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Referring to the ongoing general elections, Venkaiah Naidu said every party exuded confidence (over victory). “Everyone exhibits his own confidence till the 23rd (day of counting). There will be no base for it. So, we will have to wait for 23rd,” he remarked.
The Vice President said India's abiding interest in nuclear energy grew out of a deep conviction that the power of atom could be harnessed to help the country to achieve human and societal development.
In his keynote address at the 16th UN Day of Vesak, Naidu said the genesis of conflict among nations has roots in the idea of hate and violence originating from an individual's mind-space.
The Lok Sabha speaker has called a meeting on January 30, while Naidu has invited floor leaders of all parties on the morning of January 31.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also paid tributes to Dr Babasaheb BR Ambedkar on Thursday and hailed his contribution in framing the country’s Constitution.
The decision to build the corridor — from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district to the international border — was taken by the Union Cabinet on November 22.
"Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, will lay the foundation stone for the construction of Dera Baba Nanak-Kartarpur Sahib road corridor (up to international border) at a function in village Mann in Gurdaspur district of Punjab on Monday, the 26th of November, 2018," a Road Transport Ministry statement said.
An MoU on "cooperation and collaboration in broadcasting" was signed between the Prasar Bharati and the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation.
Naidu was welcomed by Vice President Kembo Mohadi, acting Foreign Affairs Minister Cain Mathema and Indian Ambassador to Zimbabwe Rungsung Masakui.
He suggested the High Court should also make use of Gram Nyayalay scheme for rural areas as it would relieve farmers and villages of hardship and exorbitant cost of litigation.
"Violence and terror are the enemies of mankind. With violence one can not achieve one's objective...some people think bullet is more important than ballot but ballot can change the fate of anybody," he said.
At the same event while speaking about the role of media NBA president Rajat Sharma said news channels are working with responsibility and without fear of the government.
Naidu, in this context, said programmes like 'Ayushman Bharat' have come as a boon to elderly people and suggested that a special drive be launched to enrol senior citizens, especially from villages and rural areas.
"Terrorism is an enemy of humanity. Some elements are spreading it in the name of religion, but no religion talks about violence. India has suffered the pain. The West, when they became the victims of terrorism, realised the problem," he said.
Naidu added that while he was not against English language, India should break away from the mindset imposed by British colonial rulers.
"Secularism is in the DNA of each Indian. India wants the whole world to remain in peace," Naidu said.
Venkaiah Naidu was speaking at the three-day international conference, "Smart City Expo India 2018", organised in Jaipur by trade fair institution Fira Barcelona.
Naidu, who arrived here on Friday, said that relations between India and Serbia were deeply rooted in history.
Referring to the latest growth figures and projections by various international financial institutions like the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
India celebrates Janmashtami festival, birthday of Lord Krishna, with zeal and happiness. School children from around the world dress up as Lord Krishna and Radha to participate in fancy dress competitions.
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