World now listens to what India says: Indian Defence Minister

KOHIMA, Jun 18 (NEPS): Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has said that the stature of India in the international forum has risen in the past nine years and the world now listens to it attentively.

Addressing a gathering of successful candidates of UPSC Civil Services Exam in an event organised in Lucknow on June 18, 2023, the Minister stressed that the idea of developed India is not mere a dream now, but is becoming reality under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.… Read the rest

Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 being conferred on Gita Press, Gorakhpur

KOHIMA, Jun 18 (NEPS): The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021 is being conferred on Gita Press, Gorakhpur.

The Jury headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after due deliberations on 18 June, 2023, unanimously decided to select Gita Press, Gorakhpur as the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021, in recognition of its outstanding contribution towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods.… Read the rest

Sudan: warring sides agree to new ceasefire after fighting intensifies

Mediators from the US and Saudi Arabia broker pause after airstrikes on Khartoum kill 17 civilians including five children

Agence France-Presse

Sudan’s warring generals agreed to a new 72-hour truce to take place from Sunday, US and Saudi mediators said, after fighting intensified with deadly airstrikes in Khartoum and an exodus of wounded from Darfur over the border into Chad.

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