Updated Feb 18, 2021 | 19:05 IST
The Union Agriculture Minister said that it’s a good sign for the BJP that the mood is favouring the saffron party in the northeastern state that is set to go to polls later this year. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day said that his government will correct the “historical mistake” the Congress did of “neglecting Assam” and its development
Tomar also said that it was not right to link the party’s drubbing in the Punjab civic body polls with the farmers agitation
Guwahati: Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party will emerge victorious in the upcoming Assam Assembly elections and that the party will return to power riding high on pro-incumbency sentiments.
Smriti Irani s Wednesday Wisdom post includes some good gyaan. Ronit Roy comments
Smriti Irani s Wednesday Wisdom post includes some good gyaan. Ronit Roy comments
In what Smriti Irani termed as Wednesday Wisdom, she shared a valuable life-lesson and posted a quote picture. Ronit Roy commented on her post.
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Images posted on Instagram by Smriti Irani and Ronit Roy.
Smriti Irani dispensed some good gyaan in a new post on Instagram on Wednesday and her followers applauded her for it. In what Smriti Irani termed as Wednesday Wisdom, she shared a valuable life-lesson and posted a quote picture. When life shuts a door, open it again. It s a door. That s how they work, the quote reads. Smriti Irani emphasised in the caption of her post that, #WednesdayWisdom, try, try, try again till you.try again.
Sushma Swaraj birth anniversary: Inspirational quotes and facts about Iron Lady of India
Sushma Swaraj birth anniversary: Inspirational quotes and facts about Iron Lady of India
Sushma Swaraj was an unforgettable Indian politician with outstanding leadership qualities. Remembering her on her birth anniversary with some inspirational quotes and facts.
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Sushma Swaraj was one of the most followed foreign ministers on Twitter. (Photo: PTI)
Sushma Swaraj was an Indian politician with an extraordinary personality and unusual capacity of understanding matters in the most effective manner. Sushma Swaraj was born on February 14, 1952, in Ambala, India. She served as a phenomenal Indian politician and government official in a variety of legislative and administrative posts both at the state and national levels in India.
Respect Indian Constitution, Prasad to Twitter
February 11, 2021
Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of elecommunications and IT. - BusinessLine×
Union Cabinet Minister for Information Technology and Law Ravi Shankar Prasad told Rajya Sabha on Thursday that his ministry and the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry are working on guidelines for the social media platforms. The work is in progress, he said, and urged social media platforms to respect India’s Constitution. We respect social media. It has empowered common people, he said and added that the Centre will not allow misuse of social media for spreading violence. We have formed a platform to bust fake news. We appreciate their works of social media platforms here, but they must respect the Constitution of India, he said.
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Koo is buzzing and the first challenge for the app is to fight for its account on Twitter
On Twitter, the official Koo handle has fewer followers than a fake handle. The company co-founder tweeted about the matter on Thursday.
India Today Tech | February 11, 2021 | Updated 15:03 IST
The India made Koo app is now available on web, Android, and iOS platforms.
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The fake Koo handle that goes by the name @KooAppOfficial has over 19,000 followers.
Union minister Smriti Irani mistakenly followed the fake Koo handle on Twitter.
Koo, the desi microblogging platform, is getting all the attention lately thanks to a tussle between the government of India and Twitter. This was also the reason why a host of ministers from the government joined India made platform recently. The platform also witnessed a surge in downloads and onboarded some important ministries including MeitY which set up an account. However, it turns out that Koo platform is battling for its identity on T