Kollam (Kerala), Over the years, the media landscape has changed drastically and so have the values of those professing to be journalists. What we are seeing today is not an ideal situation, said Vice President of India M.Venkaiah Naidu. He said this while inaugurating the golden jubilee celebrations of the[Read More…]
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President, VP, PM Modi greets nation on Diwali
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the nation on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. “Wishing all fellow citizens a happy and prosperous Diwali. May the festival of lights illuminate every home and every family,[Read More…]
Instant food means constant disease: Venkaiah Naidu
Panaji: Criticizing the culture of instant food, Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday urged the need to go back to traditional Indian food, saying “instant food means constant disease”. Naidu said that India should look at being self-sufficient in terms of food production on account of the country’s[Read More…]
NSG in mind, India’s heightened EU-centric diplomacy may give China run for its money
In diplomacy, visits and interactions matter. However, what has surprised foreign watchers and political pundits alike is sudden rush in President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu’s back to back visits to Southern and Eastern Europe. While President Kovind concluded his trips to Europe in two rounds–first to[Read More…]
Plan to reduce sodium in snacks portfolio by 75% by 2025: PepsiCo India
New Delhi: Snacks and beverage maker Pepsico India on Wednesday said it plans to reduce, by 75 per cent, the sodium content in products of its snacks portfolio by 2025. In the process, a couple of the company’s products under the Lay’s brand — Indian Magic Masala and Spanish Tomato[Read More…]
Time machine inventors trying to go back to rewrite history: Ansari
New Delhi: In a jibe at the present regime for trying to appropriate historical figures for its advantage, former Vice President Hamid Ansari on Sunday said that a new set of inventors were trying to make a time machine in order to go back in time and change history. However,[Read More…]
Make rural posting must for fresh doctors: Vice President
New Delhi: Mandatory rural posting for new doctors could be a solution for tackling the shortage of medical practitioners in rural areas, said Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday. “A possible solution to address the shortage of doctors in rural areas could be mandatory posting of fresh MBBS graduates in[Read More…]
Temples are centres of India’s cultural ethos: Vice President
Hyderabad: Describing temples as centres of India’s cultural ethos, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday that “share and care” has been the core of India’s philosophy. “Temples have been the centres of India’s cultural ethos as well as centres of music, dance and for the spiritual upliftment of the[Read More…]
Private sector must chip in to achieve health outcomes: Vice President
New Delhi: Days after India launched a mega healthcare scheme covering 40 per cent of its population, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said the health outcomes cannot be achieved by the government alone and the private sector has to chip in. “While the government is taking all measures to[Read More…]
‘No begging’ to ‘no cross talking’ – a look at Venkaiah Naidu’s first full session as Chairman
The just-concluded winter session of the Rajya Sabha, the first session for new Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu, saw a few “firsts” as part of reforms he brought in the proceedings in the upper House. On the very first day of the session on December 15, Naidu, who was elected as[Read More…]
Kovind, Naidu, Modi extend New Year greetings
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wished the nation on the occasion of New Year. “Happy New Year to everybody. May 2018 bring laughter, friendship, and prosperity to all our families, to our country and to our unique and beautiful[Read More…]
UP Congress leader claims he wasn’t allowed to contest against Rahul
A Congress leader from western Uttar Pradesh on Thursday alleged that he wanted to contest the presidential election in the party against Vice President Rahul Gandhi but was prevented from doing so. Talking to reporters, Ayub Ali said that he had gone to meet the Congress‘ Central Election Authority chairman[Read More…]
India has put ‘Dharma’ at centre of governance, says Vice President
“Dharma” is for the stability of society, maintenance of social order and the general well-being and progress of human kind, and India has put Dharma at the centre of governance,” Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Monday. Addressing the members of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Advocates Associations here, he[Read More…]
Need to create entrepreneurs not job seekers: Naidu
At a time of tepid job growth and continuing income disparities, the major challenge is to make the youth of the country entrepreneurial and not job seekers, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Thursday. “Disparities continue to remain in India and so there is the need for inclusive growth…[Read More…]
Fight between truth and lies in Gujarat, Congress represents truth: Rahul Gandhi
Terming the assembly elections in Gujarat a fight between truth and lies, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said truth lies with his party, and not the BJP. “This is a fight between truth and lies. On one side, it is Gujarat’s people, on the other 5-10 industrialists. Modiji[Read More…]
Facebook launches Workplace Chat app for desktop now
Facebook on Thursday launched the desktop version of its Workplace Chat app that can be downloaded by anyone on PC, Mac, Android or iOS. “Now, we’re offering a messaging-focused experience through Workplace Chat, both on desktop and mobile,” said Julien Codorniou, Vice President, Workplace by Facebook. “Workplace Chat has always[Read More…]
Durga was defence minister and Laxmi finance minister in ancient India: Vice-President
Deity Durga was the defence minister and goddess Laxmi, the finance minister, said India’s Vice-president Venkaiah Naidu while advocating the empowerment of women, on Friday. Naidu made the reference to the goddesses while addressing the Indian School of Business (ISB) leadership summit in Mohali. Naidu also told students to be[Read More…]
Muslims will win millions of hearts by giving Babri land to Hindus: AIMPLB vice-president
Noted Shia cleric and vice-president of All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), Maulana Kalbe Sadiq has said that the Muslim community has much to gain by withdrawing claim over the controversial 2.77 acres Babri Masjid land in Ayodhya. He said the religion teaches its believers giving rather than claiming.[Read More…]
Paresh Rawal mocks Hamid Ansari over his ‘Muslim’ remarks, says ‘get well soon’
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, Paresh Rawal on Thursday mocked former vice-president, Hamid Ansari over his statement about Muslims of the country. Rawal took to twitter to tell Ansari to ‘get well soon’. “Wishing shri Hamid Ansari ji a long and a healthy life so plz GET WELL SOON ![Read More…]
Venkaiah Naidu takes oath as 13th Vice President of India
Vice-president-elect M Venkaiah Naidu took oath as the 13th Vice-president on Friday morning. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate defeated the opposition candidate, Gopalkrishna Gandhi with a huge majority. Naidu won the vice-presidential election last week. While the 68-year-old BJP leader from Andhra Pradesh got 516 votes out of the[Read More…]
Venkaiah Naidu to take oath as India’s Vice-President today
M Venkaiah Naidu will take oath on Friday as India’s 13th Vice President. Nominated by the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, he won the Vice Presidential election last week. The swearing-in ceremony will take place in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan at 10 am. Before the formal function, Naidu, 68, will[Read More…]
People try to use minority issues for political purposes: M Venkaiah Naidu
Just a day before assuming office, Vice-president elect M Venkaiah Naidu on Thursday has said that people were trying to use minority issues for political gains. “Indian ethos is of mutual respect for each other. People try to use minority issues for political purposes,” he said. The former union minister[Read More…]
Vice-president Hamid Ansari warns against ‘sanctification of military might’, insecurity of minorities
Vice-president, Hamid Ansari warned against ‘a trend towards sanctification of military might’, and expressed concerns over ‘enhanced apprehensions of insecurity amongst segments of our citizen body, particularly Dalits, Muslims and Christians.’ On Sunday, while delivering his final address as vice-president at the 25th annual convocation of the National Law School[Read More…]
Here’s all you need to know about Gopalkrishna Gandhi, the Opposition’s choice for Vice-President
The date for the Presidential election is drawing nearer and the nation is waiting to welcome its new President by the end of the month. As much speculation about the candidates of Vice-President was enveloping the political aura of the country, the Opposition on Tuesday announced their choice for the[Read More…]
Praful Patel likely to be JDU-NCP CM face in Gujarat
JDU and NCP are getting ready for an all guns blazing battle in Gujarat, sources tell Newsd that the JDU-NCP alliance will project former Union Minister Praful Patel as the CM candidate for the state. “We have indicated our willingness to Congress for a grand alliance in the state however[Read More…]