Kamal Ghorui
PM Narendra Modi assured that no state will face injustice in the upcomingdelimitation exercise .- Modi also pitched women’s reservation as a national priority, offering opposition a “blank cheque” for credit.
- Mamata Banerjee alleged BJP is to “plant bombs” during the upcoming state assembly elections..
- India and Austria signed key MoUs to deepen trade and technology cooperation.
- Lalit Modi blamed Pakistan for the continued freeze in India-Pakistan cricket ties.
Here are the top 5 news of the day
‘My guarantee’: PM Modi says no state to face injustice due to delimitation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday “gave guarantee” that no injustice will be done to any state while allyaing delimitation fear that northern states may gain at the expense of the south Indian states. Read full story
‘Don’t want credit’: Top quotes from PM Modi’s Lok Sabha speech on women’s reservation bill
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called it a defining moment for India’s democracy as he strongly pitched for greater representation of women in policymaking while addressing the women’s reservation Bill and delimitation in the Lok Sabha during a special session of Parliament. Read full story
‘BJP planning to plant bombs in Bengal’: Mamata Banerjee’s massive charge ahead of assembly poll
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the BJP is planning to “plant bombs” during the upcoming state assembly elections. “The BJP is planning to plant bombs during the polls and bring the National Investigation Agency for investigation,” the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo said at a poll rally in Cooch Behar, PTI quoted. Read full story
PM Modi, Austrian Chancellor Stocker hold talks, sign MoUs to boost trade, tech ties
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker in New Delhi’s Hyderabad House on Thursday, holding wide-ranging talks as the two sides exchanged MoUs. Stocker is currently on a four-day visit to India, his first since taking office last year. According to the ministry of external affairs, the meeting focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation across sectors including trade, investment, technology, renewable energy and cultural exchanges.Read full story
‘Politicisation by Pakistan’: Lalit Modi blames PCB for influence of India-Pak cricket freeze
Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has cast serious doubt over the prospect of India and Pakistan resuming bilateral cricket anytime soon, citing political interference as the primary roadblock. Read full story
