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5 central Asian countries' foreign ministers call on Modi, stress on strengthening ties
Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan met the Prime Minister in Delhi. They are on a visit to participate in the third meeting of the India-Central Asia Dialogue. The Central Asian Foreign Ministers conveyed the greetings of their Presidents to Prime Minister Modi and emphasised the readiness of their leadership to further strengthen relations with India.
Delimitation Commission proposes 6 seats for Jammu, 1 for Kashmir
The sources also said that the Commission arrived at the proposal to add more seats after the discussion with its five associate members held on Monday. The Commission, headed by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, had a meeting with the five Lok Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir for the consultations and were asked to respond to the proposal by December 31 this year.
IFS officer Pradeep Rawat India's next Ambassador to China
"He is expected to take up the assignment shortly," the Ministry of External Affairs said in a brief statement. Rawat's appointment comes in the midst of the lingering eastern Ladakh border standoff. He speaks fluent Mandarin and had earlier served in Hong Kong and Beijing. The biggest challenge ahead of posting would be the border dispute India is having with China.
Panama Papers case: ED quizzes Aishwarya Rai for over 5 five hours
The expose showed that several prominent personalities in India had floated companies in tax havens. A team of six officals, including a lady official, recorded her statement. A source said that Aishwarya was asked as many as 50 questions regarding a firm reportedly incorporated by her father-in-law and Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan. The firm was incorporated in British Virgin Island. She was first the director of the firm and then became a shareholder.
4-day work-week instead of 5, change in salary: India's new labour codes likely in FY 2022-23
It is believed that less working hours brings more productivity and ensures a good healthy environment. In order to improve working conditions, India Parliament had given its nod to four new labour codes last year, but labour is a concurrent subject and so requires both the Centre and state governments to frame laws and rules. India is expected to implement its four new labour codes in FY 2022-23. Through these laws it is expected that employment and work culture might change - including working hours, in-hand salary, number of weekdays.
Watch | BJP MP Hema Malini hopes Mathura will get grand Krishna temple on lines of Ayodhya, Kashi
"Being the MP of Mathura, which is the birthplace of Lord Krishan who is the symbol of love and affection, I will say that there should be a grand temple. A temple is already there and can be beautified like Modi ji developed Kashi Vishwanath corridor," she said while adressing media persons in Indore.
Delhi reports two new Omicron cases; tally touches 24
According to Delhi Health Department, of the 24 cases, 12 have been discharged from the hospital and the remaining 12 are under treatment. Following the rise in the new Covid variant Omicron infection in the city, Delhi government has prepared 65 oxygen beds operational at Commonwealth Games Villages Covid centre.
Goat pox vaccine launched in India
'Raksha Goat Pox', of leading Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL), is a live attenuated vaccine I.P. (Uttarkashi strain) grown on vero cell culture. The primary vaccination has to be done at 3 months of age and re-vaccination annually. The technology for the vaccine and its testing was obtained from Indian Council of Agriculture Research-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (ICAR- IVRI), Government of India and has been tested and certified by it for commercial release.
Navjot Singh Sidhu is a 'political mercenary', divided Congress, says Punjab congress minister Rana Gurjeet Singh
From 2019, a clear tussle between CM Amarinder Singh and Sidhu was evident in Punjab politics. However, Sidhu continued to rule the party as per his will and was made Punjab congress chief in July, which led to the resignation of the captain as Chief Minister of Punjab in September 2021. Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president, is often accused of creating tensions in party in order to fulfill his own motive to be the CM of Punjab, and can be seen attacking verbally many of the Congress's prominent leaders, be it CM Channi or Rana Gurjeet Singh.
Leading French company agrees to build aircraft engine in India
He made these remarks while addressing an event organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Florence Parley had agreed to this during their wide-ranging talks on bilateral, regional, defence and defence industrial cooperation issues on Friday.
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