Twenty-fifth visit ceremony of Parikalpana concludes in Baku

<p style="text-align: justify;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZEQQ_2q8XQQY0krtgObf-3TQheX20cciUddo6fi_yjGnhRJgv4bhI_OMe8WUJ9J_CP7s5c8dZUyYNyf5SaKcAOqJSbdyLdbddm0GRM4tY6MJnPxxus0vOFJlgnbL3zWCq9Cs450LKZ1KbASol1cJkA1uddHEGdoi3Lu775dFfdb9jygzgPb_0riu6FBo/s1423/IMG-20240317-WA0117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1423" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZEQQ_2q8XQQY0krtgObf-3TQheX20cciUddo6fi_yjGnhRJgv4bhI_OMe8WUJ9J_CP7s5c8dZUyYNyf5SaKcAOqJSbdyLdbddm0GRM4tY6MJnPxxus0vOFJlgnbL3zWCq9Cs450LKZ1KbASol1cJkA1uddHEGdoi3Lu775dFfdb9jygzgPb_0riu6FBo/w400-h219/IMG-20240317-WA0117.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br />Baku (Azerbaijan) . 18 March 24. </b>A special event was organized in Baku (Azerbaijan) in honor of the silver jubilee journey of Parikalpna (NGO) in which special honors were given to the respected members associated with Parikalpana.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbtnselFo_BpL6ojzE-e4P-ddv-a_w78RDYnILss_d7apZzddkJIWeDsltL8rYhUwAYIvhSKN1lQJGv5BLI1dGsm4E8gIxSwGR6oCeBWqKT0lnPS6Nmyp_GJvsw_JtXaOsEIKF2Gyw9aonfSH67xBBqKko2VSM4aSc3MkK3rdFPtX4kzKGN1RaFdZBnnz/s1599/IMG-20240317-WA0149.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1599" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbtnselFo_BpL6ojzE-e4P-ddv-a_w78RDYnILss_d7apZzddkJIWeDsltL8rYhUwAYIvhSKN1lQJGv5BLI1dGsm4E8gIxSwGR6oCeBWqKT0lnPS6Nmyp_GJvsw_JtXaOsEIKF2Gyw9aonfSH67xBBqKko2VSM4aSc3MkK3rdFPtX4kzKGN1RaFdZBnnz/s320/IMG-20240317-WA0149.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />On this occasion, 17 members of the Paripasha family were awarded silver medals.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oD0uDit1-aKO8j1CWOxB_0Cd9N3n2nwS0v7EmXLkMh92bS1V5hKtAoFSj2hWBvybYWPLvmKforj7Q_V1-ENc3VRn-dJeycSMLeKs_BJT9dtJSJkeCO9w-np9P9pl1XkpiVLvQfa0fjeT5cF4vUJ9TK554xB2lYnc4ZvBRDBNVIa8m3G1asa18gSdM1gm/s1280/IMG-20240316-WA0008.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="1280" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5oD0uDit1-aKO8j1CWOxB_0Cd9N3n2nwS0v7EmXLkMh92bS1V5hKtAoFSj2hWBvybYWPLvmKforj7Q_V1-ENc3VRn-dJeycSMLeKs_BJT9dtJSJkeCO9w-np9P9pl1XkpiVLvQfa0fjeT5cF4vUJ9TK554xB2lYnc4ZvBRDBNVIa8m3G1asa18gSdM1gm/s320/IMG-20240316-WA0008.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Eight members of the family, Mr. Nirbhay Narayan Gupta, Dr. Satya Singh, Mrs. Nisha Mishra, Dr. Pratima Verma, Dr. Balkrishna Pandey, Mrs. Namrata Mishra, Dr. Pramila Upadhyay and Mrs. Saroj Singh were given Angvastram, silver medal, memento and certificate. Was awarded the "Parikalpna Silver Jubilee Award" along with.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZVP65jNkq4BgjE7vlf9f__z897gBeUV3gOJWR3xSH_DLlUU-8aocwJZjVEr4CG28-TTF2WZi7KQf2uvUCzCbLwXi_pH-up4rD65OmCY5l-i5GgaXxm5KOvUPBRlI__zpqrEYSMkoQf0H8_HujF75XBdQZzikGGJ3BWUG8ALos-6bxAnAAwor9OPn7Inj/s2951/IMG-20240317-WA0175.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="2951" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZVP65jNkq4BgjE7vlf9f__z897gBeUV3gOJWR3xSH_DLlUU-8aocwJZjVEr4CG28-TTF2WZi7KQf2uvUCzCbLwXi_pH-up4rD65OmCY5l-i5GgaXxm5KOvUPBRlI__zpqrEYSMkoQf0H8_HujF75XBdQZzikGGJ3BWUG8ALos-6bxAnAAwor9OPn7Inj/s320/IMG-20240317-WA0175.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />On this occasion, a cash award of Rs. 25,000 along with Angvastram, silver medal, memento and certificate was given for remarkable contribution in the field of journalism.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEita4ZjVrcCQ9BYNKmdksyqBJyIpVn_D4ucp52B6a8pddxsyvkkvx4mCLYK1A2bpgfH3yDUiMURo5P54rH7KhMNxpElg5lukcJZVueVyC7pcInzfAc2BHoFSD0MV831ugD1m7DYKyqtWJABvQfMmZM8ZZF1zYNKp7AfvWQmqa7sxnq8CLz3DvhpqM8RZm8V/s1600/IMG-20240317-WA0048.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1600" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEita4ZjVrcCQ9BYNKmdksyqBJyIpVn_D4ucp52B6a8pddxsyvkkvx4mCLYK1A2bpgfH3yDUiMURo5P54rH7KhMNxpElg5lukcJZVueVyC7pcInzfAc2BHoFSD0MV831ugD1m7DYKyqtWJABvQfMmZM8ZZF1zYNKp7AfvWQmqa7sxnq8CLz3DvhpqM8RZm8V/s320/IMG-20240317-WA0048.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Also, the Parikalpana family was specially praised for this achievement by the Hindi magazine Revant.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Well-known litterateur Dr. Ravindra Prabhat expressed gratitude.</p>

Twenty-fifth visit ceremony of Parikalpana concludes in Baku

Baku (Azerbaijan) . 18 March 24. A special event was organized in Baku (Azerbaijan) in honor of the silver jubilee journey of Parikalpna (NG...

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Dr Vishwas Mehta presented a copy of his book Ati Jeevanam (Survival) to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzEXwCHoUOyrZyeUfuH5Iw3HJZ0mcGxgqnU4lDByx_YvKupk37anfXwRgS1ch3dQ9w3GT3QX3Zuv8CTP-aLWzifGmqT8Uk9-UUi_qzaw5jYOnTRF7DdE1VUL3d4RXRzCG6vwgGhyphenhyphen4BmNqZvD73vUGEbZPL3s3owJIze4lYZeRVrTDF3z38WNHscM2ioLl/s1024/DR%20VISHWASH%20MEHTA%20MEETS%20WITH%20KERELA%20CM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzEXwCHoUOyrZyeUfuH5Iw3HJZ0mcGxgqnU4lDByx_YvKupk37anfXwRgS1ch3dQ9w3GT3QX3Zuv8CTP-aLWzifGmqT8Uk9-UUi_qzaw5jYOnTRF7DdE1VUL3d4RXRzCG6vwgGhyphenhyphen4BmNqZvD73vUGEbZPL3s3owJIze4lYZeRVrTDF3z38WNHscM2ioLl/w400-h300/DR%20VISHWASH%20MEHTA%20MEETS%20WITH%20KERELA%20CM.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>New Delhi / Thiruvananthapuram. </b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Dr. Vishwas Mehta, former Chief Secretary of Kerala and outgoing Chief Information Commissioner of the state and a native of Dungarpur in Southern Rajasthan, presented a copy of his book 'Ati Jeevanam' (Survival) written in Malayalam language to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the Chief Minister's residence at Thiruvananthapuram.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;">Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, while praising the commendable efforts of Dr. Vishwas Mehta, praised the many exemplary dimensions established during his forty years of service as the Chief Secretary of Kerala and the outgoing Chief Information Commissioner of the state.  He also said that the service rendered by Dr. Vishwas Mehta to the people of the state by working day and night during the period of Covid 19 can never be forgotten.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;">Chief Minister Vijayan said that although many bureaucrats write their own books, Dr. Vishwas Mehta has won everyone's hearts by writing a book in Malayalam, the official language of his working place Kerala, and collecting many inspirational memoirs in it.  He also speaks and writes Malayalam very well.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;">Vijayaj expressed hope that Dr. Vishwas Mehta has set an example by coming out of a poor family from a small town Dungarpur in Rajasthan and reaching the highest peak of civil services.  I am confident that this book of his, which has come as a summary of his administrative experiences, will become a guide book for the youth coming into administrative services.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;">On this occasion, Chief Minister Vijayan's wife Kamla Vijayan and Dr. Vishwas Mehta's wife Preeti Mehta were also present.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;">It is noteworthy that on February 19, Dr. Vishwas Mehta's book Ati Jeevanam (Survival) was launched by Kerala Governor Dr. Arif Mohammad Khan at Kerala Raj Bhavan.  The preface of this book of more than three hundred pages has been written by the Governor of West Bengal, Dr. CV Anand Bose, who was the first collector of Dr. Vishwas Mehta.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"> Dr. Vishwas Mehta completed three years of work as the Chief Information Commissioner of Kerala on Thursday evening.  Before taking oath on this constitutional post, he was the Chief Secretary of Kerala.  In view of his remarkable services, he was given this special responsibility for three years after retirement by the government.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify;"><b>--Neeti Gopendra Bhatt</b></p>

Dr Vishwas Mehta presented a copy of his book Ati Jeevanam (Survival) to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

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13th International Hindi Utsav Conference concluded in European Countries

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9DeDdCC7_L-tjAwg1atutXR-KNOIceRi839Znv4-i3b4nLBF60OJkRsU9XuSgkIADxwThbljhv24GYdiyKwX2FAlPv3U6ELsU2wDtOT9jqBZUcBbBHcCaVplUyTLXd5mcr78uEBK-48jWiBkiyr3hkxGxI7QQkSytMUQ9kgBbJ_JWFQh_ejD0OT5kA/s1600/IMG-20230524-WA0060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1600" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9DeDdCC7_L-tjAwg1atutXR-KNOIceRi839Znv4-i3b4nLBF60OJkRsU9XuSgkIADxwThbljhv24GYdiyKwX2FAlPv3U6ELsU2wDtOT9jqBZUcBbBHcCaVplUyTLXd5mcr78uEBK-48jWiBkiyr3hkxGxI7QQkSytMUQ9kgBbJ_JWFQh_ejD0OT5kA/w400-h179/IMG-20230524-WA0060.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Staff Reporter </u></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hindi is getting established as a reputed language not only in India but across the world. Apart from movies and literature, blogging which has established itself as a form of new media is also helping in the spread of Hindi. As such, to provide a common stage for bloggers, 'Parikalpana Samay', Hindi monthly magazine published from Lucknow and ‘Parikalpana’ literary organization have been organizing International Hindi Utsav and International Blogger’s Conference for the last Thirteen years. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFbuffPMR3uEXRmR3Ovp7vAui-fBtmMA4Xg7i5Gz3iwZjvRAkLtHJELcCdim1t0r7wynkstQoPwvwtqAgYkL9H_QDVZAePSD-WzubWHDXXbtI240G0i2-kqYNIGh7sjEOh357TJgzjxwpgTx4_0gNhfXEyLxE41QXU26qMkdtY9aBQxLOvBAsMa-A4A/s1280/IMG-20230524-WA0116.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFbuffPMR3uEXRmR3Ovp7vAui-fBtmMA4Xg7i5Gz3iwZjvRAkLtHJELcCdim1t0r7wynkstQoPwvwtqAgYkL9H_QDVZAePSD-WzubWHDXXbtI240G0i2-kqYNIGh7sjEOh357TJgzjxwpgTx4_0gNhfXEyLxE41QXU26qMkdtY9aBQxLOvBAsMa-A4A/w200-h150/IMG-20230524-WA0116.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The main objective of the conference is to create ground for development of Hindi literature and blogging in the World, promote Hindi literature and Indian culture, and provide opportunities for language harmony and cultural study and tourism. Chief Editor of Parikalpana Samay and Organizer of ‘International Hindi Conference’ Dr. Ravindra Prabhat said that after having successfully organized the conference in Delhi (India), Lucknow (India), Kathmandu (Nepal), Thimpu (Bhutan), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Bangkok (Thailand),   Auckland, Hamilton & Rotorua (Newzeeland), Singapore, johor bahru ( Malaysia), Mauritius, Jakarta (Indonesia), Ho Chi Minh (Vietnam), Sim rip ( Cambodia), Sharjah and Male (Maldives) etc.   </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyDVHOYY6-Hir05IzHboe86EYLmZbhdnkc1wRTQZajn2dHAtJKZAdFGcX9MfQAczxj8LnkwSdFOhvQNs4P4o-oMFykQd59o8fYya3AS7ehai_ewdqaY1PwYAlUZruuHkDePpq2ZJboHjnESeHgzIz1BOxDBevEus6-9PGaSBq4Fkxi9oJbDLmh4DKeA/s1568/IMG-20230524-WA0038.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1568" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyDVHOYY6-Hir05IzHboe86EYLmZbhdnkc1wRTQZajn2dHAtJKZAdFGcX9MfQAczxj8LnkwSdFOhvQNs4P4o-oMFykQd59o8fYya3AS7ehai_ewdqaY1PwYAlUZruuHkDePpq2ZJboHjnESeHgzIz1BOxDBevEus6-9PGaSBq4Fkxi9oJbDLmh4DKeA/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0038.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This time the Thirteenth International Hindi Festival Conference will be organized from 14 May. 2023 to 23 May, 2023 in Zurich (Switzerland), Black Firest (Jarmany), Paris (France), Brussels (Belgium) & Rome (Italy). The Chief Guest of this conference Hindi Gazalkar Mr. Kapil Kumar Said that the Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi has emphasized on historical and cultural relation between India and the out side of world and sought to promote co-operation and harmony between the all countries. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ks_uo0VQB7qgVQ68Bwr-I-g6LR7p5_pPFDKnOW2o3y5PKNzEJ4JDkZ2CfwjRtlP-0wkMuYRc7hvTZKCrypUaeYUimsby3OxnW9IUf-aY-LxF5i_itTJ5GATqnhJ1mNmgXuG-Z65AGYAcMOE8yh3rmENICJjEhvnxWFj39mZQdBvh2qkNaLb6wzssOg/s1568/IMG-20230524-WA0055.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1568" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ks_uo0VQB7qgVQ68Bwr-I-g6LR7p5_pPFDKnOW2o3y5PKNzEJ4JDkZ2CfwjRtlP-0wkMuYRc7hvTZKCrypUaeYUimsby3OxnW9IUf-aY-LxF5i_itTJ5GATqnhJ1mNmgXuG-Z65AGYAcMOE8yh3rmENICJjEhvnxWFj39mZQdBvh2qkNaLb6wzssOg/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0055.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This Conference being organized in Europian Country's is an effort in the same direction. Dr. Ravindra Prabhat said that on this occasion celebrities from the field of blogging, literature, social and cultural world will be felicitated. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLH27mqALZUNvXvP1myMMQ_oUqbxuX7Sa7ufdzfGN366czgVo8rxfAqSK059Ev99VCGBayj1pkWDZUtyUZdMv2_7RwwtyqPI1kXrPM5068MOC0qWTLm6CgpBmNF6vnTJROl5JD02J77ciq2YVxJYRyzbS5jUuaYuTCpo3HsW3GvvfviQMT5sYMz28Odg/s1280/IMG-20230524-WA0114.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLH27mqALZUNvXvP1myMMQ_oUqbxuX7Sa7ufdzfGN366czgVo8rxfAqSK059Ev99VCGBayj1pkWDZUtyUZdMv2_7RwwtyqPI1kXrPM5068MOC0qWTLm6CgpBmNF6vnTJROl5JD02J77ciq2YVxJYRyzbS5jUuaYuTCpo3HsW3GvvfviQMT5sYMz28Odg/w200-h150/IMG-20230524-WA0114.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During the conference more than Intellectuals will be awarded out of which some important ones are Dr. Champa Srivastava, Dr. Subhashini Sharma, Dr. Kshama Sisodia, Mr. Sachindra nath Mishra, Mr. Bimal Bahuguna, Mrs. Kusum Verma, Dr. Anita Srivastava, Dr. Poonam Singh, Dr. Sukesh Sharma, Mrs. Kalpna Agarwal, Mrs. Mala chaubey, Mrs. Kavita Saxena, Mr. Brij Kishore Agarwal, Mr. Anil Saxena, Mr. Shubh Chaturvedy etc. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6DNsNoL-toiZS20PJ_2DtqzhsXky-E32_vLgkFWTghYilazRP4nnaTVcETpjHefcuMixHIDPlJDVfekXpLWUF4UBsUI8qfwHbvD1a8YNXp6AFqp5kK1v2j-DQ2f5y1b1olDkt4NVVsvm3lOrE07IAyAkwGQ6BNNo1vCcCZFdd7w7RNEaHQP4hLxbKg/s1600/IMG-20230524-WA0041.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1600" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6DNsNoL-toiZS20PJ_2DtqzhsXky-E32_vLgkFWTghYilazRP4nnaTVcETpjHefcuMixHIDPlJDVfekXpLWUF4UBsUI8qfwHbvD1a8YNXp6AFqp5kK1v2j-DQ2f5y1b1olDkt4NVVsvm3lOrE07IAyAkwGQ6BNNo1vCcCZFdd7w7RNEaHQP4hLxbKg/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0041.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mr. Prabhat said that during the conference, study of Hindi in global perspective especially in European Countries, promotion of Hindi literature, various dimensions of blogging as new media and role of Social Media in changing times etc. will be discussed. Kusum Verma Night in Brussels After the conference in night of 20th May. 2023, Indian folk singer & dancer Kusum Verma will be performed on the stage. Kusum Verma is a folk-singer, Poet, performer and dancer from Uttar Pradesh, India. She sings Bhojpuri and Awadhi folk songs, and has received the Parikalpna Hindi Utsav Award for her contribution to music. Kusum did not get any sort of formal training of classical music neither before nor after becoming a successful folk singer but She had an effective command over high and low notes. She is best known for her distinctive, melodious, powerful voice, complex and dark emotional expressions which led many critics to state her voice as the greatest and most distinctive they had ever heard. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUC_L0ip5s0Dn9KIvF5WasFOcPUohNgEsbfEQO-WUj9dV8nCjfQ67VifThaRNqtrr1bLMQPzvM99hi9j_hLRSAf5nCpOgx6rP-DmnxQtCpvAgPwvcnEj-MNPuVFJrdcFXPnjsjhlwbOnbmPolYnO1p-D_na5nJNHCyhA-4i1F0dNFM8nkusdTKt9H0gQ/s1600/IMG-20230524-WA0059.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1600" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUC_L0ip5s0Dn9KIvF5WasFOcPUohNgEsbfEQO-WUj9dV8nCjfQ67VifThaRNqtrr1bLMQPzvM99hi9j_hLRSAf5nCpOgx6rP-DmnxQtCpvAgPwvcnEj-MNPuVFJrdcFXPnjsjhlwbOnbmPolYnO1p-D_na5nJNHCyhA-4i1F0dNFM8nkusdTKt9H0gQ/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0059.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She is acclaimed as one of the greatest singers ever lived in central Uttar Pradesh and could sing high tenor notes with ease. She has performed national and international stages, like Kolkata, Delhi, Allahabad, lucknow, Mahoba, Gonda, Lakhimpur Kheeri and Kathmandu in Nepal, Thimpu & Paro in Bhutan, Kaindi & Colombo in Sri Lanka, Pataya & Bangkok in Thaighland etc. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZpC8Jax5e6M7ZE87hguowTU1J4nopbAiC3Li82NmUntqMTVhdZYER_To_vK5lxe8NnLPrTA6jHmU-eNWeVMwDTFmcfw8Xbq6sD4cnswxPF0oA8oEZYdEClcoQa9kAhXK51thY_9EqXQ_VEnFBk6BxipwuL3wm-nrtDAXNAT5UpiRmTp5CIMFdAWivw/s1600/IMG-20230524-WA0060.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="716" data-original-width="1600" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcZpC8Jax5e6M7ZE87hguowTU1J4nopbAiC3Li82NmUntqMTVhdZYER_To_vK5lxe8NnLPrTA6jHmU-eNWeVMwDTFmcfw8Xbq6sD4cnswxPF0oA8oEZYdEClcoQa9kAhXK51thY_9EqXQ_VEnFBk6BxipwuL3wm-nrtDAXNAT5UpiRmTp5CIMFdAWivw/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0060.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Along with folk song she will be presented a Nritya Natika of 1 hr 10 minutes. Which is based on a Mahakavya PADMAVAT written by very famous writer MALIK MOHAMMED JAYASI . The title of the NrityaNatika is BARAHMASA. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ndwRAyhtCjwt9r130dNeTUPeqM5a9SUg4Zd8KVh-ArSiP0La0tpjV8xg32Q8NYlDf6FVePN9ROS6MdVUGZrXuM20sjIyIafdIAojaCqGrGDGyOzxjIJv-V45UsV8jf-CQJugv3z3dbHZmk1ZwqPVHqhTRj-KYCh8_EnvMKBTlkvTrEoA4dVt2KwLog/s1568/IMG-20230524-WA0046.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="1568" height="89" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ndwRAyhtCjwt9r130dNeTUPeqM5a9SUg4Zd8KVh-ArSiP0La0tpjV8xg32Q8NYlDf6FVePN9ROS6MdVUGZrXuM20sjIyIafdIAojaCqGrGDGyOzxjIJv-V45UsV8jf-CQJugv3z3dbHZmk1ZwqPVHqhTRj-KYCh8_EnvMKBTlkvTrEoA4dVt2KwLog/w200-h89/IMG-20230524-WA0046.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The theme is the queen Nagmati of the king RatnaSen of chittod is so beautiful and always want approval & praise of her beauty from friends. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvWpi6fHTOXQMZW7T7boq8T1fG4cAUsgC13ebYgQcWV27Ka57IU961yVN3b37V_dxUaVblM2y6HwqZcsb_e6McZDwRvmoerxtOeqyth6X7bWeTf-XhQK-aR89BjdqOtvHO7cv0r16aA2SduxcvBc7vJAytNKYa954imjHvpThRFmLRrfyY_--SidTWg/s1280/IMG-20230524-WA0112.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpvWpi6fHTOXQMZW7T7boq8T1fG4cAUsgC13ebYgQcWV27Ka57IU961yVN3b37V_dxUaVblM2y6HwqZcsb_e6McZDwRvmoerxtOeqyth6X7bWeTf-XhQK-aR89BjdqOtvHO7cv0r16aA2SduxcvBc7vJAytNKYa954imjHvpThRFmLRrfyY_--SidTWg/w200-h150/IMG-20230524-WA0112.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But one day she heard the beauty of the queen Paďmawati of Singhaldweep by her parrot Heeramann . She told it to the Heeramann not to tell it to the king but one day Heeramann explained about the beauty of Padmini to the king, King immediately depart to Singhaldweep . Naagmati cursed Heeramann for that and start waiting for the arraival of her king back to home . Means all the twelve months. It is a recorded programme . </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">() () ()</div>

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'Oru Adaar Love' song takes Mapilapattu lovers by surprise

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13bsRKnGg0j1r45Pw8B78b3nxqL9wqwekSmRHyUGKE0kOQ98HD4bO217opeMBAsopk8KY9UCsyGzCWUDKxBzMm3jpXce-x_2SqKzlP2AuHwit8xFREFDCp41DHY_IyFKJaMMia8TrNZLV/s1600/PriyaPrakashVarrierWink.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="660" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13bsRKnGg0j1r45Pw8B78b3nxqL9wqwekSmRHyUGKE0kOQ98HD4bO217opeMBAsopk8KY9UCsyGzCWUDKxBzMm3jpXce-x_2SqKzlP2AuHwit8xFREFDCp41DHY_IyFKJaMMia8TrNZLV/s640/PriyaPrakashVarrierWink.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="background-color: whitesmoke; color: white; font-family: Fira-Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">On </span><span style="background-color: whitesmoke; font-family: Fira-Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><span style="color: #20124d;">February 11 and 12, the words ‘Priya Prakash Varrier’, ‘Priya Varrier video’, and ‘Priya Varrier Instagram’ were some of the most searched-for words on Google. Photo: YouTube screenshot  </span></span></div> <div class="ng_factbox infobox-container" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #fcfcfc; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(209, 206, 210); box-sizing: border-box; color: #505050; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: Fira-Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: auto; margin: 7px 20px 28px 30px; outline: 0px !important; position: relative; width: 300px;"> <div class="infobox-heading" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: #133b5a; box-sizing: border-box; color: #faf9f6; display: inline-block; font-family: Fira-Sans-Semibold, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; height: auto; line-height: 19px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 5px 15px; position: relative; width: 300px; z-index: 5;"> What is Mapilapattu?</div> <div class="infobox-description" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: whitesmoke; box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 17px 23px 8px; width: 300px;"> <ul style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282828; font-family: TundraWeb, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px 0px 0px -22px; outline: 0px !important; width: auto;"> <li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(180, 180, 180); box-sizing: border-box; color: #505050; font-family: Fira-Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 5px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 5px;">Mapilapattu or Mappila songs are Muslims folk songs popular in Kerala’s Mallapuram. While the lyrics are in Mappila dialect of Malayalam the songs generously use Persian, Arabic, Urdu and Tamil words.</li> <li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(180, 180, 180); box-sizing: border-box; color: #505050; font-family: Fira-Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 5px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 5px;">These songs possess a unique literary format as well as original modes of singing. Love and tenderness were the hallmarks of Mappila songs.</li> <li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(180, 180, 180); box-sizing: border-box; color: #505050; font-family: Fira-Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 5px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 5px;">The Mappila songs are integral part of the Malabar. There is a song for every occasion from marriage to separation, faith to rebellion.</li> <li style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-bottom: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #505050; font-family: Fira-Sans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 5px; outline: 0px !important; padding: 5px;">The earliest known Mapilapattu dates back to 17th Century.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: tundraweb, serif; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 10px; width: 600px;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">T</span><span style="font-size: 18px;">he controversy over picturisation of a song sequence in the upcoming Malayalam movie Oru Adaar Love has taken the Mapilapattu lovers across the State by surprise. The controversy over the song Manikya Malaraaya Poovi, a Mapilapattu originally penned by P.M.A. Jabbar in 1978, could have been avoided, they said. “Those who worked behind this song in the film could have used any other Mapilapattu. They should have been vigilant against playing into the hands of fundamentalists,” said Moosa Eranholi, veteran Mapilapattu singer whose rendition of Manikya Malaraaya had the widest appeal so far. finds nothing objectionable either in the song or in the picturisation. “In fact, that winking scene has captured the adolescent romance on a campus in its sublime beauty.</span></span></div> </div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: tundraweb, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 10px; width: 600px;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: white;">But the movie makers should have cared for the sentiments of the people at large. There are all sorts of people waiting for an issue,” he said.</span></div> </div> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: tundraweb, serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 30px; margin-right: 30px; outline: 0px; padding: 5px 0px 10px; width: 600px;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="background-color: white;">Veteran Mapilapattu lyricist O.M. Karuvarakundu said that there was nothing much about the song to be made an issue. “We have been listening to this song for the past four decades. Although there have been some minor issues in both the lyrics and its tune, the song courted no controversy so far largely because of its popularity,” said Mr. Karuvarakundu.</span></div> </div> </div>

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P.M. Modi asked me to join hands with Edappadi: Panneerselvam

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtqhku8iWEqoQ_hLIRf4Q9dlzpy4XutaDDZdWHPAt6un07wN9NFnvYASwGg9sI_6kA3ZUSQKraYQtTr-6sfWgEfZKe6HbwKwxLSLtHzG-fk9lNe2Lsww2QcEs7tIcoNkVu40JKiqVJ5_N/s1600/MODI-OPS+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="660" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtqhku8iWEqoQ_hLIRf4Q9dlzpy4XutaDDZdWHPAt6un07wN9NFnvYASwGg9sI_6kA3ZUSQKraYQtTr-6sfWgEfZKe6HbwKwxLSLtHzG-fk9lNe2Lsww2QcEs7tIcoNkVu40JKiqVJ5_N/s640/MODI-OPS+%25281%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Chennai, Spl. Correspondent:</b> Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam has admitted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him to merge his faction with the Edappadi K. Palaniswami and be part of the AIADMK government. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> At an AIADMK party meeting in Theni on Friday, he said he went and met the Prime Minister on a courtesy call before the merger. He said that at the meeting the Prime Minister told him that he had discussed party issues with Jayalalithaa earlier. “The Prime Minister told me that under the present circumstances, the two [factions] should merge to save the party,” </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Mr. Panneerselvam told the cadre. “I agreed for the merger and that should not be a problem. I told him I don’t want to be part of the government. For that he said, ‘No, no you should be a Minister and be part of the government.’ That is why I am a Minister now, ” the deputy chief minister said. “When I told this to my [present cabinet] colleagues Thangamani and Velumani. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> They also insisted that I have to be in the government. I don’t desire to be a Minister. Amma [Jayalalitha]) had made me an MLA four times and Chief Minister twice. I can live with that pride,” he said the cadre amid applaus</div> </div>

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Maldives crisis: Military on standby, but no knee jerk reaction from India

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <img alt="Maldives crisis: Military on standby, but no knee jerk reaction from India" height="480" src="https://www.oneindia.com/img/2018/02/indian-army-1517995401.jpg" width="640" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> As Maldives plunged into crisis, all eyes would be on the Indian response. While experts are of the opinion that India needs to assert itself in the region, there are various aspects that would be taken into consideration. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> If an operation becomes absolutely necessary, it would be undertaken and in all probability, the Southern Command would undertake the same. The top priority for India would be to ensure that its citizens are safe. If the problem propels out of control, then the forces would carry out the evacuation of the Indian tourists who visit Maldives in large numbers. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Officials say that currently there is no threat to any of our military establishments as well the people from India. The slugfest is political and it has not affected the people. As part of the defence cooperation programme, India has some defence personnel in Maldives.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> India's warships, choppers and aircrafts patrol the economic zone. India's intervention into the crisis would be restricted only to protecting its interests. The military equipment and the people if faced with any danger would evoke a response from India. Any sort of intervention would be done without confrontation with the people of Maldives. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> (Trend Today News)</div> </div>

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‘It's obvious' opposition doesn't want any organised discussion: Jaitley on RS disruptions

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <img alt="Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley " src="https://www.oneindia.com/img/2018/02/xarun-jaitley3-1517470994.jpg.pagespeed.ic.NKWTZx2xKM.jpg" /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday came down heavily on the opposition over the disruptions in the Rajya Sabha proceedings and said that opposition leaders do not want an organised discussion. Asserting that there is a "huge opportunity for discussing all political and economic issues in Parliament", Jaitley fumed at the way the Congress-led opposition is resorting to disrupting proceedings of the House. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "There is a huge opportunity for discussing all political & economic issues this week in the parliament. Instead, rules are to be violated, every day an effort has to be made to get the House adjourned, then it is obvious that they don't want an organised discussion," he told media.<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> What Opposition parties have done in Rajya Sabha today led by Congress party is absolutely unprecedented. Congress and some other parties have tried to manufacture an issue when none existed," he added. The opposition on Tuesday boycotted the Rajya Sabha in the post-lunch session, complaining that their voice was being muzzled outside as well as inside Parliament. </div> </div>

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Myths about Floor Tiles

<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #757575; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <a href="https://www.somanyceramics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Ceramics-floor-tiles1.jpg" rel="prettyPhoto" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in; border: 0px; color: #eb1c29; margin: 0px; outline: none !important; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in;"><img alt="Ceramic Floor Tiles" class="size-medium wp-image-16813 alignleft" height="163" src="https://www.somanyceramics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Ceramics-floor-tiles1-300x163.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin: 4px 20px 10px 1px !important; padding: 0px;" width="300" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>T</b></span><span style="font-size: 14px;">here are a few things that we all think are experts in and that there is probably no nobody who knows these facts better than we do. But I’m kind of here to break the ice and tell you that all that is popular, might not always be true. Talking specifically about floor tiles and how we think an expert’s help is going to do no good. Well, you might just be wrong. As you read this article I will try to debunk some of the most famous misconceptions about floor tiling and everything that might be hiding in the ‘always correct’ folder inside our brains.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> Firstly, everything that is costlier is better. This mantra is not always correct. We most often think that the more money we spend on a product, the better it will be, but as far as tiles are concerned, many ceramic tiles are less pricy and might be better suited for your needs. There are just so many options that we have concerning floor tiles that it is very easy to get confused. Do your research and know what suits your home best.<span id="more-16812" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px;"> <img alt="Floor Tiles" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-16815" height="198" src="https://www.somanyceramics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Floor-Tiles1-300x198.jpg" style="border: 0px; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin: 4px 1px 10px 20px !important; padding: 0px;" width="300" /></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> More often people are under the misconception that the natural tiles made of limestone, mica and graphite are the best option under all circumstances which is in fact wrong. Naturals have their advantages and disadvantages as well and the requirements are actually determined depending upon the space use and size and many other parameters can also be considered.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> People often also believe that shinier tiles are better as they get cleaned easily. But this is also not quite correct. All tiles have almost the same technique of getting cleaned and there is almost no difference as far as cleaning is concerned.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> Debunk all the old ideas you have and do read a lot and research and find out what you want. Categorise your choices and then shortlist them according to situations and you are sure to make a correct decision.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 25.200000762939453px; margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #999999;">Source: Somany</span></div>

Myths about Floor Tiles

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Resigned as Kerala Governor, Says Sheila Dikshit

<a href="http://www.ndtv.com/news/images/Sheila_Dikshit_Quits_360_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Resigned as Kerala Governor Yesterday, Says Sheila Dikshit" border="0" src="http://www.ndtv.com/news/images/Sheila_Dikshit_Quits_360_1.jpg" /></a><b></b> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><b>New Delhi:</b> Sheila Dikshit has quit as Governor of Kerala, barely seven months after she took office.</b></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> "The news flashing on TV channels is correct. I have resigned," said Ms Dikshit, 76, at a press conference. She said she will not discuss her plans till her resignation is formally accepted by President Pranab Mukherjee.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Ms Dikshit, whose political career was pivoted on three consecutive terms as Chief Minister of Delhi, said she had sent her resignation letter yesterday. She had met with Home Minister Rajnath Singh and the President.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Ms Dikshit has, after some push-back, given the government what it has been looking for. Since the BJP came to power in May, it has made it clear that it wants to replace nearly a dozen governors who were appointed by the previous government with its own nominees.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Ms Dikshit will head back to Delhi as parties in the capital prep for a possible election. President's Rule was declared in the capital six months ago after Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Aadmi Party quit as chief minister after a 49-day term. His minority government had been formed after the Congress, fronted by Ms Dikshit, was badly bruised in the December election, placing third after 15 years of running the capital.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Congress and other opposition parties say that the government's mass ejection of governors is a blatant violation of a Supreme Court order from 2010 that says governors cannot be removed if the government at the Centre changes.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Last month, the government sacked Kamla Beniwal as Governor of Mizoram just a month after transferring her there from Gujarat, where she had shared a fractious relationship with Narendra Modi while he was Chief Minister.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #999999;">Courtsy by NDTV</span></div>

Resigned as Kerala Governor, Says Sheila Dikshit

New Delhi: Sheila Dikshit has quit as Governor of Kerala, barely seven months after she took office. "The news flashing on TV ...

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Worst cross-border firing by Pakistan since 1971 war: BSF

<img alt="LoC" src="http://media2.intoday.in/indiatoday/images/stories//2014August/border-650_082714015831.jpg" /><b>Jammu:</b> The Border Security Force (BSF) said Tuesday that it was for the first time after the 1971 war that Pakistani troops were firing at Indian posts on such a massive scale. BSF Director General D.K. Pathak said: "It is for the first time after the 1971 war that Pakistani troops have been violating the ceasefire on the international border on such a large scale, targeting even civilian areas in Jammu and Kashmir." Pathak was speaking to the media at the Miran Sahib headquarters of the BSF in Jammu district. He said the BSF had been effectively retaliating against the Pakistani military on the international border. "We are giving them a befitting reply as we ensure that no civilian areas on their side are affected by our response." Pathak said there were 25-30 launching pads where heavily armed militants were waiting on the Pakistan side to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir. "These launching pads are located in schools, community halls and forest areas on the other side," he said. Pathak is also visiting a government medical college hospital in Jammu to meet those injured by Pakistan firing. The BSF guards the 210 km long international border in the three districts of Jammu, Samba and Kathua in Jammu region. <span style="color: #999999;">Source yahoo News</span>

Worst cross-border firing by Pakistan since 1971 war: BSF

Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) said Tuesday that it was for the first time after the 1971 war that Pakistani troops were firing at ...

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No LK Advani, MM Joshi in BJP's parliamentary board

<img alt="BJP Veterans LK Advani and MM Joshi are Mentors, Not Decision-Makers" id="story_image_main" src="http://www.ndtv.com/news/images/story_page/advani_joshi_afp_650.jpg" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; width: 650px;" title="BJP Veterans LK Advani and MM Joshi are Mentors, Not Decision-Makers" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "roboto" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span> <br /> <div class="ins_mainimg_caption" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-color: rgb(242, 242, 242); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; box-sizing: inherit; color: #999999; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 10px; padding: 0px 0px 7px;"> FILE photo of senior BJP leaders MM Joshi (left) and LK Advani (AFP)</div> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;"><b>New Delhi: </b>The BJP Tuesday named its central parliamentary board with party president Amit Shah as its chairperson, a statement from the party office said.</span> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;"> </span> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px;">The 12-member board has Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj as its members.</span> <br /> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"> The other members are Venkaiah Naidu, Nitin Gadkari, Ananth Kumar, Thawar Chand Gehlot, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Jagat Prakash Nadda and Ramlal.</div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 22.464000701904297px; margin-top: 11px; padding: 0px;"> <div style="font-size: 14px;"> Party veterans L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi have not been included in the board.</div> <div style="font-size: 14px;"> </div> <div style="font-size: 14px;"> <strong>BJP names 'margdarshak' committee</strong></div> <div style="font-size: 14px;"> </div> <div style="font-size: 14px;"> Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah Tuesday announced a "margdarshak" committee with veteran leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L.K. Advani in it, a statement from the party office said.</div> <div style="font-size: 14px;"> </div> <div style="font-size: 14px;"> "Shah has constituted a 'margdarshak' committee with veteran party leaders as its members for guiding party activities," it said.</div> <div style="font-size: 14px;"> </div> <div style="font-size: 14px;"> Senior party leader Murli Manohar Joshi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh are the other three members of the committee.</div> <div style="font-size: 14px;"> </div> <span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">Courtsy by <span style="line-height: 26.597999572753906px;">By </span><span class="fn" style="line-height: 26.597999572753906px;">Indo Asian News Service</span></span></div>

No LK Advani, MM Joshi in BJP's parliamentary board

FILE photo of senior BJP leaders MM Joshi (left) and LK Advani (AFP) New Delhi: The BJP Tuesday named its central parliamentary board wi...

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U.S. commander Joe Dunford Said that Military did not support fixing Afghan exit date.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUF2QKDpjpMCTaqjzyYyu3gVjudU4AcjX4F-FYXQzCIfvoMPsSwkuN0Hx7Kbj9zpVIqkOcTMv1bmyk_qDKakJckfGT_IAbgbA_ARXkXJfLKz6Zy-629e3bsui-Lnke-sixFSJcNQDLTdH/s1600/download+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUF2QKDpjpMCTaqjzyYyu3gVjudU4AcjX4F-FYXQzCIfvoMPsSwkuN0Hx7Kbj9zpVIqkOcTMv1bmyk_qDKakJckfGT_IAbgbA_ARXkXJfLKz6Zy-629e3bsui-Lnke-sixFSJcNQDLTdH/s1600/download+(1).jpg" width="640" /><span style="color: black;">U.S. soldiers arrive at the site of burning NATO supply trucks after an attack by militants in the Torkham area near the Pakistani-Afghan in Nangarhar Province June 19, 2014.</span></a></div> <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUF2QKDpjpMCTaqjzyYyu3gVjudU4AcjX4F-FYXQzCIfvoMPsSwkuN0Hx7Kbj9zpVIqkOcTMv1bmyk_qDKakJckfGT_IAbgbA_ARXkXJfLKz6Zy-629e3bsui-Lnke-sixFSJcNQDLTdH/s1600/download+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUF2QKDpjpMCTaqjzyYyu3gVjudU4AcjX4F-FYXQzCIfvoMPsSwkuN0Hx7Kbj9zpVIqkOcTMv1bmyk_qDKakJckfGT_IAbgbA_ARXkXJfLKz6Zy-629e3bsui-Lnke-sixFSJcNQDLTdH/s1600/download+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999;">CREDIT: REUTERS/ PARWIZ/FILES</span></a></div> <div style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> (Reuters) - U.S. military officials would have preferred the United States not announce a date for ending its troop presence in Afghanistan, as the White House did in May, the outgoing commander of U.S. forces there said on Thursday.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> General Joe Dunford, commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan, was asked at a Senate committee hearing whether President Barack Obama's announcement that almost all U.S. troops would be gone by 2017 had damaged morale among Afghan soldiers.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> "I think all of us in uniform, to include the Afghans, would have preferred that that be a bit more ambiguous," Dunford said.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> He was responding to a question by Republican Senator John McCain Of Arizona, a persistent critic of Obama's Afghanistan policy, during a hearing on Dunford's nomination to become the next head of the U.S. Marine Corps.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> The White House announced in May that if a bilateral troop deal is signed in time, it plans to keep a residual force of 9,800 soldiers in Afghanistan after the current international military mission ends in December.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> That force would gradually be reduced and by the end of 2016 there would be only a small number of soldiers left at the U.S. embassy under the authority of the U.S. ambassador, as the United States had in Baghdad after its 2011 withdrawal from Iraq.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> McCain asked whether any senior military leaders had recommended setting a fixed date for a full pullout of the U.S. military force, and whether Dunford would have preferred that future troops levels be based on evolving security conditions.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> "None that I know of, senator. And - and I think we still plan to have, as you know, some presence after 2017. But no one recommended zero," he said.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> "Every military leader would want to have the conditions on the ground and the assumptions be revalidated as a transition takes place," he said.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> As foreign troops leave, Afghanistan's military is taking charge of the fight against Taliban and other militants, even as the country grapples with uncertainty resulting from a disputed second round of presidential voting last month.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> Early on Thursday, militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked Kabul airport.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> Dunford said Afghan security forces, while greatly improved, may be unable to conduct effective operations against militants when the United States departs.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> "There's no doubt that the Afghan forces today would not be capable of conducting the kind of operations we're conducting to pressure on the network" of militants in Afghanistan, Dunford said. He said he expected that Afghan forces would not have that capability by 2017 if the current militant threat persisted.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> </div> <span class="focusParagraph" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_0" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_1" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_2" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_3" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_4" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_5" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_6" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_7" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_8" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_9" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_10" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_11" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_12" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span><span id="midArticle_13" style="background-color: white; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans";"></span> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> (Reporting by Missy Ryan; Editing by David Storey)</div> <div style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="color: #999999;">Courtsy by <span style="background-color: transparent;">Reuters</span></span></div> </div>

U.S. commander Joe Dunford Said that Military did not support fixing Afghan exit date.

U.S. soldiers arrive at the site of burning NATO supply trucks after an attack by militants in the Torkham area near the Pakistani-Afg...

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India committed to good neighbourly relations: Narendra Modi

<div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="India committed to good neighbourly relations: Narendra Modi " src="http://www.livemint.com/rf/Image-621x414/LiveMint/Period1/2014/06/17/Photos/Modi--621x414.jpg" /><span style="background-color: #efeee4; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "sans serif"; font-size: 12px;">Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) shakes hands with Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk in Thimphu on Sunday. Photo: AFP</span></div> <br style="background-color: #efeee4; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'sans serif'; font-size: 12px;" /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">T</span>himphu:</b> (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India is committed to good neighbourly relations and assured Bhutan that change in government will not alter the dynamics of Indo-Bhutan ties. “India is committed to good relations with its neighbours,” Modi said in his address to joint session of Bhutan’s Parliament here. On second day of his two-day visit to the Himalayan country, Modi said if India progresses, it will directly impact the development of its neighbours. “Stability and development in India will help neighbours like Bhutan,” he said in his speech in Hindi.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He also lauded Bhutan for the smooth transition from monarchy to democracy in a span of seven years which showed maturity in governance in that country. 63-year-old Modi arrived here on Sunday on his first foreign trip after assuming office last month. Recalling India’s historic ties with Bhutan, Modi said his government would work towards further strengthening the relations between the two neighbours. Noting that terrorism divides and tourism unites, he said Bhutan has immense potential in the tourism sector. Modi said development of tourism does not require large investment but can yield substantial profit and even the poor can benefit from it. Describing the Himalayas as a shared legacy of the two countries, he stressed on the need to develop the region and said India is planning to open a university for Himalayan studies. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He also thanked Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay for attending his swearing in ceremony in Delhi last month. Modi had on Sunday vowed to nurture bilateral relations which he described as “B4B Bharat for Bhutan and Bhutan for Bharat” as he held wide-ranging talks with Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk and Tobgay. He had also inaugurated the Supreme Court complex built by India as part of the developmental cooperation. During his talks, Modi had assured Bhutan’s leadership that India is committed to its happiness and progress even though the government in Delhi has changed. Speaking at a banquet hosted by Bhutanese Prime Minister Tobgay here last night, he had said India and Bhutan are “made for each other” considering the “glorious” traditional linkages between the two countries. Modi is accompanied by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, national security adviser Ajit Doval and foreign secretary Sujatha Singh.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> On Monday he will lay the foundation for a 600 megawatt hydroelectric power station, part of an energy cooperation plan to feed demand in Bhutan, and also India. "PM underlined that he would not only nurture strong bonds but would also strengthen them," a government official said after Modi's talks with Bhutan's King Jigme Kesar Wangchuk and Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. Bhutan, wedged in the Himalayas between India and China is the closest India has to an ally in South Asia, a region home to over 1.5 billion people but held back by bristling rivalries. Modi's Bhutan visit shows an astute sense of the region's critical importance to India's economic dynamism and strategic strength, said Alyssa Ayres, a South Asia expert at the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations. "Of course, India is also closely watching China's border talks with Bhutan and China’s recent efforts to establish stronger ties with Thimphu," she said. On Sunday, hundreds of school children dressed in traditional red and green tunics lined the route from the airport to wave the Indian flag as Modi's motorcade arrived in the kingdom which for centuries was closed to outsiders.</div>

India committed to good neighbourly relations: Narendra Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) shakes hands with Bhutan’s King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuk in Thimphu on Sunday. Photo: AFP ...

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Modi visits Bhutan on first step of bid to assert regional sway

<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmXivulMj_mTtXv8COBYo6IVJDyvW5aozwXcHBOy4Vt0vVYdIZVsFwwJe5NNjhD7l6bElslmDpWjhefrn5G8cDhyhcE3mG_9jrxfoEqtIPXL8pW04ILahvM7jnlBS9FmE1Aq3scJr-RS8/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmXivulMj_mTtXv8COBYo6IVJDyvW5aozwXcHBOy4Vt0vVYdIZVsFwwJe5NNjhD7l6bElslmDpWjhefrn5G8cDhyhcE3mG_9jrxfoEqtIPXL8pW04ILahvM7jnlBS9FmE1Aq3scJr-RS8/s1600/download.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmXivulMj_mTtXv8COBYo6IVJDyvW5aozwXcHBOy4Vt0vVYdIZVsFwwJe5NNjhD7l6bElslmDpWjhefrn5G8cDhyhcE3mG_9jrxfoEqtIPXL8pW04ILahvM7jnlBS9FmE1Aq3scJr-RS8/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;">1 OF 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) unveils the plaque to inaugurate the Supreme Court of Bhutan as his Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay watches at Thimphu in Bhutan June 15, 2014.</span></a></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">T</span>himphu: </b>Narendra Modi held talks in Bhutan on Sunday during his first foreign visit as prime minister, as he steps up a charm offensive with neighbours to try to check China’s regional influence. The Indian prime minister was greeted at the airport by Bhutanese counterpart Tshering Tobgay at the start of a two-day visit to the tiny Buddhist kingdom, a month after his landslide election victory. Tobgay later wrote on Twitter that he had “very good discussions” with Prime Minister Modi, who shared his “passion for education, development and environment”.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> His decision to make tiny Bhutan his first destination was the latest in a series of unconventional policy choices by the new prime minister who came to power last month on the promise of making his country an economic and military power.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> He previously invited South Asian leaders to his inauguration and has exchanged friendly letters with Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a bid to re-establish India as the dominant power in the region.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> “He declared B4B: that Bharat (India) is there for Bhutan, ready to support in all our endeavours,” Tobgay said. Modi received a grand welcome with a ceremonial guard of honour, while schoolchildren in national dress lined the mountainous road between the airport in Paro and capital Thimphu and waved the two countries’ flags. Ahead of his visit, Modi had said that relations with Bhutan would be “a key foreign policy priority” of his government. “India and Bhutan enjoy a unique and special relationship...forged by ties of geography, history and culture,” <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvmXivulMj_mTtXv8COBYo6IVJDyvW5aozwXcHBOy4Vt0vVYdIZVsFwwJe5NNjhD7l6bElslmDpWjhefrn5G8cDhyhcE3mG_9jrxfoEqtIPXL8pW04ILahvM7jnlBS9FmE1Aq3scJr-RS8/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;">Source REUTERS</span></a></div>

Modi visits Bhutan on first step of bid to assert regional sway

1 OF 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) unveils the plaque to inaugurate the Supreme Court of Bhutan as his Bhutanese counterpart Tsher...

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Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a new website in Urdu.

<div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="http://images.indianexpress.com/2014/04/mmo-med1.jpg?w=450" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a new website in Urdu." border="0" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-2036792" height="250" src="http://images.indianexpress.com/2014/04/mmo-med1.jpg?w=450" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; height: 263px; line-height: 18px; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 100%; vertical-align: middle; width: 472.59375px;" width="450" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I</b></span>n his latest bid to reach out to Muslim voters, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a new website in Urdu. The website was launched in Mumbai by noted Bollywood writer Salim Khan in the presence of BJP leader Shaina NC.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> According to Modi’s website, the portal has been launched in Urdu as part of the “focused initiatives” of Modi at “reaching across to a cross section of people”. The website further mentions the launch as an “initiative” to put across Modi’s views to “people across the border”.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> As of now, the website of the Gujarat Chief Minister is currently available in 11 regional languages (Gujarati, Hindi, Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Punjabi and Assamese and Odia) and 4 foreign languages (Russian, Japanese, Chinese and Spanish), along with English.</div>  (Source: http://indianexpress.com/)

Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a new website in Urdu.

I n his latest bid to reach out to Muslim voters, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a new website in Ur...

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