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Jaipur : Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday noted that the Central government has identified 1,824 obsolete laws and in the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament it will deliberate to remove 71 such laws. Speaking at the 18th All India Legal Services Meet here, Rijiju said, "It is a matter of concern that today there are about five crore cases pending in courts across the country. To reduce these cases, government and judiciary need to work in coordination." "We should reduce the compliances which are working as a burden on the lives of common people. Till now, we have removed 1,486 obsolete laws and provisions. We have also identified 1,824 such laws. In the upcoming parliamentary season, I am committed to removing 71 such acts," he added. We should reduce the compliances which are working as a burden on the lives of common people. Till now,we've removed 1486 obsolete laws and provisions. We've also identified 1824 such laws. In the upcomi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Bundelkhand Expressway on 16 July. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditayanath welcomed PM Modi in Jalaun. According to PTI , the expressway has been built six months before the designated time and at an estimated cost of 14,850 crore. The expressway, built in 28 months, is a 296-km long expressway with four lanes. According to  India Today , with the construction of Bundelkhand Expressway, the journey to Delhi will become easier for the people of Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur and Jalaun Auraiya or Etawa. The state-of-the-art Bundelkhand Expressway passes through 7 districts. The local economy will benefit tremendously due to it. There will be great industrial development in the region and this would bring more opportunities for the local youth. https://t.co/FAkvBskOVf — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 15, 2022 In his address, Modi opened his speech with “Bharat Mata ki Jai” and congratulated the people of Bundelkhand during

Is Indian history being “rewritten” at the moment? This is a basic question which comes to mind when we see the kind of hullabaloo being created all over the world, not just in India, over the claims/allegations being made by supporters/opponents (respectively) of the ruling BJP dispensation, to the effect that the writing of history in India has been taken out of the hands of historians and been handed over to people inclined to a particular “rightist” or “Hindutva” ideology. This is not true. Even if there are ideologically inclined people in the support base of the BJP, they have little say in the affairs and decisions of the ruling dispensation which has never shown any particular inclination for any kind of ideological thinking or action. In this particular matter, we have repeated declarations and assurances by the concerned BJP ministers (and though generally, I take their declarations with a heavy pinch of salt, in this particular case I am sorry to say I have no doubt they ar

The Kerala Lottery Department will declare the results for the Karunya KR 558 draw by 3 pm today, 16 July. The Karunya KR 558 lottery results will be released on the official web portal of the lottery department at keralalotteryresult.net . The detailed results of the Karunya KR 558 lottery will be released from 4 pm onwards. In order to make it convenient for the lottery participants, the Karunya KR 558 lottery results will also be released in the Kerala Government Gazette. The lottery draw will take place at Gorky Bhavan in Thiruvananthapuram, near Bakery Junction. The Karunya KR 558 first prize winner will receive a prize amount of Rs 80 lakh while the second and the third prize winners will be receiving a sum of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 1 lakh respectively. A lottery tax deduction of 30 per cent and an agent lottery commission of 10 per cent will be applicable on the prize money won by the lottery participants . What are the steps to claim the  Karunya KR 558 prize money: Lottery priz

According to a new booklet by the Lok Sabha Secretariat words such as 'ashamed', 'jumlajeevi', 'taanashah', 'abused', 'betrayed', 'corrupt', 'drama', 'hypocrisy' and 'incompetent' have been termed unparliamentary expressions. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/rSELItT FP Explainers

On 15 November 2022, it is predicted that the global population will reach eight billion. The projection is revealed in the UN’s World Population Prospects 2022 report, which also shows that India is on course to surpass China as the world’s most populous country in 2023. Read all the Latest News , Trending News ,  Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . from Firstpost India Latest News https://ift.tt/6aF5C1n FP Explainers

Sankashti Chaturthi marks a special day for the Hindu community. They celebrate this day by honouring Lord Ganesha, who is commonly addressed as Pratham Pujya, which means the God to be worshipped first. Every month, a fast is observed by devotees for Lord Ganesha on the Chaturthi Tithi of Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha. As per Hindu scriptures, the Chaturthi of Krishna Paksha is called Sankashti Chaturthi and the Chaturthi of Shukla Paksha is called Vinayaka Chaturthi. So this month, Sankashti Chaturthi will be marked on 16 July. As per religious belief and practice, devotees observing the fast will seek help from god to remove all hurdles and unhappiness from their lives. Tithi Timings and Moonrise: According to Drikpanchang , the Chaturthi Tithi will begin on 16 July, 2022 at 1:27 pm and end on 17 July, 2022 at 10:49 am. The moonrise on Sankashti Day is expected to occur at around 09:49 pm. Puja Vidhi: Devotees begin the day by taking a bath early in the morning. They wear c

In 2014, 15 July was declared as World Youth Skills Day by the United Nations General Assembly, to celebrate the importance of equipping the youth with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship. India is home to nearly 1.4 billion people and a large part of it is aged between 15 and 24. It is imperative that the country equips this young population with employable skills to not only continue the economic growth but also accelerate it. This World Youth Skills Day, let’s take a look at some of the Youth Skill Development programmes that can prove to be beneficial for youth: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) that aims to provide industry-relevant skill training to a large number of Indian youth that can help them secure a better livelihood. The Yojana is implemented through the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). Those who

There remains a crucial need to correct the history of India from distorted accounts that have prevailed since the British era. As a New India arises with confidence in its own civilisation and global stature, this reductionist view of India as primitive, divided, politically incorrect and lacking in continuity is suspect and appears as India seen through the shadow of foreign rule and hostile ideologies. India so far has not adequately reclaimed its history in the post-Independence era in a way that shows the true stature, duration and influence. Even after 75 years of Independence, the main history of India taught is coloured by derogatory interpretations of those with little respect for India’s great traditions, though a new movement to counter it is steadily rising. The history of India as commonly given in textbooks and media accounts worldwide is the view of scholars who have little direct knowledge of India’s way of thought and view of culture, who prefer to interpret India ac

That lions should look like pussycats is a belief that can only be rampant in people who primarily see them as zoo creatures, Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s logo or the zoological preceptors of their pet golden Labradors named Simba. In truth lions do roar and have historically been portrayed as fierce, and aggressive, often with their tails aloft, fanged mouths open, clawed forepaws up and tongues out, both in India and other cultures around the world. The  Markandeya Purana ’s Devi Mahatmyam not only describes Maa Durga’s epic battle with Mahisasura, but also mentions a goddess with a fearsome lion head, Narasimhi, the female manifestation of the Narasimha, the bloodthirsty lion-headed avatar of Vishnu. Also, Maa Durga is almost always depicted astride a ferocious lion. Indeed, the goddess and/or her lion shown in benign poses are parsed as attempts to ‘tame’ the fierce feminine. The rounded and sleek lion grappling with a kneeling monarch in front of the Kandariya Mahadev temple in Khajura

India is at the cusp of global economic growth with the country’s over 50 per cent population, comprising of youth, at the core of this pursuit. The country is expected to address the need-gap analysis on various fronts such as deep-tech driven cyber security domain to utility services including plumbing and electrical work. And it is the latter namely electrical work that calls for attention by stakeholders as dealing with it involves requires utmost care and attention. Also the pandemic has further brought into prominence the citizens need to have quick access to electricians on account of multiple considerations such as WFH, online school, increased electricity consumption and likewise. This trend is not confined just to urban areas. The penetration of electricity in smaller towns and villages has compounded the need for every village to have at least one properly trained electrician. It is under this context that a focussed approach to address the upliftment of electricians as a

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recently expressed concern over an adverse fall out of an imbalance in the religious demography of Bharat. There is enough evidence to back these concerns. The last Census of India was conducted in 2011. The results of this Census are an eye-opener as far as the changing religious demography of Bharat is concerned. Dr JK Bajaj of the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) did some path-breaking work by breaking down the Census 2011 data and the results clearly indicate the need to ponder upon the issue of ‘religious demography’ of India. According to Dr Bajaj, “At the national aggregate level the most significant piece of information that emerges from the religion data of census of 2011 is the increase in the share of Muslims in the population of India from 13.43 percent in 2001 to 14.23 percent now. They have thus added 0.8 percentage points to their share in the population.” This level of increase in the share of Muslims was significant as it

New Delhi : Delhi Minister and AAP leader Satyendar Jain's wife Poonam Jain will not appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) today as scheduled, on medical grounds, sources said. Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain's wife Poonam Jain will not appear before ED headquarters today as scheduled, on medical grounds: Sources — ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022 The Enforcement Directorate had earlier summoned Poonam Jain to appear before it on 14 July in connection with a money laundering probe. She was asked to appear before ED investigators at its headquarters. On 27 June, A Delhi court had extended by two weeks the judicial custody of Satyendar Jain, arrested by the ED in a money laundering case. The Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi on Monday extended the judicial custody of Satyendar Jain till July 20. The court also sent Vaibhav Jain, an accused in the case, to judicial custody in the same case. The ED had arrested Jain, 57, on 30 May in an alleged money laundering case under crimin

New Delhi : Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will chair a video conference to review the COVID-19 vaccination progress in states and Union Territories on Thursday, sources said. Bhushan will guide them on the next 75 days of inoculating booster doses free of cost to people above 18 years of age, sources told ANI. Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan will chair a video conference today to review the vaccination progress in states & UTs and guide them on the next 75 days of inoculating booster doses free of cost to people above 18 years of age: Sources (File pic) pic.twitter.com/HNBMcAhZpv — ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022 On Wednesday, the Central government said that COVID-19 booster doses will be administered free of cost to people above the age of 18 from 15 July, 2022 for the next 75 days. The drive, which is aimed at boosting the uptake of COVID-19 precaution doses, will be held as part of the government's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th anniversary o

New Delhi: As part of his two-day tour, Dalai Lama left for Jammu from Dharamshala on Thursday morning. He is likely stay in Jammu tonight and will reach Ladakh on Friday. The Dalai Lama left from Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh earlier this morning. He will stay in Jammu tonight & will reach UT Ladakh tomorrow. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/tmnBai6wZu — ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022 It will be the Dalai Lama's first visit to Ladakh in over four years. The Tibetan spiritual leader had last visited Ladakh in 2018. As his tour begins just two days before the 16th round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China, the visit is being seen as a signal to China amid an apparent change in India's Tibet policy. Beijing had earlier criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for greeting the Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday, saying India should stop using Tibet-related issues to interfere in China’s internal affairs. “It is a consistent policy of the government of India to t

New Delhi: Ten workers of GR infrastructure who were trapped in Vaitarna river in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Wednesday have been rescued, said NDRF officials. Officials said the NDRF pressed into action after receiving a request from Palghar Tehsildar. Maharashtra | Ten workers of GR infrastructure were trapped in Vaitarna River in Palghar on July 13. NDRF team, upon receiving requisition from Palghar Tehsildar, moved for rescue ops & kept constant vigil throughout night; all 10 workers successfully rescued from the site: NDRF pic.twitter.com/CtrrRuNTeS — ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022 "On receiving a call from the Palghar Tehsildar, we pressed into action and kept constant vigil throughout night. All the workers successfully rescued from the site after the overnight operation," said an NDRF official. The workers, engaged in construction of the Mumbai-Vadodra Expressway, had entered the river in a barge as part of their work, but got stuck due to the rising wa

After a two-year gap because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kanwar Yatra is set to kickstart today. This year, more than four crore devotees (kanwariyas) are expected to participate in the pilgrimage from across the country and abroad. They travel to pilgrimage places like Haridwar, Gaumukh, Gangotri in Uttarakhand, Sultanganj in Bihar, Prayagraj, Ayodhya and Varanasi from Uttar Pradesh. What is the yatra? The Kanwar Yatra, also known as “Kavad”, is an annual pilgrimage of the devotees of Lord Shiva organised during the Hindu month of Shravan. The yatra derives its name from the word ‘kanvar’ – a bamboo pole to which containers of holy water are tied at opposite ends. Devotees carry them on their shoulders as they walk barefoot for days, covering a distance of hundreds of kilometres Devotees travel to the pilgrimage sites to fetch the waters of the Ganga or other holy rivers. They then tie the two pitchers to the pole, which they carry on their backs, as they travel across different