PWD relaxes sourcing norms, pushes alternative road tech as bitumen crunch hits roadworks | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Confronted with an acute shortage of bitumen after supply disruptions linked to tensions in West Asia, the Uttar Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) has issued a fresh set of directions to bridge the widening demand-supply gap affecting road construction and repair works.The latest order, the second within 15 days, aims to reduce dependence on…

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Israel Elimination: Evening news wrap: IRGC commander says Israel’s elimination ‘achievable’; severe weather disrupts Delhi airport operations & more | India News

IRGC commander says Israel’s elimination is “achievable,” backs Hezbollah amid rising regional tensions. TMC rebels intensify internal feud, allege suppression and question Abhishek Banerjee’s role. China blocks Tiananmen remembrance, tightens control over 1989 crackdown commemoration. Storms disrupt Delhi flights, multiple diversions as IMD issues yellow alert. BJP hits Kerala Congress over “Islam-friendly gym” row, alleges…

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India, US look at non-tariff measures

NEW DELHI: India and the US have discussed issues going beyond trade in goods to include non-tariff measures, customs and trade facilitation and economic security alignment, among other issues, an official statement said Thursday.A team from USTR office was in India since Monday to advance negotiations on the trade agreement, which has been in the…

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3 sacked Mumbai railway policemen arrested after pre-arrest bail cancelled by Supreme Court | Mumbai News

Mumbai: Railway crime branch on Wednesday arrested three sacked Government Railway Police (GRP) personnel for allegedly threatening, assaulting, and extorting money from a Rajasthan-based jeweller in the presence of his minor daughter at Mumbai Central Terminus in August 2025.The arrests come after Supreme Court cancelled their anticipatory bail granted by Bombay high court last September….

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