Why aren’t you repealing British era sedition law, Supreme Court asks Modi government
NEW DELHI: Concerned over enormous misuse of the colonial era penal law on sedition, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Narendra Modi government (Centre) why it was not repealing the provision used by the British to silence people like Mahatma Gandhi to suppress freedom movement. Agreeing to examine the pleas filed by Editors Guild […]
Narendra Modi lays foundation stones of projects worth over Rs 1,500 crore in Varanasi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stones of multiple development projects in Varanasi worth more than Rs 1,500 crore at the IIT-BHU ground. After reaching Varanasi, Modi inaugurated various public projects and works, including a 100-bed MCH wing in BHU, multi-level parking at Godauliya, Ro-Ro vessels for tourism development […]
Manasi Tata joins Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s board of directors
NEW DELHI: Kirloskar Systems said on Wednesday said Manasi Tata has been appointed as a member of the Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) board of directors. In a statement, Kirloskar Systems Chairman and Managing Director Vikram Kirloskar announced her appointment as a member of the board of directors at TKM. The Bengaluru-based automaker is a joint […]
Maruti lines up Rs 18,000 crore investment for new manufacturing plant in Haryana
NEW DELHI: The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) is planning to invest around Rs 18,000 crore on a new manufacturing facility in Haryana, as per a top company official. The new plant would replace the company’s Gurugram-based facility and is expected to have an installed production capacity of 7.5-10 lakh units per annum. […]
JLR drives in new Land Rover Discovery in India tagged Rs 88.06 lakh onwards
NEW DELHI: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Wednesday said it has launched updated version of Land Rover Discovery in the country with price starting at Rs 88.06 lakh (ex-showroom). The model comes with the latest generation of petrol and diesel engines, advanced infotainment system and superior comfort and practicality with seven seat configuration. “The new […]
Sensex rises 134 points; Nifty tops 15,850
AMARAVATI: Equity benchmark Sensex jumped 134 points on Wednesday, tracking gains mainly in IT stocks, despite weak global cues. The 30-share BSE index ended 134.32 points or 0.25 per cent higher at 52,904.05, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 41.60 points or 0.26 per cent to 15,853.95. Tech Mahindra was the top gainer in the […]
Serum Institute to start production of Sputnik vaccine in September
NEW DELHI: Serum Institute of India (SII) will start production of Sputnik vaccine at the company”s facilities in September, Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Tuesday. As per the agreement between RDIF and SII, the parties intend to produce over 300 million doses of the vaccine in India per year. “The first batch of […]
NTPC signs MoU with Ladakh and LAHDC to set up country’s first Green Hydrogen Mobility Project
NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy , R.K . Singh congratulated NTPC , Maharatna PSU under Ministry of Power for signing a MoU with Union Territory of Ladakh and LAHDC to setup the country’s first Green Hydrogen Mobility project, strengthening Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to ensure a carbon […]
NTPC to set up India’s single largest solar park at Rann of Kutch
NEW DELHI: NTPC Renewable Energy Ltd , a 100% subsidiary of NTPC, has received the go-ahead from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to set up 4750 MW renewable energy park at Rann of Kutch in Khavada, Gujarat. This will be India’s largest solar park to be built by the largest power producer of […]
Kapil Moreshwar Patil takes charge as MoS in Ministry of Panchayati Raj
NEW DELHI:Days after taking oath as a minister in Central cabinet, Lok Sabha MP Kapil Moreshwar Patil took charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. The minister while taking the charge expressed the resolve to take forward the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for transformation of villages, empowerment of Panchayats […]
Rao Inderjit Singh takes charge as Union Minister of State in Ministry of Corporate Affairs
NEW DELHI: Rao Inderjit Singh took charge as Union Minister of State in the Ministry Corporate Affairs (MCA). Before taking charge as Union Minister of State for MCA, Singh already holds Union Minister of State (Independent Charges) for Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation as also for the Ministry of Planning. Singh is a Member […]
Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone for 16 National Highway Projects in Manipur for Rs 4,148 crore
NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari has naugurated and laid foundation stone for 16 National Highway Projects in Manipur with an investment of Rs 4,148 crores covering total length of 298 kms. The projects will provide all weather connectivity to Manipur with the rest of the country and the Neighbouring […]
Hiranandani develops commercial space with Rs 1000 crore investment in Thane
NEW DELHI: Hiranandani Group said that it has developed 2.6mn commercial real estate space in Hiranandani Estate township spanned across 350 acres on Ghodbunder Road, Thane near Mumbai. The group deploys nearly Rs 1000 crores of investment for this development at Hiranandani Business Park. The ready to lease ‘Quantum’ is a 25-storeys tower spread across […]
3,500 industrialists invested in Uttar Pradesh in last 4 years
LUCKNOW: More than 3,500 big industrialists have acquired land in Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSIDA) areas, spread across 51 districts over the last four years since the Yogi Adityanath took charge and have set up factories worth of Rs 11,500 crore. The factories, which are to be built on UPSIDA land, will provide […]
India can become $15 trillion economy in 2 decades: Gautam Adani
NEW DELHI: Gautam Adani has said that India can become a $15 trillion economy in the next two decades and emerge to be among the largest global markets, Adani Chairman said in Annual General Meeting (AGM) meet. Addressing the AGM of Adani Group, he noted that although there will be bumps along the road, the […]
8 new SpiceJet flights to Madhya Pradesh from July 16
NEW DELHI: Days after taking over as India’s new Civil Aviation Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday said that budget airline SpiceJet will start eight new flights from Madhya Pradesh starting July 16. In a tweet, the minister said that the new routes would be Gwalior-Mumbai-Gwalior, Gwalior-Pune-Gwalior, Jabalpur-Surat-Jabalpur, and Ahmedabad-Gwalior-Ahmedabad. “Good news for Madhya Pradesh! Starting […]