- India
Gadkari flags poor quality of DPRs of road projects as major problem
Nagpur: Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday that the bad quality of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) leads to a host of problems including cost escalation in road projects, and…
- Middle East
Puducherry Assembly pays respects to victims of deadly Turkey-Syria quake
Puducherry: The Puducherry Assembly paid homage on Friday to the people killed in the earthquake in Turkey and Syria on February 6 that left over 50,000 people dead and countless others homeless.…
- World
Nirav Modi claims he has no funds to pay UK court fines
London: Nirav Modi, the fugitive diamond merchant wanted in India to stand trial on fraud and money laundering charges, has claimed that he has no funds and is resorting to borrowing money…
- India
Elderly woman dies after bring dragged by car in Ambala
Ambala: An elderly woman was killed allegedly after being dragged by a car for about 50 meters on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway on Friday, police said. The accident occurred near Baldev Nagar Chowk,…
- India
Elephant herd force Niligiri Mountain train to stop in middle of the track
Coimbatore: The Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) train, which left from Mettupalayam near here, has to stop in the midway as a herd of elephants was standing across the railway track on Friday.…
- India
Aurangabad renaming: Case against AIMIM MP Jaleel, 1500 others for protest
Aurangabad: A case was registered on Friday against Aurangabad Lok Sabha MP Imtiaz Jaleel and more than 1,500 persons in connection with a protest against the renaming of the Marathwada city as…
- India
US federal agency funds methane capture project India
Washington: A federal US agency has approved grant funding for a feasibility study to develop a coal mine methane (CMM) recovery facility in the Jharia coalfield in Jharkhand, said to be the…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP Forest dept shifts tiger cubs to in-situ facility in Tirupati
Tirupati: After failing to reunite four tiger cubs found in a village in Nandyala district of Andhra Pradesh with their mother, the Forest department has safely shifted the litter to an in-situ…
- India
JNU lively reflection of India’s cultural unity: President Murmu
New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a relatively young institution and presents a lively reflection of the cultural unity of India, President Droupadi Murmu said on Friday. Addressing the sixth convocation…
- India
Fall in line or be destroyed: In Budget speech, AAP govt warns ‘enemies of Punjab’
Chandigarh: Days after the siege of the Ajnala police station by supporters of a pro-Khalistan preacher, the state government on Friday asked “enemies of Punjab” to fall in line or be destroyed.…
- Bangalore
Conductor charred to death as Bengaluru city bus catches fire
Bengaluru: A bus conductor was charred to death in the early hours of Friday when the vehicle belonging to state-owned BMTC caught fire at Lingadheeranahalli in the city, police said. The driver…
- India
Another FIR registered by Bihar Police for ‘fake’ videos of attacks on migrants in TN
Patna: Days after the arrest of a man for allegedly sharing “fake” videos of attacks on migrants in Tamil Nadu on social media, the Bihar Police on Friday registered a fresh FIR…
- Chennai
Fake videos on migrant workers due to my call for oppn unity against BJP: Stalin
Chennai: As various social media content of alleged attacks on migrant workers from Tamil Nadu have turned out to be fake, Chief Minister M K Stalin has alleged the “lies spread” regarding…
- Telangana
Telangana: Congress vows to extend govt benefits to tenant farmers
Karimnagar: The Congress on Friday promised to extend government benefits to tenant farmers in Telangana, besides setting up land tribunals in the state. Speaking to reporters near Karimnagar, AICC General Secretary in-charge…
- India
BJP MP demands termination of Rahul Gandhi’s LS membership
New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday sought termination of Rahul Gandhi’s membership from Lok Sabha while deposing before a parliamentary panel over his privilege notice against the Congress leader. Following…
