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PM Modi's Kolkata Roadshow; Rahul-Akhilesh Rally in Varanasi

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In today's political landscape, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gears up for a roadshow in Kolkata ahead of the final Lok Sabha election phase, while Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav hit the campaign trail in Uttar Pradesh. Political leaders prepare for a day of rallies and roadshows across India. As Kolkata braces for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, PM Modi is set to hold his first roadshow of this season. The roadshow, concluding at Swami Vivekananda’s ancestral home, holds significance amidst recent political controversies. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav are scheduled to address campaign rallies in Uttar Pradesh. Their joint rally comes shortly after Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and SP leader Dimple Yadav's recent roadshow in Varanasi. In other political developments, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh engage in public meetings in Punjab, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses rallies in Odisha. Addit...

Traffic, water shortages, now floods: the slow death of India's tech hub?

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  BENGALURU, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Harish Pullanoor spent his weekends in the late 1980s tramping around the marshes and ponds of Yemalur, an area then on the eastern edge of the Indian metropolis of Bengaluru, where his cousins would join him catching small freshwater fish. In the 1990s, Bengaluru, once a genteel city of gardens, lakes and a cool climate, rapidly became India's answer to Silicon Valley, attracting millions of workers and the regional headquarters of some of the world's biggest IT companies. The untrammelled expansion came at a price. Concrete replaced green spaces and construction around the edge of lakes blocked off connecting canals, limiting the city's capacity to absorb and siphon off water. To know more: https://www.reuters.com/world/india/traffic-water-shortages-now-floods-slow-death-indias-tech-hub-2022-09-15/

80% Indians likely drinking ‘poisonous' water, shows govt data. Read here

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 While climate changes owing to the depleting environmental conditions has plagued humanity, the effect has tricked down to groundwater-the major water supply source to many residents of the country.  The Narendra Modi led NDA government has informed the Rajya Sabha that the ground water is fast depleting.  The figures presented by the  Indian government  poses a huge red flag to the future of drinking water int he country. The figures not only speak of the future of drinking water in India, it also says that we might have been drinking ‘poisonous’ water for a long time now. The data presented says that most of the districts, of almost all the states, of the country were found with excess amounts of toxic metals in the groundwater. India had also been witness to severe water shortage during the months of heatwave that covered the northern parts of the country in May.  To Know More : https://www.livemint.com/news/india/80-indians-likely-drinking-pois...

'Hardik is better than Shardul Thakur as all-rounder'

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 Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris said that he doesn't see Shardul Thakur as an all-rounder. "One thing he (Shardul Thakur) has at his advantage is the fact that he bats, and we've seen him play many match-winning innings for India usually in the longer versions of the game. But he does possess that ability to hit boundaries, close out innings or put the final touches, the cherry on the top if you like is one thing that he does have to his advantage," said Scott Styris on  SPORTS18's  show  SPORTS OVER THE TOP . Read More : https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/hardik-is-better-than-shardul-thakur-as-all-rounder/20220723.htm

U.S. Congresswoman introduces anti-India resolution in House

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 India had condemned the U.S. Congresswoman's visit to PoK, saying her travel to the region violated the country's sovereignty Continuing with her anti-India tirade, Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has introduced a resolution that calls the U.S. Secretary of State to designate India as a country of particular concern for alleged violation of religious freedom. Co-sponsored by Congresswomen Rashida Talib and Juan Vargas, the resolution urges the Biden administration to implement the recommendations of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom which has called for designating India as a country of particular concern for three consecutive years. Introduced in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the resolution has been sent to the House Foreign Affairs Committee for necessary action. Ms. Omar, who visited Pakistan in last April and met top Pakistani leaders, including former Prime Minister Imran Khan, and travelled to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK...