Japan’s native population sees record fall, marking 16 straight years of decline

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Tokyo, Aug 7 (IANS) Japan’s native population declined by about 908,000 in 2024, the steepest drop since records began in 1968, the latest official data has revealed.According to a demographics survey released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the number of Japanese nationals stood at 120,653,227 as of January 1, 2025. The population has now been falling for 16 consecutive years.The overall population, including foreign residents, was 124,330,690 — down by about 554,000…

China’s Yarlung Zangbo dam project reflects use of water as geopolitical leverage: Report

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Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) China’s decision to push the Yarlung Zangbo dam project in Tibet amid mounting concerns signals a significant shift in South Asian water diplomacy, marked by a surge in confrontational tactics, a report cited on Thursday. The move came shortly after India suspended the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan following the April 22 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir by the Pakistan-based militant outfit ‘The Resistance Front’ (TRF) — indicating that Beijing views water resou…

Gujarat CM highlights cooperative movement’s role in rural prosperity

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Gandhinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel addressed the Loan Acceptance Programme organised by the Gujarat State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank Ltd. (Kheti Bank) in Gandhinagar on Thursday. “Prime Minister Modi’s vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ has breathed new life into India’s cooperative ecosystem,” said the CM, lauding the role of cooperative banks like Kheti Bank in bringing credibility, transparency, and growth to the rural econom…

Gujarat HC grants medical relief to Asaram, interim bail in Jodhpur case extended till Aug 12

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Jaipur, Aug 7 (IANS) Jailed self-styled godman Asaram, who is serving life sentences in rape cases in both Gujarat and Rajasthan, has once again received temporary relief on Thursday. The Gujarat High Court has extended his interim bail for medical treatment till August 21.Following this extension, it is now expected that Asaram will also move the Rajasthan High Court seeking a similar extension of interim bail in the Jodhpur rape case.Earlier, the jailed self-styled godman had approached the Su…

File contempt case against Punjab in SYL canal dispute: Ex-Haryana CM Hooda

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Chandigarh, Aug 7 (IANS) Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday asked the Haryana government to stop “playing the game of holding meetings” with the Punjab government and file contempt proceedings against the latter in the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue as the Supreme Court has already decided in favour of Haryana. Congress leader Hooda said “it is now the responsibility of the Union government to get Haryana its due share of water”. Reacting to the meeting of Punj…

Gautam Adani exhorts IIM students to opt for conviction over caution in leadership roles

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Lucknow, Aug 7 (IANS) Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Thursday exhorted students of IIM Lucknow to be prepared to face a future that never unfolds as neatly as it appears in classrooms and have the courage to build new pathways to overcome unprecedented challenges to achieve success.Gautam Adani advised them to opt for conviction over caution, consequence over comfort, creation over conformity, and conscience over convenience in making their decision as leaders.”The future is messy, uncerta…

Inspired by Mann ki Baat, Neemuch youth set up herbs and spices start-up

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Neemuch, Aug 7 (IANS) Kartik Khandelwal, a city resident, has become the toast of town because of his tremendous success as a start-up entrepreneur and also over the unique business of selling herbs and spices online. PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ – a monthly radio program- served as the driving force behind his aspiring journey as an entrepreneur, as he started with a meagre capital of Rs 20,000 and went on to set up a company, with an annual turnover of Rs 70 lakhs.Being a BCA graduate, he wa…

Kerala BJP forms 23-member core panel to revamp organisation

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Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) In a major organisational overhauling, the Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Thursday, announced a 23-member core committee, comprising a mix of national and state leaders, as part of efforts to revamp the party’s organisational unit in the state. This is the largest core committee constituted so far in Kerala BJP’s history, and notably includes two Union Ministers from the state — Suresh Gopi and George Kurian — as well as …

India's supply chain and logistics sector gears up for global leadership

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New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Amid India’s quickly changing logistics and procurement landscape, the International Procurement and Supply Chain Conference (IPSC) was organised here by the Blue Ocean Corporation and industry association ASSOCHAM to prepare the country for a leadership role in the field.Greenline Mobility Solutions CEO and ASSOCHAM’s Logistics and Warehousing Council Co-Chairman, Anand Mimani, emphasised that effective supply chain and procurement systems are essential to accomplishing …

Vote theft charge: ECI asks Rahul to give complaint on oath or stop spreading lies

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New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday issued a strong rebuttal to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of “vote theft” in Karnataka, asking him to give a complaint on oath or stop misleading citizens.Issuing a “Fact Check” on the allegations made by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, the ECI also circulated a format for a declaration on oath which Gandhi could use for filing a complaint related to allegations he made about the 2024 Lok Sabha ele…