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  • Congress to launch booklet highlighting rising prices under BJP govt

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday will highlight the issue of rising prices and will launch a ‘BJP brought inflation’ booklet in poll-bound states.

    The Congress will organise a series of press conferences underlining the problems faced by the people due to inflation and hold the central government responsible for it.

    Congress’ chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala will hold a press conference in Lucknow, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel in Chandigarh, and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan in Goa.

    Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh will address a press conference in Jalandhar, Sachin Pilot in Dehradun, Hardik Patel in Meerut, and Ranjit Ranjan and Supriya Srinate in Varanasi.

    “The people of the country are suffering from inflation and BJP is enjoying. The double whammy of rising prices and falling income has made life difficult for people,” AICC Secretary Pranav Jha said.

    ALSO READ: Congress to launch booklet highlighting how BJP ‘compromised’ with interests of armed forces

    “The back-breaking prices have spoiled the budget of families. Modi ji, BJP took votes by serving lies of ‘acche din’ and served the poison of inflation in people’s lives,” he said.

    The party will highlight that the wholesale price index has reached a 12-year high under BJP rule and the high excise duty on petrol and diesel, a statement said.

    It will also highlight that the BJP increased rail passenger fare by 205 per cent since January 1, 2022 and how it has made clothes, shoes, children’s books, withdrawing money from ATM, auto booking from app and ordering food, among other things, more expensive, the statement said.

    ALSO READ: Congress releases booklet titled ‘Kisne Bigada Uttar Pradesh’ to sensitise workers in UP

    This will be the third booklet that Congress releases in poll-bound states. Last week, Congress had launched a booklet to highlight how the BJP government “compromised” with the interests of armed forces and held press conferences on it.

    Before that, the party had launched a booklet to highlight the farmers’ plight under the Modi government and held press conferences in various cities.

  • India ‘walked the talk’ during pandemic, says PM Modi

    By Express News Service
    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the pandemic has presented an opportunity to reshape the world order and create systems to address the problems today and tomorrow, and underlined that India has “walked the talk” in a humble way with limited resources to tackle the global crisis. 

    Delivering the inaugural address of the Raisina Dialogue 2021, which is being held virtually for the first time owing to the pandemic, Modi said the edition of the event took a place at a “watershed moment in human history”. “A global pandemic has been ravaging the world for over a year.

    The last such global pandemic was a century ago. During this pandemic, in our humble way and within our limited resources, we in India have tried to walk the talk. We have tried to protect our own 1.3 billion citizens from the pandemic. At the same time, we have also tried to support pandemic response efforts of others,” he said.

    Asserting that mankind will not be able to defeat the pandemic unless “all of us, everywhere, regardless of the colour of our passports, come out of it”, Modi said it is important that a human-centric approach is put in place.

    External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called for additional manufacturing capacities in countries like India. “India’s ability to manufacture a range of vaccines is an example of global cooperation and said this couldn’t be seen as a “one-way street. Equitable access is critically important in this because we all know that no one will be safe till everyone is safe,” he said, adding that without building additional capabilities, distributive justice will not be enough. 

  •  False narratives on farm laws, CAA to create political instability: PM Modi

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that “false narratives” about his government are spread as part of a big conspiracy to create political instability in the country, and asked BJP members to spread awareness regarding them among the people.

    Speaking on the occasion of his party’s 41st foundation day, Modi said blatant lies like farmers’ land will be seized, citizenship of some people will be revoked, reservation will be scrapped or the Constitution will be changed are spread by certain individuals and organisations.

    These false narratives have been spread over his government’s measures like farm laws, Citizenship (Amendment) Act and labour laws, he said.

    “Deliberate politics is behind it. It is a very big conspiracy and its aims is to trigger political instability in the country by creating misconceptions and stoking imaginary fears,” he said, telling BJP members about this “serious challenge”.

    He asked party members to be alert about them and go among the masses to spread awareness. Opposition parties have criticised the laws on citizenship, and farm and labour reforms over a number of issues, including some which the prime minister has often rejected as blatant lies.

    Modi also hit out at those who have often dubbed the BJP as an “election-winning machine” over its poll triumphs, and accused them of double standards, saying rival parties and their leaders are lauded when they win.

    These people do not understand the maturity of Indian people and its democracy, and nor do they appreciate citizens’ hopes, expectations and dreams, he said.

    The BJP is a continuous movement to win people’s hearts as it serves people for five years honestly, be in the government or outside, he said.

    The poor and the rural India have embraced the BJP as for the first time they have seen ‘antyodaya’ (welfare of the most deprived) being realised through a number of schemes.

    The prime minister cited a number of welfare measures brought in by his government to make his point.

  • PM to lay foundation stone for light house projects in six states on January 1

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stone of Light House Projects in Tripura, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu on January 1, 2021, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs (Independent Charge) Hardeep Singh Puri informed.

    “PM’s vision of #HousingForAll will get a new momentum when he lays the foundation stone of Light House Projects in Tripura, Jharkhand, UP, MP, Gujarat & Tamil Nadu on 1st Jan 2021. As part of GHTC-India initiative, LHPs will also usher in cutting edge construction technologies,” Puri tweeted on Tuesday.According to the minister, PMAY (U) and ASHA-India awards will also be announced on the occasion.

  • PM Modi lauds work on animal conservation

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday lauded the efforts undertaken by the government towards animal conservation, following the release of the “Status of Leopard in India” report which recorded a surge in the population of leopards in the country.

    “Great news! After lions and tigers, the leopard population increases. Congratulations to all those who are working towards animal conservation. We have to keep up these efforts and ensure our animals live in safe habitats,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted.

    This comes after the Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change released the status of Leopard on Monday. India’s population of leopards has gone up 60 per cent and the country now has 12,852 leopards, the ministry has said.

    Releasing the “Status of Leopard in India 2018” report, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar said that increase in numbers of Tigers, Lions and Leopards over the last few years is a testimony to the conservation efforts and of the fledgeling wildlife and biodiversity of the country.

  • Canada PM Says He Will ‘absolutely’ Take COVID-19 Vaccine Publicly When His Turn Comes

    As Canada began inoculating its citizens with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shots, PM Justin Trudeau said that he will receive the jab publicly once his age group is in line to be vaccinated. In a televised interview with CBC network, Trudeau said that he will get vaccinated “enthusiastically”. He also added that he would follow the recommendations of public health experts.

     Canada began vaccinating people in high-risk categories on December 14 with a relatively limited supply of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Now, the country expects to receive additional vaccine doses soon both from Pfizer and Moderna suppliers, once health officials authorise the latter. According to the government’s Health Canada, the Moderna authorisation is expected in “coming weeks”. 

  • Pakistan Cops Fire Tear Gas At Teachers Marching On PM Imran Khan’s House; Arrests Made

    Pakistan police on Saturday resorted to a baton-charge and fired tear gas on hundreds of teachers when they were marching on the residence of Prime Minister Imran Khan in Banigala, Islamabad. According to the Dawn, they were protesting against the new regularisation policy of their department. Police officers informed that a small unit succeeded in pushing back the protesters and getting the road leading to the Pak premier’s residence cleared.

    The area was later ‘sealed’ and given under the protection of a well-equipped police contingent that included personnel of the Counter-Terrorism Department and Anti-Riot Unit, while dozens of protesting teachers were detained in different police stations. Four teachers had been arrested by the police for ‘interfering’ in the discharge of duties by government officials and for violating coronavirus safety protocols, reported The News International.

  • PM Modi’s virtual summit with Vietnamese counterpart

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual summit with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday. While the scheduled meeting will cap a string of high-level exchanges between the two sides this year, it is being held at a time when both the countries are grappling with China’s aggressive actions in the region.

    Here’s everything you need to know about the India-Vietnam virtual summit:

    1. According to the official press release, the two leaders will exchange views on wide-ranging bilateral, regional and global issues and provide guidance for the future development of India-Vietnam comprehensive strategic partnership during the summit.

    2. A number of agreements or announcements are likely to be made, covering areas such as defence, energy, development partnership and healthcare.

    3. The two leaders will also talk about the implementation of India’s $100-million defence line of credit for 12 high-speed guard boats for Vietnam. New opportunities in renewable energy cooperation will also be explored.

    4. The bilateral summit will also focus on India’s development and capacity building assistance through initiatives such as the quick impact projects, Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) initiatives, projects in water resource management in Vietnam’s Mekong delta, digital connectivity and heritage conservation.

  • Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Receives Pfizer Covid Vaccine, Says ‘excited And Proud’

    On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received Covid-19 vaccination at Sheba Hospital in Tel Aviv, becoming the first  Israeli to be vaccinated with the Pfizer/BioNTech shot. The vaccination was shown live on Israel television as Netanyahu also became the first sitting prime minister publicly known to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Netanyahu was of the opinion that this small injection is a giant leap for the health. 

    Netanyahu said that after taking the vaccine shot that he thought about reopening his country again and about returning to normalcy. In a tweet, Netanyahu also said, “We have worked hard to bring millions of vaccines to our small country. Israel is one of the first countries to be vaccinated. Tonight, more than ever, I am excited and proud to be the Prime Minister of Israel.

  • PM Modi to hold virtual summit with Vietnamese counterpart on Monday

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a virtual summit with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Monday with a focus on future development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) made an announcement about the summit.

    “The two leaders will exchange views on wide-ranging bilateral, regional and global issues and provide guidance for the future development of India-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership,” the MEA said in a statement.

    India and Vietnam upgraded their relationship to the level of comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016 and the defence cooperation has been one of the most significant pillars of the fast-expanding bilateral ties.

    The prime ministers had a telephone conversation on April 13 to discuss the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The 17th edition of the joint commission meeting co-chaired by the foreign ministers of the two countries was held on August 25 in virtual format, the MEA said.