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India cannot depend on others for defence technologies amid security challenges: Rajnath
Addressing the 94th Annual General Meeting of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), on the theme 'India Beyond 75' in New Delhi, Singh voiced the government's vision to make India a global defence manufacturing hub in the coming times, stressing that the focus is to modernise the Armed forces and create a strong and 'Aatmanirbhar' defence industry which can help in safeguarding the country from conventional and non-conventional.
PM Modi lays foundation stone of Ganga Expressway | Top 8 quotes
The event was attended by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Minister Shri B L Varma. The Prime Minister addressed the gathering and also paid tribute to the revolutionaries of the Kakori incident Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaq Ullah Khan, and Roshan Singh. PM Modi highlighted how multiple sectors will receive a boost due to the highway and accelerate the socio-economic development of the region.
Ganga Expressway | Here's all you need to know
The 594 km long six-lane expressway on completion will be the longest expressway of Uttar Pradesh, connecting the western and eastern regions of the state. Earlier in November, PM Modi also inaugurated the 340-km Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh which is currently the longest expressway in India.
India is hosting three day Central Asia Dialogue from today, Afghanistan central focus
The three-day event will continue till Monday and it will be focused on holding talks to strengthen the relations between member states in terms of trade, connectivity, and development cooperation. Arindam Bagchi also said that the foreign ministers of the Central Asian countries are expected to pay a joint courtesy call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
15 military choppers crashed with 31 fatalities in last 5 years | Here're details
The details of all the 15 accidents were also presented in the house by Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt, which disclosed that 15 helicopters that met with accidents included four Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH), four Cheetah, two ALH (weapon system integrated) versions, three Mi-17V5, a Mi-17, and a Chetak.
Ban on construction and demolition in Delhi-NCR to continue
"Taking into consideration different studies that clearly show that C&D sites are a major contributor of air pollution across the NCR, the Commission if of the view that except for some exemptions, C&D activities should not be allowed in the NCR till further orders," a release from the Environment, Forests and Climate Change Ministry said.
Watch | 'If a girl is mature at 16, she can get married at 16': Samajwadi Party MP opposes new legislation on increasing marriage age for females
The two Samajwadi Party leaders have now come under criticism over their remarks on increasing the legal age of marriage. One leader linked marriage age with fertility in women, the other justified early marriage age for girls because of the poverty in our country. And their party chief chose to distance himself from such remarks.
No scientific data to suggest Covid pills will be useful now: ICMR
"There is no evidence to suggest that vaccines are not effective against Omicron variant," he said, adding that it is likely that Omicron will outpace Delta variant where community transmission occurs as per a WHO report. In a briefing on the present situation of Covid and new variant Omicron in the country, he said that it is very important to have low-intensity festivities and avoid non-essential travel and mass gatherings.
Incorrect to generalise human rights violated due to AFSPA: NHRC chief
Justice Mishra said this while interacting with the media after a two-day public hearing on the complaints related to human rights violations in the five northeastern state.
The government should be reviewing the need for application or withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), he told the media.
Have 'political will and capacity' to rebuff Chinese misadventures: India
The third Annual Defence Dialogue (ADD) between India and France was held in New Delhi and both Rajnath Singh and Florence Parley held a wide range of discussions on bilateral, regional, defence and defence industrial cooperation issues.
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