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Fifty nurses, along with their families, are among nearly 1,800 persons invited as "special guests" to listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation on Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15. They have been invited as part of the government's initiative to invite people from all walks of life. "It is good that the nursing profession is being recognised. from Times of India https://ift.tt/akYew6S https://ift.tt/TCrb56o

India made a complete mockery of the 179 chase as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill's belligerent opening stand powered India to a series-levelling nine-wicket victory in the fourth T20I against West Indies in Lauderhill, Florida on Saturday. Jaiswal and Gill smoked dazzling half-centuries as the duo toyed with the West Indies bowling attack during the chase, helping India cross the finish line without breaking a sweat. from Times of India https://ift.tt/lObrGyH https://ift.tt/TCrb56o

Deloitte has resigned as auditor of the Adani Group's port company, with the firm run by billionaire Gautam Adani saying the auditor wanted a wider remit over other firms in the conglomerate. In a statement, Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) confirmed the resignation and appointment of M S K A & Associates as the new auditor. Deloitte has been the auditor of APSEZ since 2017. In July 2022, it was given another five-year term. "In Deloitte's recent meeting with APSEZ management and its Audit Committee, Deloitte indicated a lack of a wider audit role as auditors of other listed Adani portfolio companies. The Audit Committee was of the view that the grounds advanced by Deloitte for resignation as Statutory Auditor were not convincing or sufficient to warrant such a move," it said. APSEZ conveyed that it was not within the remit of the firm and its Board to recommend group-wide appointments as other listed Adani portfolio companies are completely ind...

There is no proposal to go back to the ballot system of casting votes in elections, the government told the Lok Sabha on Friday. In a written reply, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said the Election Commission has informed that some representations have been received regarding the reintroduction of the ballot system. The EC, he said, has been conducting elections using EVMs since 1982. The use of Electronic Voting Machine and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail machines is legally sanctioned by Parliament in the form of clear provisions in the Representation of the People Act 1951. He said the law on the use of EVMs has also been subjected to judicial reviews in a number of cases up to the level of the Supreme Court. "There is no proposal to go back to ballot system," he said. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/8TcA5FJ via IFTTT

Assam Chief Minister and BJP's pointsperson in the northeast, Himanta Biswa Sarma, today snubbed the Congress - his former party - and hit back at its senior leader Jairam Ramesh who called him a result of "only two real sins" committed by the grand old party in the northeast. "When I was in Congress, Jairam Ramesh was never kind to me. I was also never kind to him," he said in an exclusive conversation with NDTV's Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia as part of a special series to mark the 76th Independence Day. "I always told Congress - you didn't give me anything. I gave the party a lot," he asserted. On Tuesday, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said there are "only two real sins" committed by the Congress in the northeast: "One committed by Hiteswar Saikia, to give respectability to a young man who formed part of the Surrendered ULFA. The other was by Tarun Gogoi, who gave this rank opportunist positions of power and aut...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to all Opposition parties to involve in a collective effort to gain the trust of the people of Manipur and asked them not to exploit the situation in the northeastern state for political gains. PM Modi further asked the opposition to 'work together' for restoring peace in Manipur and bringing normalcy there. "I want to request the MPs of the Parliament to understand the value of this time. Come and proceed together. In this country, there have been more serious issues in the past, but we found a way to work together. Let's come together. Take people of Manipur in confidence. Don't take advantage of Manipur for doing politics. What has happened there in Manipur is unfortunate. Understand their pain and work for healing it. This should be our only way," PM Modi said while concluding his speech on the debate on no-confidence motion. Earlier, he assured the people of the strife-torn northeastern state that peace shall soon...

 Congress leaders K C Venugopal, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Govind Singh Dotasara and Ashok Gehlot will meet at the party headquarters today to discuss the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections. The meeting of the political affairs committee of the Congress will be held at the PCC war room. Prior to it, a meeting of Lok Sabha observers appointed by the AICC will also be held, PCC general secretary Swarnim Chaturvedi said. He said Madhusudan Mistry, senior election observer for Rajasthan, and other co-incharges will also attend the meetings. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) from NDTV News-India-news https://ift.tt/963bRQM via IFTTT