He further termed Khadi as a philosophy.
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'We have not abandoned our plan to procure Gir cows from Gujarat. It is under active consideration. But, we have put it on hold due to the risk of transporting the cows'
Earlier, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi also thanked Swaraj for recognising his government's "great" vision of setting up IITs and IIMs.
When contacted, Roy was even-handed in her response -- neither keen to be used in this manner for strategic ends, nor willing to step back from her considered stance.
Mehrishi, a 1978 batch (retired) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Rajasthan cadre, completed his two-year fixed term as the home secretary last month.
The picture Lodhi displays at the United Nations is in fact, a picture of 17-year-old Rawya Abu Jom’a, who was injured when two Israeli airstrikes hit her family’s apartment in Gaza during the 2014 war.
Lodhi even invoked acclaimed author Arundhati Roy and quoted her to slam the Indian government while accusing the government of not keeping the minorities safe in the country.
'We have not abandoned our plan to procure Gir cows from Gujarat. It is under active consideration. But, we have put it on hold due to the risk of transporting the cows'
Earlier, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi also thanked Swaraj for recognising his government's "great" vision of setting up IITs and IIMs.
When contacted, Roy was even-handed in her response -- neither keen to be used in this manner for strategic ends, nor willing to step back from her considered stance.
Mehrishi, a 1978 batch (retired) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Rajasthan cadre, completed his two-year fixed term as the home secretary last month.
The picture Lodhi displays at the United Nations is in fact, a picture of 17-year-old Rawya Abu Jom’a, who was injured when two Israeli airstrikes hit her family’s apartment in Gaza during the 2014 war.
Lodhi even invoked acclaimed author Arundhati Roy and quoted her to slam the Indian government while accusing the government of not keeping the minorities safe in the country.
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Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Maleeha Lodhi on Saturday quoted Roy's statement that the "whole population of Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims, and Christians are being forced to live in terror"
Despite building several toilets by the state government, the Pilibhit district is still short of about 1.33 lakh toilets.
Top BJP leaders are believed to have conveyed to the Congress leadership that since the Opposition party's strength has declined to 57, equivalent to the ruling side's in the Rajya Sabha, it cannot chair three panels in the Upper House.
Today, the capital will see the culmination of the year-long birth centenary celebrations of Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhayay
The students alleged that the police thrashed them and dragged them through hair, but DM Varanasi, who was present on the spot, denied all such claims.
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In the cultural sphere, this ballet coming to India is nothing short of the bullet train running here.
'Sushma jii, thank you for finally recognising Congress government's great vision and legacy of setting up IITs and IIMs.'
Besides Honeypreet, the police may also take similar action against Aditya Insan and Pawan Insan, key Dera functionaries who are on the run.
Earlier on Tuesday, a grenade attack by the terrorists in South Kashmir's Tral claimed lives of at least three citizens and injured 17 CRPF personnel.
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said it was "time to move words into action as Pakistan still receives 743 million dollar annual US aid, collaborates with China on CPEC and buys arms from Russia."
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The government implemented Motor Vehicle (MV) Act, 2019, which provides for heavy penalties for traffic rule violations. The new, stiff fines for traffic regulations might scare truant drivers into good behavior. But will they truly work?
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Former dacoits of dreaded Chambal ravines seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi's help to restore Bateshwar temple, probably India's biggest temple complex
We scroll past a frightening number of images every day but only a few storm into our consciousness and get shared far and wide. These viral images might never see ink or paper, but do they say anything? India’s foremost photojournalist Raghu Rai takes a serious look at some of them and tells us, besides speaking his mind on the state of photojournalism in India today.
A Gandhi conference, the UN General Assembly, a climate summit, an investors' meet and a gushing NRI welcome -- Narendra Modi has a lot to do in the US than just counter Pakistan on Kashmir
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