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☆ Modi heads for two days of island meditation as Indian election nears end
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Kathleen Magramo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

India’s election is the world’s largest, a mammoth exercise in democracy that has taken place over six weeks. Modi will visit the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, a pilgrimage site off India’s southernmost tip, from May 30 to June 1, according to Indian state broadcaster DD News. The Vivekananda Rock Memorial was built in 1970 in honour of Swami Vivekananda, who is said to have attained enlightenment on the rock. Toward the end of the 2019 national elections, which he also won, Modi went to meditate in the revered Kedarnath shrine dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Shiva high in the Himalayas. Modi and the BJP have increasingly resorted to overtly Islamophobic language during his recent election speeches.

Persons: CNN —, Narendra Modi, –, Modi, Swami Vivekananda, “ I’m, God, doesn’t, ”, Vivekananda, Shiva Organizations: CNN, CNN — India’s, Vivekananda Rock, NDTV, India, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Maratha Locations: Kanyakumari, Varanasi, Maharashtra, Ayodhya

☆ India's jobless rate rises to 16-month high of 8.30% in Dec - CMIE
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Manoj Kumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI, Jan 1 (Reuters) - India's unemployment rate rose to 8.30% in December, the highest in 16 months, from 8.00% in the previous month, data from the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) showed on Sunday. The urban unemployment rate rose to 10.09% in December from 8.96% in the previous month, while the rural unemployment rate slipped to 7.44% from 7.55%, the data showed. "Most importantly, the employment rate has increased in December to 37.1%, which again is the highest since January 2022," he told Reuters. The unemployment rate had declined to 7.2% in the July-September quarter compared to 7.6% in the previous quarter, according to separate quarterly data compiled by state run National Statistical Office (NSO) and released in November. In December, the unemployment rate rose to 37.4% in the northern state of Haryana, followed by 28.5% in Rajasthan and 20.8% in Delhi, CMIE data showed.

☆ Rahul Gandhi's cross-India march reaches capital city Delhi
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Anushree FadnavisNEW DELHI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - A cross-country march led by Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi reached the capital New Delhi on Saturday, hoping to regain some of the popularity it lost to the ruling Hindu-nationalist party. Gandhi's mother, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, party leader Priyanka Gandhi and her husband Robert Vadra joined Saturday's march. The Nehru-Gandhi dynasty has controlled the Congress party for decades but has also overseen its recent decline. Rahul Gandhi resigned as Congress president after the last election. The "Unite India Rally" march began in September in the coastal town of Kanyakumari on the southern tip of India.

☆ India's main opposition stages rally to mark 1,000 km of its protest march
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Manoj Kumar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BALLARI,India, Oct 15 (Reuters) - India's main opposition Congress party held a huge public rally in the southern Indian state of Karnataka on Saturday, accusing the government of not doing enough to contain inflation and create promised jobs for young people. Tens of thousands of people came to the public meeting, organised to mark 1,000 km (620 miles) of the party's five-month-long protest march named Bharat Jodo Yatra or Unite India rally. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"The Prime Minister used to complain an LPG (cooking gas) cylinder cost 400 rupees. "I hope the Congress can still come back, at least in the state of Karnataka," he said, referring to elections next year. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Manoj Kumar; editing by Philippa FletcherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Un ciclist a străbătut India de la nord la sud în 8 zile şi o oră, doborând recordul mondial Guiness
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-03 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Tânărul, în vârstă de 23 de ani, originar din Kashmir, a plecat din această regiune la data de 22 martie şi a ajuns opt zile mai târziu, la 30 martie, în Kanyakumari, un oraş din extremitatea sudică a Indiei. "De când am început ciclismul profesionist, mi-am dorit să reuşesc acest record mondial. Pentru aceasta, tânărul a declarat că a pedalat aproape 20 de ore în fiecare zi. El a recunoscut că a avut momente în care a fost pe punctul de a renunţa. Teli a precizat că dovezile realizării sale au fost prezentate Guinness pentru omologarea oficială a recordului.

Persons: Agerpres ., El, Teli Organizations: Guinness, Indian Express, Agerpres Locations: Kashmir, Indiei, Kanyakumari

„De când am început ciclismul profesionist, mi-am dorit să reuşesc acest record mondial. Mi-a luat ceva timp, dar sunt atât de bucuros ca am reuşit”, a declarat Teli pentru The Indian Express. În termeni din ciclism, mi-am 'golit rezervorul' ca să-mi îndeplinesc visul”, a adăugat Adil Teli. El a recunoscut că a avut momente în care a fost pe punctul de a renunţa. Teli a precizat că dovezile realizării sale au fost prezentate Guinness pentru omologarea oficială a recordului.

Persons: Adil, Teli Organizations: Guinness, Indian Express Locations: Kashmir, Indiei, Kanyakumari

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