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Centre I-day gift to Congress! Renames Nehru Memorial As Prime Ministers` Museum And Library

In mid-June, during a special meeting of the NMML Society, it was resolved to change its name to PMML Society. The Culture Ministry had then said that it had decided to change the name of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society to Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society.

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Centre renames Nehru Memorial Museum and Library as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Society

In a significant development, the central government on Friday decided to rename Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Society.

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Why Pakistan is Obsessed About India?

As a Pakistani decision maker, why should he not make every effort to derail India’s growing international status and derail it, if possible.

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NB Viewpoint | On the backdrop of SCO, India's important discussions with China, Russia & Belarus

On the backdrop of the SCO meet that concluded on Friday (Apr 28), several nations' Defence Ministers and Military personnel have been on a visit to the national capital this week. Before the official SCO meet, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks.

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HUGE! Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto to visit India in May for SCO meet, a first in 12 years

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto to visit India to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit to be held on May 4 and May 5 in Goa.

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#DMKFiles : Annamalai to expose scams of DMK ministers on 14 April

The TN BJP chief has long been saying that the corruption list of the DMKgovernment is being compiled and that he would definitely release it o nApril 14, the Tamil New Year's day.

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Masked goons barge into Q News office in Telangana; BJP condemns attack

A complaint has been filed at Medipalli Police Station. The investigation into the matter is underway. Mallanna’s team alleged that supporters of Ministers Mallareddy, KTR, and Kavitha attacked them.

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EAM S Jaishankar meets US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on sidelines of G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting

The G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting will be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre and nearly 40 delegations are expected to participate. This will be the second ministerial meeting being held under India’s presidency so far.

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Antony Blinken to travel to India on March 1 for G20 foreign ministers meeting

On March 1, Blinken will travel to New Delhi to participate in the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which will focus on strengthening multilateralism and deepening cooperation on food and energy security, sustainable development, counter-narcotics, global health, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, and gender equality and women's empowerment, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday.

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Aero India 2023: Highlights of Rajnath Singh's address at 'SPEED' Defence Ministers' Conclave

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that India sees all nations as equal partners and the country does not believe in imposing external solutions to country's internal problems. The conclave witnessed the participation of his counterparts from friendly foreign nations.

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Russian FM Sergei Lavrov to participate in G20 foreign ministers meet in New Delhi in March

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has informed that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is all set to participate in the meeting of G20 foreign ministers in the national capital of New Delhi on March 1-2.

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J&K: LG Manoj Sinha inaugurates 936-flat accommodation for Kashmiri Pandits in Srinagar

Kashmiri Pandits working under the Prime Ministers Reconstruction Plan (PMRP) will be provided accommodation in these flats.

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G20 update: Foreign Ministers of G20 nations to meet in March 2023

The foreign ministers of the Group of Twenty (G20) countries are set to meet in New Delhi in March this year. India assumed Presidency of G20 starting in December 2022. The Indian G20 presidency has also planned a year-long India Experience' for G20 member countries, special invitees, and others.

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Rajnath Singh at ASEAN: India reaffirms call for a free, open and inclusive order in Indo-Pacific

Amid China's growing assertiveness on maritime issues, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on reaffirmed India's call for a free, open and inclusive order in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Ahead of budget session, Sri Lankan govt suspends two front-line and other ministers

At least two front-line ministers in the Sri Lankan government have been suspended by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) for breach of party discipline. Nimal Siripala de Silva is presently serving as the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to attend ASEAN meeting on Nov 22 - 23 in Cambodia

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers plus Meeting (ADMM) and the India-ASEAN defence ministers meeting.

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Four ministers ousted from Nepal Cabinet for walking out of coalition

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba ousted four ministers from his cabinet after their party- the Janata Samajbadi Party (JSP) walked out of the coalition and made an alliance for November elections with the opposition.

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Modi govt to speed up PSU privatization

The Narendra Modi government has directed its ministries and departments to draw up an action plan to speed up the winding up and disinvestment of those public sector undertakings (PSUs) that have already received the cabinet’s approval for closure.

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Boris Johnson tops list of UK's bad Prime Ministers, says an Ipsos research

Boris Johnson has topped the list of bad Prime Ministers to hold the office of 10 Downing Street since World War II, according to a poll. As the end date of Boris's time as Prime Minister nears, new research by Ipsos in the UK shows Britons are more likely to say he has done a bad job as Prime Minister than any other person.

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Tej Pratap Yadav takes brother in law along for official meetings

Ministers in Bihar seem to have a penchant for allowing the presence of their close relatives at official events. The new 'Mahagathbandhan' government in the state is embarrassed over photographs, clicked a few days ago, in which minister for environment, forestry, and climate change Tej Pratap Yadav is seen along with his brother-in-law at a meeting with department officials.

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EAM Jaishankar to visit Tashkent for SCO FMs’ meet

It is expected that EAM Jaishankar will have bilateral meetings with some of his counterparts from the SCO nations including China's Wang Yi and Russia's Lavrov.

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Margaret Alva trolled! Himanta Sarma informs Alva "he is not part of electoral college" after Alva reaches CMs for support

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday (Jul 25) confirmed having a conversation with Opposition candidate for Vice Presidential polls, Margaret Alva. Alva had reached out to the chief ministers of various states as part of her campaign.

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CM Mann to expand cabinet today

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann will expand his council of ministers on Monday. Mann is likely to induct five new ministers into his cabinet, including Kharar MLA Anmol Gagan Maan (32), Amritsar South MLA Dr. Inderbir Singh Najjar (66), and Guru Har Sahai MLA Fauja Singh Sarari (61).

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More than 50k visitors at Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya for the first two months

More than fifty thousand visitors visited the Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya in the first two months, ever since its inauguration. The fifty thousand visitors have been noted not only from across India but across the world. Pradhanmantri Sangrahalaya was opened to the public on Apr 21.

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Nepal Cabinet reshuffle! Newly appointed ministers to sworn in today

Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba replaced four ministers of the cabinet in the latest round of cabinet reorganization, said the Nepal President's office on Jun 26 (Sunday). These newly inducted ministers will sworn in today (Jun 27) by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari.

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India fully supports a strong, unified & prosperous ASEAN: Jaishankar

India is hosting the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM) to mark 30 years of our dialogue relations & 10 years of our Strategic Partnership

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Every PM of India has contributed to fulfilment of goals of constitutional democracy: PM Modi

PM Modi proudly noted that said every PM of the country has contributed immensely to fulfilling the goals of constitutional democracy.

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PM Modi distributes Rs 20,000 cr under PM-KISAN scheme for farmer families across India

The PM also released equity grant of Rs. 14 crore to 351 Farmer Producer Organizations, which will benefit 1.24 lakh farmers

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Twitter removes blue verification badge from accounts of Taliban ministries

Twitter removes blue verification badge from accounts of Taliban ministries

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India-Bangladesh to release biopic on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in March 2022

According to Anurag Thakur, the production of the movie "Bangabandhu" about the life and times of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be over by March 2022

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PM Modi forms high-level group to monitor ground Afghan situation

Looking at the ongoing turmoil in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi formed a high-level group, to monitor the ground-level situation of the Taliban terrorist-led country. The group will also oversee the safe return of Indians.

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'Terrorism is the most serious threat to international peace and security': Rajnath Singh at SCO meet

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting here said, "Terrorism is the most serious threat to international peace and security."

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India to participate in G20 in person; Jaishankar to travel Italy

India to participate in G20 in person; Jaishankar to travel Italy

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'Guardian Ministers' of Assam to look after balanced, speedy and sustainable development

'Guardian Ministers' of Assam to look after balanced, speedy and sustainable development

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EAM Jaishankar to visit the US next week, expected to meet UN Secretary

EAM Jaishankar to visit the US next week, expected to meet UN Secretary

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Republic Day Parade: Atmanirbhar Bharat overlays pride of the world

The dream of a self reliant India is not something that was visualized recently and became a reality instantly. Before we credit the govt for successfully implementing the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' initiative, let us take a quick look in the past.

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Rajnath Singh pitches for elevating scale of engagements between Armed Forces of India, Singapore

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh co-chaired the 5th India-Singapore Defence Ministers Dialogue along with his Singaporean counterpart Dr Ng Eng Hen on Wednesday.

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Telangana launches electric vehicle policy

With the aim to promote electric vehicles in the state Telangana Ministers KT Rama Rao and Ajay Kumar on Friday launched futuristic Telangana Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy 2020-2030 at Telangana EV Summit in Hyderabad Friday.

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SCO Meet: 'Peace demands trust, cooperation', Rajnath Singh says in presence of Chinese counterpart

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh highlighted saying, "Peaceful, stable and secure region of SCO member states – which is home to over 40 per cent of the global population, demands a climate of trust and cooperation, non-aggression, respect for international rules and norms, sensitivity to each other’s interest and peaceful resolution of differences," in the presence of Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe.

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COVID-19 Recovery Rate in India jumps to 64.54%

Union Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan informed that India has achieved the milestone of more than 1 million recoveries which has taken the recovery rate to 64.54%. He said in the 19th meeting of the High-level Group of Ministers (GoM) on COVID-19 by a video-conference.

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Give importance to economy as fight against COVID-19 goes on: PM

New Delhi, Apr 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has underlined that the Lockdown has yielded positive results as the country has managed to save thousands of lives in the past one and a half months. He added that due to timely measures, India was able

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India pledges to be global demand center at G20 Energy meet; Raises issue of reasonable oil pricing amid COVID

Focussing on ways and means to ensure stable energy markets, which are affected due to demand reduction as result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing surplus production -related matters, India on Saturday participated on the G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers virtual meeting. The meeting was called by Saudi Arabia, in its capacity as the G20 Presidency, and chaired by Saudi Arabia Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz.

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Working to evacuate Indians stranded in Iran due to coronavirus outbreak, says EAM S Jaishankar

After the Indian fishermen being stranded in Iran due to the coronavirus, the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday has assured that the government is putting all the efforts to evacuate the fishermen along with the other Indians amid the coronavirus epidemic. The government has also collaborated with the Iranian officials to set up a screening process for the return of Indians.

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Churning out an initiative, 36 Union Ministers to visit J&K creating awareness on revoking Article 370

Scrutinizing the situation prevailing in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Central government has churned out an initiative wherein a group of union ministers will visit the erstwhile state starting from January 18. This visit includes sensitive areas in the valley to spread awareness about the positive impact of abrogation of Article 370 provisions and the development measures taken by the government for the region. There will be 51 visits to Jammu and eight to Srinagar.

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Securing Mumbai for son Aaditya, MH CM appoints Guardian Ministers to all 36 districts; Here's a complete list

Granting MLA son Aaditya Thackrey the charge of Mumbai Suburban district, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackrey on Thursday appointed guardian ministers for 36 districts. "While Deputy Chief minister Ajit Pawar is slated to be guardian minister for Pune, Textile minister Aslam Sheikh will be guardian minister of Mumbai City district", the statement read.

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Calling on int’l community, Rajnath Singh pitches on dire need to eliminate terrorist safe haven

Calling upon his counterparts of other ASEAN countries, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday urged the international community to scourge terrorism at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus in Bangkok. He also said there was a dire need to eliminate terrorist safe havens, disrupt their networks & financing and thwart their cross-border movement to ensure sustainable regional security.

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CAB will not harm Sixth Schedule, ILP, local acts in NE States: Amit Shah

Shah was interacting with the chief ministers of all the 8 states of the region including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura on Monday participating in the 4th convention of North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA).

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Amend discriminatory laws against Leprosy Patients!

Though the number of leprosy cases has steadily declined worldwide, an estimated 2,00,000 cases continue to be reported every year, with India accounting for more than a half mainly because of the prevalent stigma associated with the disease.

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To bring reform in Indian agriculture, centre constitutes high powered Committee of chief ministers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government are always on toes to develop the nation. Shaping the development further, centre has constituted a high powered committee of Chief Ministers of several states for the transformation of Indian Agriculture. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be the convenor of the committee, while the chief ministers of Karnataka, Haryana, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh have been included as members.

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Advising to take steps to improve life of common man, Vice Prez Naidu interacts with new Union Ministers

Continuing his interaction with the newly elected Ministers in the Union Cabinet, the Vice President Venkaiah Naidu interacted with three Ministers in different endearments on Thursday. Vice Prez Naidu complemented the Ministers for the contribution made by their respective ministries in India’s progress and advised them to take all the necessary steps to improve the life of common man.

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