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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Topic: PM Modi

Caste was never a big issue in Bengal politics. This assembly election has changed that

Banerjee sowed seeds of caste-based politics, starting with pursuing the Matua clan comprising Hindu refugees. Now BJP has promised them citizenship. Other SC/ST votes also being eyed.

Rahul Gandhi takes dig at PM Modi over fuel prices, says there should be ‘kharche pe charcha’

The Congress leader takes a swipe at PM Modi's 'Parikasha Pe Charcha' programme, compares filling fuel in a car to giving an examination.

PM Modi takes second dose of Covaxin at AIIMS, urges those eligible to get vaccinated soon

PM Narendra Modi had taken his first jab of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin on 1 March. The Prime Minister said that vaccination is among the few ways we have to defeat the virus.

Vaccinate all above 18, make vaccination certificate must in public spaces: IMA writes to Modi

In letter to PM Modi, IMA says strategy for increasing vaccination numbers should be improved on war footing, asks that private clinics also be allowed to administer vaccine.

PM Modi to interact with CMs on 8 April to discuss Covid situation, vaccine drive

Ahead of the PM’s interaction, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan will Tuesday hold a meeting with health ministers of 11 states & UTs which have been witnessing a surge in Covid cases.

PM Modi urge militants in the state to join mainstream to create an ‘Atmanirbhar Assam

Addressing an election rally in Assam's Baksa district, PM Modi said people of the state have rejected violence for development, peace, unity and stability.

How Modi is repeating Nehru’s mistake by evoking self-sufficiency

The more Modi tries to relegate Nehru to the back pages of history, the more the first prime minister leaps out. But Modi needs to learn that self-sufficiency won’t put food on the table.

Kerala has decided that this time it is BJP and NDA, says PM Modi

PM Modi Friday attacked the ruling LDF and opposition UDF in Kerala, saying the people were fed up with the two fronts and wanted the development agenda of the BJP.

DMK & Congress leaders keep insulting women while BJP empowers them, says Modi in TN rally

Addressing a rally at Madurai, PM Modi alleged that DMK and Congress will not guarantee either safety or dignity for the people while the law & order situation will suffer under them.

US Special Presidential Envoy for climate John Kerry to travel to India, Bangladesh & UAE

Kerry would travel from 1-9 April for consultations on increasing climate ambition ahead of Joe Biden's Leaders' Summit on Climate, for which PM Modi has been invited.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.