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PM lays foundation stones for health, infra projects worth Rs 6,300 cr in Assam’s Darrang

Mangaldoi (Assam)  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stones for health and infrastructure projects worth Rs 6,300 crore at Mangaldoi in Assam’s Darrang district. He launched the construction of Darrang Medical College and Hospital, along with a nursing college and a GNM school. The combined investment in these healthcare projects is worth…

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China hails ‘time-honoured friendship’ with Nepal, congratulates new PM Karki

Beijing: China on Sunday congratulated Sushila Karki on taking office as the prime minister of Nepal’s interim government, stressing the “time-honoured friendship” between the two neighbouring countries. Karki, 73, took over as the head of the interim government on Friday following a week of violent protests. “China congratulates Madam Sushila Karki on becoming Prime Minister…

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Indian-Americans Donate More to Democrats than Republicans: Study

Houston: Indian-Americans overwhelmingly favour Democratic candidates, contributing nearly three times more to their campaigns than to Republicans, a new study shows. The research, titled “An Emerging Lobby: An Analysis of Campaign Contributions from Indian-Americans (1998–2022),”was conducted by Karnav Popat and Vishnu Prakash of Ashoka University, along with Joyojeet Pal of the University of Michigan. A…

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Meghwal says Modi govt amended Waqf law on VHP’s suggestion, seeks its views on ‘marital rape’

Indore:  The “strong” government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi amended the Waqf Act on the suggestion of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) despite winning only 240 seats in last year’s Lok Sabha polls, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Saturday. Speaking at a meeting of the VHP’s legal cell here, he sought its suggestions…

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Bhupen Hazarika’s songs unite India: PM on singer’s birth centenary celebration

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that Bharat Ratna awardee Bhupen Hazarika’s songs continue to unite India and give energy to its people. Addressing the musical doyen’s birth centenary celebrations in Guwahati, Modi said his creations encompass the concept of ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’. “The ideals that he lived by and the experiences…

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Columnist M S Shanker, Orange News 9

What’s Brewing in the South?

Southern politics is never short of drama, but the recent churn in Karnataka and Telangana suggests something bigger is at play. For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has already redrawn the political map of India from the Hindi heartland to the far-flung Northeast, the South remains unfinished business. The saffron party has pockets of…

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