Akashvani , National news, All India Radio News

THE HEADLINES:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address BJP workers' Mahakumbh in Bhopal this morning.

• Prime Minister to also participate in Parivartan Sankalp Mahasabha in Jaipur, Rajasthan today. 

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Bharat Drone Shakti 2023 at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad today;  C-295 transport aircraft to be also inducted into Indian Air Force.

• External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar holds  bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Mexico, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia in New York.

• India bags Gold medal in Men's  10 meter air rifle event  at Asian Games in Hangzhou.

• In Cricket, India beat Australia by 99 runs in second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the BJP workers' Mahakumbh today in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The program has been organized at the Jamboree Ground in Bhopal on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also be felicitated by women for the Nari Shakti Vandan Act during the Karyakarta Mahakumbh in Bhopal. On this occasion, Jan Ashirwad Yatras of Madhya Pradesh BJP will also conclude. These five yatras, taken out from all the major areas of state, collectively covered a distance of 10 thousand 800 km and more than one crore people were contacted during these yatras. Along with these yatras, a membership campaign named 'Madhya Pradesh ke Mann Mein Modi' was also conducted and more than 25 lakh new members were registered. Sanjeev Sharma, Akashvani News, Bhopal.

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Prime Minister Modi will address a public meeting - Parivartan Sankalp Mahasabha in Jaipur, Rajasthan today. This public meeting is being organized on the occasion of the conclusion of Parivartan Sankalp Yatras taken out by BJP in the state. BJP has made special preparations for this meeting to be organized in Dadiya village near Jaipur city. The Prime Minister is scheduled to reach Jaipur at around 1 in the afternoon. Before addressing the rally, the Prime Minister will also pay tribute to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay on his birth anniversary at Dhankya village near Jaipur.

With the objective of change of power in the state, Bharatiya Janata Party has taken out four Parivartan Yatras from all four directions of the state. These yatras have covered all the 200 assembly seats of the state, covering a distance of 9 thousand kilometers. On the occasion of conclusion of these yatras, Parivartan Sankalp Mahasabha is being organized today, which will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A large number of women will participate in this rally. Women will handle all the arrangements from stage to the pandal. Jitendra Dwivedi, Akashwani News, Jaipur.

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate the Bharat Drone Shakti - 2023 at the Indian Air Force airbase in Hindon, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh today. Indian Air Force and Drone Federation of India are co-hosting the event. During the programme, the minister will formally induct the C-295 transport aircraft into the Indian Air Force. India has formalised the acquisition of 56 Airbus C-295 aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force AVRO fleet. The acquisition of 56, C295 aircraft will boost the Make in India initiatives.

The two-day Bharat Drone Shakti will present the prowess of the Indian drone industry at full capacity with over 50 live aerial demonstrations. It will showcase survey drones, agriculture drones, fire suppression drones, and tactical surveillance drones. The event will witness participation from more than 75 drone start-ups and corporates. The Bharat Drone Shakti event is expected to attract around five thousand attendees, including representatives from central government, state departments, public and private industries, armed forces, paramilitary forces, and representatives from friendly countries. Bharat Drone Shakti will give a fillip to India's commitment to becoming a global drone hub by 2030. With Dipendra Kumar, Suparna Saikia, Akashvani News, Delhi. 

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Department of Public Enterprises will organise a two day CPSEs Roundtable and Exhibition 2023 in New Delhi today. The exhibition will showcase contributions of Central Public Sector Enterprises through their Corporate Social Responsibility activities towards strengthening public health, nutrition, education and sports.

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Akhil Bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram has praised the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam passed by the Parliament which seeks to reserve 33 percent seats for women in Lok Sabha and State legislative Assemblies. Talking exclusively to Akashvani News, the President of Akhil bhartiya Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram Ramchandra Kharadi, highlighted the impact of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam on tribal women. He said in this bill, there is a provision for a separate reservation for scheduled tribe Women, which will accommodate a good representation of tribal women in Parliament and assemblies of various states. Mr. Ramchandra said that the increased representation of women will speed up the development process of the tribal society as a whole.

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Health and Family Welfare Ministry and National Health Authority will organize a two-day event Arogya Manthan in New Delhi beginning today. The two-day event aims to celebrate the completion of five years of Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana and two years of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission. Union Health Ministry said the event will be filled with insightful discussions and deliberations on challenges, trends and the best practices related to these schemes.

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Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurated the New Terminal Building at Tezu Airport in Arunachal Pradesh yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, the minister termed Arunachal Pradesh as the future ‘Gateway of Bharat,’ where horticultural exports are poised to flourish. He said presently, the region’s fruits are reaching destinations as far as Germany, London and Singapore.

The Civil Aviation minister further announced that Itanagar will soon be connected to Rupsi, Jorhat, and Delhi under the UDAAN-5 scheme of the Government of India.

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External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar held separate bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Mexico, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Armenia on the sidelines of the high-level UN General Assembly session in New York. In a social media post, he said, it was a pleasure to meet Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico. Dr. Jaishankar added, they discussed taking forward their privileged Partnership focusing on business, science & technology, education, economy and traditional medicine. They also exchanged views on the reforming multilateralism and their work together in G20. Dr. Jaishankar also met Foreign Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmedin Konakovic and discussed growing bilateral ties with a focus on trade and economy. He also met with Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan and appreciated his sharing assessment of the current situation in the Caucuses.

Dr Jaishankar is in New York to attend the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. He will address the High Level Session of the UNGA tomorrow.

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France has said that it will pull its soldiers out of Niger following a July coup in the West African country. French President Emmanuel Macron said, 1,500 troops would withdraw by the end of the year. France's exit comes after weeks of pressure from the junta and demonstrations. The French president has refused to recognise the junta as Niger's legitimate authority but said Paris would coordinate troop withdrawal with the coup leaders.

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India has secured six medals - one gold, three silver and two bronze - in Asian Games at Hangzhou in china so far. Indian trio Rudrankksh patil, Divyang Panwar and Aishwary Tomar clinched gold in the Men's 10m air rifle event today. Yesterday,  India won its first medal in shooting as the trio of Ramita Jindal , Mehuli Ghosh and Ashi Chouksey earned a Silver in the women's 10m air rifle event. Shortly after the first medal, Indian duo Arjun Lal Jat and Arvind Singh won a silver in men's lightweight double sculls in the rowing discipline. Rowing fetched India further medals, with the men's eight team adding another silver, while Babu Lal Yadav and Lekh Ram secured bronze in the men's pair. In the women's 10m air rifle final, India's Ramita won a bronze medal, taking the overall tally up to 5.

The Indian women's cricket team also confirmed a silver medal by outclassing Bangladesh by 8 wickets in the semi-final. The women's cricket team, will now lock horns with Sri Lanka in the gold medal match today, from 11:30 AM (IST).  Apart from cricket, Indian shooters and Indian rowing contingent will be in action to hunt for more medals.

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In Men's Cricket, India defeated Australia by 99 runs by Duckworth-Lewis (DLS) method in rain-interrupted second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series in Indore last night. Earlier, the target was revised to 317 in 33 overs for Australia in the match. Put in to bat, the hosts posted 399 for 5 in stipulated 50 overs, with the help of centuries from Subhaman Gill and Shreyas Iyer and half centuries from K L Rahul and Surya Kumar Yadav. Australia were all out for 217 runs in 28.2 overs. For India, Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took three wickets each.

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In Jharkhand, people are celebrating Karma Puja, one of the most popular festivals related to harvest, worship of nature, bond between brother and sister and tribute to Karam tree. During the festival, the branch of the Karam tree is carried by the Karma dancers accompanied by singing and dancing.

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In our bilingual live phone-in programme, “Public Speak”, tonight  at 9.30, we will bring an insightful discussion on the topic of "PM Vishwakarma Yojana" with Dr Rajneesh, Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner, MSME.

Due to the overwhelming response received to our program on last Monday about the recently launched Vishwakarma scheme, we are repeating the topic for discussion this week too.

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TODAY'S NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE:

• Modi flags off nine Vande Bharats across eleven states, is the top story in Hindustan Times.

• India-Mideast-EU corridor will be basis of future world trade says PM Modi according to the front page story in The Asian Age.

• Centre moves to cancel OCI cards of pro-Khalistani activists, headlines The Tribune.

• Three new criminal law bills have flavour of Indian soil, says Amit Shah according to a report in The Statesman.

• A five star start for India at Hangzhou is the box item story in The Times of India as India bags five medals on day one of The Asian Games.

• US looks to dial down tension, as Jaishankar takes swipe at Trudeau is the cover page story in The Indian Express.

• NSE plans longer F&O trading hours says The Economic Times.

• And finally, pulse prices may shoot up due to ongoing stand-off between India and Canada says a report in The Pioneer.

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THE HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address BJP workers' Mahakumbh in Bhopal this morning.

• Prime Minister to also participate in Parivartan Sankalp Mahasabha in Jaipur, Rajasthan today. 

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Bharat Drone Shakti 2023 at Hindon Airbase in Ghaziabad today; C-295 transport aircraft to be also inducted into Indian Air Force.

• External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar holds bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Mexico, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Armenia in New York.

• India bags Gold medal in Men's 10 meter air rifle event at Asian Games in Hangzhou.

• And in Cricket, India beat Australia by 99 runs in second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

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