‘Gold not necessary this time’: PM Modi urges spending discipline

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Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday appealed for greater self-reliance in consumption habits and financial discipline, including reduced dependence on imported goods, gold purchases, and fuel consumption, during his address in Vadodara.​ He urged citizens to support domestic products and strengthen local industries, stating: “Today’s need is to make 'Vocal for Local' a mass movement.”​ He said increased use of foreign goods places pressure on India’s foreign exchange reserves.​ On gold...

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At least 31 killed in inter-clan clashes in northern Somalia: UNHCR

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Mogadishu: At least 31 people were killed and 30 others injured in inter-clan fighting that broke out in northern Somalia's Laashimo Valley last week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) confirmed Monday. The fighting, which occurred between May 6 and 7, displaced approximately 9,000 people, 85 per cent of whom are women and children, according to the latest UNHCR situation report. "The scale and intensity of the violence created widespread...

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Bengal’s CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal appointed new Chief Secretary

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Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Agarwal, was Monday appointed as the state's new Chief Secretary. "The Governor is pleased to appoint Shri Manoj Kumar Agarwal, IAS (WB-1990), Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal and ex officio Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Hill Affairs (Election), Department, Govt. of West Bengal, as Chief Secretary of West Bengal until further orders. This is issued in the interest of public interest," a notification...

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Three passengers, French and American, test positive or have symptoms of hantavirus after evacuation

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The Hague: A French woman and two Americans tested positive or showed symptoms of hantavirus Monday as nations around the world scrambled to repatriate passengers from a cruise ship hit by an outbreak and quarantine or isolate them. Passengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands. Personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks had escorted the travellers...

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‘Gold not necessary this time’: PM Modi urges spending discipline

Vadodara: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday appealed for greater self-reliance in consumption habits and financial discipline, including reduced dependence on imported goods, gold purchases, and fuel consumption, during his address in Vadodara.​ He urged citizens to support domestic products and strengthen local industries, stating: “Today’s need is to make 'Vocal for Local' a mass movement.”​ He said...

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Bengal’s CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal appointed new Chief Secretary

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Agarwal, was Monday appointed as the state's new Chief Secretary. "The Governor is pleased to appoint Shri Manoj Kumar Agarwal, IAS (WB-1990), Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal and ex officio Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Hill Affairs (Election), Department, Govt. of West Bengal, as Chief Secretary of West Bengal...

 

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