#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flags off the inaugural run of Northeast's first Vande Bharat Express train in Assam. The northeast-bound Vande Bharat will run between New Jalpaiguri Station in West Bengal and Guwahati in Assam.
"Today is a big day for the rail connectivity of the entire North East including Assam. This Vande Bharat Express will make the life of the people living here easier and this will also give a boost to the tourism sector of the state," says PM Narendra Modi at the flagging off… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"Three works related to the connectivity of North East are going on. North East is getting the first Made in India Vande Bharat. This is the third Vande Bharat connecting West Bengal and electrification work on about 425 km of track in Assam and Meghalaya has been completed,"… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"The last 9 years have been of unprecedented achievements for India, of building a new India. After coming to power, our government gave the highest priority to the welfare of the poor. Infrastructure is for all, equally, without discrimination. That's why this infrastructure… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
"Before 2014, Railway’s budget for North East was ₹2,500 Crore. Now it is more ₹10.000 crore, which is 4X growth. All parts of the Northeast will soon be connected via the broad-gauge network. ₹1 lakh crore is being spent on the same," says PM Narendra Modi
"The Vande Bharat Express will boost business and tourism by connecting key destinations such as Kamakhya Temple, Kaziranga Sanctuary, Manas Tiger Reserve in Assam, Shillong and Cherrapunji in Meghalaya, and Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh," says PM Narendra Modi
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Indian oil refiners continue to source oil from Russian suppliers. Their supply decisions are guided by price, grade of crude, inventories, logistics and other economic factors: Sources to ANI
Russia, the world’s second-largest crude oil producer with an output of around 9.5 mb/d (nearly 10% of global demand), is also the second-largest exporter, shipping about 4.5 mb/d of crude and 2.3 mb/d of refined products. Fears of Russian oil being pushed out of the market and the consequent dislocation of traditional trade flows drove dated Brent crude prices to soar to US $137 per barrel in March 2022: Sources to ANI
Russian oil has never been sanctioned ; instead, it was subjected to a G7/EU price-cap mechanism designed to limit revenue while ensuring global supplies continued to flow. India has acted as a responsible global energy actor, ensuring markets remain liquid and prices stable. India’s purchases have remained fully legitimate and within the framework of international norms: Sources to ANI
#WATCH | Vellore, Tamil Nadu: Around 150 families in Kattukollai village claim to have received notices declaring their land as Waqf property.
Vellore, Tamil Nadu | A Hindu Munnani functionary, Praveen Kumar, says, "Around 150 villagers of Kattukollai village received a notice from Syed Ali Masjid at Virinchipuram. The notice claims that village's land belongs to Waqf property...4 generations have been living in Kattukollai, they have also paid their taxes. We met the Collector and he assured us that the land belongs to the government and is not Waqf property".
Another Hindu Munnani functionary, Mahesh, says, "The Waqf Bill has passed recently, and suddenly, they have started asking for tax for land. In Vellore, many villagers are facing similar issues"
#WATCH | Security deployed outside Kapurthala House, the official residence of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann in Delhi
#WATCH | Delhi | Returning Officer OP Pandey says, "We have got a complaint about money distribution. We have to dispose of the complaint in 100 minutes. Our FST had come here which was not allowed to enter. I have come here to request them to let us enter along with a cameraperson. The complaint of money distribution was received on the cVIGIL app."
| A team of Delhi Election officials outside Kapurthala House, New Delhi after complaint about alleged 'cash distribution' is received on cVIGIL app, says an official
Returning Officer OP Pandey says, " The complaint of money distribution was received on the cVIGIL app. Our Flying Squad Team had come here which was not allowed to enter. We are waiting for permission to enter. the premises."
ECI rejects Congress allegations about any irregularities in Haryana elections as baseless, misplaced, and devoid of facts. Commission writes to Congress party to refrain from baseless allegations election after election; Calls out the party for raising smoke of ‘generic’ doubts and urges Congress to take firm and concrete steps to curb such a tendency. ECI urges Congress that irresponsible allegations at sensitive junctures like polling and counting days can lead to public unrest, turbulence, and chaos. Citing 5 specific cases in last one year, ECI asks the national party with long-standing experience to exercise due diligence and refrain from habitual attacks on electoral operations, without any evidence.
After a thorough reverification by Returning officers of all the 26 Assembly Constituencies under question, ECI writes to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge that each step in electoral process in Haryana was flawless and done under the watch of Congress candidates or agents. Response from ECI officials comprises 1642 pages of evidence that authorised representatives of Congress candidates were present at all stages including placing the battery at time of Commissioning and continuously for 7-8 days thereafter till counting was over. Chief Electoral Officer Haryana also rejects all the complaints by Congress party about irregularity in the assembly election.
Rubbishing the completely extraneous talk about status of battery display in EVM, ECI clarified that battery voltage and capacity have no relevance or connection whatsoever for EVMs vote count operations and integrity. The display of the status of battery on Control Unit is solely a feature to assist technical teams in monitoring power levels, ensuring that device functions smoothly throughout polling operations. Any insinuation that battery levels affect voting outcomes is preposterous. Even then, ECI has issued a detailed FAQ on EVM battery, on its website, to address any bonafide queries including different types of battery cells used worldwide, use of alkaline cells in EVMs battery, difference of EVM Power pack from mobile phone battery, functioning of EVM independent of operating voltage and functioning of EVM at different output voltages and Why EVM Power pack status is shown as 99% in some CUs even after full day use in poll, etc.
Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Dr S Jaishankar Piyush Goyal and Ashwini Vaishnaw retain their ministries.
JP Nadda gets Health portfolio
ML Khattar gets Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry Chirag Paswan becomes Food Processing Minister.
CR Paatil gets Jal Shakti Ministry
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat becomes Tourism Minister Kiren Rijiju is the new Parliamentary Affairs Minister.
Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu gets Civil Aviation Ministry
Jitendra Singh to be MoS (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences
Arjun Ram Meghwal to be MoS (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Jayant Chaudhary to be MoS (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Education.