Lot of time wasted already, begin work on new India, says PM Modi to IIT graduates
The Hindu
Narendra Modi told students that they have to take over the reins of the country’s development and start work on it right now
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked IIT graduates to chooses challenge over convenience and urged them to start working for the kind of India they want in the next 25 years, saying as a lot of time has already been wasted.
Addressing the 54th convocation ceremony of the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur, Mr. Modi told the fresh graduates that they have to take over the reins of the country.
The fear of being caught for traffic rule violation has indeed compelled many two-wheeler riders to wear helmets. But one cursory look at riders at any traffic junction in Bengaluru shows that more than half the riders have on their heads non-standard helmets, designed solely to evade the eye of law, with little concern for the safety of their own heads.
When Britain handed Hong Kong back to China in 1997, Beijing promised to retain the city’s Western-style civil liberties for 50 years. However, since the introduction of the 2020 law, Hong Kong authorities have severely limited free speech and assembly under the rubric of maintaining national security.