NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has launched its longest-ever freight train, ‘Rudrastra,’ measuring about 4.5 kilometres in length.Formed by linking six standard-length rakes, the train consisted of 354 wagons and was powered by seven locomotives. It travelled from Ganjkhwaja to Garhwa Road, covering the 200-km route at an average speed of 40 km/h.Union minister of railways,…
Arvind Kejriwal (left), Bhagwant Mann (PTI) NEW DELHI: AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday launched 24 sectoral committees aimed at transforming Punjab’s industrial governance model. The committees will be responsible for drafting policies for each sector, shifting decision-making power from the bureaucracy to business owners, both large and…
Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) Mk-III, indigenously designed and manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian army is set to replace the aging Chetak and Cheetah helicopters with modern light helicopters, the defence ministry indicated on Friday.The ministry issued a request for information (RFI) for 200 modern light helicopters, also…
Primary site for E-Roll download for all states working without any issues: ECI NEW DELHI: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday clarified that its primary site for E-Roll download for all states has been working without any issues.“The primary site/link for E-Roll download for all states is https://voters.eci.gov.in/download-eroll?statecode=S25. The above site has been working…
Nishikant Dubey (left) and Manoj Tiwari NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Friday slammed the Jharkhand Police after he and five others, including Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari, were booked for allegedly “forcibly” entering the sanctum sanctorum of the Baba Baidyanath temple in Deoghar, thereby “hurting religious sentiments.”Also Read: Deoghar’s Shravani mela deserves national…
Devendra Fadnavis, Rahul Gandhi (File photos) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegation of “vote chori” (vote theft) against the Election Commission, accusing him of turning political discourse into scripted theatre. Addressing the media, Fadnavis referred to the Election Commission’s recent statement dismissing…
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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday came down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegations of large-scale voter fraud, accusing him of repeating an old political “script” and challenging him to either formally verify his claims or apologise to the nation.In a statement, the poll body claimed the leader of opposition…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday claimed that the EPIC showed by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to the media during press conference was “fake”. The poll body has asked him to submit it to the office by August 16.“It seems that the EPIC displayed by you during a press conference is fake. Making and…
From left to right: Dr Riju Nair, Dr Shiv K Nair, and Dr Mary Smitha at The Times Conversations session on cardiothoracic and vascular surgery Cardiovascular surgeons are the custodians of the most vital organ—the heart—working tirelessly to keep it beating. For the latest instalment of the Times Conversations series, three leading cardiac experts from…
