Bhubaneswar, Aug 10 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, on Sunday, asserted that his government has prioritised qualitative growth in the healthcare and education sectors since assuming power in the state, government officials. CM Majhi made the statement during the inauguration of a 650-bedded facility, built at a cost of Rs 280 crore, at the Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital (SLNMCH) in Koraput district.”Our government’s duty is to provide corruption-free governance…

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) India has now graduated to becoming a “preferred security partner” in the Indo-Pacific region, forming defence partnerships that not only include joint exercises and capacity building but also exports of defence equipment either as a grant or under a defence Line of Credit at the request of the partner state, according to former Indian diplomat Suchitra Durai. Trilateral maritime security cooperation with Sri Lanka and the Maldives, which began in 2011, has extended to o…

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said Operation Sindoor was a testament to India’s ability to crush its enemies using indigenous capabilities, asserting that the country would not spare those who challenge its sovereignty.Laying the foundation stone of BEML’s Greenfield Rail Manufacturing facility — BRAHMA — in Umariya, Madhya Pradesh, the Defence Minister described the recent military operation as a “befitting reply” to the “heinous and cowardly” t…

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Sunday credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for launching Project Lion in 2020, leading to a rise in the wildcat population from 674 to 891 to date. Speaking at an event to mark World Lion Day 2025 and the launch of a Mega Wildlife Conservation Drive at Barda Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat, Union Minister Yadav said, “Narendra Modi, first as Chief Minister of Gujarat and later as Prime Minister,…

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) With the US emerging as the sole superpower on the termination of the Cold War in 1991-consequent on the dismemberment of USSR, India was required to reset its geopolitical strategy keeping in view the three paradigm shifts that had occurred in the world scene. First, the US was driving the global trends in a unipolar order but for India, a rising power itself, Indo-US relations reflected a natural friendship between the two largest and well-tested democracies in a world…

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu paid floral tributes to former President V. V. Giri on his birth anniversary at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, an official said on Sunday. Bharat Ratna Varahagiri Venkata Giri served as the fourth President of India, holding the office from August 24, 1969, to August 24, 1974.He served as the country’s Vice-President from 1967 to 1969 before becoming the President.Notably, he was the only person to have been elected as an independent candidate to the pr…

Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran has slammed the Tamil Nadu government for its “poor” handling of the sanitation workers’ strike, which has entered its 10th day. He condemned what he termed “threats in the guise of negotiations” aimed at ending the strike.The sanitation workers have been protesting in front of the Ripon Building, demanding regularisation of their jobs and opposing the outsourcing of Chennai Corporation’s conservanc…

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) When Congress leader Rahul Gandhi ‘exposed’ anomalies in the voter list of Karnataka’s Mahadevapura Assembly constituency, it was hailed by his party and allies as a move that exposed the BJP and its victories at the Centre and in states.Yet, the same Congress and its allies have been opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar — an exercise by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to clean the electoral rolls. Such contradictory postures raise uncomfortable…

Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) As India prepares for its 79th Independence Day next week, its digital governance ecosystem has made citizens more independent in accessing services and participating in governance. Tech-enabled citizen-centric governance has led to the empowerment of citizens and inclusive development.The Digital India initiative, launched in 2015, transformed India into a digitally enabled society and knowledge economy. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) platforms, including Aadhaar, UPI…

Agartala, Aug 10 (IANS) Days ahead of the country’s 79th Independence Day, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, accompanied by State BJP President Rajib Bhattacharjee, took part in the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign here on Sunday and encouraged people to celebrate the spirit of Independence . The initiative, as part of the nationwide campaign, saw Chief Minister Saha, State BJP Chief Bhattacharjee (also Rajya Sabha member), and other leaders distributing the national flag to households across the ca…