Covid LIVE: India resumes vaccine exports as domestic stocks build up

Live news updates: India allows domestic flights to fly at full capacity; IMF maintains growth projection for country.

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BCCI introduces the new jersey of Indian cricket team

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Lakhimpur violence: Cong delegation meets President, demands sacking of MoS

A delegation of Congress leaders, including former party president Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday met President Ram Nath Kovind demanding the immediate dismissal of Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence.

The delegation of senior Congress leaders also presented a memorandum of facts about the Lakhimpur Kheri incident to the President.

 

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Lakhimpur Kheri violence 'absolutely condemnable': FM Nirmala Sitharaman

The Lakhimpur Kheri violence, in which four farmers were killed, is absolutely condemnable, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, emphasising that there are issues of such nature happening in other parts of India equally which should be raised "when they happen and not when it suits others" because there is a BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.

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6 mn ZyCoV-D vaccine doses are ready, says report

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Indian Railways earns nearly Rs 1,000 cr more by ferrying imported coal

The Indian Railways has earned close to Rs 1,000 crore more by ferrying imported coal in 6 months to September 2021. According to official data, cumulative freight earnings from imported coal stood at Rs 4,598.88 crore during the period, up from Rs 3,682.32 crore till September 2020. This was during the period when there was a perceived coal shortage in the country and power plants struggled to meet their requirements.

 

The highest earnings from imported coal during the financial year were reported in April 2021 at Rs 840.28 crore, up from Rs 445.69 crore in April 2020.

 

Total imported coal loaded during the six-month period stood at 45.87 mt, up from 37.24 mt during the same period of the previous financial year. Read on...

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Lakhimpur Kheri violence: l Congress leaders call on President Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan

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No shortage of anything; reports of coal crisis baseless: FM Sitharaman

Amid reports of the ongoing coal shortage in the country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed that there is no shortage and termed these as absolutely baseless, saying India is a power surplus country.

 

Sitharaman said that Power Minister R K Singh went on record just two days ago when he said absolutely baseless information is floating around that there is probably shortage of coal, shortage of other inventories which will lead to a sudden gap in the supply demand situation in the energy consumption.

 

"Absolute baseless! There is no shortage of anything. In fact, if I recall the minister's statement, every power producing installation has the next four days' stock absolutely available within their own premises and the supply chain has not broken at all, Sitharaman said here at Harvard Kennedy School on Tuesday.

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PM Modi says taxpayers' money was insulted in past due to delays in developmental project

PM Modi says taxpayers' money was insulted in past due to delays and a lethargic approach to development work

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Development not possible without quality infrastructure, says PM Modi at launch of PM Gati Shakti

Development not possible without quality infrastructure, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi at launch of PM Gati Shakti

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GatiShakti plan: Know the key highlights of the plan

— PM GatiShakti to break departmental silos and institutionalize holistic planning for stakeholders across major infrastructure projects

— All departments to now have visibility of each others’ projects through a centralized portal

— Multi-modal connectivity to provide integrated and seamless connectivity for movement of people, goods and services

— PM GatiShakti to generate multiple employment opportunities, cut down of logistics cost, improve supply chains and make local goods globally competitive

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This National Master plan will give impetus to 21st century India: PM Modi

PM Gatishakti National Master Plan is going to take India's self-confidence, self-confidence, to the resolve of self-reliance. This National Masterplan will give impetus to 21st century India: PM

 

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We planned well & introduced 'gati' in development projects: PM Narendra Modi

Earlier, we used to see 'work in progress' boards everywhere & people started to believe that it will never be completed. It showed distrust of people. But we changed it. We planned well & introduced 'gati' in development projects: PM Narendra Modi

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Gati Shakti Master plan launch: We are laying a foundation for the next 25 years, says PM Modi

We are laying a foundation for the next 25 years. This national master plan will give 'gatishakti' to development plans of the 21st century & will help in the timely completion of these plans: PM Narendra Modi in Delhi

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PM Modi speaks at the launch of PM GatiShakti - National Master Plan

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Prime Minister Modi launches PM GatiShakti - National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity

Prime Minister  Modi  launches PM GatiShakti - National Master Plan for multi-modal connectivity