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Weighing in on the state of minorities in India, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday dismissed concerns around discrimination on grounds of religion, saying everything has become fairer. Speaking at an event in Washington DC on Friday, S Jaishankar said, "Today, since you brought up the issue of minorities in India, what is the test really of fair and good governance or of the balance of a society? It would be whether in terms of the amenities, the benefits, the access, the rights, you discriminate or not, and in every society in the world, at some point, there's been some discrimination on some basis. If you look at India today, it's a society today where there is a tremendous change taking place, the biggest change happening today in India is the creation of a social welfare system in a society that has less than $3,000 per capita income." On India increasingly asserting itself on the international fora, S Jaishankar said, "Nobody has done that i...

The reservation of Other Backward Classes (OBC) will not be touched while giving quota to the Maratha community, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Friday. During the day, Eknath Shinde held a meeting with representatives of the OBC and Nomadic Tribes at Sahyadri Guest House. It was attended by Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar as well as senior ministers and officials. Representatives from these segments put forth their demands in the meeting. "The government's stand is that the quota of no community will not be diluted. While giving reservation to the Maratha community, the quota of other communities will remain unaffected," Mr Shinde said. The government stands firmly behind the Nomadic Tribes, he said, adding that officials have been directed to start 72 hostels for OBC students. Devendra Fadnavis said the implementation of schemes of Rs 4,000 crore is being done. Sharad Pawar, who handles the finance department in the Shinde g...

पंजाब में कांग्रेस विधायक सुखपाल सिंह खैरा की गिरफ्तारी के बाद विपक्षी गठबंधन INDIA (Opposition INDIA Alliance) के दो प्रमुख घटक दल कांग्रेस और आम आदमी पार्टी (AAP) के मतभेद खुल कर सामने आ गए हैं. खैरा को ड्रग्स मामले और मनी लॉन्ड्रिंग के आरोप में पंजाब पुलिस ने गिरफ्तार किया है. खैरा कांग्रेस किसान सेल के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष भी हैं. उनकी गिरफ्तारी पर कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष मल्लिकार्जुन खरगे (Mallikarjun Kharge) ने विरोध जताया है. उधर, AAP के राष्ट्रीय संयोजक और दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री अरविंद केजरीवाल (Arvind Kejriwal) ने कहा है कि उनकी पार्टी नशे के खिलाफ लड़ाई लड़ने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है. केजरीवाल ने यह भी कहा कि वे INDIA गठबंधन के लिए भी पूरी तरह से प्रतिबद्ध हैं, लेकिन इस गिरफ्तारी ने कांग्रेस और आप के बीच गहरी खाई पैदा कर दी है. दिल्ली के मुख्यमंत्री और AAP संयोजक अरविंद केजरीवाल ने कहा, "पंजाब के कांग्रेस विधायक सुखपाल सिंह खैरा की गिरफ्तारी के बारे में सुना है. मुझे केस की जानकारी नहीं है. आम आदमी पार्टी INDIA गठबंधन से जुड़ी रहेगी. हम गठबंधन धर्म पूरी तरह निभाएंगे." कांग्रेस का आर...

Taking serious note of the corruption allegations in the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur directed officials on Friday to swiftly implement measures to enhance transparency and accountability in the administration of the board. Mr Thakur directed Information and Broadcasting Secretary Apurva Chandra to ensure maximum utilisation of technology and the rolling out of a faceless system on the lines of the Income Tax Office for slotting of films to be scheduled for screening for certification officials, a senior official said. The action came in the wake of allegations by Tamil actor Vishal, who claimed that he had to pay Rs 6.5 lakh to the CBFC's Mumbai office for the screening and certification of the Hindi version of his film "Mark Antony". The official said Anurag Thakur wants the CBFC to speed up the process of creating a transparent mechanism for faster certification of films in urgent cases and fur...

पंजाब में 40 साल का एक शख्स पिछले दो साल पेट दर्द से परेशान था. उसे अस्पताल ले जाया गया. जब डॉक्टरों ने उसके पेट में हो रही दर्द का कारण पूछा, तो वह सटीक जवाब नहीं दे सका. डॉक्टरों ने उसका एक्सरे कराया, तो हैरान रह गए. शख्स के पेट में ईयर फोन, नट बोल्ट जैसी कई चीजें दिखी. फिलहाल डॉक्टरों ने ऑपरेशन कर शख्स के पेट ने ये चीजें निकालकर उसकी जान बचा ली है. मामला मोगा जिले का है. 3 घंटे के ऑपरेशन के बाद शख्स के पेट से ईयर फोन, रखड़िया, नट बोल्ट, वाशल, लॉकेट, पेंच और ऐसी दर्जनों लोहे की चीजें निकलीं.  अस्पताल के डायरेक्टर ने बताया की पेशेंट को पिछले दो साल से पेट दर्द की समस्या थी, जब उनके पास यह मरीज बुधवार को अस्पताल आया तो इसको पेट दर्द, बुखार, और उल्टी की समस्याएं थीं. जब एक्स-रे और स्कैन किया गया, तो हैरान करने वाली चीजे सामने आई. डायरेक्टर डॉक्टर अजमेर कालड़ा ने बताया उनके करियर में और उनके अस्पताल में ऐसा पहला केस आया है, लेकिन फिर भी डॉक्टर ने तीन घंटे के सफल ऑपरेशन के बाद यह सारा सामान निकाला है. हालांकि, उनका कहना है कि लंबे समय से यह लोहे का सामान पेट में रहने के चलते ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday met US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and discussed the progress in bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to take it forward. S Jaishankar, who arrived here from New York on Wednesday after addressing the 78th General Assembly session of the United Nations on Tuesday, will meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken later in the day. "Began my Washington DC visit with a meeting with NSA @JakeSullivan46. Recognised the tremendous progress in our bilateral relationship this year and discussed taking it forward," S Jaishankar said in a post on X. The White House was not immediately available for comments on the meeting. S Jaishankar will meet Antony Blinken at the Foggy Bottom headquarters of the State Department later in the day. He is also scheduled to meet the US Trade Representatives Katherine Tie. This is the highest level meeting between the two countries after the recently concluded G-20 summi...

Even as the fury over DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin's rant against Sanatan Dharma is yet to die down, Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Wednesday said that the successful hosting of the G20 Summit by India, under the theme "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (One Earth, One Family, One Future), has got the world to acknowledge and celebrate Sanatana Dharma like never before. In a veiled jibe at the DMK minister, the Governor said Sanatana dharma is "indestructible". Addressing a conference in Chennai earlier, Udhayanidhi Stalin equated Sanatana dharma with "mosquitoes, dengue, malaria, fever, and Corona" and called for it to be eradicated as opposed to being merely opposed. "On the 9th and 10th of this month, the world celebrated the 'Sanatana Utsava' in New Delhi as we hosted the G20 Summit. This is because the G20 Summit under Bharat's presidency was done with full commitment to Sanatana values, Sanatana Dharma, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam... Today, t...