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External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar and Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong are holding the 14th Foreign Ministerial Framework Dialogue in New Delhi. In a social media post, Dr Jaishankar said the Dialogue will advance the strategic partnership.
Both Ministers will take stock of cooperation under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. They co chaired the India Australia 22 Dialogue with Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles yesterday.
Our correspondent reports that in recent years, India-Australia relationship has charted a trajectory of transformational growth.
Rescue operations are underway on war footing to safely evacuate 41 trapped workers in the collapsed Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami over the phone today and took stock of the operations. He said, it is government's top priority to evacuate all workers safely.
Meanwhile, to further speed up the rescue operation, a vertical drilling machine reached the incident site from the upper part of the tunnel. A significant milestone was achieved after an endoscopic flexi camera was successfully ed into the collapsed section and visuals taken from it facilitated the first interaction with the trapped workers.
President of the International Tunnel and Underground Sites Association, Arnold Dix is also present at the incident site. He said that all the workers will soon be evacuated safely.
On the second day of her visit to home district Mayurbhanj in Odisha, President Droupadi Murmu, today laid foundation stones and inaugurated several development projects and flagged-off new trains. President Murmu flagged off three new trains from Badampahar railway station in Odisha. Besides, the President laid the foundation stone for Re-development of Badampahar railway Station under the Amrit station scheme. She also inaugurated New Rairangpur postal Division and released a commemorative Special postal cover on this occasion. Before leaving for Sambalpur to participate in several programmes later today, the President inaugurated a Skill Training Centre at Pahadpur in Mayurbhanj.
The first ever Global Fisheries Conference India 2023, kicked off at Science City in Ahmedabad today in the presence of Union Minister Parshottam Rupala and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
Addressing the gathering, Mr Rupala said, Fisheries sector is one of the sun rise sectors in the country. He said, today India is third largest Fish producing country in the world. The minister said under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, the inland fishing sector has grown by three times in the country and ample growth prospects have emerged in North India in the field of Inland fishing. The minister expressed confidence that the two day conference will not only address the challenges lying ahead the fisheries sector but also show a way forward to all the stakeholders to ensure sustainable future to fisheries sector.
Minister of State Fisheries, Dr. L Murugan and Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan along with the High-level delegations from about 10 countries, delegates from International Organizations, Fisheries Associations were present at the inaugural session.
The World Fisheries Awards were also distributed on the occasion. During the programme, the Inland Reservoir Leasing portal was launched at the hands of CM Bhupendra Patel. Also the Dhol fish was declared as State fish of Gujarat.
In Rajasthan, Congress has released its manifesto for assembly elections at the PCC headquarters in presence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge. Our correspondent reports that several Senior leaders of the party including Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasara were present on the occasion. A report:
Congress has already announced seven guarantees. Now, it has been announced to increase the amount of Chiranjeevi Insurance from Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, create a new cadre of government jobs at the Panchayat level, and provide interest-free loans up to Rs 5 lakh to small traders and shopkeepers. The party has also tried to woo all sections of the society by making promises like giving fourth pay scale to government employees and apex scale to officials, connecting small villages with a population with 100 people by road and providing housing to all. Bharatiya Janata Party has said that Congress has not yet fulfilled the promises announced in the last elections. - Jitendra Dwivedi/AKASHVANI NEWS, Jaipur.
Meanwhile, Campaigning is in full swing in the state for the assembly polls to be held on 25th of this month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in Baran today.
Mr. Modi is scheduled to address public meetings in Kota and Karauli also. He will conduct a road show in Jaipur city in the evening. Senior BJP leader Amit Shah will hold a road show in Sawai Madhopur in the evening after addressing three public meetings today. BJP national president J. P Nadda is holding election rallies for party candidates in Sikar and Bikaner. Other senior leaders are also touring the state today to campaign for the party candidates.
On the other hand, senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, addressed a public meeting in Vallabhnagar of Udaipur district today. Mr. Gandhi is scheduled to address election rallies in Jalore and Barmer. Congress leader and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is scheduled to hold public meetings at six places in five districts today.
In Madhya Pradesh, re-polling is being held today at Kishupura Polling Station number 71 of Ater Assembly Constituency in Bhind District. The voting began at 7 in the morning, and is going on peacefully amid tight security. There are a total of 1 thousand 223 voters in this booth. 25 percent voting took place till 12 pm.
The Election Commission ordered re polling as breach of secrecy was reported on the polling day on 17th November.
Israel has listed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) as a terror organisation to symbolise the marking of 15th year of commemoration of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. The Israeli embassy in an official statement said that Israel took this step independently and not at the request of the Indian government. Elaborating on decision, they informed that the decision underscores the shared commitment of India and Israel to a unified global front against terrorism. The Israeli embassy said “Lashkar-e-Taiba is a deadly and reprehensible terror organization, responsible for the murder of hundreds of Indian civilians as well as others. Its heinous actions on 26th November 2008, still reverberate in force, through all peace seeking nations and societies”.
Indian Panorama at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) began today in Goa. The 25 Feature films and 20 Non-Feature films will be screened in this section. Other than the opening movies like Attam and Andro Dreams, hindi film the Vaccine war, The Kerala Story while Kannada film Kantara and Bengali film Ardhangini will also be showcased. More from our correspondent:
The opening film of Indian Panorama section was Malayalam movie Aattam, directed by Anand Ekarshi. ‘Andro Dreams,’ a Manipuri documentary directed by Longjam Meena Devi, was the opening film in the Non-Feature film section. Since its inception in 1978, the Indian Panorama is devoted to showcasing the best Indian films of the year distinguished by cinematic, thematic and aesthetic excellence.
Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur today launched 48 hour ‘Film Challenge’, as part of 3rd edition of ‘75 Creative Minds of Tomorrow’. Creative Minds of Tomorrow is a platform for young artists to transform themselves as leading filmmakers and artists in future. Shruti Ojha, Akashvani News, Goa.
World Television Day is globally observed today to highlight the importance of visual medium and to recognize its increasing impact on decision-making and potential role in shaping global conversations. The theme for this year's edition is 'Accessibility'.
On this day in 1996, the United Nations held the First World Television Forum and decided to observe 21st November every year as World Television Day.
Meet-ups at local and global levels take place to make people aware about television's role in communication and globalisation.
This day also marks the commitment of governments, news organisations and individuals to deliver unbiased information in times when the authenticity of content on social media platforms is questionable. Lets look at the television's journey in India over the years:
Television was invented in 1924 by a Scottish engineer, John Logie Baird, but it came to India in the September of 1959 with the assistance of the UNESCO. In India the Daily transmission began in 1965 as a part of Akashvani. 1982 was the year when, National telecast was introduced and coinciding the ASIAD-82, color television was introduced in India. During this time, there was only one national channel, the government-owned Doordarshan. 'Krishi Darshan' was telecast in 1967 as the first programme, which also became the longest running programme of Indian TV. Although the 'Ramayana' and 'Mahabharata' were the first major television series produced, 'Hum Log' will always carry the badge of first serial on Indian television.
'Wagle Ki Duniya', 'Buniyaad' 'Tamas' 'Shaktiman' are some of other very popular programmes. With Kajal and Sudhir, this is Tripti Srivastava, Akashvani News, Delhi.
Batter Suryakumar Yadav will lead the men in blue in the five match series of T-20 Internationals against Australia begining Thursday. The first match will be played in Visakhapatnam. Ruturaj Gaikwad will be the vice-captain for the first three matches while Shreyas Iyer will join the squad as vice-captain for the fourth and fifth matches. After a draining campaign in the recent ODI World Cup, many senior players have been rested.
The squad includes Suryakumar Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, and Mukesh Kumar.
The 15th National Tribal Youth exchange program will be held from tomorrow to the 28th of this month at Chennai. State Governor R.N.Ravi will inaugurate the program at the State Youth Hostel at Chennai. The training will be given by CRPF,BSF and NYKS officals.
The key domestic share indices gained half a percent in the afternoon trade today. The BSE Sensex is inching towards the 66,000 mark while the NSE Nifty is closing on to 19,800 level.
HEADLINES ONCE AGAIN:-
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar holds 14th Foreign Ministerial Framework Dialogue with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in New Delhi.
Rescue operations continues unabated in collapsed Silkyara Tunnel in Uttarkashi; Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes stock of the situation; Says, to evacuate all workers safely is government's top priority.
Congress releases its election manifesto for Rajasthan Assembly polls; Promises MSP law as per Swaminathan Committee recommendations and creation of new cadre of government jobs at Panchayat level.
Israel lists Lashkar-e-Taiba as a terror organisation as marking of 15th year of the 26/11 terrorists attacks in Mumbai.
Surya Kumar Yadav to lead India in five match T20 International series against Australia begining Thursday in Vishakhapatnam.