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Evening news wrap: PM’s big shout-outs to Gen Z on I-day; multiple earthquakes jolt Indonesia and more

Eve i g  ews w ap: PM's big shout-outs to Ge  Z o  I-day; multiple ea thquakes jolt I do esia a d mo e


PM
Modi
u veiled
a
se ies
of
youth-focused
i itiatives;
two
powe ful
ea thquakes
killed
at
least
38
i
I do esia

  • P ime
    Mi iste
    Na e d a
    Modi
    a ou ced
    AI
    t ai i g
    fo
    o e
    c o e
    youth,
    f ee
    o li e
    coachi g
    fo
    competitive
    exams
    a d
    a
    atio wide
    spo ts
    tale t
    hu t,
    li ki g
    you g
    I dia s
    di ectly
    with
    the
    Viksit
    Bha at
    2047
    visio .
  • A
    6.8-mag itude
    ea thquake
    st uck
    o the
    Sumat a
    hou s
    afte
    a
    7.7-mag itude
    quake
    hit
    easte
    I do esia,
    killi g
    at
    least
    38
    people,
    t igge i g
    la dslides,
    powe
    outages,
    evacuatio s
    a d
    o goi g
    escue
    ope atio s.
  • A
    political
    co t ove sy
    e upted
    afte
    the
    BJP
    accused
    So ia
    Ga dhi
    of
    objecti g
    to
    Va de
    Mata am
    du i g
    a
    Co g ess
    I depe de ce
    Day
    eve t,
    while
    the
    Co g ess
    de ied
    the
    allegatio
    a d
    said
    she
    sought
    a
    chai
    fo
    Mallika ju
    Kha ge.
  • CJP
    fou de
    Abhijeet
    Dipke
    lau ched
    the
    ‘School
    Thik
    Ka o’
    campaig
    i
    Hi goli,
    calli g
    fo
    atio wide
    social
    audits
    of
    u al
    gove me t
    schools
    a d
    highlighti g
    poo
    i f ast uctu e,
    sa itatio ,
    wate
    a d
    class oom
    facilities.
  • Oma
    Abdullah
    p aised
    Sheikh
    Abdullah’s
    ole
    du i g
    the
    1947
    t ibal
    i vasio ,
    called
    fo
    st o ge
    fede alism,
    opposed
    NEET
    a d
    JEE
    fo
    state
    i stitutio s,
    a d
    said
    A ticle
    370’s
    ab ogatio
    alte ed
    Jammu
    a d
    Kashmi ‘s
    t ajecto y.

He e
a e
the
top
5
ews
updates
fo
this
eve i g:

What
PM
Modi
offe ed
Ge
Z
o
I depe de ce
Day

I
his
I depe de ce
Day
add ess,
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
u veiled
a
se ies
of
youth-focused
i itiatives,
i cludi g
AI
t ai i g
fo
o e
c o e
you g
people,
f ee
o li e
coachi g
fo
competitive
exami atio s
a d
a
atio wide
spo ts
tale t
hu t
fo
child e
aged
5-15.He
positio ed
tech ology,
ma ufactu i g,
e t ep e eu ship
a d
skills
as
key
d ive s
of
I dia’s
Viksit
Bha at
2047
visio ,
u gi g
you g
I dia s
to
lead
the
cou t y’s
i ovatio
a d
eco omic
t a sfo matio .

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the
full
sto y
he e

A othe
st o g
ea thquake
st ikes
I do esia
afte
7.7
mag itude
quake

I do esia
was
st uck
by
two
majo
ea thquakes
o
Satu day,
with
a
7.7-mag itude
quake
off
the
Flo es
coast
killi g
at
least
38
people
a d
t igge i g
la dslides,
powe
outages
a d
evacuatio s,
followed
hou s
late
by
a
6.8-mag itude
quake
i
o the
Sumat a.Rescue
teams
co ti ued
sea chi g
fo
missi g
village s
as
oad
blockages
hampe ed
access
to
the
wo st-hit
a eas
a d
thousa ds
of
eside ts
sought
tempo a y
shelte .

Read
the
full
sto y
he e

BJP
says
So ia
Ga dhi
t ied
to
stop
Va de
Mata am
at
I-Day
eve t;
Co g ess
hits
back

The
BJP
accused
So ia
Ga dhi
of
objecti g
to
the
e ditio
of
Va de
Mata am
du i g
the
Co g ess’s
I depe de ce
Day
p og amme
at
I di a
Bhawa ,
citi g
a
video
f om
the
eve t.The
Co g ess
ejected
the
allegatio ,
sayi g
the
full
ve sio
of
the
atio al
so g
was
su g
a d
that
Ga dhi
was
o ly
aski g
fo
a
chai
fo
pa ty
p eside t
Mallika ju
Kha ge.

The
co t ove sy
comes
afte
Pa liame t
ece tly
g a ted
Va de
Mata am
status
equal
to
the
atio al
a them.

Read
the
full
sto y
he e

Dipke’s
1st
‘School
Thik
Ka o’
audit
at
Hi goli
gove me t
school

Abhijeet
Dipke,
fou de
of
the
Cock oach
Ja ta
Pa ty,
lau ched
the
‘School
Thik
Ka o’
campaig
f om
his
ative
village
i
Maha asht a’s
Hi goli
dist ict,
u gi g
citize s
to
co duct
social
audits
of
gove me t
schools.

Joi
co ve satio

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The
campaig
seeks
public
epo ti g
of
deficie cies
such
as
lack
of
d i ki g
wate ,
toilets,
be ches
a d
elect icity
th ough
videos
a d
assessme t
fo ms,
while
e cou agi g
village
leade s
to
docume t
a d
showcase
imp oveme ts
ac oss
u al
schools.

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the
full
sto y
he e

PoK
would
be
p otesti g
today
to
joi
J&K
if
A ticle
370
had ‘t
bee
evoked:
Oma
Abdullah

Jammu
a d
Kashmi
chief
mi iste
Oma
Abdullah
i voked
the
Natio al
Co fe e ce’s
1947
sloga
while
p aisi g
Sheikh
Abdullah
fo
leadi g
esista ce
agai st
t ibal
i vade s
befo e
I dia
t oops
a ived.
He
also
called
fo
st o ge
fede alism,
esto atio
of
J&K
statehood,
a d
g eate
auto omy
fo
states
i
educatio ,
c iticisi g
NEET
a d
JEE
fo
u de mi i g
state
powe s.Oma
fu the
claimed
that
etai i g
A ticle
370
could
have
i flue ced
se time t
i
Pakista -occupied
Jammu
a d
Kashmi .

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the
full
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he e

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