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Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda on Saturday said that the island nation is expanding its trade with India using Indian Rupee as part of Colombo’s economic recovery strategy with New Delhi.

The envoy highlighted that India acted quickly during the Sri Lanka crisis and assisted the country with USD3.9 Billion.
“We might not have got financial aid this quickly if India hadn’t helped. India also played a key part in getting support for Sri Lanka,” the High Commissioner said.

Speaking on the occasion of the 75th independence of Sri Lanka, the High Commissioner said that the island nation is mulling the possibility of using the RuPay mechanism for Indian tourists coming to Colombo.

In an exclusive interview with ANI, the Sri Lankan envoy said that the country is also looking forward to using the RuPay mechanism.

“Expanding the trade through Indian Rupee is part of our recovery strategy with India. We’re also looking at the possibility of using the RuPay mechanism so it will be easy for Indian tourists coming to Sri Lanka,” he told ANI.

He said that the ties between the island nation and India goes back to 1,000 years and the first representative was sent to India 80 years back.

Speaking on the Sri Lankan and Indian fishermen issue, the High Commissioner said that the two countries must have a dialogue, adding that there are legal, environmental and ecological issues that are crucial and needed to be discussed.

Time and again, there have been periodic instances of Indian fishermen being apprehended by Sri Lankan authorities for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line and fishing in Sri Lankan waters.

He also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe to visit India.

“PM Modi has extended a formal invitation to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe to visit India. We hope that he will be able to come to India soon,” he told ANI.

On the security concerns, the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India, Milinda Moragoda said that Colombo’s security is New Delhi’s too and vice versa and both nations should look after each other.

“India’s security is our security and our security is India’s. We have to look after our neighbourhood. We have a large number of ships coming in from India. Irrespective of what the threat is, we need to protect each other,” he added.

He also highlighted the importance of the Jaffna Cultural Centre opening and called it a ‘symbolic’ act by India.

“I am happy, it is one of the beautiful buildings and it stands out, the High Commissioner said.

The island country, which is under an economic crisis witnessed widespread protests in March last year that forced Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign as President and brought Ranil Wickremesinghe to power.

Milinda Moragoda has repeatedly emphasized that India could play a significant role in Sri Lanka’s economic revival through multifaceted economic integration between the two countries by enhancing investments, tourism, and trade. (ANI)

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Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai on Saturday said that Union Budget 2023-24 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will provide job opportunities to youths in the country with the resolution of ‘Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas’.

MoS Home Nityanand Rai addressed a press conference in Agra on Budget and said that this budget outlines the development of all sections of the society.
“The First general budget 2023-2024 of ‘Amrit Kaal’ is a public welfare budget. This is a budget to empower and enable the villages, poor, farmers, tribals, Dalits, backward, exploited, underprivileged, disabled, economically backward and middle-class people”, Rai Highlights the budget benefits.

MoS Home Rai further said about budget that this is the budget to provide social justice, equality, respect and equal opportunities to the citizens of the country by the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“The 75th general budget of the country is a budget with emphasis on increasing the “Ease of Living” and Narendra Modi’s government has taken a historic step by increasing the budgetary provision by 33 per cent in government investment in infrastructure by allocating Rs.10 lakh crore and this paves the way of all-round development of Country” he added

MoS Home Rai attacked the previous UPA government for neglecting the railway sector and claimed that 2 lakh and 40 thousand crore rupees had been allocated for railways, which is 9 times more than the budget of 2013-14 during the UPA government of Congress. He also spoke about tax Slab changes and termed that this will help the middle class.

BJP has planned a mega outreach on the budget from February 4 and 5 across the country to acquaint the people with what the budget has for them this year. At 50 locations, union ministers will be participating in the BJP outreach programme on budget and interacting with intellectuals, traders and the office bearers of their unions.

The BJP’s campaign called ‘Discussion on Budget’ has started from February 1 to 12 under the monitoring of a 9-member of the central committee, formed by party national president J P Nadda recently. (ANI)

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Actor Bipasha Basu on Friday, shared a new adorable snap with her baby Devi Basu Singh Grover.

Taking to Instagram, Bipasha shared a picture which she captioned, “The most beautiful role of my life… being Devi’s Ma Durga Durga Thank you @vivanbhathena_official aka Devi’s Vivi for capturing such beautiful moments of me @iamksgofficial and Devi.”
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In the picture, Bipasha could be seen holding her two-month-old daughter, Devi’s feet in her arms. She held her tiny feet to her cheeks and is seen enjoying the precious moment.

Soon after she dropped the picture, fans flooded the comment section with red hearts and fire emoticons.

Singer Shreya Ghoshal wrote, “So beautiful.”

‘Bigg Boss’ contestant Rajiv Adatia wrote, “Omg so cute.”

“Awaiting for many more picture’s,” a fan commented.

Bipasha and her husband Karan Singh Grover welcomed their first child six years after their marriage on November 12, 2022.

Taking to Instagram, Bipasha shared a post through which she announced the name of her daughter.

The picture read, “12.11.2022. Devi Basu Singh Grover. The physical manifestation of our love and blessings of Ma is here now and she is divine.”

The couple on August 16, last year, officially announced that they are expecting their first child together.

Bipasha and Karan first met on the set of Bhushan Patel’s film ‘Alone’ in the year 2015, which marked their first on-screen collaboration and they tied the knot after one year of dating in April 2016. (ANI)

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India will see a surge in cancer cases in the coming years which can go upto 20 lakhs per year by 2026, as estimate by AIIMS based on the data provided by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

Dr S V S Deo, Professor of Surgical Oncology at AIIMS Delhi, while speaking to ANI stated that India is witnessing a surge in the number of cancer patients.
He further stated, “13-14 lakh people are getting affected by the deadly disease each year and the figure could go in excess of 20 lakhs by the year 2026.”

The AIIMS doctor mentioned that the theme for this year’s World Cancer Day, being celebrated on February 4, is ‘closing the gap’. He explained that the theme has been chosen keeping in mind the lack of awareness about the myths surrounding cancer and the need to educate people regarding the disease.

Deo stated that people have the misconception about Cancer being incurable which is completely dubious. He explained that the disease can be cured if diagnosed on time and this is why an awareness campaign is being run to impart this information to the public.

Explaining the details of the campaign, he said, “different activities have been planned to raise awareness. Doctors will be interacting with people and rallies will be taken out to educate and disseminate information.”

Sharing tips on how to keep cancer at bay, he said that people need to realise the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle and keeping a clean healthy diet. He further explained that processed and packed food items should be avoided as it enhances the risk of cancer.

He further said that smoking and consumption of alcohol account for 30 per cent of total cancer cases.

Speaking on the rise in gallbladder-related illness, Deo said, “Cases of gallbladder cases in women has been on the rise especially in the north-eastern parts of the country and settlements beside rivers.”

The doctor said that North-East accounted for the most number of cancer cases related to stomach, gallbladder, neck, head, food pipe etc pertaining to their unhealthy lifestyle and consumption of unhygienic water and food.

Sushma Bhatnagar, the head of National Cancer Institute of India told ANI, “Cases of genetic cancer in children below the age of 16 has increased in the country.” She also stated that a major chunk of cancer cases are a result of air pollution, water pollution and an unhealthy lifestyle.

Highlighting the spike in air pollution, the doctor said, “It has caused an increase in the cases of cervical cancer. Delhi NCR witnessed 22000 cases of cancer last year of which 50 per cent of cases were treated at the National Cancer Institute, AIIMS.”

She stated that earlier the majority of cases were recorded in people above the age of 50, but now the younger generation has fallen prey to the deadly disease.

The doctor also informed that joint research with IITs is being carried on to develop technology that will help in the treatment of cancer and the negative after-effects of the disease. (ANI)

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Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Saturday said that for a court, every case is important and there are no big or small cases and also highlighted that the top court heard over three lakh cases during COVID-19 pandemic time.

Addressing a gathering to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the Supreme Court of India, the CJI said, “For the Court, there are no big or small cases -every matter is important. Because it is in the seemingly small and routine matters involving the grievances of citizens that issues of constitutional and jurisprudential importance emerge. In attending to such grievances, the Court performs a plain constitutional duty, obligation, and function.”
CJI Chandrachud made these remarks while addressing a gathering to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the Supreme Court of India.

Chief Justice of Singapore Supreme Court Sundaresh Menon also attended the program and delivered a lecture on “The Role of the Judiciary in a Changing World”.

Chandrachud also mentioned how the court adopted innovative techniques to reach out to people, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic and said, “Between March 23, 2020, and October 31, 2022, the top court alone heard 3.37 lakh cases through video conferencing.”

He also mentioned that the court is allowing hybrid mode now to attend proceedings from any corner.

“In the recent budget, the Government of India announced the provision of Rs 7000 crore for phase III of the e-Courts project,” CJI said.

He further said that this will help to enhance the accessibility of the judicial institutions and improve the efficiency of the justice delivery system in India.

“Such endeavours will ensure that the Court truly reaches out to every citizen of our country,” he said.

Quoting the first Chief Justice of India HJ Kania, CJI said that the Supreme Court would play an important role in building up the nation.

He also said that in the past few years, the Court has furthered the transformative vision of the Constitution by recognizing and protecting fundamental rights such as the right to privacy, decisional autonomy, and sexual and reproductive choices.

Chandrachud said that the court has emerged as a strong proponent of gender equality whether it be in its interpretation of the laws of inheritance or securing the entry of women in the armed forces.

CJI also highlighted the guidelines related to the death penalty and the various mitigating and aggravating circumstances that a judge should take into account before awarding the death sentence and psychiatric assessment of death row convicts-humanising influence on the law.

Thus, the Court has sought to use the language of the Constitution to humanize law and act as the protector and defender of fundamental rights and liberties, CJI said.

CJI also mentioned about the significant changes relating to the adoption of legislation such as the Competition Law and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

Recalling the foundation of the SC, he said that the Supreme Court came into being on 28 January 1950, two days after India adopted its Constitution and became an independent Sovereign Republic, and now it serves the world’s most populous democracy and is in true aspects a ‘people’s court’ because it is a collective heritage of the people of India. (ANI)

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