SRINAGAR: The Union government’s approval on Monday of 19 major road and tunnel projects worth Rs 10,637 crore, including a key tunnel on the historical Mughal Road linking Shopian, in the Kashmir Valley, with Poonch in Jammu, has caused widespread excitement across Kashmir.The proposed Peer Ki Gali tunnel, which will turn the 84-km Mughal Road…
In a first-of-its-kind action against illicit liquor trade, the special Gangster Act court of Ambedkar Nagar in UP has declared property worth Rs 1.7 crore of alleged hooch kingpin Motilal Gupta as govt property. According to court records, Gupta, a resident of Azamgarh, ran a large-scale operation producing spurious country liquor packaged with fake labels…
NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will come up with a compensation framework for private highway operators and investors, including overseas pension funds, who have betted on the highway sector for the losses they incur after rollout of “annual pass” for private vehicles on national highways and expressways from Aug 15.This is…
In the wake of Operation Sindhu, Indian students returning from Iran shared their chilling accounts of survival amidst missile strikes and destruction. One student vividly recalled the sight of missiles raining down, leaving Tehran in devastation. The Indian government stepped in, offering comprehensive support for their safe return, including personalized assistance. NEW DELHI: Indian students…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of making the use of Indian Standard Time (IST) as the mandatory time reference for all legal, commercial, digital and administrative activities, the govt on Wednesday asked industry, stock exchanges, Sebi, banks and those dealing with critical infrastructure to discontinue use of alternative systems such as GPS.Consumer affairs ministry Pralhad Joshi told…
In a move aimed at boosting long-term foreign investment in Indian debt markets, Sebi on Wednesday approved several compliance relaxations for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) that invest exclusively in Indian government securities (G-Secs).The decision, taken at the regulator’s board meeting, is expected to simplify onboarding, reduce paperwork, and improve ease of doing business for these…
The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Tamil Nadu government and questioned the Madras High Court’s directive to arrest Additional Director General of Police H M Jayaram in a kidnapping case. Describing the order as “shocking and demoralising,” the apex court sought an explanation for the officer’s suspension and asked the Kerala…
NEW DELHI: The government on Monday notified Census 2027, officially commencing the process to count the country’s population, in what will be the first such exercise since 2011.The notification in this regard was issued by the Ministry of home affairs (MHA). MHA notification on Census For the first time, the national census will also include…
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India-US trade deal (Representative AI image) NEW DELHI: While India and the US work towards finalising an “initial tranche” of the proposed trade deal before July 9, the full bilateral trade agreement may take a few months as the Trump administration is yet to spell out its policy on trade, beyond using tariffs to get…