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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