NEW DELHI: India’s forest cover increased by merely 2.5% between 2010-11 and 2021-22, but the ‘very dense forest’ component of it grew by 22.7% during the period, indicating effective regeneration and conservation efforts, claimed the central govt’s first-ever dedicated publication on forest accounting. It recorded a decline only in the ‘moderately dense forest’ category.Released on…
NEW DELHI: Former Congress MP Husain Dalwai sparked a controversy Monday by linking the Nov 10 Red Fort blast to “injustice” in Kashmir and questioning its occurrence during the Bihar elections, drawing instant condemnation from BJP as it targeted the opposition party for its “justification” of the terror act. Dalwai asked why such incidents occur…
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin helped play matchmaker at the band’s latest Music of the Spheres concert in London. This time around, the singer helping a fan stage a marriage proposal during the group’s now-famous “kisscam” segment.The video from Wembley Stadium on August 22, has now gone viral with fans swooning over the hunk’s sweet gesture…
Kanpur: Kanpur police have arrested a Delhi-based businessman, Ravindra Nath Soni, for allegedly running a massive international investment scam that duped hundreds of Indians—both in India and in Dubai—of nearly Rs 970 crore. Investigators say the fraud spans multiple countries, involves cryptocurrency laundering, hawala routes, and may have national security implications. As on date, five…
NEW DELHI: Early trends of the Bihar assembly election results on Friday indicated significant gains for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in several Muslim-dominated seats.According to the initial trends, the NDA appears on track to secure at least 16 such seats. Chief minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) seems to have benefited the most within…
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh police carried out three separate encounters across Saharanpur, Bulandshahr, and Ballia districts over the weekend. This resulted in the killing of two wanted criminals and the arrest of five murder accused.In the first incident, reported from Bulandshahr, a wanted criminal carrying a ₹50,000 reward was killed in an encounter with the Saharanpur…
NEW DELHI: Cabinet on Wednesday approved two major infrastructure projects in poll-bound Bihar with a cumulative investment of Rs 7,616 crore. While the greenfield four-lane Mokama-Munger highway (82.4 km) will cost Rs 4,447 crore, the doubling of Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampurhat (117 route km) will entail an investment of Rs 3,169 crore.Announcing the decisions, I&B minister Ashwini Vaishnaw…
Dalal Street made notable gains last week, as the combined market capitalisation of seven of the country’s ten most valued companies surged by Rs 1,55,710.74 crore in a holiday-shortened trading week.The BSE Sensex advanced 259.69 points, or 0.30%, last week, with the benchmark hitting a 52-week high of 85,290.06 on Thursday.Reliance Industries and Tata Consultancy…
US stocks extended their sharp decline on Friday, with Wall Street’s highfliers — led by Nvidia and bitcoin-linked plays — continuing to lose steam, pushing the S&P 500 towards a second straight heavy loss. The index was down 1.1% in early trading, following one of its worst sessions since the spring sell-off that triggered a…
Inside Arthur Road Jail: Belgian Court shown pictures of barrack where Mehul Choksi may be kept NEW DELHI: India submitted an affidavit to a Belgian court containing detailed architectural drawings and interior photographs of Mumbai’s high-security Arthur Road Jail, where fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi will be lodged following his future extradition in the Punjab National…
