Mukesh Ambani, with his family, is visiting Prayagraj's Maha Kumbh. With 144 years since the last celebration, the event draws an expected 500 million pilgrims, including notable figures like President Murmu and Prime Minister Modi, to the sacred Triveni Sangam.
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Separatism has become a thing of the past in Kashmir. Two organizations associated with the Hurriyat Conference have severed ties with separatism. They now support the Indian Constitution. Home Minister Amit Shah credited this move to the unifying policies of the Narendra Modi government. Shah called this a significant victory for Prime Minister Modi's vision of a peaceful, unified India.
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