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00:00:00From semiconductors to drones, from chips
00:00:03to ships, youth are building the new India,
00:00:07Param Pragya Supercomputing facility was also dedicated
00:00:10to the nation.
00:00:18Student protest continued for the 15th day over alleged
00:00:21irregularities in Jharkhand recruitment exams. Talks with Hemant
00:00:26move forward on the Soren government remained fruitless. Warning of gherao of Assembly on August 10.
00:00:39Shiromani Akali Dal supported the Women's Reservation Bill
00:00:42and the Center's proposal on delimitation. Parliamentary
00:00:46Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju welcomed the stance and called
00:00:49unity for empowering women the need
00:00:52of the hour.
00:01:01BJP aggressive on Punjab's Mann government, alleging
00:01:05misuse of government machinery. Paper leak, extortion, atrocities
00:01:08cited as major reasons for anarchy. Said that
00:01:12the fourth pillar is also
00:01:15matter, and we know that going is being manufactured in the country. affected by undeclared censorship.
00:01:22No charges on UPI usage.
00:01:26No charges on UPI for small shopkeepers either. P2 P.
00:02:09And now let's look at the news in detail. IIT Delhi's
00:02:12convocation ceremony was held and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
00:02:16told the youth that in a changing world,
00:02:19during in this convocation only those who have the courage to learn and face new challenges
00:02:23will move forward. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also gave the mantra of
00:02:26taking decisions in the national interest to the students and
00:02:30to News Night, called for building a self-reliant India in research and technology.
00:02:34and very strong message From chips to ships, from space to
00:02:37artificial intelligence, the Prime Minister presented a new horizon
00:02:40of opportunities before the youth. Watch the special report
00:02:44by our correspondent Nishant Saurabh. You must be
00:02:48thinking that
00:02:50so that Sant Ravidas's it was just yesterday
00:02:53that the orientation
00:02:56A ceremony was organized happened and now the time for convocation has also come. With every hostel,
00:03:11for state trees of various
00:03:33and if you go on vintage, remember me too.
00:03:37It was the occasion of IIT Delhi's
00:03:4057th convocation ceremony. Coincidentally,
00:03:44all the selected students who received medals from the Prime
00:03:48Minister were boys. Seeing the absence
00:03:51of girls in the top, the Prime want, they can come Minister encouraged the girl students in his own
00:03:54style. Many students
00:03:57have received medals for
00:04:01their achievements. I
00:04:04congratulate all of you for this.
00:04:07But
00:04:09it would have been better if there were one or two daughters.
00:04:11Sorry,
00:04:15why one or two, there should have been more.
00:04:19The Prime Minister urged more than 300 graduates
00:04:23and 500 scholars from different categories
00:04:27to face challenges, make decisions in the national
00:04:30interest, and adopt technology with changing
00:04:34times. When a challenge
00:04:37seems very big,
00:04:41don't be afraid
00:04:44of it. Divide it into small
00:04:47parts. You yourself
00:04:50have seen how a problem
00:04:53in the lab used to drag
00:04:56on. Hours or days would pass in finding
00:05:00a solution through simulation.
00:05:04But
00:05:06then you
00:05:10Akali Dal demands a fair solved the problem and also brought something new.
00:05:14In the same way,
00:05:17difficulties will
00:05:20come
00:05:23in life. But
00:05:26difficulties have a nature, they don't come alone.
00:05:30When difficulties come,
00:05:34they also bring opportunities
00:05:36with them. The Prime Minister established an AI-powered
00:05:40supercomputer at IIT Delhi's
00:06:12Sonipat campus. The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction over
00:06:16India's growing startup space. He said that the level
00:06:19of self-reliance in India is now such that everything
00:06:23from chips to ships
00:06:27Bureau Report with Nishant Saurabh,
00:06:29DD News.
00:06:33When meritorious students were honored by Prime Minister
00:06:37Narendra Modi at the 57th convocation ceremony of IIT
00:06:41Delhi, it was an unforgettable
00:07:12in his speech. It was very good
00:07:16to see that government is very much inclined towards
00:07:19the research and they are facilitating
00:07:22a good research facility in many prime institutes
00:07:26like IIT and across the country during his speech
00:07:31which motivates me in a lot in a various way. He's
00:07:35talked about that how the government is helping and
00:07:38providing some research funds and also the research
00:07:41opportunities for the new generation
00:08:00such in our country so that to boost our technology and research
00:08:03sector.
00:08:05In Jharkhand, the anger of students over the exam system
00:08:09has now gone beyond protests and become a major challenge for the government.
00:08:13Students are demanding the cancellation of suspicious
00:08:16exams, investigation of irregularities and strict action against those responsible.
00:08:20But the government is opting for talks and suggestions instead of decisions.
00:08:24The agitating students are now preparing to gherao the Assembly
00:08:27on August 10. Watch our special report
00:08:31on the ongoing student movement
00:08:34in Jharkhand. The anger of students
00:08:37in Jharkhand is no longer limited to protests.
00:08:41This anger has become an open challenge against the system
00:08:45that has made exams not a measure of hard work
00:08:49but a den of conspiracy. Hundreds of candidates sitting
00:08:53at Ranchi's Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium are still protesting
00:08:56on the 15th day and the indefinite satyagraha
00:09:00continues. Despite empty stomachs, falling weight
00:09:03and tired bodies, their resolve is firm
00:09:06and facing them is the Soren government which is pretending
00:09:10to talk by sending a delegation of ministers, but is constantly
00:09:13avoiding taking a decision.
00:09:16This is the claim of the students sitting on dharna. We had
00:09:20said that if the government had agreed to the
00:09:24demands of the other students who went, there would have been
00:09:27no need to go.
00:09:30It is not very important
00:09:34whether two, five or ten people go.
00:09:38Both have the same
00:09:41demand, the demand should
00:09:45be fulfilled. Student leader Devendra Nath Mahto's
00:09:48accusation is clear. The government is deliberately
00:09:52procrastinating and it is now compelling
00:09:56to believe this accusation because students have been met
00:09:59twice in two days, but instead of taking a decisive
00:10:02decision, the government is waiting to talk
00:10:06to other student groups and concerned stakeholders.
00:10:09This delegation will continue to meet
00:10:12various student groups and stakeholders.
00:10:15Today, we met a student group.
00:10:19Now there are people from NSCI, people from JCM,
00:10:23people from ACS. We will meet all of them.
00:10:26Besides, we are launching an email ID.
00:10:30The students observing satyagraha have three main
00:10:33demands: cancel the 14th JPSC preliminary
00:10:36examination and suspicious examinations
00:10:40like JSSSC CGL immediately and conduct them again.
00:10:44There should be a CBI investigation into the irregularities in the examination
00:10:47and the third demand is strict action against
00:10:50the TDPL company that conducted the examination. But the Soren
00:10:54government is only issuing an email ID
00:10:57instead of taking a
00:10:59decision. JPSSS.Feedback@gmail.com
00:11:01The government is asking for suggestions from students.
00:11:05In such a situation, the question arises whether
00:11:09the Jharkhand government has found a new way to avoid its responsibility.
00:11:12This attitude of the Soren government is further fueling
00:11:16the anger of the students and now these
00:11:19satyagrahis are preparing to gherao the Assembly
00:11:22on August 10. The residence of the honorable
00:11:25Chief Minister is just 3 kilometers away from here, but
00:11:29the honorable Chief Minister is not able to come
00:11:32to see the children from 3 kilometers and the delegation formed
00:11:36by the government is more engaged in dividing students
00:11:39than listening to their problems because students have been struggling
00:11:43continuously for 15 days and now they have come
00:11:47to a decisive battle. On the 10th
00:11:50of August, the JPSC, JSSC Reform
00:11:54Manch
00:12:55states that transparency in the examination system
00:12:58is not a gift, but their right.
00:13:01When the government itself refuses to protect this right,
00:13:05the satyagraha of students is not just a protest,
00:13:09it becomes a moral rebellion against the system.
00:13:12In such a situation, the Soren government will have
00:13:16to take concrete steps in time.
00:13:19Their indefinite strike has been going on continuously
00:13:23for the last 15 days, but the government has tried to break the deadlock
00:13:27and now they hope that some solution will be found soon,
00:13:31and if not, they are firm on their plan to march to the Assembly
00:13:35on the 10th and will continue the movement in the same way,
00:13:38in which some more students will also join this indefinite
00:13:41hunger strike. With my colleague Vikas,
00:13:45I am Diwakar Kumar, Doordarshan News, Ranchi.
00:13:48A public interest litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court
00:13:52regarding alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service
00:13:55Commission's Combined Civil Services Examination 2025.
00:13:59The petition filed by social activist Hari Sharan Devgan
00:14:02seeks an independent investigation into the irregularities
00:14:06in the examination process. The petition requests the Supreme
00:14:09Court to get the matter investigated by the CBI.
00:14:12The petition also demands the formation of an independent
00:14:16committee headed by a retired Supreme Court judge or a retired
00:14:20Chief Justice of a High Court outside Jharkhand.
00:14:23The committee is requested
00:14:25to include experts from forensic science, information technology,
00:14:29cyber security, OMR evaluation and public administration.
00:14:33The petitioner has also demanded the cancellation of the preliminary
00:14:36examination held on April 19. Along with this, he has also
00:14:39requested to secure the original OMR sheets, carbon copies,
00:14:42question papers, answer keys, biometric records, CCTV footage
00:14:46and other documents
00:14:47so that evidence cannot be tampered with.
00:14:52Shiromani Akali Dal has issued a statement on the matter
00:14:56related to the Women's Reservation Bill. Shiromani Akali Dal has said
00:15:00that it supports the Women's Reservation Bill
00:15:03because the tradition of Gurus and the working style
00:15:06of Shiromani Akali Dal till now has always
00:15:10given priority to the welfare of women. They have supported
00:15:13the dignity, equality and equal rights of women.
00:15:17Sukhbir Singh Badal said that the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak
00:15:21Committee has already set an example by providing reservation for women
00:15:25in its assemblies. Sukhbir Badal said that after detailed
00:15:29discussions on various issues pending in Parliament, Shiromani
00:15:35and just delimitation that ensures equal representation
00:15:38for all states. He said that Shiromani Akali Dal
00:15:42supports the proposal presented by the Government of India
00:15:46in Parliament, which talks about a uniform 50% increase
00:15:50in the seats of all states. Sukhbir Singh Badal said
00:15:53that the party insists that the work of reservation
00:15:56and delimitation for women should be done immediately.
00:16:00Meanwhile, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has
00:16:03welcomed the stance of Shiromani Akali Dal on women's
00:16:08reservation and fair delimitation. The Union Minister wrote on
00:16:11social media platform X, "I wholeheartedly welcome
00:16:15this very important decision taken by Shiromani Akali Dal
00:16:19following the example of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
00:16:22We must come together to empower women and ensure a fair and
00:16:26equal delimitation so that they can get
00:16:28equal representation."
00:16:33US Vice President J.D. Vance spoke to Prime Minister
00:16:37Narendra Modi over the phone and both leaders discussed
00:16:40further strengthening the India-US global strategic
00:16:44partnership. US President, sorry, US Vice President
00:16:47J.D. Vance spoke to Prime Minister
00:16:51Narendra Modi over the
00:16:53phone. Very important news.
00:16:57US Vice President J.D. Vance spoke to Prime Minister
00:17:00Narendra Modi over the phone and this conversation between
00:17:04the two leaders was to further strengthen the India-US global
00:17:39strategic partnership. Look, the most important
00:17:42thing is that in today's situation, when the talks between Iran
00:17:46and America start and break, start and break,
00:17:50and in such a situation, when the Strait of Hormuz
00:17:52is closed, the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb
00:17:56is also practically closed, and in such
00:17:59a situation, the call of US Vice President
00:18:03J.D. Vance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi is definitely
00:18:06a very important development.
00:18:09Look, America's effort has been
00:18:13to keep the Strait of Hormuz completely open and
00:18:17not have any problem in Bab el-Mandeb, but this has
00:18:20not happened because there has been no agreement between Iran
00:18:24and America yet. In such a situation, India,
00:18:28the world's largest democracy, the largest country in terms
00:18:31of population and our energy needs are also very
00:18:35large, and in such a situation, the talks between America and
00:18:38India, US Vice President J.D. Vance calling Prime Minister
00:18:41Narendra Modi and informing him about the whole situation
00:18:45is definitely a discussion between the two countries
00:18:49and their leaders about the situation in West Asia and how the talks
00:18:53between America and Iran have been going on continuously
00:18:57and then broken. So in such a situation, I think J.D.
00:19:01Vance wanted to give India complete information about this
00:19:04so that the clarity of communication remains
00:19:08because India has continuously insisted that such issues
00:19:12should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy and
00:19:15any conflict should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy
00:19:19and India has consistently taken this stance
00:19:23on dialogue and diplomacy. India has continuously
00:19:26advised to avoid conflict and that is why both countries
00:19:30have a comprehensive global strategic partnership.
00:19:34So discussions on this important
00:19:36issue. Besides that, look, there have
00:19:40been many talks about the free trade agreement between India
00:19:43and America. The estimation
00:19:46of this has also been discussed
00:19:49and besides that, look, formally also
00:19:53Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him on the birth
00:19:57of his son in July last
00:20:00year. So it is definitely a message that
00:20:03there is a good relationship between the two countries.
00:20:50Akhilesh ji, if you see, India has always had a strategic
00:20:54partnership in defense, security, and global affairs,
00:20:57and it is between India and America. The biggest thing
00:21:01is that in the geopolitical situation, India always talks
00:21:04about independent navigation. Before this,
00:21:08if you see, the
00:21:12water vessel with the Indian flag, Noor Aulia,
00:21:15was attacked before this. Even before that, Prime Minister
00:21:19Narendra Modi had informed about the concerns of many of
00:21:23our seafarers. India has always
00:21:25advocated for free, fair, and uninterrupted
00:21:29navigation. In terms of supply
00:21:33chain, in terms
00:21:35of the safety of seafarers, and in terms of geopolitical
00:21:39situations, these issues were also discussed.
00:21:42Definitely, look, among the largest
00:21:45number of seafarers in the world on ships
00:21:49of various countries, there are a large
00:21:52number of Indians, and they are not only on Indian
00:21:56ships but also on other ships of many countries,
00:22:00because the skills of Indians are very high in this
00:22:05into the merchant navy is also an adventure for Indians,
00:22:09it is also a means of livelihood and a source of good income.
00:22:13So in this matter, Indians are attracted, but their
00:22:16contribution is very creative, their creative contribution
00:22:20to this whole ship, whether it
00:22:24is an oil ship or a supply ship,
00:22:27has been very positive, and in such a situation,
00:22:31when such people are harmed due to an attack, it is
00:22:35definitely a very sad situation for India,
00:22:38and India has continuously raised this
00:22:41issue politically, and I think Prime Minister
00:22:45Narendra Modi has also emphasized that
00:22:49what is
00:23:20to further strengthen India-US strategic relations has been discussed,
00:23:23let's move to the next news. With the buzz of assembly elections,
00:23:27the political atmosphere of Punjab is heating up. The BJP
00:23:31is accusing the Bhagwant Mann government, which is surrounded
00:23:34by one allegation after another, of administrative failure. The BJP
00:23:38has alleged that the Punjab government, led by Chief Minister
00:23:42Bhagwant Mann, is continuously misusing the government machinery.
00:23:45The BJP alleges that due to extortion, paper leaks,
00:23:48recovery, and corruption in the state, there is an atmosphere
00:23:52of fear. They say that a Mann tax is in force in Punjab,
00:23:55which is emptying
00:23:57the Punjab treasury and filling
00:24:01your treasury. Instead of providing
00:24:04security, it is being used for the oppression of the public.
00:24:08In all the movements that are going on,
00:24:11whether it is the movement of sanitation workers,
00:24:14or the movement of recruitment scams, or the movement of farmers,
00:24:18in every movement, the police,
00:24:22instead of listening to the protesters
00:24:25and understanding them,
00:24:28are crushing the movement
00:24:32and the protesters who are working peacefully.
00:24:36Undeclared censorship has been imposed
00:24:38in Punjab.
00:24:40What the newspaper
00:24:44will write, what it
00:24:47will publish, what the TV will show,
00:24:51what it will not show,
00:24:55this is decided
00:24:58by Bhagwant Mann's office.
00:25:01Punjab's
00:25:03assets are
00:25:06being eaten up, paper leaks are happening,
00:25:10students are scared, law and
00:25:13order has collapsed, extortion,
00:25:16recovery, and torture
00:25:21centers. The whole of
00:25:25Punjab is in an atmosphere
00:25:27of fear.
00:25:30In Karnataka, BJP and JDS have decided
00:25:33to take out a joint padyatra against the Congress
00:25:37government's proposed Bidadi Township project. This padyatra
00:25:40will start from Bidadi for three days on August 9,
00:25:4310, and 11. BJP workers will participate
00:25:46in the protest along with JDS leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy.
00:25:50The opposition parties BJP and JDS today decided
00:25:53on mutual coordination while strategizing against the Karnataka
00:25:57Congress government. Both parties will jointly raise issues
00:26:00against the government inside
00:26:02and outside the assembly. Leader of Opposition in the
00:26:06Assembly R. Ashok said that both parties will jointly
00:26:09raise various issues, including the Bidadi Township, during
00:26:13the upcoming assembly session.
00:26:15This decision
00:26:18was taken in a meeting
00:26:21between BJP leaders and a JDS delegation led by Union Minister
00:26:25H.D. Kumaraswamy. Professor Gaurav Vallabh,
00:26:28a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council
00:26:31(PMEAC), has made a big statement regarding FCRA foreign donations
00:26:35and the activities of religious organizations. He said that
00:26:38three major changes are needed. Organizations will have to clearly
00:26:42state their scope of work and area of operation.
00:26:45Secondly, the use of foreign donations for religious
00:26:49conversion in the country will not be allowed. The third
00:26:52major change is that if there
00:26:55is no registration, then the assets will be managed
00:26:58by an authority. The major change
00:27:02that is needed is that organizations should
00:27:06clearly state their work and area of operation.
00:27:09They have to disclose this.
00:27:12The work of religious conversion in the country
00:27:16through these foreign donations will not be acceptable.
00:27:19And the third major change is that if
00:27:22there is no registration, if you are not
00:27:25having registration, then properties is going
00:27:28to be managed by authority. So this
00:27:32FCRA amendment bill that is
00:27:35coming is an effective measure to stop
00:27:39the misuse of foreign funding by some
00:27:42NGOs. The Lieutenant Governor,
00:27:45Admiral D.K. Joshi,
00:27:52welcomed him upon his arrival at INS
00:27:54Utkrosh in Sri Vijaypur and he was given
00:27:58a guard of honor. The Vice President visited
00:28:02the historic Cellular Jail and paid tribute to the freedom
00:28:05fighters. He laid a wreath at the Shaheed Stambh
00:28:09and went to Veer Savarkar's cell, sorry, Veer Savarkar's
00:28:13cell, where he spent
00:28:15his time during the Kala Pani sentence, where he served
00:28:19his sentence. He offered floral tributes to Veer
00:28:22Savarkar in his cell and saluted him. He also watched
00:28:26the light and sound show organized in Cellular Jail,
00:28:29which depicted the heroic saga of the freedom struggle.
00:28:43Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision
00:28:46of "Cooperation to Prosperity", Union Home and Cooperation
00:28:49Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the new office of National
00:28:53Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation
00:28:55Limited (NUCFDC) at Sharda Sadan in Fort, Mumbai.
00:28:59On this occasion, he also interacted with the representatives
00:29:03of State Cooperative Federations and District Federations
00:29:07of Maharashtra.
00:29:10A message of new direction and new energy
00:29:13in the field of cooperation, Union Home and Cooperation
00:29:17Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the new office complex
00:29:20of National Urban Cooperative Finance and Development Corporation Limited,
00:29:24NUCFDC, and interacted with representatives of
00:29:27the urban cooperative banking sector at the Sahakar
00:29:31Nav Kranti program. Amit Shah appealed to about
00:29:351400 urban cooperative banks across the country
00:29:39to join NUCFDC. About
00:29:42690 banks have already
00:29:45become part of this umbrella organization. He also
00:29:49urged the remaining banks to join it within
00:29:52a year. The umbrella organization
00:29:55of urban cooperative banks has been formed
00:29:59and I believe that it is our responsibility
00:30:32did not limit the role of banks to just banking,
00:30:35but linked it to new opportunities for self-employment
00:30:38and employment in the country. He said that urban
00:30:42cooperative banks can play an important role in increasing
00:30:45access to easy finance for common citizens and
00:30:49small businessmen. Whether it is
00:30:52a small shopkeeper, a small businessman,
00:30:56a cottage industry, an MSME,
00:30:59a local shopkeeper,
00:31:02or women's self-help groups,
00:31:05and small loans to fulfill
00:31:09the aspirations of the middle class people,
00:31:11big banks cannot
00:31:13do that.
00:31:15An urban cooperative
00:31:18bank established at a tehsil center fulfills
00:31:21the aspirations of all these people
00:31:25in the entire tehsil. The message of Union
00:31:28Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is clear.
00:31:32The more modern, transparent, and strong
00:31:35the cooperative banking system is,
00:31:39the faster the small businesses, self-employment,
00:31:42and employment of the country
00:31:45will get new strength. Sahakar, Nav Kranti
00:31:48has emerged as an important initiative in this direction
00:31:52to bring about this change on the ground.
00:31:55Yogesh Sheetal's report
00:31:56from Mumbai with bureau
00:32:00inputs, DD News. Today was the last day
00:32:04of the ninth edition of the two-day India Medical
00:32:07Device 2026, organized jointly by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government
00:32:11of India, and FICCI. The theme of this year's
00:32:15conference was "Advancing India towards developed India as
00:32:18a global hub of quality". Union Minister J.P. Nadda
00:32:22discussed with the CEOs of medical device manufacturing
00:32:26companies and AI Medtechs unveiled the Care Through Artificial
00:32:29Intelligence report. This conference is a significant initiative towards further strengthening
00:32:33India's medical device sector at a global level. Entrepreneurs and professionals associated
00:32:36with the Indian medical device industry said that due to the policies
00:32:40of the Indian government, the country's medical device industry has made
00:32:44significant progress. The ecosystem
00:32:47we have
00:32:51has been moving towards manufacturing well
00:32:54for the last 8-10 years.
00:32:57And our
00:32:59exports are also increasing.
00:33:02Disposables and consumables
00:33:06are a sector where our exports have now crossed
00:33:09imports, and our overall exports
00:33:12have crossed four billion dollars. Our I scheme, the Production
00:33:16Linked Incentive Scheme given by the Government of India, has greatly
00:33:19increased our self-reliance on Indian
00:33:23products. And if you look,
00:33:27the Department of Pharmaceuticals of the Government of India has launched
00:33:30a scheme for strengthening the medical device industry. In
00:33:34that scheme, clinical validation, in that scheme,
00:33:37your marginal investment, and in that scheme, if you
00:33:40want to bring new products, the Government of India is giving
00:33:44grants and finance. So this is a very good
00:33:49from the government that we support this sector.
00:33:52In
00:33:55Lucknow, a new initiative has been taken to promote environmental education
00:33:59and biodiversity conservation. An Eco
00:34:03Education Hub has been developed at the Parasara Bio
00:34:06Resource Centre located at CSIR-NBRI's Banthra Campus.
00:34:11today for its inauguration, in which Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh
00:34:14participated as the chief guest. This
00:34:17center has an Indian Heritage Garden, a sacred path,
00:34:21an Enclave of Endangered Plants, and an Enclave
00:34:26states. Its objective is to connect students and youth with
00:34:30nature and India's rich botanical heritage through
00:34:34direct experience. Dr. Jitendra Singh, while inspecting
00:34:37the hub, said that the entire region will benefit
00:34:41from this initiative. In the coming times, more and more
00:34:45schools will be connected with it so that students can understand nature
00:34:48and environment
00:34:49through direct experience.
00:34:53Students can also do research here, tourists can come
00:34:56and enjoy it. Plants of
00:34:59every state have also been planted here. If they
00:35:04and take a picture with the plant of their
00:35:07state, they can take a selfie. Similarly, a botanical garden
00:35:11has also been built
00:35:15by compiling the history of about 52 freedom
00:35:18fighters, the story of their sacrifice for their livelihood.
00:35:22This is the Heritage Garden,
00:35:24and in the coming time, as was discussed
00:35:28today, by collaborating with other universities,
00:35:31arrangements can also be made for proper PhDs
00:35:35and other types of study courses here.
00:35:38The
00:35:41government has clarified the situation regarding fees on UPI.
00:35:45No transaction charge will be levied from users,
00:35:48and all person-to-person (P2P) payments
00:35:51will remain completely free.
00:35:55Most merchant transactions will also continue
00:35:58to be free of charge. However, in the future,
00:36:02MDR (Merchant Discount Rate) may be applied to select
00:36:05merchant transactions if needed. For this, a fixed
00:36:09transaction limit will be set, and the MDR rate will
00:36:13be kept very nominal, which will be much less than
00:36:16the MDR applied to debit or credit cards. This means
00:36:20that a blanket MDR will not be applied to UPI.
00:36:24The government's objective is to maintain UPI as a strong
00:36:28medium for financial inclusion and ensure its long-term
00:36:32stability. Along with this, emphasis is also being placed
00:36:36on technological upgradation of UPI and enhancing its
00:36:38ability to deal with emerging risks. Under this, an
00:36:42amendment to Section 10A of the Payment and Settlement
00:36:46Systems Act 2007 has been proposed in the Taxation
00:36:49and Other Laws Amendment Bill 2026. If it becomes
00:36:53necessary to implement MDR after the bill is passed by
00:36:56Parliament, the UPI and Service Steering Committee headed
00:37:00by NPCI will decide it.
00:37:02The government's
00:37:07clear message is that UPI will remain free for users,
00:37:11and most merchant transactions will continue to be free
00:37:15of charge. On the occasion of
00:37:18Independence Day on August 15, selected and distinguished
00:37:22people from across the country are invited to the 'At
00:37:25Home' function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
00:37:28In this regard, Kalpana Saroj, the famous
00:37:31entrepreneur from Mumbai, Chairman of Kamani Tubes, and Padma
00:37:35Shri awardee, has also been invited to this
00:37:39function. Indian Post's postwoman system, Divakar Punia,
00:37:42handed over this special invitation to Kalpana Saroj.
00:37:45Expressing happiness over this
00:37:49special invitation from Rashtrapati Bhavan, Kalpana Saroj said
00:37:53that getting an opportunity to be a part
00:37:56of the country's Independence Day celebrations
00:37:59is a matter of great
00:38:01honor and pride for her.
00:38:05The Bharatiya Janata Party is running a Samrasata Sankalp
00:38:09Abhiyan across the country. This campaign started on
00:38:13Guru Purnima and will continue till February, in
00:38:16which many other programs, including Kalash Yatra, will
00:38:20be organized from district level to village level
00:38:23across the country. What is the outline of this Samrasata
00:38:28Sankalp Abhiyan on the occasion of the 650th
00:38:31birth anniversary of Sant Ravidas Ji? Our Senior
00:38:34Correspondent Shailendra Mishra spoke to Lal Singh
00:38:38Arya, the National
00:38:40Convener of the Samrasata Sankalp Abhiyan and
00:38:44National President of the Scheduled Caste Morcha.
00:38:48Sir, welcome. This campaign,
00:38:51we saw, started on Guru Purnima.
00:38:55How much progress has been made since then,
00:38:58and what else has been included in this
00:39:01campaign? Respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
00:39:05Ji and the leadership of the Bharatiya
00:39:08Janata Party have decided that Sant Shrimani
00:39:12Ravidas, who talked about social harmony,
00:39:15human welfare
00:39:19and Begumpura, meaning a place where there
00:39:22is no fear, no jiziya, a
00:39:25Begumpura where there is justice,
00:39:30social respect, such a Sant Guru
00:39:34Ravidas who said, "I wish for a
00:39:37kingdom where everyone gets food, and everyone
00:39:41is happy." He said, "All pots
00:39:44are made of the same clay," meaning
00:39:47that all are children of God equally.
00:39:51Such a Sant Arviddas Ji, whose disciples
00:39:55were Meerabai and Jhali Rani, such a Sant
00:39:59Ravidas Ji's 650th birth anniversary will
00:40:02be celebrated throughout the country not for one
00:40:06day, two days, five days, but continuously
00:40:09for seven months, a decision taken by the
00:40:13national leadership of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Fortunately,
00:40:16I have been made the national convenor of
00:40:20this committee. The 29th, which was Guru Purnima,
00:40:23was a sacred day, and Sant Ravidas
00:40:28Ji was born in Kashi. Therefore,
00:40:31urns collected from his land were
00:40:34prepared. And on the 29th, those urns
00:40:37were dispatched to all the states of the
00:40:41country by Sant Niranjan Das Ji
00:40:44Maharaj, who is the head of that peeth,
00:40:48and 244 saints who were sitting on the
00:40:52stage. Under their patronage, the Chief
00:40:55Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath,
00:40:58and our Union Minister Meghwal Ji dispatched
00:41:02those urns. This was the beginning of our
00:41:05program. And on the 29th, another program,
00:41:09the Sant Sampark Abhiyan, was also
00:41:12started, which aims to contact all types of
00:41:16saints in the country, whether they are Ravidas
00:41:20saints, followers of Kabir Sahab, those who believe
00:41:23in Ambedkar Ji, or our devotees, or gurus,
00:41:26or saints of Lord Ram's temple, or Krishna's
00:41:29saints, or Devi's saints. That means our campaign
00:41:33to contact all saints has started, which will
00:41:36continue continuously till August 31. On July 29,
00:41:40the Deep Abhiyan was also started simultaneously
00:41:43across the country. The Dipotsav program
00:41:47was held at more than 51,000 places.
00:41:50In Ravidas's temples, if there is no
00:41:53temple of Sant Ravidas Ji, then by placing
00:41:56his picture in any temple, by placing his
00:42:00idol, by lighting a lamp in front of
00:42:04him, people created faith and reverence.
00:42:08A big message of social harmony is going
00:42:11across the country from this program.
00:42:15This campaign you are running, how long
00:42:18will it last? You said it will run
00:42:22for nine months till February. So what is
00:42:26the target of reaching how many villages? Is there
00:42:29any particular state being focused on? If you
00:42:33look at the connection of Sant Ravidas, it
00:42:37was all over the country, but if you look,
00:42:41it was more from Punjab and Uttar
00:42:44Pradesh. Is there more focus on those states?
00:42:48I think, let me say one
00:42:51thing again, the 685th birth anniversary of Sant
00:42:55Ravidas Ji has come. No one knew then
00:42:59that there would be elections, or in any
00:43:02state, and in India, elections are held every
00:43:06two or four months in some state or
00:43:10the other. Because of this, we will
00:43:13forget our great men, we can never do
00:43:17that, and especially our ideology, the Bharatiya
00:43:20Janata Party, can never do that. Whether there
00:43:23are elections or not, for us, saints, sages,
00:43:27our cultural traditions are first, and then everything
00:43:30else. And therefore, this is a nationwide
00:43:34campaign. This is not a campaign for
00:43:37election-bound states. This is a nationwide campaign.
00:44:10are putting in full effort for the program,
00:44:13this is our second phase, sending urns from
00:44:17the state to the districts, and then further
00:44:21down to every village, every Ravidas temple,
00:44:25every settlement, and having worship performed,
00:44:30ideology for national unity and social harmony can
00:44:34reach somewhere. So one phase is this,
00:44:37then there was Dipotsav, the third program is
00:44:41our Sant Sampark, our fourth program is
00:44:45from October 5 to November 5,
00:44:48this is the proposed date, for one
00:44:51month continuously, the Samrasta Sankalp
00:44:54Yatra will start from Jalandhar, so
00:44:57it will be in Punjab, in Jammu
00:45:01and Kashmir, in Uttarakhand, in Himachal, in Chandigarh,
00:45:05in Haryana, in Uttar Pradesh, in Madhya Pradesh,
00:45:08in Rajasthan, so by doing these yatras
00:45:12and this yatra will conclude at the birthplace
00:45:16of Sant Shri Guru Ravidas Ji Maharaj.
00:45:19It will run for one month, and many
00:45:22sub-yatras will also join the main
00:45:25yatra. Our last program will be the
00:45:29student contact campaign, hostel contact campaign,
00:45:32which means what did Ravidas Ji
00:45:35say to our young boys and girls,
00:45:38colleges, universities, and in what circumstances
00:45:41did Ravidas Ji say it, when there was inequality,
00:45:45when the Mughal Sultanate was attacking,
00:45:49when Sikandar Lodi wanted to convert
00:45:53him to Islam. Even then, he did
00:45:57not convert in front of Sikandar Lodi.
00:46:00He said, "Tell me the truth, don't
00:46:04give up religion, give up life." He
00:46:06did not convert. He conceived Begampura,
00:46:10"All are made of the same clay," "If
00:46:14the mind is pure, then the Ganges is
00:46:17in the bucket." There are many such messages
00:46:21that can change the lives of the young
00:46:24generation, can change their direction, and
00:46:28they can play an important role in nation-building
00:46:31and society-building. Therefore, we will
00:46:34also run the hostel contact campaign among
00:46:37them. That means behind this campaign, there
00:46:40is an objective to remind the youth once
00:46:44again of what Sant Ravidas and all great
00:46:47saints have said, and to connect them
00:46:51with Indian culture.
00:46:53Naturally, when we remember a great man,
00:46:56when we remember a saint, when we
00:47:00celebrate their birth anniversary or martyrdom
00:47:04day, then naturally, people study the aspects
00:47:07related to their life. Or what was
00:47:11great in their life when the speakers
00:47:14go? What have they done for the
00:47:18welfare of the country and society without
00:47:22thinking about their family? When their messages,
00:47:25their words, go down, there is some change
00:47:29in people's lives. Naturally, and therefore,
00:47:32the thoughts and feelings of Sant Ravidas Ji's
00:47:35life, his words, his struggle, his
00:47:39positive efforts, which are aimed at uniting
00:47:43society and nation-building, should reach the grassroots.
00:47:46The resolution of social harmony should reach the
00:47:50grassroots because society is one. If the
00:47:53country is strong, then all of us
00:47:57are strong. With this feeling, this Samrasta
00:48:00Sankalp Yatra, this Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan,
00:48:04is happening under the leadership of the Bharatiya
00:48:08Janata Party, and I am confident and
00:48:11happy that in a short time, the
00:48:14Indian public, people of all communities, our
00:48:18sages and saints have given their support
00:48:23and blessings, and are greatly helping this
00:48:27yatra. In the stadium of Rajasthan, where
00:48:31I went to Jaipur, 300 saints of all
00:48:34communities were present, who were seated on
00:48:38the stage. They assured their love, affection,
00:48:42sincerity, and support to this yatra.
00:48:45And we are also continuously contacting all
00:48:49types of community leaders, our sages,
00:48:52and saints, so that their support is also
00:48:55there in this yatra, because this country belongs
00:48:59to everyone, and Sant Ravidas belonged to
00:49:02everyone. With this, we conclude this interview,
00:49:05that this country belongs to everyone, and Sant
00:49:09Ravidas belongs to everyone. So BJP is running a big
00:49:13campaign that will run till February next year.
00:49:17Many small programs will be added to
00:49:20it, and the objective is that the youth
00:49:24generation should know what Sant Ravidas taught
00:49:27and preached, and understand the great tradition
00:49:30of saints in Indian culture. This is
00:49:34one objective. We were talking to Lal
00:49:38Singaria, the National
00:49:41President of BJP's Scheduled Caste Morcha, who
00:49:44was giving detailed information about this campaign.
00:49:48Shailendra Mishra, DD News, Delhi.
00:49:51Entrepreneurship is emerging
00:50:22they are doing, but the youth should take it positively, and they should take full advantage of the government's system, portals, and departments. Only then can society, skills, youth, and the country benefit. Social entrepreneurship is also rapidly making its mark. Social entrepreneurship means a form of entrepreneurship that solves social problems along with profit, and this thinking will further strengthen the foundation of developed India. Education, health, agriculture, environment, in realizing the vision
00:50:26of a developed India. Today, the youth of
00:50:29the country are not just looking for jobs,
00:50:32but are also becoming job creators based on
00:50:36new ideas and innovation. Experts believe that social
00:50:39है, सामाजिक उद्यमिता यानी
00:50:43साथ-साथ समाज की समस्याओं का समाधान भी करें और यही
00:50:47सोच विकसित भारत के आधार को और मजबूत करेगी, शिक्षा,
00:50:51स्वास्थ्य, कृषि, पर्यावरण,
00:51:52is giving new energy to the dream of India. When youth will create jobs instead of asking for jobs
00:51:56and will also solve the challenges of society, then the resolution of developed India
00:51:59will become even stronger. Ajay Mishra,
00:52:03News Delhi.
00:52:05And Uttar Pradesh Chief
00:52:08Minister Yogi Adityanath met Prime Minister
00:52:11Narendra Modi in New Delhi. After the meeting,
00:52:14Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shared pictures on X.
00:52:18He called Prime Minister Narendra Modi the visionary
00:52:22of New India. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said
00:52:26that the Prime Minister's guidance inspires him to
00:52:31path of good governance. He also thanked the
00:52:41Prime Minister for giving his time. Uttar Pradesh
00:52:45Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today paid a courtesy
00:52:48call on BJP National President Nitin Naveen in
00:52:52New Delhi. During the meeting, various issues were
00:52:55discussed between the two
00:52:56leaders. Chief Minister Yogi
00:53:15Adityanath also shared pictures of the meeting on social
00:53:19media platforms.
00:53:32That's all in the bulletin for now. Keep
00:59:32so new despite being so ancient?
00:59:36This is the story of India
00:59:39where every yesterday is connected to
00:59:43today. Namaste, welcome
00:59:48I am Nikhil Singh, and in today's
00:59:51News Night, first we will talk about
00:59:55PM Modi's interaction with students,
00:59:59and at IIT Delhi, the Prime Minister
01:00:02gave a mantra to the youth
01:00:06to be ready for the changing world,
01:00:10to convert challenges into opportunities, and
01:00:13to take responsibility for a developed India.
01:00:17What is special about this mantra?
01:00:21How are the youth of the
01:00:24country taking it? We will also
01:00:28have a special discussion on this
01:00:31and will show you the complete
01:00:34news in detail. After this, we
01:00:37will talk about Jharkhand, where the
01:00:41anger of the students is at
01:00:45its peak. So we will talk
01:00:48about the anger of the students,
01:00:52which is not being controlled by
01:00:55the state government. The Satyagraha of
01:00:59the examination system in Jharkhand continued for the 15th day, and the talks between the students and the government were inconclusive once again. And now preparations are being made to gherao the assembly on August 10. We will show you the complete news in detail, and we will also talk about Punjab. Yes, politics is hot in Punjab. BJP alleges that an undeclared censorship is imposed in Punjab. BJP has leveled serious allegations against the Bhagwant Mann government, ranging from the influence of the mafia, action on protestors, and paper leaks to illegal activities. We will show you the complete news, watch it with us, and besides that, we will show you every important news from India and around the world in News Night. First, the headlines.