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New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted India's digital transformation over the past decade through initiatives such as JAM (Jan Dhan-Aadhaar-Mobile) trinity, UPI, government-e-marketplace (GeM), and e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) and more.PM Modi shared an article on X, written by Minister of State Rao Inderjit Singh, saying that "India's digital decade is not just about technology, but about transformation and the story is just beginning".The minister stated that over the past decade, India has undergone a digital revolution that is nothing short of extraordinary. What began as a series of targeted technological interventions has now evolved into a sweeping transformation, touching nearly every aspect of Indian life -- economy, governance, educati...

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday accepted the report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by retired apex court judge Justice Jasti Chelameswar, which gave a clean chit to the Vantara wildlife facility in Gujarat’s Jamnagar.A Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and Prasanna B. Varale opened the sealed-cover report in open court and read out the conclusion of the SIT, which held that the transfers of wildlife in the facility were in conformity with the statutory mechanism.Saying that it would pass a detailed order in chambers during lunch, the Justice Mithal-led Bench said, "We will look into the report and, if any action has to be taken, we will pass orders”.Last week, the SIT -- comprising former Chief Justice of Uttarakhand and Telangana High Courts Justice Rag...

Chennai, Sep 15 (IANS) Former Minister and Gobichettipalayam MLA K.A. Sengottaiyan on Monday clarified that his controversial remarks earlier this month were not meant to create division but to consolidate the AIADMK and ensure that the ideals of late Jayalalithaa continue to thrive in Tamil Nadu. He asserted that the overwhelming response from party cadres to his appeal had reaffirmed his faith in the movement’s future.Speaking to reporters after paying floral tributes to former Chief Minister C.N. Annadurai on his 117th birth anniversary, Sengottaiyan recalled Anna’s message of “forget and forgive,” describing it as the guiding principle of the AIADMK.“M.G. Ramachandran founded this party in Anna’s name, and it was later nurtured and strengthened by Jayalalithaa. Their dream was to retur...

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally intervened to ensure the swift repatriation of bodies following a tragic bus accident in Nepal in 2024, highlighting his deep commitment to citizens in crisis.In a video posted on the social media platform X, Khadse recounted the incident where a bus carrying about 50 people had fallen about 150 metres into the Marsyangdi River near Kathmandu in Nepal on April 24, 2024, killing about 25 on the spot.She said that upon receiving news of the accident, she immediately contacted the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for permission to travel to Nepal, as the Prime Minister was abroad at the time.“They contacted me for help, and I wanted to get there as qu...

Kolkata, Sep 15 (IANS) The confidential statement recorded by Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya as an approver against his own father-in-law, former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, in connection with the multi-core cash-for-school job case, will be a key document for the central agencies investigating the matter during the trial processHowever, sources said the confidential statements recorded by Kalyanmoy Bhattacharya, as an approver earlier this year, will mainly come in handy in explaining how he opted for various avenues in diverting the proceeds of the alleged scam through various channels at a later stage of the entire scam, rather than how he collected those proceeds by indulging in the irregularities in the recruitment at the initial stage of the scam.In a way, sources added...