New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: In a bid to significantly enhance mobility, operational efficiency, and service reliability for Indian Railways, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved three multi-tracking projects worth Rs 10,783 crore, planned to be completed by 2029-30....
New York: The price of oil surpassed USD 100 a barrel for the first time in almost six weeks after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East threatened to debilitate an already weakened supply chain. The most heavily traded contract for a...
Bengaluru: Bharat Ratna awardee and renowned scientist Professor C.N.R. Rao, 92, received a notice on Wednesday, in connection with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka over a spelling mismatch in his name, reports said. The notice issued to Professor Rao...
Hyderabad: Twenty two BRS legislators were Wednesday suspended from the Telangana Assembly for the remainder of the monsoon session after they disrupted the proceedings of the House by raising slogans and entering the well of the House. Soon after the House met, the BRS members...
Colombo: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Colombo Wednesday, and both sides reaffirmed their commitment to work together for the welfare and development of both nations. During the meeting, Singh conveyed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's warm greetings to Dissanayake....
New Delhi: India Wednesday condemned the latest wave of attacks carried out by Houthi militants on oil installations in Saudi Arabia, and said the strikes undermined regional security. The Iran-backed Houthi militant group targeted Saudi oil facilities and some other civilian infrastructure Tuesday, triggering widespread...
New Delhi: Delhi Police Wednesday arrested PG operator Sudhanshu in connection with the building collapse in South Delhi’s Satya Niketan, that claimed seven lives. The police also took labour contractor Sanoj and Mahesh, son of landlord Hariram Gupta, from the RK Puram Police Station for...
Washington: US military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched the sides back toward open hostilities in...
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday lashed out at the AAP government in Punjab over the alleged suicide of a villager who questioned Finance Minister Harpal Cheema about the unabated supply of drugs, demanding that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann should immediately get the minister...
Toronto: United States is banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada, the White House said Tuesday, as the trade war between the two nations escalates. The ban will take effect in three weeks and comes after Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on USD...
By Dilip Cherian The death of Rakesh Mehta, former Chief Secretary of Delhi, is deeply saddening. But beyond the shock...
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The judiciary is one of the three pillars of Indian democracy that the people traditionally trust, most for the redress...
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Research and Development (R&D) is always considered the most expensive or cost intensive part of any new product. Deep pockets...
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