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Founder-Editor and the driving force behind Orangenews9.com, MS Shanker is a veteran media professional with over four decades of experience dedicated to fearless journalism and the nation’s cause. He has worked with leading media houses including Deccan Chronicle, Mid-Day, Outlook, Dainik Bhaskar, NDTV, and BBC, among others.

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Philip Green to be Australia’s new envoy to India

New Delhi: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Friday announced the appointment of Philip Green as Australia’s next High Commissioner to India. Green, who was most recently Australia’s ambassador to Germany, would succeed incumbent Barry O’Farrell. “The Australia-India relationship has never been closer. Australia and India share perspectives, challenges and a democratic heritage,” Wong said, announcing…

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PM Modi joins Grammy-winning singer Falu for a special song on benefits of millets

New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning Indian-American singer Falu for a special song to promote the benefits of millets and their potential to alleviate world hunger. The ‘Abundance in Millets’ song, performed by Mumbai-born singer-songwriter Falguni Shah known more by her stage name Falu and her husband and singer Gaurav Shah,…

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PM Modi calls G20 Agri Ministers conference to focus on food security

Hyderabad: Stating that the agriculture sector is facing several challenges globally, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting to deliberate on how to undertake collective action for achieving global food security. In a video message to the three-day meeting underway in Hyderabad, Modi said climate change is causing extreme weather events…

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Cong accuses BJP of colluding with ‘militant organisations’ in Manipur to win polls, seeks NIA probe

New Delhi:  The Congress on Thursday accused the BJP of colluding with “militant organisations” in Manipur to win elections and demanded that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe their alleged links. The Opposition party also reiterated its demand that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit Manipur and also an all-party delegation be taken there. Addressing a…

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