NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge deal with the media after a gathering on the latter’s residence in New Delhi on April 13, 2023. Rahul Gandhi was additionally current.
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Opposition ballot plan takes form; Rahul Gandhi meets Sharad Pawar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s two-day tour to Delhi throughout which he met Congress and Left events is being seen as a primary step in direction of setting up a cogent Opposition technique for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The conversations over the past two days underline two choices for the Opposition — the 2004 United Progressive Alliance mannequin with the Congress on the fulcrum and 1996 United Front mannequin with the Congress stored exterior.
FBI arrests man for ‘criminal’ U.S. intelligence leaks
The FBI on Thursday arrested an worker of the U.S. Air Force National Guard over the leaks of extremely delicate U.S. authorities paperwork on-line that embarrassed Washington with allies world wide. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland stated the FBI arrested the person, Jack Teixeira, “in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorised removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defense information.”
G-20 Finance Ministers talk about debt misery, Ukraine and different challenges in Washington
G-20 international locations mentioned the debt misery of poor and middle-income international locations, challenges to the worldwide economic system, together with Ukraine, and a raft of points from cryptocurrency threat to transparency in worldwide taxation, because the group’s Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) met in Washington DC on April 12 and 13.
PM Modi raises safety of High Commission with British counterpart Rishi Sunak
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 13, 2023 held a phone dialog along with his British counterpart Rishi Sunak and raised the problem of safety of the Indian High Commission in London. An official assertion stated PM Modi additionally pressed Mr Sunak for the “return of economic offenders” and the 2 leaders additionally agreed to conclude a “mutually beneficial Free Trade Agreement” between the 2 international locations.
Goods exports grew 6%, imports 16.5% this fiscal
India’s items exports declined for the second successive month in March, falling a pointy 13.9% to $38.38 billion whereas imports dipped 7.9% to $58.11 billion. Total items exports in 2022-23 rose 6.03% to $447.46 billion, whereas the import invoice surged by a steeper 16.5% to $714 billion.
Statistics on assaults on Christian neighborhood flawed: Centre to Supreme Court
The Centre on April 13, 2023, stated petitions filed within the Supreme Court alleging growing incidents of assaults on Christians are devised to maintain the “pot boiling” and provides an “exaggerated” and flawed impression. Appearing earlier than a Bench led by Chief Justice of India, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the Centre, stated statistics given by the petitioners to show their case of assaults on the spiritual neighborhood was flawed.
Donal Trump solutions questions for seven hours in New York fraud lawsuit
Former President Donald Trump answered questions for practically seven hours Thursday throughout his second deposition in a authorized battle with New York’s legal professional basic over his firm’s enterprise practices, reversing an earlier resolution to invoke his Fifth Amendment safety in opposition to self-incrimination and stay silent.
India extra casteist than ever earlier than, says Anand Teltumbde
Today’s India is extra casteist than ever earlier than, scholar and civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde stated on the eve of Ambedkar Jayanti. Grandson-in-law of the architect of the Constitution, the 73-year-old stated B.R. Ambedkar is being utilized by political events to get Dalit votes. “Panchteerth [five places associated with Ambedkar’s life] has been created in his name and there are ‘I am here due to Ambedkar’ claims made, but they (political parties) are trampling his teachings at every moment,” he stated.
Greeting Tamilians on the event of Puthandu, the Tamil New Year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi harked again to historical Tamil tradition and the varied references to democratic politics in it, stating that an over 1,100 12 months outdated inscription from Tamil Nadu talks about guidelines for an area physique, together with provisions for disqualifying a member.
Ram Navami violence | The teenagers who held aloft swords and iron rods
On the afternoon of March 31, a day after Ram Navami, a crowd of over 2,000 individuals gathered on the Shram Kalyan Maidan in Nalanda’s Biharsharif. “In our area and culture we do the Shobha Yatra (religious procession) a day after,” says Sameer Jaiswal (title modified to guard identification), a resident, who has lived within the Muslim-majority city with a inhabitants of about 4 lakh individuals, all his life. His voice is regular when he provides out matter-of-fact particulars of the yearly pageant to rejoice Ram’s beginning because the avatar of the Hindu deity Vishnu. This 12 months, the procession that comprised 12 raths (chariots) was introduced collectively by the far-right grassroots organisation, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and the Bajrang Dal, its youth-led militant wing.
Doordarshan to broadcast two-part documentary on cultural achievements of Modi authorities
Doordarshan National will broadcast Dharohar Bharat Ki – Punruthaan ki Kahaani (Heritage of India: a story of revival), a two-part documentary on the achievements of the Central authorities underneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The collection, to be aired at 8 p.m. on April 14 and 15, traces Mr. Modi’s imaginative and prescient and its execution to construct new nationwide iconic websites. It will narrate the story of the revival of our spirit of cultural unity and satisfaction, stated a authorities launch.
India indicators MoU with World Food Programme for sending wheat to Afghanistan
India on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Food Programme (WFP) paving the best way for sending 10,000 metric tonnes of wheat for the individuals of Afghanistan. The signing ceremony between officers of the Ministry of External Affairs and the United Nations WFP was held in Mumbai the place the WFP assured that it had the required infrastructure on the bottom to make sure speedy supply of wheat to essentially the most susceptible sections of the Afghan inhabitants.
Natural to host G20 conferences in J&Ok & Ladakh: India on Pakistan’s objection to venue
India on April 13 dismissed Pakistan’s objection to the internet hosting of G20 conferences in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh and stated these conferences are being organised throughout the nation and it’s “natural” to carry them within the two Union Territories too as they’re its “integral and inalienable” half. India is internet hosting a gathering of the G20 Tourism Working Group in Srinagar in May whereas a youth engagement group assembly is scheduled to happen in Leh later this month.
Opposition events slam deletion of Maulana Azad’s title from NCERT textbook
Opposition events have condemned the deletion of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad’s title from a revised political science textbook revealed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). As The Hindu had reported on April 13, the reference to Maulana Azad, within the context of committee heads within the Constituent Assembly, had been dropped from a Class 11 NCERT textbook titled Indian Constitution at Work.
IPL 2023 | Mohit Sharma, Shubman Gill shine as GT beats PBKS by six wickets
Gujarat Titans roared again to successful methods with a six-wicket victory over Punjab Kings after Mohit Sharma’s glorious return to the IPL and Shubman Gill’s 49-ball 67 on Thursday.
