Urban challenge fund to focus on revitalising core areas of cities | India News – Times of India

Urban challenge fund to focus on revitalising core areas of cities | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The next phase of central assistance (seed funding) for states to take up transformative projects under the Rs 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) will focus more on revitalising core areas of cities and fixing legacy infrastructure gaps, such as bad drainage, sanitation and polluted water bodies.Officials said the focus of this…

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IND vs ENG: Jasprit Bumrah memes break internet as Team India pacer leads solo charge against England | Cricket News – Times of India

IND vs ENG: Jasprit Bumrah memes break internet as Team India pacer leads solo charge against England | Cricket News – Times of India

Jasprit Bumrah of India. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Day 2 of the India vs England 1st Test at Headingley brought high drama, stellar performances, and a flood of hilarious memes, as Jasprit Bumrah led India’s bowling charge with sheer menace. Despite India posting a formidable 471, it was England’s gritty response, and…

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India emerging as wellness hub: PM Modi on yoga day | India News – Times of India

India emerging as wellness hub: PM Modi on yoga day | India News – Times of India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi VISHAKHAPATNAM: The country is emerging as a global hub for wellness under the mantra of ‘Heal in India’, with yoga playing a leading role in that effort, PM Narendra Modi said Saturday while addressing a record-breaking gathering of 3,02,087 yoga practitioners along Visakhapatnam’s beachfront.Modi highlighted yoga’s global rise and its integration…

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IND vs ENG: Drama in Leeds! From Jasprit Bumrah’s fire to Team India’s butter fingers | Cricket News – Times of India

IND vs ENG: Drama in Leeds! From Jasprit Bumrah’s fire to Team India’s butter fingers | Cricket News – Times of India

Jasprit Bumrah (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Leeds: The capacity crowd at Headingley was up on its feet for what was going to be the last ball of the second day’s play. A menacing Jasprit Bumrah was steaming down the hill, the floodlights were on, and thousands in the stands joined in the…

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Government may slow down declaring more state highways as National Highways | India News – Times of India

Government may slow down declaring more state highways as National Highways | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a major policy change, the Centre is preparing a model to provide financial assistance to state govts for one-time improvement of state highways rather than declaring more of these as NHs. The road transport ministry will instead focus on building more new greenfield highways and expressways.This comes after PM Narendra Modi’s direction…

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EWS quota bloc trails OBCs in UPSC mains, but turns tables in interviews | India News – Times of India

EWS quota bloc trails OBCs in UPSC mains, but turns tables in interviews | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The upper castes availing the economic backwardness quota have trailed the backward classes in the Mains examinations of the Civil Services competition for the last two years. But the dynamic of competitiveness between the two reserved categories is complex, as the forwards have prevailed in the ultimate test by virtue of greater score…

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