MP CM Mohan Yadav Congratulates Indore for 7th ‘Cleanest City’ Win, Aims for Top Spot Next Time
Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav says, "I would like to congratulate everyone in the state. Indore Municipal Corporation also received an award as Indore was adjudged the 'cleanest city' for the seventh time. We will try to rank first the next time."
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Hails Swachh Survekshan’s Remarkable Growth: 447 Cities Participate, 76% Waste Processing Achieved in 2023
On the 8th Swachh Survekshan Awards ceremony held at Bharat Mandapam, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri says, "With a very modest beginning in 2016, today 447 cities and urban local bodies participate in the Swachh Survekshan. In this 8th edition, we received feedback from 12 crore people. Cleanliness has become a social revolution and the impact can be seen everywhere... Waste processing has increased from 15-16% in 2014 to 76% in 2023. In the next 2-3 years, we will process 100% waste produced."
COAS General Manoj Pande Talks About Indo-Chinese Relations And Deployment Of Forces At LAC
COAS General Manoj Pande says, "Currently, our attempt is to continue talks (with China) to go back to the status quo ante which existed in the middle of 2020. Once that happens, then we can go back to look back at larger issues. Till the time, we will continue to deploy whatever forces are required to be deployed along the LAC."
Army Chief Talks About Myanmar Situation Impact On India Border
The situation at the Indo-Myanmar border is of concern to us. You are aware of the activities of the Myanmar army and the ethnic armed organization and the PDF in the past couple of months which has resulted in some of the Myanmar army personnel walking across about 416 of them to date. Also, some of the civilians from Bhutan taking shelter both in Mizoram as well as Manipur. But what is of concern is because of the situation across the Indo-Myanmar border, we also have some of the insurgent groups who are feeling the pressure and who have now attempted to come onto our side of the border in the state of Manipur. That combined with the situation in Manipur is something we are keeping a close watch on. We have close to 20 Assam Rifle Battalions which are deployed at the Indo-Myanmar border. There is also a talk of further strengthening our fence along the border.
Mumbai Crime Branch Seizes Banned Product ‘Gutkha’ Worth Rs 1.39 Crore
Unit 9 of Mumbai Crime Branch has seized the banned product Gutkha worth Rs 1.39 crore from DN Nagar area of Andheri and arrested three people. The three arrested accused were presented in the court where all three were sent to police custody till Friday. There is a ban on the sale and consumption of gutkha and flavoured tobacco in Maharashtra: Mumbai Police
‘Congress is against Hindu and Hindutva’: BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi
On Congress declining the invitation to attend 'pran pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi says, "This is Nehru's Congress, this is not Gandhi's Congress. Mahatma Gandhi used to sing 'Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram' and today Congress is not attending the 'pran pratishtha' ceremony. This shows Congress is against Hindu religion and Hindutva. Congress boycotted the inauguration ceremony of the new Parliament building. Congress boycotted G20 Summit. After 2004 till 2009, Congress boycotted Kargil Vijay Diwas. Congress did not give any statement for 10 days after the Pokhran nuclear test conducted in May 1998 under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government. Congress had also boycotted the Bharat Ratna ceremony of former President Pranab Mukherjee, who belonged to their party. The public is also boycotting them from power."
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari On Former J&K CM Farooq Abdullah Being Summoned By ED
On Farooq Abdullah being summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged money laundering case, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari says, "Farooq Abdullah is a tall leader. He was a Union Minister too and is a bold voice of the INDIA Alliance today. His father and he took strong political steps regarding Kashmir. So, he was bound to be punished. I think this is political vendetta."
Former Litigant In Ayodhya Land Dispute Case On Ram Temple Controversy
On several Opposition leaders declining the invitation to Ram Temple's 'pran pratishtha' ceremony, former litigant in Ayodhya land dispute case, Iqbal Ansari says, "This is a religious matter. Who will attend and who won't is a personal matter of individuals. I am a resident of Ayodhya and I respect all religions. I too have received an invitation and I will attend it."
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah On Congress’ Refusal To Attend Pran Pratishtha Ceremony
On Congress declining the invitation to attend 'pran pratishtha' ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says "We are not against Lord Ram. We all follow Lord Ram and we visit Ram Temples in our villages. They have built Ram Temple and we have no issue with it. But they are making politics out of it and we are opposing politics."
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called on United Kingdom PM Rishi Sunak at 10 Downing Street, London
The Defence Minister highlighted that both nations have made significant strides in moulding and recrafting the historic ties into a modern, multifaceted and mutually beneficial partnership. He stated that the UK and other like-minded countries should work with India to strengthen a peaceful and stable global rules-based order, including through partnering with India in its inexorable rise, which can be strengthened, reinforced and speeded up with friendly collaboration.: Ministry of Defence
