Purvanchal to be developed as centre of religious, cultural tourism
LUCKNOW: Purvanchal area in Uttar Pradesh will now be developed as a centre of religious, spiritual and cultural tourism, government sources said on Tuesday. According to a government spokesman, an action plan has been drawn up to develop the possibilities of tourism in Purvanchal, which is ideally an area spanning the eastern end of Uttar […]
Gurugram: Illegal farmhouses on Aravalli to be demolished soon
GURUGRAM: The work on demolition of illegal farmhouses on forested Aravalli Hills region will start as soon as a duty of magistrate is appointed, said an official. The operation will be carried out in January. The Forest Department has demanded the district administration to appoint a Duty Magistrate. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued […]
Dr Harsh Vardhan nominated to board of Gavi, the Covid-19 vaccine alliance
NEW DELHI: India’s Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has been nominated by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance) as a member of its Board. He will be representing the South East Area Regional Office (SEARO) constituency on the GAVI Board. The seat is currently held by Myint Htwe of Myanmar. […]
Kerala Finance minister says no breach of privilege in disclosing CAG report
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala state Finance minister and senior leader of the CPM, Dr TM Thomas Issac has said that there is nothing to be ashamed of in appearing before the ethics committee of the Kerala legislative assembly. While appearing before the ethics committee of the assembly, he said that he has not done any breach of […]
ITBP gets land for its headquarters in Delhi
Namakkal (TN), Dec 29 (PTI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Tuesday said he does not aspire for the high post of CM but considered himself as “in-charge” having overall responsibility to “execute the task” people assign to him. His role as chief minister was only to serve the people as what remained everlasting […]
Future, Amazon continue fight; write to Sebi over Future-Reliance deal
NEW DELHI:Continuing their letter fight, Amazon and Future Group have written to market regulator SEBI with contrasting requests over a Rs 24,713 crore buyout of assets of India’s second-largest retailer. Future Group has requested SEBI to expedite the review of the proposed deal and issue a no-objection certificate, while Amazon has urged that the review […]
Larsen & Toubro wins ‘significant’ contract in Chhattisgarh
NEW DELHI: Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday said it has won a ‘significant’ contract in Chhattisgarh. The company did not provide the exact contract value. However, as per its classification, a significant contract ranges between Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 2,500 crore. “The Water and Effluent Treatment business of L&T […]
Skoda looking to hike car prices by up to 2.5 per cent from January 1
NEW DELHI: European car manufacturer Skoda on Tuesday said it is looking to hike car prices by up to 2.5 per cent from January 1, 2021 in view of increasing production costs. Some of the automakers in the country have already announced price hikes for their vehicle models from January 1, 2021 on account of […]
Around 43.7 million income tax returns for FY’20 filed till December 28
NEW DELHI: Around 4.37 crore income tax returns for fiscal 2019-20 (Assessment Year 2020-21) have been filed till December 28, the I-T department said on Tuesday. With just three days left for the deadline for income tax return (ITR) filing for individuals to end, the tax department asked taxpayers not to wait and file returns […]
Lenders extend ICA for Reliance Home Finance resolution till March 31
NEW DELHI: Lenders to troubled mortgage firm Reliance Home Finance (RHF) have extended the inter-creditor agreement (ICA) for another three months. Reliance Home Finance, part of Anil Ambani-promoted Reliance Group, recently got bids from six suitors as part of the debt resolution process. “The lenders of the company forming part of the Inter creditor Agreement […]
Mukesh Ambani sold dreams to tech giants for $27 billion, Now he has to deliver
By Anto Antony P R Sanjai and Saritha Rai NEW DELHI: Mukesh Ambani spent much of 2020 convincing Facebook Inc., Google and a clutch of Wall Street heavyweights to buy into his vision for one of the world’s most ambitious corporate transformations. Now flush with $27 billion in fresh capital, Asia’s richest man is under […]
Narendra Modi launches 351km-long eastern dedicated freight corridor;attacks previous governments for delays
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated the 351 km long ‘New Bhaupur-New Khurja section’ of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) and Operation Control Centre (OCC) at Prayagraj. Speaking on the occasion, Modi said, “After Independence we are witnessing the inauguration of the most advanced rail section in the country. The first […]
Prime Minister inaugurates India’s first-ever driverless train operations
NEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s first-ever driverless train operations on Delhi Metro’s Magenta Line today through a video conference. The National Common Mobility Card was expanded to the Airport Express Line of Delhi Metro, which was started in Ahmedabad last year. Union Minister Hardeep Puri and Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal were […]
Narendra Modi flags off 100th Kisan Rail
NEW DELHI:The Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the 100th Kisan Rail from Sangola in Maharashtra to Shalimar in West Bengal today via video conferencing. Union Ministers, Narendra Singh Tomar and Shri Piyush Goyal were also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, the Prime Minister termed the Kisan Rail Service as a major […]
Already produced 40-50 million dosages of Covishield vaccine: Serum Institute
NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India (SII) has already produced around 50 million dosages of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ‘Covishield’ and plans to scale it up to 100 million by March next year even as it awaits approval for emergency use authorisation, a top company official said on Monday. The company, which has launched the […]
Vaccinators line up as Oxford/AstraZeneca jab on brink of approval in UK
By Aditi Khanna LONDON: The UK’s National Health Service is lining up thousands of medics and volunteers on Monday to be ready to deliver jabs up and down the country as the Oxford University vaccine against COVID-19 is on the brink of getting regulatory approval. The vaccine, which is being produced by bio-pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca […]