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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that his meeting with US President Joe Biden was very useful. Discussions took place on economic and people-to-people relations between India and America.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the friendship between India and America will continue to play an important role in global well-being.

Bilateral talks took place between the two leaders shortly after President Biden reached Delhi on Friday, September 8, 2023.

After the meeting of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, a joint statement has been issued by the US, in which the following key things have been said -

- America reiterated its support for making India a permanent member of the United Nations.

- India and the US agree on the importance of the Quad to keep the Indo-Pacific region independent.

- Joe Biden congratulated India for Chandrayaan 3 and Aditya L1 mission. Joe Biden insisted on increasing cooperation in ISRO and NASA.

- Semiconductor supply chain was also discussed between America and India. America will invest a total of 700 million dollars in India in this sector.

- President Biden and Prime Minister Modi agreed to continue the strategic partnership between India and America.

According to Indian news agency PTI, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan were also present in the meeting from the US side.

The Indian delegation included External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

During the G-20 summit, Modi will hold 15 bilateral talks with top world leaders in the next two days.

US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who came to India to participate in the G20 meeting, held talks at the Prime Minister's Office.

After this conversation, the Prime Minister of India's Office has released pictures.

The summit of G20 countries is starting in Delhi from Saturday, 9 September 2023, in which all the heads of state of the world are reaching India to participate.

India's Prime Minister's Office tweeted about the meeting, writing, "PM Modi and President Biden are holding talks on the Lok Kalyan Marg. They are having talks on a range of issues and these talks will further strengthen the relationship between India and the US."

US President Joe Biden has reached Delhi on Friday, September 8, 2023 evening to attend the G20 meeting.

He was received at the airport by Union Minister of India VK Singh.

US President Joe Biden went directly to the hotel from the airport and then attended bilateral talks with PM Modi.

In India, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has questioned the role of Vinod Adani, brother of Gautam Adani, after the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), an organization backed by US billionaire George Soros, accused the Adani group.

Rahul Gandhi at a press conference in Mumbai on Thursday, 31 August 2023 targets the Adani Group over the OCCRP report.

Rahul Gandhi has surrounded the Modi government on the claim made in this report that two foreigners are associated with Gautam Adani's brother Vinod Adani, in such a situation serious questions arise whether this money is Adani's or someone else's?

He said that how are these foreigners being allowed to work in India's infrastructure?

Rahul Gandhi has reiterated Congress's old demand that a detailed investigation into the Adani case should be conducted by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). Terming the demand for investigation by JPC as a matter of national importance, he has claimed that there is no difference of opinion in the alliance of opposition parties 'India' on this issue.

Questioning the intention of the Central Government to conduct a clean inquiry into the allegations against the Adani Group, Rahul Gandhi said that the official of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), who gave a clean chit to Gautam Adani, are now working for Adani Group-run news organisation NDTV have been made directors.

To this he said that this meant that there was no inquiry and the Prime Minister did not want any inquiry into the matter. He has claimed that India's credibility is now at stake.

According to him, "There is no level playing field in India anymore. All the contracts and projects were given to one person. Only one person is buying all the property of the country."

Rahul Gandhi said, "Why is the Prime Minister protecting only one person like this? Why is a person who is very close to Modi ji being allowed to invest billions of dollars to increase his share price? This person is then taking over the airports and ports etc. in the country with this money. Why is this matter not being investigated? It should be probed by the JPC.''

He said, "Why is the Prime Minister silent? Why is he not ordering an inquiry into the matter? He will have to prove himself clean in this matter. The G-20 meeting is being held in India. It is a question of India's image. That's why we are raising this issue.''

The Indian Parliament is discussing the no-confidence motion presented by the opposition against the Modi government.

On the second day of this discussion, on Wednesday, August 9, 2023, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is speaking in the Lok Sabha.

This is the first time after the restoration of Parliament membership, Rahul Gandhi is speaking inside the Parliament.

Rahul Gandhi said, "When I had taken Adani ji's name in Parliament earlier, the senior leaders of your party had suffered. There is no need to panic today. I am not going to speak on Adani ji today. Rumi had said that the words that come from the heart go to the heart. I will not speak from my mind, I will speak from my heart.

Rahul Gandhi said that we have to eradicate arrogance and hatred. Few days ago I went to Manipur, our PM has not gone till date because Manipur is not Hindustan for him.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi shares memories of Bharat Jodo Yatra in Lok Sabha during the no-confidence motion in Parliament on Wednesday, 9 August 2023.

What else did Rahul Gandhi say?

Today I will definitely shoot one or two shells, but will not say much.

Last year for 130 days I went from one corner of India to another. Not alone, went with many people.

Walked from the sea shore to the snowy hill of Kashmir. The journey is not over yet. We will definitely come to Ladakh too.

Many people asked me during the yatra that Rahul why are you walking, what is your aim. Why are you going from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.

When he used to ask me, initially the answer did not come out of my mouth. Perhaps I didn't even know why I started the journey. I was thinking then that I want to understand India, want to meet people. I want to understand deeply.

I want to understand the thing for which I am ready to go to Modi ji's jails, ready to die, for which I have been abused everyday for 10 years. I wanted to understand the one who held my heart so tightly.

I run 10 kms everyday. So I thought what is the big deal in walking 25 kms. Today I see that at that time there was arrogance in my heart. But India destroys the ego completely. Deletes in a second.

Knee pain started in two to three days. The wolf that had turned out to be an ant. All the ego is gone. But everyday I used to get one or the other power.

The pain in the eyes of the farmer during the journey was in my eyes.

In Parliament, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government on Wednesday, 9 August 2023.

Rahul Gandhi said that the government in Manipur is killing India, killing Mother India.

Rahul Gandhi said that the government listens to only two people, Amit Shah and Adani. Ravana was not killed by Rama, it was Ravana's arrogance.

After Rahul Gandhi's speech, BJP leader and Union Minister of India Smriti Irani came to reply to Rahul Gandhi.

Smriti Irani said, “Manipur is an integral part of India, always was, is and will remain part of India. Today the country is seeing that when there was talk of killing Mother India, the Congress was clapping.''

Smriti Irani said, "Till date in the history of India, those who talk about the murder of Bharat Mata do not thump the table while sitting."

In the Lok Sabha, Smriti Irani also raised the issue of Kashmiri Pandits.

Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate tweeted targeting Smriti Irani's speech.

Supriya Shrinate wrote, “Smriti Irani stop your gimmick, shame on you, for 78 days till that horrific video came out – not a word came out of my mouth. This fake outrage and hypocrisy of yours is a new standard of shamelessness. Nobody has time for this drama.''

Two people, including the main accused, have been arrested after a video of two women from the Kuki-Zomi community in the Indian state of Manipur being paraded naked in Meitei-dominated Thoubal district went viral.

This incident took place on May 4, 2023, in which two women of the Kuki community were paraded naked. One of these women was also allegedly gang-raped.

The FIR for the incident which took place on May 4, 2023 was registered on May 18, 2023. The video of the incident surfaced through social media on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, following which the first arrest in the case took place on Thursday, July 20, 2023.

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh called the incident a crime against humanity and demanded capital punishment for the culprits.

Following heavy ruckus on Thursday, July 20, 2023, the first day of the Monsoon Session, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till 11 a.m. on Friday, July 21, 2023.

Opposition parties have given notice under rule 193 in the Lok Sabha and under rule 176 and 267 in the Rajya Sabha for debate on Manipur, demanding a debate on the issue in principle.

Meanwhile, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, taking suo motu cognizance of the matter, has sent a notice to the Central Government.

Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey said that she has directed the DGP to nab and punish the culprits and also to take action against the policemen who were posted at the concerned police station.

An FIR was registered in Kangpokpi district on 18 May 2023 regarding this incident. After this the case was sent to the concerned police station Thoubal.

According to the FIR, when the village of Kuki in the Meitei-dominated area was burnt down, these women along with their families fled to save their lives and were rescued by the police, but when the police were taking them away, a mob pulled them from the police cordon. took.

According to the FIR, a woman's father and brother were murdered in front of her and then the woman was gang-raped in public.

Women's Commission instructed Twitter to remove the video

The National Commission for Women of India has taken cognizance of the matter and has instructed Twitter to remove its videos from its platform.

The National Commission for Women has formally given instructions to Twitter's Public Policy Department in this regard.

The Women's Commission says that the identity of the victim is being revealed in this video and it is a punishable offence.

After the video went viral, there is an atmosphere of anger across the country regarding the situation in Manipur.

The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, in a conversation with the media outside Parliament on Thursday, July 20, 2023, before the commencement of the Monsoon Session, expressed grief over the Manipur incident and said, "How many are the sinners, who is in their place, But the whole country is being insulted. 140 crore countrymen are feeling ashamed. The culprits will not be spared.''

Opposition parties have surrounded the Modi government regarding Manipur violence and raised questions as to why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not going to Manipur.

Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said, "Manipur is burning, women are being raped, paraded naked and the PM is sitting silently and making statements outside."

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, MP Jaya Bachchan, Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Union Minister Smriti Irani, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray, Samajvadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, Maharashtra Congress President Nana Patole, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Chhattisgarh Deputy CM TS Singhdeo, Congress Spokesperson Supriya Shrinate, RJD leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav have condemned the incident and The government has been accused of not taking any concrete steps.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, granted regular bail to Teesta Setalvad in the case of forging documents and influencing witnesses after the Godhra riots in the Indian state of Gujarat.

The apex court said that since Teesta has been charge sheeted and her custodial interrogation has been completed, she should be granted bail.

The court said that she will not influence any witness while on bail and if she does so, the prosecution can directly approach us to cancel the bail.

The Supreme Court in its order dated Wednesday, July 19, 2023, also set aside the Gujarat High Court order which had rejected his regular bail and asked him to surrender immediately.

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice BR Gavai has passed this order.

Who is Teesta Setalvad?

Human rights activist Teesta Setalvad is one of the most prominent figures in taking the accused of the 2002 riots to court in Gujarat.

Teesta Setalvad and her organization 'Citizens for Justice and Peace' have fought 68 cases to get 'justice' for the Gujarat riot victims and punished more than 170 people in which more than 1000 people were killed.

Teesta was born in 1962 in a senior lawyer family in Mumbai. His grandfather MC Setalvad was the first Attorney-General of India. He remained on this post from 1950 to 1963.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressed the media on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, after returning to Patna without attending the press conference held after the meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka.

BJP was told that Nitish Kumar had returned to Patna after being angry with the meeting of the opposition, on this question he said, "Why should we be angry? And what does BJP have to do with this meeting? People talk in different ways, there is nothing special in this. We had told in the meeting that we should let the people leave."

He said that all kinds of talks happened in the meeting, everyone gave their suggestions and only then the announcement was made.

Nitish Kumar also said that when the right time comes, other parties will also join the opposition unity.

On the NDA meeting in Delhi on July 18, 2023, Nitish Kumar said, "In the time of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, there used to be a meeting of the NDA, all the parties were called, but after that he did not call any meeting of the NDA."

He said, "When we went with them in the last five years, where was any NDA meeting held? When we held a meeting, they felt that a meeting should be held."

Taking a dig at the NDA, Nitish Kumar says, "So many people have been named, who knows which party they are? In the meeting held here, everyone is a known face. When we removed them, we also included them.

"That's why we had deliberately said that either merge or go out because if he had remained, he would have spread all the news of the meeting on 23rd. We had made that man the Chief Minister in our place."

He was referring to HAM leader and former Chief Minister of Bihar Jitan Ram Manjhi.

After the 26-party opposition meeting in Bengaluru, the name of the opposition unity was announced as 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance' i.e. 'India'.

It is being considered as a concrete step of 'opposition unity' against the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance ie NDA.

What did JDU President Lalan Singh say on the question of Nitish's displeasure with the opposition alliance?

JDU National President Lalan Singh has reacted to the question of Nitish Kumar's displeasure at the meeting of opposition unity held in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka.

After the meeting was over, Nitish Kumar did not even appear in the joint press conference, after which BJP leaders started raising questions.

Talking to the journalists, Lalan Singh said that it is just a rumor and Godi media of the country is also supporting such rumours.

He said, "There has been a lot of propaganda in the last several days. Sometimes it was said that Janata Dal and RJD will merge. This propaganda was started by the Godi media. Then it was told that there is a tussle between Janata Dal and RJD. Now it is running that Nitish Kumar is angry.

“Nitish Kumar ji is the facilitator of opposition unity and the facilitator never gets angry. The name has been decided with the consent of all India.”

Earlier, BJP leader Sushil Modi had said, "Nitish Kumar is angry for not being made the coordinator of the opposition alliance." This was the reason why he left the press conference and returned to Patna.

Congress leader in India Supriya Shrinate has retaliated on the statement of BJP leader and Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi.

On the morning of Tuesday, July 18, 2023, Narendra Modi called the opposition gathering in Bengaluru a convention of corrupt people.

Supriya Shrinate tweeted, "PM Modi's language and statements are proof of his fear. After being in power for 9 years, Modi ji doesn't have the guts to ask for votes for his work."

"Even today, they are spewing venom against the opposition and making unwarranted allegations. How dare the Prime Minister, under whose nose the country's biggest Adani scam has happened, open his mouth on corruption?"

“The Prime Minister who, after drinking water, curses some leaders of the opposition on corruption and then breaks the party and includes them in his government after a few hours, is a living proof of double standards.”

"Your vendetta-motivated cases are also as fake and baseless as your words, and Modi ji will definitely tell you one thing, thumping his chest, he used to shout 'Ek Akela Ek Akela', so now why is there a need for 38 others?"

What did Modi say?

At the inauguration of the new terminal of Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair, PM Modi said, "Some people responsible for India's plight have opened their shops and sat down."

PM Modi said, "It is very fitting for the political parties to be 26 for 2024 that these people are singing something, condition is something, label is something and the goods are something... Two things are guaranteed at their shop. They sell the poison of casteism at their shop and do other unlimited corruption. These days these people are busy in Bengaluru."

He said, "When these people come in a frame in front of the camera, the first thought that comes to the mind of the people of the country is corruption worth lakhs of crores of rupees. That's why the people of the country are saying that this is a hardcore corruption conference."

Modi said, "Another special feature of this meeting is that if someone is out on bail in a multi-crore scam, he is looked upon with great respect. If the entire family is out on bail, it is more for him."

Tuesday, 18 July 2023 is the second day of the opposition meeting in Bengaluru. 26 political parties participated in this meeting.

On the other hand, a meeting of NDA alliance is also being held in Delhi, in which 38 political parties are involved.

The meeting of opposition parties continued for the second day on Tuesday, 18 July 2023 in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka.

During this, the leaders of the opposition parties gave their reactions.

Akhilesh Yadav, former CM of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and head of the Samajwadi Party, said that it is necessary to save the country and the people.

Akhilesh said, "Two-thirds of the people of the country are against the BJP, so this time all are united to wipe out the BJP."

Tejashwi Yadav, Deputy CM of the Indian state of Bihar, said, "We have come together to save the country's democracy, constitution, brotherhood, diversity."

He said, "Constitutional institutions are being misused. The country's property is being sold. Important issues are not being talked about, poison is being talked about."

The opposition meeting was also attended by Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti from Jammu and Kashmir.

Mehbooba Mufti, former CM of Jammu and Kashmir, said, “What is the condition of the country at this time, which is playing with the constitution. The strength and diversity of Gandhi's country is being mixed with the soil. The idea of India has to be saved.''

Lalu Yadav said, Narendra Modi has to bid farewell

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 is the second day of the meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru.

Prominent leaders of opposition parties continue to reach Bengaluru on this occasion. During this, Lalu Prasad Yadav also reached Bangalore.

When Lalu Prasad Yadav was going for the meeting, the journalists asked him about his reaction.

Lalu Prasad Yadav said, "Now Narendra Modi has to bid farewell."

What did Sharad Pawar say after the opposition meeting in Bengaluru?

Opposition parties are meeting in Bengaluru.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar has also reached this meeting. This is the first time after Ajit Pawar's meeting with the Eknath Shinde-BJP government in Maharashtra, that Sharad Pawar is attending such a big meeting of opposition parties.

During the meeting, Sharad Pawar's official Twitter handle has been tweeted.

Sharad Pawar said, “Today I attended the meeting of opposition parties in Bengaluru. Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, Mamta Banerjee, Lalu Yadav, Nitish Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal, Sitaram Yechury, Akhilesh Yadav attended this meeting. On this occasion, all the present leaders have decided that they will fight together and win together.''

Congress President in India Mallikarjun Kharge said that the opposition alliance will be called 'India' and all the parties involved in the meeting have agreed on this.

The alliance of opposition parties has been named 'Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (India)'. The next meeting of the opposition will be held in Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra.

Mallikarjun Kharge said that a secretariat will be formed for campaign management and other committees will be formed in Delhi on other specific issues.

JDU, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Bihar, Nitish Kumar's party also mentioned 'India' in a tweet - I-Indian, N-National, D-Developmental, I-Inclusive, A-Alliance.

Who will be the face of the alliance?

During the press conference, when the question was asked that who would be the face of 'India'?

Responding to this, Kharge said, "Look, the question you asked is who will lead it and who will take it forward. That is why I said that we are forming a coordination committee of 11 people. It will be decided in the meeting of those 11 people who will be the convenors. It's a small issue, we'll sort it out.''

What did Rahul Gandhi say?

Addressing the press conference after the meeting, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said, "This is our second meeting. A lot of productive work has been done today. The fight is against BJP's ideology and their thinking."

"They are invading the country. Unemployment is spreading. All the wealth of the country is going into the hands of the selected people and so when we were talking we asked ourselves the question, between whom is the fight Is?"

"This fight is not between the opposition and the BJP. The voice of the country is being suppressed and crushed. It is a fight for the voice of the country and hence the name was chosen, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. It means India."

"This fight is between NDA and India. It is between Narendra Modi ji and India. It is between his ideology and India. You know who wins whenever someone stands in front of India. This Needless to say.''

"Now we will prepare an action plan, where together we will talk about our ideology in the country and what we are going to do for the country."

What did Arvind Kejriwal say?

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, "9 years ago today the people of this country had given a huge majority to Narendra Modi ji. In these years he had the opportunity to do a lot for the country, but in these 9 years he did a Even in the sector, we have not done such a thing in which we can say that there has been progress.''

"Leaved no stone unturned to destroy every sector. It is best if you travel by taking a second class railway ticket, then you will come to know that four to five years ago, the railways used to run fine, but today it has ruined.''

"They ruined the economy, ruined the railways, sold all the airports, sold the ships, sold the sky, the earth, the underworld to their people."

"Today every man in the country is sad. Youth, farmers, laborers, businessmen, housewives are all sad. Today 26 parties have not gathered for themselves. We have to save ourselves from the way hatred is being spread in the country and on the other side a We have come together with the dream of New India.''

What did Uddhav Thackeray say?

Shiv Sena (Uddhav) leader Uddhav Thackeray said that the second meeting was successful and this fight is not for our family but the country is our family.

What did Mamta Banerjee say?

Mamta Banerjee said that India has to be saved, the country has to be saved. BJP is negotiating to sell the country and negotiating to buy democracy.