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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asks US companies to invest and support 'Make in India'
While addressing a joint press conference with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin after the crucial 2+2 dialogue, Singh said that he has asked the American companies for co-developmental production and that they should invest in areas like UP and Tamil Nadu. He asserted that New Delhi aims to make everything in India. This is the 4th 2+2 ministerial dialogue between India and the USA.
India logs 796 fresh Covid cases, 19 deaths
In the same span, 19 Covid-related fatalities have occurred across the country, taking the death toll to 5,21,710. Following a continuous downward trend, the country's active caseload has declined to 10,889. Active cases now constitute 0.03 per cent of the country's total positive cases. A total of 946 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients since the beginning of the pandemic is now.
PM Modi writes to beneficiary of PM Awas Yojana, says pucca house is foundation of better tomorrow
House is not just a structure made of bricks and cement, but our feelings, our aspirations are attached to it. The boundary walls of the house not only provide us security, but also instill in us the confidence of a better tomorrow," Prime Minister Modi wrote to Sudhir Kumar Jain of Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh, congratulating him on getting a pucca house under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Look at Europe, not India when it comes to Russian oil: Jaishankar
Many reporters were obsessed with India's oil purchases from Russia, asking questions about it at the three briefings on Monday after the 2+2 meeting of Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, as they have at earlier briefingsYet, they haven't raised the possibility of sanctions against European allies of the US that buy far more oil.
India set to miss 2022 solar target by 27%: Report
India's cumulative installed solar capacity was 55GW, with grid-connected utility-scale projects contributing 77 per cent and the balance coming from grid-connected rooftop solar (20 per cent) and mini or micro off-grid projects (three per cent). With just eight months of 2022 remaining, only about 50 per cent of the 100GW target, consisting of 60GW of utility-scale and 40GW of rooftop solar capacity, has been met.
2+2 starts off looking on difference India, US can make
The sentiment was echoed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, the other participants in Monday's 2+2 meeting of the defence and diplomatic leaders. Jaishankar said that their discussions of contemporary developments will include Ukraine, Afghanistan, the Gulf and the subcontinent.
Delhi's Covid positivity rate rises to 2.7% with 137 new cases
Delhi has reported 2.70 per cent Covid positivity rate on Monday which is highest in last two months. It had recorded 2.87 per cent on February 5. In the last 24 hours, a total of 137 fresh Covid cases were been reported in the city, taking the total case count to 18,66,380. However, no Covid related deaths have been recorded in the same period and the toll remains at 26,157.
Think 65 years is too early an age for someone to retire: CJI
The CJI was speaking at the 2nd Comparative Constitutional Law Conversation, along with US Supreme Court judge Justice Stephen Breyer, who is retiring in the next two-three months. On retirement, Justice Ramana said: "Yes, I think 65 years is too early an age for someone to retire. In the Indian judiciary, at the time of joining we know our date of retirement. There are no exceptions. As for me, I am still left with decent amount of energy."
Taking of Dhaka in 1971 war was not planned, says former navy chief Madhvendra Singh
Delivering the keynote address at 'Militaria 2022' being held here, he said that the conflict did not end with any major losses or gains in land in the Western sector, but it was a remarkable victory in the Eastern sector in Bangladesh. The reasons for victory were the total air superiority and crucial intelligence gathering by Mukti Bahini as well as the coordination between the three wings of the armed forces: the Army, Navy and Air Force, the former Indian Navy chief said.
India desires peace and stability in a region free of terror: Modi to Shehbaz Sharif
Modi said that India desires peace and stability in a region free of terror so that both countries can focus on its development challenges. "Congratulations to H.E. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. India desires peace and stability in a region free of terror, so that we can focus on our development challenges and ensure the well-being and prosperity of our people," Modi tweeted.
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