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PM Modi???s Big Viksit Bharat Push: 50 Fortune 500 Firms, Top-5 Global Bank, 100 GW Nuclear Power
5+ hour, 21+ min ago (848+ words) One of PM Modi’s biggest pitches was for Indian companies to significantly expand their global scale. Statesman News Service | New Delhi | August 15, 2026 10:46 am Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid out an ambitious economic and business roadmap for a developed…...
Schooling can put an end to child marriage
9+ hour, 24+ min ago (530+ words) The Statesman Child marriage is often seen as a matter of law and human rights and widely considered in the world economy not just as a human rights violation, but as a severe macroeconomic burden While that view is valid…...
Kolkata Port hoists 60-metre tricolour: One of city???s tallest national flags unveiled at historic Netaji Subhas Dock
8+ hour, 43+ min ago (273+ words) Kolkata Port hoists 60-metre tricolour: One of city’s tallest national flags unveiled at historic Netaji Subhas Dock The Statesman The Tricolour now has a new place of prominence on Kolkataâs historic waterfront The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Authority (SMPA)…...
Space links
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (237+ words) The Statesman The next battle in mobile telecommunications may not be fought over more cell towers It may be fought above them That possibility has acquired new urgency after SpaceX said at its first public earnings call that it intends…...
Police lathicharge mob after Bengal principal's alleged assault on Class 9 student
22+ hour, 34+ min ago (368+ words) The school administration summoned the parents of one student that evening to discuss the altercation. Statesman News Service | Kolkata | August 14, 2026 5:33 pm The Bengal police at Paschim Bardhaman district had to resort to lathi charge and detained 10 individuals after an intense…...
Class 12 student dies after eating patty at school canteen in Jaipur; protests break out
18+ hour, 6+ min ago (400+ words) Statesman News Service | Jaipur | August 14, 2026 10:01 pm The death of a Class 12 student of a private school under suspicious circumstances evoked massive protests, with parents and students holding demonstrations and raising slogans in front of the school here on Friday. According…...
Ayushman Divas to be celebrated on August 16, to replace TMC era's 'Khela Hobe' programme
20+ hour, 11+ min ago (640+ words) Statesman News Service | Kolkata | August 14, 2026 7:56 pm West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday announced that August 16 would be observed as ‘Ayushman Divas’ in the state. The event would be replacing the ‘Khela Hobe Divas’ celebrated by the former Trinamool…...
Ayushman Bharat in Bengal: How many hospitals, nursing homes will be covered
19+ hour, 21+ min ago (343+ words) The Suvendu Adhikari government has gone all out to celebrate the inauguration of the landmark Centre-backed health insurance scheme Ayushman Bharat in the state on August 16, which is expected to cover around 3.4 crore people from nearly 1.5 crore families. Meanwhile, Bengal…...
A hug has long been part of diplomacy and personal rapport, including when Fidel Castro embraced 'sister' Indira Gandhi
21+ hour, 55+ min ago (338+ words) Hugs or embraces have long been used by political leaders as expressions of personal rapport, cultural warmth and, at times, political solidarity and subtle messaging to others. Vibha Sharma | New Delhi | August 14, 2026 6:11 pm Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha…...
President approves 78 Gallantry Awards, 13 posthumous, ahead of Independence Day
19+ hour, 5+ min ago (581+ words) Statesman News Service | New Delhi | August 14, 2026 9:02 pm President Droupadi Murmu has approved 78 gallantry awards, including 13 posthumous honours, for personnel of the Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces on the eve of the 80th Independence Day, recognising acts of exceptional courage…...