New Delhi: The Vice President of India Shri M. Hamid Ansari presented the “Pravasi Bhartiya Samman Awards -2015” to 15 distinguished persons at the Valedictory Session of the ‘Pravasi Bhartiya Divas’ at Gandhinagar, Gujarat today. Addressing on the occasion, he said that today, Overseas Indians are estimated to be around …
Read More »New Delhi: The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that apart from on-going schemes and programmes for the marginalized and vulnerable section of the society, the Government has initiated various special social sector programmes. He said that these programmes among others include Swacch Bharat Mission (Gramin), which will set …
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Gandhinagar: The Prime Minister of India inaugurated the ‘Dandi Kutir’ museum located opposite the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar. The three storey exhibition, housed in a dome shaped structure, traces the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi through various faces – as barrister, his struggles in South Africa, return to India …
Read More »New Delhi: Minister of Urban Development Shri M.Venkaiah Naidu today made a fervent appeal to millions of Overseas Indians to join hands in the task of ‘building a modern urban India’. Presiding over the Plenary Session on ‘Opportunities in India’ at the Pravasi Bharati Divas programme at Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat, …
Read More »Hyderabad: The Minister for Science & Technology (S&T) Dr. Harsh Vardhan, has said that scientific research in the country is to made the engine for ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ in years to come. Addressing a press conference along with Shri Y.S. Chowdary, the Minister of State for S&T in Hyderabad, Dr. …
Read More »New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation Dr.Mahesh Sharma said that India is poised to receive one percent of Global tourists in three Years. Speaking at the Plenary session of the Pravasi Barati Diwas at Gandhinagar, Dr.Sharma said, presently India receives about 7 million foreign …
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Gandhinagar: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today called upon the Indian diaspora across the world to unite as a positive global force in the cause of humanity. In his inaugural address at the Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas at the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, the Prime Minister recalled that exactly 100 …
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Gandhinagar: Following are the excerpts of the speech of the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal at “Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas” at Gandhinagar, Gujarat: “At the outset, I would like to compliment the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs for creating an excellent …
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Gandhinagar: External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Gandhinagar today, as a precursor to the main Pravasi Bharatiya Divas starting tomorrow. She exhorted young global Indians to come, Connect, Celebrate and Contribute to build Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat. Smt. Sushma …
Read More »New Delhi: The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a media office in Paris and expressed anguish over the loss of innocent lives. The President said terror and violence have no place in any corner of the world. The world community must unite …
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