Electric vehicles cost to be on par with petrol vehicles in 2 years: Gadkari
Nagpur: The Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari made a strong pitch for electric vehicles on Tuesday assuring Lok Sabha members that the price of these e-vehicles would be on a par with petrol ones within two years. Replying...
Russia expels several US diplomats: State Dept
Russia has expelled several American diplomats from the United States Embassy in Moscow and declared them 'persona non grata', a State Department spokesperson has said, days after the US ousted Russian staff at the United Nations. Earlier this month, the US...
Nagpur-Mumbai Samruddhi Mahamarg, a marvel in its own way!!
In a first in the country, the Expressway will have 9 Green Bridges, 17 underpasses for animals apart from several other unique features Nagpur: The ambitious Balasaheb Thackeray Samruddhi Mahamarg being built between Nagpur and Mumbai would be a marvel its...
Guessing game: President’s Rule in Maharashtra after Budget Session?
Nagpur: Political circles are agog with the hot topic of “imminent” imposition of President’s Rule in Maharashtra after the State Budget Session. Keeping in mind the elections to some Municipal Corporations in the State, the war of words between the...
Maharashtra Governor attends 400th Prakash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur at Raj Bhavan
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari attended a Kirtan Darbar on the occasion of the 400th Prakash Purab of Guru Tegh Bahadur at Raj Bhavan Mumbai on Tuesday (22 Mar) Speaking on the occasion, Governor Koshyari paid rich tributes to Guru Tegh...
11 killed in fire at scrap shop in Hyderabad
At least eleven people were killed after a fire broke out in a scrap shop in Hyderabad's Bhoiguda on Wednesday. As per Gandhi Nagar Station House Officer (SHO) Mohan Rao, out of the 12 people, one person survived. "A total of 12...
Zomato founder clarifies 10-minute food delivery plan
Online food delivery platform Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal on Tuesday clarified the 10-minute food delivery plan stating that the service "will be for specific nearby locations, popular and standardised items only." Taking to Twitter, Goyal said, "Hello Twitter, good morning. I...
Govt can’t blame fuel hike on Ukraine war: Kharge
Congress leader and LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge protesting outside Parliament House: "By increasing fuel prices Modi govt is making money worth Rs 10,000 crore by plundering the poor. Many say prices are rising due to Ukraine-Russia crisis, but...
86% farmers supported three Central farm laws, says SC-appointed panel
New Delhi: The 3-member Supreme Court-appointed panel has found that nearly 86% of farmers supported the now-repealed three Central farm laws that were at the centre of year-long protest by various farmer outfits. "Around 85.7 percent of the farmer organisations, representing...
Russia bans Instagram, Facebook under ‘extremism’ law
A Russian court on Monday ruled to ban Instagram and Facebook in the country, labelling its parent company Meta as extremist, according to a media report. Specifying that the ban on Meta's activities will not apply to the WhatsApp messenger, the...
Aamir: Indians must watch The Kashmir Files
Actor Aamir Khan has become the latest celebrity to come out in support of filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri's latest film 'The Kashmir Files', which revolves around the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in 1990. On Sunday, Aamir visited the national capital to attend...
Sena MP gives notice in RS on Covid booster vax
Finally! Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi gives a zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha, to demand a policy on 3rd dose of Covid vaccination. Despite crores of Covid vaccination shots lying with states, the Centre has remained callously mum on the...
Swearing-in ceremony of BJP govt in UP on Mar 25
The swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party government in Uttar Pradesh will be held in the state capital in Lucknow on March 25, a senior government official said on Friday. The ceremony will take place at the Ikana...
Security tightened in Delhi on Shab-E-Barat
Security arrangements were beefed up in Delhi on the occasion of Shab-E-Barat. "Additional forces have been deployed here in the national capital on the occasion of Shab-E-Barat. The maximum number of officers has been deployed in Delhi's Jama Masjid....
4.2 magnitude earthquake hits Kabul
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter scale jolted Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Saturday as per the National Center for Seismology. "Earthquake of magnitude:4.2, occurred on 19-03-2022, 07:23:12 IST, lat: 34.68 & long: 65.45, Depth: 110 km, location: 344...
ISKCON Radhakanta temple vandalised in Dhaka
The ISKCON Radhakanta temple in Bangladesh's Dhaka was vandalised on Thursday. More details are awaited. This incident comes a few months following a series of attacks on minority religious places in Bangladesh that took place last October. An ISKCON temple in...
Bihar-Born Dr Ashish Jha Named White House’s New COVID-19 Response Coordinator
The 51-year-old Bihar-born Jha replaces Jeff Zients, a management consultant and former top economic adviser to President Barack Obama. “Jeff spent the last 14 months working tirelessly to help combat COVID. He is a man of service and an expert...
Prohibitory order clamped in Mumbai till April 8
The Mumbai police on Thursday issued a fresh prohibitory order banning illegal assembly of five or more people in public places in the city till April 8. It is a routine order banning processions, public protests, busting of crackers and...
Russia hits Ukraine hospitals, WHO says 12 dead
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday (local time) said that at least 12 people have been killed and 34 people have been injured in at least 43 attacks on health care facilities in Ukraine amid intensified attacks by...
Rise in Covid cases just tip of the iceberg: WHO
Fresh cases of COVID-19 are again spiking globally, especially in parts of Asia, after several weeks of decline and this rise is "just the tip of the iceberg," World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned. With each country...
Bhagwant Mann takes oath as Punjab CM
Bhagwant Mann took oath as Punjab Chief Minister today at Khatkar Kalan, the birthplace of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and other senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders were part of the swearing-in...
