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SCO leaders unite to counter radicalisation and embrace digital transformation
In a significant stride towards regional stability and global cooperation, the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) adopted the New Delhi Declaration during the virtual summit. The Delhi Declaration outlined a comprehensive framework for cooperation in countering radicalisation leading to separatism, extremism, and terrorism, while also emphasizing collaboration in the realm of digital transformation. (READ MORE)
FM Nirmala Sitharaman reviews progress of implementation of Budget schemes
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday reviewed progress of implementation of Budget schemes with secretaries of finance ministry and Corporate Affairs Secretary. The meeting was attended by Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Financial Services Secretary Vivek Joshi, Corporate Affairs Secretary Manoj Govil and other senior officials. (READ MORE)
1,000 barricades, 300 CCTVs: Delhi Police tightens security measures as Kanwar Yatra commences
From installing hundreds of CCTVs to deploying personnel along the route, the Delhi Police has made adequate security arrangements in view of the Kanwar Yatra which commenced on Tuesday. (READ MORE)
MEA briefs on SCO meeting, says PM Modi highlighted need to combat terrorism in the region & globally
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra briefs on the SCO meeting; he says, “You all would have heard PM Modi’s remarks. To briefly capture a sense of it, PM underlined India’s contribution to SCO, especially in the last 6 years, as a Member State…highlighted the need to work together to eliminate the menace of terrorism in the region & globally…Fight against terrorism as the basic mandate of SCO still remains a central goal of SCO something that was underlined by the PM and echoed in the room by the other countries.” (ANI)
Majority of NCP MLAs are with me, says Ajit Pawar after state cabinet meeting
The Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar after the state cabinet meeting today said that the majority of NCP MLAs are with him and that there was nothing to worry about. “There was nothing new as such. We and Chief Minister Shinde have worked together in the cabinet. We have experience for the cabinet. Most of them were ministers in that cabinet. BJP also has some ministers, like Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil – when he was in Congress, I worked with him. So it is nothing new,” he added. (ANI)
BJP appoints new state chiefs in Telangana, Jharkhand, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh
With an eye on the Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced prominent changes in its leadership in various states. According to a statement by the party, G Kishan Reddy has been appointed as BJP state president of Telangana, D Purandeshwari appointed as the state president of Andhra Pradesh BJP, former CM Babulal Marandi becomes the state president of Jharkhand and Sunil Jakhar has been appointed as the party’s state president of Punjab. (ANI)
PM Modi addresses SCO Summit
Food, fuel and fertiliser crisis is a big challenge for all the countries in the world surrounded by controversies, tensions and epidemics and there must be united efforts to deal with it, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. In his opening remarks at the virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Modi also said that some countries use cross-border terrorism as an instrument of their policy and the grouping must not hesitate to criticise them. With Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif listening, Modi said there is a need for decisive action to deal with terrorism. The summit was joined by Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Sharif and other leaders of the SCO nations.Terrorism has become a threat to regional and global peace, Modi said, calling for expanding mutual cooperation to deal with terror financing as well.”We have to fight together against terrorism that may be in any form and any manifestation,” Modi said. (Read More)
India to virtually host SCO summit today
India is all set to virtually host the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit today. The summit will witness the participation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The meeting of the SCO Heads of State will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The major issues that are expected to be on the agenda include terrorism, regional security and prosperity. (ANI)
Ajit Pawar to inaugurate new NCP office in Mumbai
Days after joining the BJP-Shiv Sena government in Maharashtra, state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar will shortly inaugurate a new Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) party office near Mantralaya in Mumbai on Tuesday. Ajit Pawar had claimed that the entire NCP was on his side. Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Ajit Pawar group leader Praful Patel on Monday in a joint conference announced that Lok Sabha MP Sunil Tatkare has been appointed as the new State President of the party in Maharashtra. (ANI)
Madras HC delivers split verdict in Senthil Balaji case
A division bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on the habeas corpus petition of arrested Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji.Justices J Nisha Banu and D BharathaChakravarthy gave the ruling on the HCP filed by Balaji’s wife agaisnt her husband’s “illegal detention”. (Read More)
US condemns vandalism, attempted arson against Indian Consulate in San Francisco
The US has strongly condemned vandalism and attempted arson against the Indian Consulate in San Francisco, terming the violence a “criminal offense”. A video by Khalistan supporters, dated July 2, 2023 posted on Twitter, showed the act of arson at the Indian Consulate in San Francisco. The video, with the words “violence begets violence” emblazoned over it, also showed news articles related to the death of Canada-based Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF) chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Read More)