Author: Aruna Sharma

(Jagran) प्रदेश में सरकारी माध्यमिक स्कूलों की तस्वीर बदलने वाला ‘प्रोजेक्ट अलंकार’ अब देशभर में चर्चा का विषय बन गया है। प्रधानमंत्री नरेन्द्र मोदी की अध्यक्षता में रविवार को दिल्ली में हुई एनडीए शासित राज्यों के मुख्यमंत्रियों की बैठक में मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने जब इस परियोजना की प्रगति और परिणामों को प्रस्तुत किया, तो अन्य राज्यों के मुख्यमंत्रियों ने भी इसकी सराहना करते हुए इसे अपने राज्यों में लागू करने की इच्छा जताई। इस योजना के जरिये यूपी के सरकारी स्कूलों को अत्याधुनिक सुविधाओं से लैस किया जा रहा है, जिनमें स्मार्ट क्लास, कंप्यूटर लैब, विज्ञान प्रयोगशालाएं, पुस्तकालय, साफ…

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(HT) Political stance is different from cooperating with the government for the benefit of the country, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin said on Sunday, defending his decision to attend the NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi a day ago. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin in New Delhi on Saturday. (PTI) The DMK chief also dismissed Opposition AIADMK general secretary Edappadi Palaniswami’s claims that Stalin attended the meeting because there was some “sudden problem”, in a veiled reference to ED raids in a money-laundering probe against state-run Tamil Nadu State Marketing…

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(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a roadshow in Vadodara on Monday morning upon his arrival in Gujarat for a two-day visit. The prime minister is scheduled to take part in public events in Dahod, Bhuj and Gandhinagar and inaugurate various projects worth Rs 82,950 crore, an official release said. PM Modi was accorded a grand welcome upon his arrival at the Vadodara airport at around 10 am on Monday and held a 1-km roadshow till the Airforce station. People gathered on both sides of the route to congratulate him for the success of India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ against Pakistan.

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(FE) Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Steel reported a 15.7% jump in net profit for the fourth quarter of FY25 at Rs 1,503 crore, driven by lower cost of materials, mining premium and royalties, and one-off tax gains. The steelmaker, however, missed the Bloomberg consensus estimate which pegged profit after tax at Rs 1, 608 crore. Revenue from operations declined 3% to Rs 44, 819 crore during the quarter, marginally ahead of the Bloomberg estimate of Rs 44, 720. Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) was up 4.1% year-on-year at Rs 6,378 crore, also missing the Bloomberg estimate of Rs 6,548 crore.…

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(FE) India is witnessing an alarming resurgence of COVID-19 cases with new infections reported from Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. As per latest update from the Union Health Ministry, India is having 257 active cases. While the situation is currently under control, health departments are urging the people to be alert and abide with safety protocols. As per the latest report, Delhi has reported 23 cases, recording its first surge in nearly three years. Health Minister Pankaj Singh has confirmed that all the patients are stable and are under observation. ”Hospitals have been advised to ensure preparedness- beds, oxygen, medicines,…

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(FE) India delivered a strong response to Pakistan at the United Nations, blaming it for violating the spirit of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) by launching wars and conducting thousands of terror attacks over the decades. India’s Permanent Representative, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, while addressing a UN Security Council Arria Formula meeting on water protection during armed conflict, dismissed what he called Pakistan’s ”disinformation” on the 1960 treaty. “More than 20,000 Indian lives have been lost due to cross-border terrorism in the last four decades,” Harish mentioned, highlighting the recent Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians were killed. He reminded Pakistan of its continued aggression against India. He…

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(HT) India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said he had a “constructive meeting” with counterpart Howard Lutnick for a mutually beneficial trade agreement between the two nations. Both sides are “committed to enhancing opportunities for our businesses and people,” Goyal said in a post on X on Friday. Indian officials, including chief negotiator Rajesh Agrawal are meeting Trump administration officials in Washington this week to advance the first tranche of the trade agreement. The South Asian nation is discussing a US trade deal structured in three tranches.It expects to reach an interim agreement before July, when President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs…

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(HT) The city is set to unveil a major addition to its urban landscape on June 15 when the BMC opens the much-anticipated promenade along the Coastal Road. The 7.5-kilometre, 20-metre-wide sea-facing stretch between Priyadarshini Park at Breach Candy and the Worli end of the Bandra-Worli Sea Link is expected to be a boon for walkers, joggers and cyclists. Designed with accessibility in mind, the promenade will include 20 underpasses, placed every 400 metres, allowing easy cross-access between the seafront and the opposite side of the road. The BMC aims to open the promenade to the public by mid-June as…

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(HT) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said Operation Sindoor has exposed the fact that terrorism in India is fully Pakistan sponsored. Delivering the Rustamji Memorial Lecture organised by the Border Security Force (BSF) on the occasion of its 22nd investiture ceremony, he also said that the border guarding force has proved its mettle during Operation Sindoor and did not allow nefarious Pakistani activities. “Operation Sindoor has exposed that terrorism in India is absolutely Pakistan sponsored,” he said. The home minister said the Indian armed forces first hit the terror bases in Pakistan but it was the Pakistan Army…

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(HT) In a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing communication, preserving regional culture, and empowering grassroots-level communities, Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command, inaugurated the first-ever community radio station, Panchshul Pulse, in the Kumaon sector in Pithoragarh district on Friday, officers aware of the matter said. While inaugurating the station, Lt Gen Sengupta lauded the efforts behind the initiative and called upon local residents to actively support Panchshul Pulse, enabling it to become the heartbeat of the border communities, uniting people and preserving their unique cultural identity. Lt Colonel Manish Shrivastava, public relations officer, Defence, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, said,…

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