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PM participates in the BRICS summit. After three years of online sessions, the BRICS summit is now taking place in person. One of the top priorities on the agenda is BRICS expansion. According to information, 23 or so countries have applied to join the organisation. All eyes are on a potential meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he departs on Tuesday for the BRICS (a grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) summit in Johannesburg. Source: The Sunday Guardian Since the border impasse started in May 2020, it would be their…

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Sonia lists Rajiv’s accomplishments, BJP leader responds - Asiana Times

Veteran Congresswoman Sonia Gandhi on Sunday lauded the accomplishments of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary. On May 21, 1991, a suicide bomber from the LTTE targeted Rajiv Gandhi at an electoral rally in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. Sonia Gandhi stated Rajiv Gandhi “accomplished innumerable achievements during his short political career which was finished in a ruthless manner” while speaking at the 25th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award ceremony. Source: OnManorama “Rajiv Gandhi’s political career ended brutally, yet throughout that little period he set several milestones. He had a deep appreciation for the nation’s diversity.…

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ISRO manned mission trial planned in September: MoS - Asiana Times

The ISRO’s test vehicle is a single-stage liquid propellant rocket designed to test all of Ganganyaan’s systems at sub-orbital levels before a full uncrewed voyage that would mirror the entire ultimate human mission said. ISRO experts have been working on the nation’s human spaceflight endeavour despite their hectic schedules prior to the Chandrayaan-3 landing scheduled for August 23. According to a response made in Parliament by Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh, the first test vehicle mission, intended to evaluate the crew escape mechanism, has been scheduled for August or September. The test vehicle, a single-stage liquid-propellant…

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Earthquake strikes Andaman and Nicobar islands of magnitude 4.3 - Asiana Times

According to the agency, the earthquake’s epicentre was 126 km southeast of Port Blair. The National Centre for Seismology detected a 5.9-magnitude earthquake on Saturday morning in the vicinity of Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. According to the agency, the earthquake’s epicentre was 126 km southeast (SE) of Port Blair. The earthquake occurred at 12:53 AM IST, 69 kilometres below the earth’s surface. On the night between Thursday and Friday, a 4.3-magnitude earthquake was felt 112 kilometres southeast of Portblair on the Andaman and Nicobar island, according to the National Centre for Seismology. At 02:56:12 Indian Standard…

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Keeladi excavations witnesses finding of a crystal weighing quartz - Asiana Times

The Keeladi site in Tamil Nadu has been the scene of several bombshell disclosures about India’s past, particularly the Sangam era, which goes back at least 2500 – 3000 years. Archaeologists excavating at Keeladi, a historic excavation site 12 km southeast of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, have discovered a Sangam-era crystal quartz weighing machine. The weighing device, discovered 175 cm beneath the earth, is the first of its sort discovered in Keeladi since excavations began in 2014. The crystal is transparent and measures 2 cm in diameter, 1.5 cm in height, and weighs 8 grammes. Source: Indian Express Archaeologists recovered…

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Elephant population in TN increases by 200, says Stalin - Asiana Times

The three-day synchronised Elephant Population Estimation commenced on May 17 in the forests of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. Stalin has released a synchronised elephant population assessment report; according to the statistics, the Nilgiris reserve has the greatest JUMBO density. According to the most recent census in 2017, there were only 2,761 elephants in Tamil Nadu’s forests. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin announced on Tuesday that the state’s elephant population had grown by 200 to 2,961. Source: The Conversation According to the most recent census in 2017, there were only 2,761 elephants in Tamil Nadu’s forests. During…

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Lebanon: 6 killed at Palestinian refugee camp - Asiana Times

Over the weekend, violence at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon killed at least six people. Violence is not unusual in Ein el-Hilweh, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. Clashes occurred between Palestinian Fatah members and opposition Islamist-supporting factions. Tensions rose in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp when Islamist terrorists assassinated Fatah military major Ashraf al-Armouchi and four of his escorts. The Killings and Cause Behind: According to Palestinian officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity in accordance with regulations, fighting erupted in Ein el-Hilweh camp when an unknown shooter attempted to assassinate armed group member Mahmoud Khalil,…

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Shah inaugurated Annamalai’s six-month long Padayatra in TN - Asiana Times

Amit Shah launched the padayatra named  ‘En Mann En Makkal’ meaning ‘My Land My People’  covering all the 234 constituencies of the state on June 28. While launching the padayatra, Shah describing it as a “political pilgrimage” aiming at disseminating Tamil culture throughout the world, exposing the DMK’s alleged corruption, and promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s achievements in the state. The event took place at the temple town of Rameswaram. Game Changer in the state : Shah “This En Man, En Makkal is not merely a political padyatra,” Shah asserted during his address. “It aims to take the Tamil legacy…

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Modi claims women unsafe in Opposition ruling states - Asiana Times

Addressing a rally in Sikar, Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the coalition of opposition parties labelled ‘INDIA’ is hiding their sins behind the name. Narendra Modi opened medical colleges and PM Kisan Samriddhi centers in the Sikar region of Rajasthan. He told farmers that the government would not let them suffer as a result of urea price increases. He stated that the central government has made decisions in the benefit of farmers over the past nine years, creating new arrangements for them from seed to market. Source: Le Monde PM Modi also stated that the national government’s objective in…

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NCP under Sharad Pawar will join BJP soon: Raj Thackeray - Asiana Times

The second NCP team under the leadership of Chief Sharad Pawar might soon join BJP, says Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray. Expressing his opinion on the ongoing crisis in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) claimed, the chaos in the NCP party is a scripted act and any time the second NCP team headed by Sharad Pawar would join the ruling BJP government, on July 26. Source: Hindustan Times Addressing media persons at Pune, Raj Thackeray said, “ A faction of NCP under Ajit Pawar has already entered the ruling government joining with BJP. The…

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