India’s first bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is progressing well. Initial operations will commence using Indian high-speed trains in 2027. Japan’s next-generation E10 Shinkansen trains will be introduced later, after 2030. The first operational stretch will connect Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat. This initiative significantly reduces travel time between the two major cities….
Kolkata: The EC on Saturday relieved the observer for the Chinsurah seat in Hooghly, C Paulrasu, an IAS officer of the 2004 batch, and asked him to leave the constituency and Bengal immediately.Another IAS officer, Rajesh Kumar Sharma, who is a general observer in Hooghly, was asked to take charge of Chinsurah.Earlier, the EC removed…
The high court ruled playing games is a fundamental right for children (Representative image) BENGALURU: Emphasising that playing games is a fundamental right of children, the high court directed an apartment owners’ association to reconsider its decision imposing restrictions on children playing in the designated play area.Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar issued the direction while observing that…
In a major step forward for sustainability, Mumbai’s Worli Sewage Treatment Project has gained approval from the state government to expand by an additional 27,967 square meters. This expansion is in line with a directive from the Bombay High Court, emphasizing its importance for public health. MUMBAI: The state government has cleared the transfer of…
Ahmedabad: Four unidentified men allegedly abducted, assaulted and robbed a 37-year-old cab driver of cash, valuables and a car, with the total value of the stolen items amounting to Rs 5.23 lakh. They posed as passengers and booked the cab through a ride-sharing app in the early hours of Monday.According to the complaint filed by…
Rahul Vishwanath Karad calls for academic model combining Warkari tradition with higher education PUNE: The government should develop a new academic model to integrate the Warkari tradition into higher education, said Dr Rahul Vishwanath Karad, Executive President of MIT World Peace University (MIT WPU). He said educationists should come together to explore how the values…
Hyderabad: Former irrigation minister T Harish Rao criticised chief minister A Revanth Reddy over his remarks on Krishna water utilisation, alleging that the CM lacks even basic awareness of his own govt’s performance in safeguarding Telangana’s water rights.Harish Rao, who wrote a letter to CM Revanth Reddy on Krishna waters, questioned irrigation minister Uttam Kumar…
Lucknow: Ending a seven-year manhunt, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested Monu Yadav alias Abhimanyu Yadav, a ₹50,000 reward-carrying fugitive wanted since 2019 in the abduction, murder and robbery of a taxi driver in Lucknow.He was arrested from Didwana in Rajasthan, where he was allegedly living under concealment and working at a private…
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved seven major decisions covering infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing, mobile phone production, fertiliser and railway projects. The package includes Semicon 2.0, the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) and the National Investment Policy for Urea-2026, with a combined outlay of Rs 2,19,353 crore.The announcements came during a press briefing after the Cabinet…
Chief secretary V Srinivas conducts a review meeting Chief secretary V Srinivas conducts a review meeting Chief secretary V Srinivas conducts a review meeting Chief secretary V Srinivas conducts a review meeting Chief secretary V Srinivas conducts a review meeting Jaipur: Chief secretary V. Srinivas on Thursday chaired a meeting of the State Empowered Programme…
