India gets Asia’s longest and world’s fifth longest High Speed Track for automobiles
NEW DELHI:India’s Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister Prakash Javadekar today inaugurated NATRAX- the High Speed Track(HST) in Indore which is the longest such track in Asia. NATRAX, developed in an area of 1000 acres of land , is a one stop solution for all sorts of high speed performance tests for widest categories of […]
Modi government allocates Rs. 2,479 crore grant to Jharkhand Under Jal Jeevan Mission
NEW DELHI: To translate the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of providing clean tap water to every household, Union government has increased the central grant to Jharkhand under the Jal Jeevan Mission in the year 2021-22 to Rs 2,479.88 Crore, which was Rs 572.24 Crore in 2020-21. Union Minister, Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat while […]
Economic revival:India raises ECLGS scheme limit to Rs 4.5 trillion
NEW DELHI: To help revival of the economy battered by COVID-19,India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a slew of measures, including Rs 1.1 lakh crore (Rs 1.1 trillion) credit guarantee scheme for improving health infrastructure, and enhancing the limit under the ECLGS by 50 per cent to Rs 4.5 lakh crore for the […]
Ayodhya to be developed as a Spiritual Centre, Global Tourism Hub and a sustainable Smart City
NEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the development plan for Ayodhya. Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government officials made a presentation which encompassed various aspects of Ayodhya’s development. Ayodhya’s development is being envisaged as a Spiritual Centre, Global Tourism Hub and a sustainable Smart City. PM was informed about various upcoming and proposed infrastructure projects to improve […]
Rajasthan Cabinet okays changes in land allocation policy-2015
JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Cabinet on Friday approved some amendments in the state’s land allocation policy-2015 for expeditious allotment of land to premier institutions in urban areas. These amendments will ensure easier and expeditious allocation of land to premier institutions and the quick implementation of investment proposals, the government said in an official statement. In its […]
Renewable energy sector in India gets $70 billion investment in 7 years
NEW DELHI: India’s Power Minister R K Singh has said that as much as USD 70 billion (about Rs 5.2 lakh crore) has been invested in renewable energy across the country in the past seven years. This assumes significance in view of India’s ambitious target of having 175 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy by 2022. […]
Forex reserves decline $4 billion to $603.93 billion on slide in gold assets
NEW DELHI: Sliding from a lifetime high, India’s forex reserves declined by USD 4.148 billion to reach USD 603.933 billion for the week ended June 18 due to a fall in gold and currency assets, RBI data showed on Friday. The forex kitty had surged by USD 3.074 billion to a record high of USD […]
ED raids Anil Deshmukh; Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi slam BJP, Modi government
NAGPUR/ MUMBAI: For the second time in two months, former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has come under the scanner, this time of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which raided three locations, including his residences in Nagpur and Mumbai, and two others belonging to his two associates in connection with an alleged corruption case filed against […]
Schneider set to infuse Rs 350-400 crore in Luminous Power Technologies
NEW DELHI: Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy and automation today announced plans to infuse Rs 350 crore to Rs 400 crore in its Indian subsidiary Luminous Power Technologies, a leader in power backup, home electrical, and a top player in residential solar technology in India. The investments will be used to […]
Thousands of Indian youth face deportation in US, seek White House’s help
WASHINGTON: A group of Indian youngsters from across America, facing imminent prospects of deportation, has met senior Biden administration officials at the White House and influential lawmakers, appealing them to “let us stay in the US”. There are 200,000 such young Americans, who have spent their entire childhood and teenage in the US, who are […]
China launches first bullet train in Tibet, close to Indian border
BEIJING: China on Friday operationalised its first fully electrified bullet train in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, connecting the provincial capital Lhasa and Nyingchi, a strategically located Tibetan border town close to Arunachal Pradesh. The 435.5-km Lhasa-Nyingchi section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway has been inaugurated ahead of the centenary celebrations of the ruling Communist […]
JioPhone Next, co-developed with Google, to be most affordable smartphone globally: Mukesh Ambani
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday said Jio and Google have jointly developed Made for India ‘JioPhone Next’, a power-packed and affordable smartphone that will be available from September 10. Ambani promised that JioPhone Next will be the most-affordable smartphone, not just in India but globally, although the pricing was not disclosed. […]
Reliance Retail to grow 3x in next 3-5 years, create a million jobs: Mukesh Ambani
NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries’ retailing arm Reliance Retail would grow at least three times in the next 3 to 5 years, Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani said on Thursday. It continues to be among the fastest-growing retailers globally and the company aims to be among the top ten retailers of the world, Ambani said […]
Rs 2,435-crore bank fraud case: CBI books ex-Crompton Greaves chairman, others
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Thursday carried out searches at six locations after registering a fresh case of fraud of Rs 2,435 crore in Yes Bank and other consortium banks against former CG Power and Industrial Solutions chairman Gautam Thapar who is already under probe in more such cases, officials said. CG Power and Industrial […]
Want to remove ‘Dilli ki duri’ as well as ‘Dil ki duri’ with Jammu and Kashmir: Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he wanted to end ‘Dilli ki duri’ as well as ‘Dil ki duri’ with Jammu and Kashmir, which has been witnessing prolonged spell of militancy and unrest. He said this at a meeting held with 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir to discuss the future […]
John McAfee, antivirus software pioneer, found dead in Spanish prison
By Monica Greig & Kartikay Mehrotra John McAfee, the creator of the eponymous antivirus software, was found dead Wednesday in prison outside Barcelona. He was 75. In recent years, McAfee became a prominent booster of cryptocurrencies, ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president, had numerous run-ins with the law and traded in extreme conspiracy theories. McAfee was […]