India is set to get its first bullet train ride by 2027! Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday announced that the first operational section of the bullet train project will be ready in 2027, saying that construction on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor has crossed the 80% mark.Speaking on the sidelines of the Commencement…
Robert Downey Jr is building up the anticipation for his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’. The actor, who is all set to turn shades darker as the newest villain, Doctor Victor Von Doom, has teased interesting details about the upcoming superhero film and assured fans that this one will not be…
At the King Sejong Institute within the Korean Cultural Centre India, K-beauty expert Lee Sung Min hosted an interactive, hands-on session dedicated to personal colour analysis Shopping for skincare, getting a hair spa treatment, filming a convenience store reel and booking a Personal Colour Analysis session are among the experiences many travellers look forward to…
Just weeks after crude prices had fallen on hopes that the Middle East was easing, oil has staged a sharp comeback. Fresh attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea and a disruption to Kazakhstan’s exports have revived fears over global supplies, sending prices beyond the $100-a-barrel mark.On Friday, Brent crude futures fell 63…
If an MDR is introduced in the future it will only be applicable to a limited category of merchant transactions with the rate being nominal Unified Payments Interface or UPI transactions have become an important backbone of the digital payments economy in India. With wide adoption and transactions running into several lakh crore every month,…
Guwahati: The Assam State Jamiat Ulama has described the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Assam as an attempt to impose a “black law” aimed at targeting Muslims.Speaking to the media in Guwahati on Monday, the organisation said it would move court against the UCC, calling it unconstitutional.On May 13, the Assam cabinet approved “The Assam…
Barnala: The Punjab State Scheduled Castes Commission and Punjab State Women Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the July 22 police action on sanitation workers in Barnala, seeking a report from the SSP by July 28.The move comes just a day after the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis had taken note of the incident…
Panaji: Goa continued to experience sweltering conditions on Sunday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recording a maximum temperature of 36°C while the “feels like” temperature surged to a scorching 47.3°C during peak afternoon hours.Weather experts attributed the oppressive heat to the near absence of pre-monsoon showers across the state this summer season.“Traditionally, May is…
Pune: The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) will investigate the allegations of tree trimming at the mayor’s official bungalow on Ghole Road in Shivajinagar.The inquiry came after activists raised objections to the trimming. “The details on how the permission was granted would be checked. A report regarding it would also be drafted in the next week,”…
Gulveer Singh created history on Saturday by becoming the first Indian to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the men’s 5000m and the first Indian track and field athlete to win two medals in a single edition of the Games.After winning silver in the 10,000m on July 28, the reigning Asian champion added a bronze…
