-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur became British High Commissioner for a day. Ayesha Khan became British High Commissioner on October 4 after she won 'High Commissioner for a Day' challenge. While speaking to ANI, Ayesha Khan said, "I was lucky to get such an opportunity. I met a diverse group of people." "I want to do ground work in human rights and gender equality," she added. She took up the post for a day and got to experience what it is like to be UK's envoy to India. Ayesha spent the day overseeing the UK's largest overseas network, chairing briefing sessions, networking with dignitaries and meeting project beneficiaries.