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Oct 26, 2021

PM Narendra Modi to Attend Virtually ASEAN-India Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend virtually the annual ASEAN-India summit that will review the status of strategic partnership between the two sides and take stock of progress made in areas of trade and investment, post-COVID-19 economic recovery and connectivity.
Modi attended the 16th East Asia Summit to be held virtually that discussed matters of regional and international interest and concern including maritime security and terrorism.
The 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is considered one of the most influential groupings in the region, and India and several other countries, including the US, China, Japan and Australia, are its dialogue partners.
The East Asia Summit is the premier forum in the Asia-Pacific region to deal with issues relating to security and defence. Since its inception in 2005, it has played a significant role in the strategic, geopolitical and economic evolution of East Asia.
Apart from the ASEAN member states, the East Asia Summit includes India, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Russia.

PM Launches Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission in Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission worth Rs. 64,000 crore in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, to address gaps and strengthen the critical health care network from village and block to the district and national level in the next four to five years.
Those whose governments remained in the country for a long time, instead of the all-around development of the country's healthcare system, kept it deprived of facilities. The PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission aims to tackle this deficiency.

Two UP Congress Leaders Join Trinamool

Two senior Congress leaders of Uttar Pradesh joined the Trinamool Congress in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Siliguri in north Bengal.
The two leaders, Rajeshpati Tripathi and Lalitpati Tripathi, would carry on the fight to oust the BJP from power in UP and the Centre under the leadership of Banerjee, the TMC supremo.
Rajeshpati Tripathi is an ex-MLC while Laliteshpati Tripathi is former UP Congress vice-president and an ex-MLA. Rajeshpati and Laliteshpati are the grandson and the great-grandson of former UP Chief Minister Kamalapati Tripathi, respectively.

Oct 25, 2021

Kerala Wins Award for City with most Sustainable Transport System

Kerala won the award for the 'city with the most sustainable transport system'.
The award was given in recognition of the projects implemented — like Kochi Metro, Water Metro and e-mobility — to enhance the transport facilities in the city of Kochi
The formation of the Kochi Open Mobility Network, which digitized and integrated various transport facilities, also helped to win the award.

Harish Chaudhary Replaces Harish Rawat as Punjab Congress in-charge

Rajasthan Revenue Minister Harish Chaudhary is the Congress in-charge of poll-bound Punjab replacing veteran Congress leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat. The development is not sudden as Harish Chaudhary's name was being speculated as a replacement for Harish Rawat for some time amid the Congress's trouble in Punjab.
Harish Rawat is being relieved from his current responsibility as AICC General Secretary in-charge of Punjab and Chandigarh.

Oct 24, 2021

Harish Chaudhary is New AICC in-charge for Punjab

The Congress appointed Harish Chaudhary as in-charge for party affairs in Punjab, relieving Harish Rawat, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.
Chaudhary, who was the AICC secretary for Punjab, has also been made the in-charge for Chandigarh.
Rawat had urged the party high-command to relieve him as general secretary in-charge for Punjab affairs in view of the upcoming assembly elections in Uttarakhand.

Centenary Celebrations of Bihar Legislative Assembly

President Ram Nath Kovind was Patna on his three-day visit during which he graced the centenary celebrations of the Bihar Legislative Assembly building.
The President attended the centenary celebrations of the Bihar Legislative Assembly building, which hosted the inaugural session of the joint Bihar and Orissa Provincial Council on February 7, 1921, and addressed the members of the Bihar Legislature. All the legislators, including former MLAs and members of Parliament were invited for the function.
Kovind was the Governor of Bihar before getting elevated to the country's top position in 2017.
The Bihar assembly building, which is an iconic structure designed by AN Millwood and was called the Council Chamber in the beginning, has been exquisitely decorated for the event.

Oct 22, 2021

Modi Inaugurates Kushinagar Airport

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh. The Kushinagar Airport is the third International Airport in the state and a direction in the making U.P. the only state in the country to have five international airports.
The Kushinagar International Airport is the third international airport apart from operational airports in Lucknow and Varanasi. While the Lucknow airport handles flights to international destinations like Middle Eastern countries including Oman, Kuwait, UAE among others; Varanasi Airport handles flights to Thailand, Nepal among others.
The inaugural flight at the Kushinagar International Airport operated from Colombo, Sri Lanka carrying 125 dignitaries and Buddhist Monks.

Oct 21, 2021

Samajwadi Party Forms Alliance with Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party

Samajwadi Party entered into an alliance with OP Rajbhar's Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022.
Earlier, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had said that unlike last time his party would not align with any major political force in the state, but would go with smaller parties.

Amarinder Singh to Launch His Own Party

Congress leader and former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said that he would soon announce his own political party and is hopeful of a seat arrangement with the BJP if the farmers' issue is resolved in their interest.
Singh resigned as chief minister of Punjab last month after a bitter feud with Navjot Singh Sidhu and infighting in the state Congress. The party replaced him with Charanjit Singh Channi.

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