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PM Modi Inaugurates 'India's Biggest Drone Festival'; Says, India Can Become Global Drone Hub
PM Modi inaugurated the country's biggest drone festival, on May 27, and said that India has the potential to become a global drone hub. PM Modi highlighted the importance of making technology available to the masses. According to union aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, there are over 270 drone startups in India and the drone industry will reach Rs 15,000 crore turnover by the year 2026.
Tags: PM Modi, Jyotiraditya Scindia, Aviation Ministry, Drone, Technology
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PM Modi Takes Dig At Telangana Govt, Alleges TRS Of Corruption: Hyderabad
PM Narendra Modi arrived in Hyderabad to attend the 20th Annual event of the Indian School of Business (ISB) Gachibowli, on May 26. Addressing the students, Modi took a swipe at Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao. "Our country has seen how corruption becomes the face of those political parties dedicated to one family," said Modi as he accused TRS of corruption. Modi said, BJP leaders are also facing troubles.
Tags: conference, KCR, PM Modi, BJP, Telangana
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Telangana CM KCR Skips PM Modi's Visit In Hyderabad For 2nd Time
Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao is going to skip the meeting of PM Narendra Modi in Hyderabad. Notably, on May 26, PM Modi is scheduled to visit Hyderabad for the 20th annual event of IBS. However, CM KCR will miss Modi's visit, as he is traveling to Bengaluru to meet HD Deve Gowda. This is the second time in the past four months that KCR skipped PM Modi's meeting.
Tags: Telangana CM KCR, Hyderabad, PM Modi, Bengaluru Visit, HD Deve Gowda
Courtesy: Press Trust of India
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BJP To Launch Booth Strengthening Programme To Boost Party's Performance In 2024 Polls
In order to boost the party's performance in the upcoming 2024 polls, BJP president JP Nadda is scheduled to officially launch the booth strengthening programme, on May 25. As part of the programme, 75,000 booths will be strengthened in more than 2,300 Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha seats across the country. Reportedly, the idea is to strengthen the weak booths in BJP ruled states, reported ANI.
Tags: BJP, booth, 2024 Polls, JP Nadda, PM Modi
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PM Modi To Launch 5G Test Bed To Mark 25 Years Of TRAI
PM Modi via video conferencing, will address a programme marking the silver jubilee celebrations of the establishment of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), on May 17. He will also launch the 5G Test Bed, developed at a cost of over Rs 220 crore. The 5G Test Bed has been developed by a total of eight institutes headed by IIT Madras, to support the next generation technologies.
Tags: 5G Test Bed, 5G, PM Modi, TRAI, IIT Madras
Courtesy: ANI
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Discussions In Meeting Of Nepal PM And PM Modi In Lumbini Visit: Foreign Secretary
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, on May 13, talked about issues that could be discussed during the meeting of Sher Bahadur Deuba and PM Narendra Modi during his Lumbini visit on May 16. He mentioned the discussions of boundary, development of partnership, society of South Asia, aspects relating to Hydropower cooperation, electricity trading. He said conversation would be picked up from where they were left off in New Delhi April.
Tags: Nepal, Nepal PM, India-Nepal border, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, PM Modi
Courtesy: ANI
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Renowned Santoor Player Shivkumar Sharma Passes Away At 84
Famous classical musician of India and Santoor player, Pt Shivkumar Sharma passed away at his Mumbai residence, on May 10. He died of a heart attack, confirmed his secretary Dinesh. This has ended an era of classical musicals, as Sharma was renowned in classical music, taking it to global success. Expressing condolences, PM Narendra Modi tweeted, "Our cultural world is poorer with the demise of Pandit Shivkumar Sharma Ji".
Tags: Shivkumar Sharma, Santoor, Musical Instrument, Classical Music, PM Modi
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IndiGo Staff Misbehaves With Special Child, Minister Calls For Investigation
After IndiGo airlines staff refused special needs for boarding a flight to a specially-abled child, the Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia issued a warning to the airlines. On May 9, Scindia asked for an investigation and said, "There is zero tolerance towards such behavior. No human being should have to go through this! Investigating the matter by myself, post which appropriate action will be taken".
Tags: kamareddy, PM Modi, Ex gratia, Telangana, accident
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PM Modi Announces Ex Gratia For Victims Died In Kamareddy Accident
PM Narendra Modi expressed condolences to the families, who lost their kin in the tragic Kamareddy accident. On May 9, Modi took to Twitter and expressed grief, announcing ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those undergoing treatment. Notably, on May 8 evening, a truck rammed into a TATA car, killing 9 people in Kamareddy, Telangana. A case has been registered.… read-more
Tags: kamareddy, PM Modi, Ex gratia, Telangana, accident
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Shiv Sena MP Says PM Modi Loves, Follows Hitler
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut called PM Narendra Modi as "Adolf Hitler". On May 9, Raut addressed an event and said, "Hitler used to do a lot of events that's what Modi does. In fact, Modi follows Hitler. Look at social media. The way Hitler used to do events, Modi and his party do it similarly...I am not criticizing him (Modi) though". The statement was a dig at BJP-Government.
Tags: Shiv Sena, Sanjay Raut, Maharashtra, PM Modi
Courtesy: The Free Press Journal