PM Modi (File photo)
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the countrymen to salute the brave hearts of Kargil on July 26, when the nation will mark Kargil Vijay Diwas.
Hailing the Indian armed forces, the Prime Minister said that the Kargil war is a symbol of valour and discipline of our security forces which the entire world has witnessed. He said that India will celebrate this day as Amrut Mahotsav . Tomorrow is Kargil Vijay Diwas. Kargil war is a symbol of valour and discipline of our armed forces which the entire world has witnessed. I would like you to read the thrilling story of Kargil on Kargil Vijay Diwas. Let us all salute the brave hearts of Kargil, said the Prime Minister on his 79th edition of the monthly radio programme Mann ki Baat.
Bangladesh government clears decks for repatriation of rickshaw puller of Mangaldai
All decks have been cleared by the Bangladesh government to repatriate the helpless rickshaw puller Mukul Hazarika of a Mangaldai village who went missing in 2017
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MANGALDAI: All decks have been cleared by the Bangladesh government to repatriate the helpless rickshaw puller Mukul Hazarika of a Mangaldai village who went missing in 2017; and, was later traced out in a jail in Bangladesh in 2019.
The Sentinel in its issues on May 9, 2019 and also on July 22, 2021 covered the heart-touching story of the poor plight of the rural youth. He has been languishing in the Jail even after the expiry of his jail term three years back. Moreover, it is yet to ascertained as to how he landed in the Feni Jail.
Rail babus to toil twice as hard
Given that the first-time mantri is handling two of the biggest ministries in the Modi sarkar, he will be the busiest man in the Cabinet. And he has decided to keep his babus on their toes too!
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has introduced 18-hour workdays in two shifts in the ministry, a carry-over from his brief stint of two years in the corporate sector after quitting as an IAS officer of Odisha cadre. The first shift will be from 7 am to 4 pm and the second from 3 pm to midnight!
Among other things, the move is likely intended to please Prime Minister Narendra Modi who, we are constantly reminded, puts in 18 hours daily.
The government and BJP have dismissed the Pegasus Project reports as concocted (Representational)
Jammu:
The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress on Thursday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the alleged snooping on phones of party leader Rahul Gandhi and others with Israeli spyware Pegasus.
An international media consortium reported on Sunday that over 300 verified mobile phone numbers, including two ministers, over 40 journalists, three opposition leaders, and one sitting judge besides scores of business persons and activists in India, could have been targeted for hacking through the spyware.
Rahul Gandhi, BJP minister Prahlad Singh Patel, as well as former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa and poll strategist Prashant Kishor were among those whose numbers were listed as potential targets for hacking, the consortium reported.
Updated Jul 23, 2021 | 15:06 IST
TMC MP Santanu Sen was on Friday suspended from the Rajya Sabha for the entire Monsoon Session a day after he snatched papers from IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and tore them in the House. Parliament of India. | Photo Credit: PTI
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‘Pegasus Project’: Congress MP Manickam Tagore moved an Adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha to discuss the matter
Several Congress politicians protested outside the Parliament against the alleged snooping scandal and the Centre’s farm laws
New Delhi: Congress MPs held protests in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue outside the Parliament on Friday over the farmers’ agitation and the recent ‘Pegasus snooping scandal’. Later, when Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya was updating the Lok Sabha over the Covid-19 preparedness of the country, the Opposition created uproar over other issues.