Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Defence Expo 2022 in Gujarat today, saying that the country has progressed from releasing pigeons to releasing cheetahs; Asaduddin Owaisi added 'rapists' to the list.

Regarding the Mission Defence Space, a new mission to be launched, PM Modi said all three defence forces identified several threats in this sector. The benefits of India's Mission Defence Space will not only be confined within India, but it will reach many other countries.

Butt, who is in the national capital to attend the 90th General Assembly of Interpol, apparently avoided, till the last minute, entering the plenary hall at the Pragati Maidan, the event venue that was swarming with reporters looking for a statement from him on the whereabouts of the most-wanted terrorists.

PM Modi said police and law enforcement agencies need to devise procedures and protocols to increase cooperation to check such crimes against humanity. "Interpol can help by speeding up Red Corner Notices for fugitive offenders," he said.

The Defence Space Mission, with the domain of warfare expanding beyond land, air, sea, and into space, is being set up with multiple dual use technologies to provide fillip to the nascent space industry in India. It is reportedly said that this timely government encouragement could make India a front leader in the second space age, characterized by rapid privatisation of space.

The Prime Minister said Interpol can help control proceeds of crimes generated through organised crimes and corruption from being misused by speeding up the process to issue red notices against fugitives.

Ayodhya may also witness PM Modi taking part in the Saryu Aarti. On this occasion, green digital fireworks have been planned. Ayodhya, situated on the banks of river Saryu also known as Saket, is an ancient city of India.

Since taking over as prime minister, PM Modi has made it a point to meet troops in a border region on Diwali, starting from a visit to Siachen in 2014. He celebrated the festival with troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district twice -- in 2019 and 2021.

Recently, a parliamentary panel recommended that the medium of instruction in technical and non-technical higher education institutes such as the IITs in Hindi-speaking states should be Hindi and in other parts of the country, the respective regional languages. The panel also recommended that Hindi should be one of the official languages of the United Nations.

The DBUs are being set up to ensure that the benefits of digital banking reach every nook and corner of the country. As many as 11 banks in the public sector, 12 in the private sector and one Small Finance Bank are participating in the endeavour.