Bishkek, Aug 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday received a warm welcome from the Indian community in Bishkek as he arrived in the Central Asian nation to attend the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) The suppression of the Aurat March and other women's rights movements in Pakistan is driven by several ill factors infesting the country's socio-political structure, and exposes public dissent, the role of patriarchy and religion in controlling women, and the ground reality of constitutional freedom in the country, according to a report.
Gandhinagar, Aug 30 (IANS) Gujarat BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma on Sunday said that India’s growing start-up ecosystem and expanding manufacturing capabilities are creating greater opportunities for young people, as he watched Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 137th ‘Mann Ki Baat’ episode with youth in Gandhinagar.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India's Integrated Fertiliser Management System (iFMS) has entered a new phase with the introduction of a series of digital initiatives aimed at strengthening transparency, improving fertiliser availability and enabling more effective, data-driven monitoring of the fertiliser supply chain, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Leading international human rights organisation Amnesty International has urged Pakistani authorities to immediately release Kashmir poet and journalist Ahmad Farhad and refrain from coercive actions that curtail his right to freedom of expression.
Lucknow, Aug 30 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday claimed that more than 26,000 schools have been closed down by the ruling dispensation in Uttar Pradesh and those at the receiving end are mostly the children from the PDA (Pichhda, Dalit and Alpsankhyak) community, a bloc that his party seeks to consolidate and mobilise ahead of 2027 Assembly elections.
Tashkent, Aug 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that India and Uzbekistan will work together to preserve Uzbekistan's Buddhist heritage sites. He also announced scholarships for promoting the Hindi language in Uzbekistan.
Lucknow, Aug 30 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed the Bhoomi Pujan on Sunday for 14 development projects, including two projects being implemented in collaboration with the state government, with an investment of more than Rs 100 crore at Lucknow Cantonment.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) It was surprising to see the Leader of Opposition not attack his government for once, when the country was in the midst of a crisis. Instead, he toured the devastated regions and then offered a nine-point memorandum to the Prime Minister with recommendations for rescue and relief. The guess is not difficult. The LoP is not Indian, and the country is Nepal.
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Political reactions are pouring in over Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent remarks on Hindu-Muslim unity in New York, with BJP leaders backing his assertion of inclusivity while Opposition parties questioning his position and adherence to principles of equality and plurality, back home.
