New Delhi: The govt will soon rank states on parameters of quality of land records, ease of land acquisition and their active participation for taking up highway development works. Delay in getting land and poor land records are the biggest hindrances in execution of road projects.“We are planning to carry out ranking of states on…
New Delhi: In the next four years, investment in the urban sector is likely to be around Rs 10 lakh crore, housing and urban affairs secretary Srinivas Katikithala said on Friday while urging real estate developers to take up projects along the major transport corridors and areas with infrastructure facilities rather than launching projects where…
NEW DELHI: The Punjab government has announced that chief minister Bhagwant Mann, his cabinet colleagues and all Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs will donate one month’s salary to support relief measures for those affected by the floods in the state.In Hoshiarpur district’s Abdullahpur village, AAP MLA Jasvir Singh Raja Gill drew attention after relocating the…
A father in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district has been arrested for allegedly killing his daughter and staging it as a suicide. The incident took place on Thursday, in Melakunda village, over her relationship with a man from another community, Police Commissioner Sharanappa S D said on Friday.Shankar, the father of the girl, is accused of strangling…
NEW DELHI: “Stop the bickering. Let’s together fight the larger battle!” – Kapil Sibal‘s advice to Arvind Kejriwal after the AAP convener’s latest offensive against the Congress is unlikely to impress the former Delhi chief minister.Sibal, who served as Union minister in the UPA governments and is currently an Independent Rajya Sabha member, counselled Kejriwal…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (PTI file photo) Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay an official visit to India in December, the Kremlin confirmed on Friday, as strong ties between the two countries are in focus after Donald Trump-led US administration’s imposition of trade tariffs on New Delhi.Putin is also scheduled…
Time Magazine has unveiled its 2025 list of the 100 tech CEOs, co-founders and other executives who have led “advances in artificial intelligence”. The list features prominent tech CEOs, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, and Ravi Kumar – CEO of Cognizant.“Today we publish the third edition of the TIME100 AI, our annual look at…
Security personnel with the whistleblower, in mask, near a site of an alleged burial related to the Dharmasthala mass burial case (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sujata Bhat, who had previously alleged that her daughter Ananya disappeared from the Dharmasthala temple premises in 2003, had reportedly expressed her desire to withdraw the complaint during the Special…
Vikrant Misri (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Friday said that India and Japan have launched an Economic Security Initiative to strengthen supply chain resilience and collaboration in key sectors. The five priority sectors identified under the initiative are semiconductors, critical minerals, pharmaceuticals, information and communication technology (particularly telecommunications), and clean energy.Misri…
(Image via Getty Images: Vince McMahon) The former WWE chairman and CEO, Vince McMahon, has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. In recent times, McMahon’s character has received some serious allegations and has come under heavy examination as a result of serious charges made by former WWE partner Janel Grant. He has…
