Despite being one of the country's richest mineral-producing districts, Keonjhar continues to offer limited livelihood opportunities to its poorest tribal communities, forcing many to migrate to other States in search of work, the opposition party alleged.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described the nearly one million-strong Indian community in Australia as a "living bridge" between the two countries, praising its role in strengthening bilateral ties while calling on members of the diaspora to contribute their ideas, expertise and innovation towards India's goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over the serial bomb blasts taking place in Punjab, alleging that both the state government and the police had remained clueless in dealing with the incidents.
As torrential monsoon showers lashed North-East Delhi and adjoining Ghaziabad on Thursday, pushing several parts of the capital into the heavy rainfall category, the downpour also delivered the cleanest air Delhi has breathed this year.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (EAM) held key talks with Kuwait's top leadership, reviewing the strategic partnership between both nations and discussing the impact of the Gulf conflict on the region and beyond.
As a result, it oscillated under the opposing wind patterns, making it nearly stationary, according to B. Amudha, Director, Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai.
Disclosing this here on Tuesday, an official spokesperson of the VB said that the complainant was a resident of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Zira, district Ferozepur.
The daily aarti is expected to become a major attraction for the thousands of devotees who visit the site.
Responding to queries, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, ''The request for overflight clearance for Pakistani aircraft carrying humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka was received by the High Commission of India in Islamabad at around 1300 hrs on December 1.''
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According to a statement by the Ministry of Defence, the controlled velocity test was conducted in collaboration with the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
