Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath laid the foundation stone of a new building of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) here on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, Adityanath said due to its large geographical area, Uttar Pradesh throws up numerous challenges. “Previously, around 40 districts in the state were considered affected by floods, but…
New Delhi: India does not want fenced habitats for cheetahs like the ones in South Africa and Namibia as it is against the basic tenets of wildlife conservation, the head of the Centre’s high-level committee set up to monitor the cheetah reintroduction project said on Thursday. Experts from South Africa and Namibia, who are helping reintroduce…
Mumbai: Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday said the Centre was sensitively handling the issue of protesting wrestlers, who are seeking the arrest of outgoing WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh over sexual harassment allegations. Thakur, who is on a visit to Mumbai, told reporters that the government has accepted the wrestlers’ demand for…
Hyderabad: The city-based Apsuja Infratech, a leading construction company has joined forces with Simpliforge Creations, an innovative 3D printed Construction Company, to achieve a remarkable feat in architectural innovation – the creation of the world’s first 3D printed place of worship. The 3D printed temple resonates the pride of Telangana as it sets out to…
New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said BJP will again win the Lok Sabha elections scheduled to be held next year, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing ‘Times Network India Economic Conclave’, Gadkari further said the government has done good work for the country’s development in the last nine years. There is…
New Delhi: Manufacturing activities in India advanced further and touched a 31-month high in May supported by stronger increase in new orders and favourable market conditions, which in turn generated more employment opportunities, a monthly survey said on Thursday. The seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI®) rose from 57.2 in April to…
New Delhi: Power consumption rose marginally by 1.04 per cent to 136.56 billion units in May this year as widespread rains have kept summer temperature under check so far and people used fewer cooling appliances compared to last year. In the year-ago period, power consumption stood at 135.15 billion units (BU), higher than 108.80 BU in…
New Delhi: India and Nepal will strive to take their bilateral ties to Himalayan heights and resolve all matters, including the boundary issue, in this spirit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday after holding wide-ranging talks with his Nepalese counterpart Pushpakamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’. In his media statement after the meeting, Modi said he and Prachanda…
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday accused Rahul Gandhi of “spreading a market of pessimism, hate and distrust” against India’s development journey as it cited the robust 7.2 per cent annual economic growth of the country to target the Congress leader. Addressing a press conference, BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Gandhi’s…
Imphal: Reiterating that mistrust and violence in Manipur was triggered by “a verdict of a court”, Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that a judicial commission, headed by a retired high court judge, will probe the incident. He further announced that families of those who lost their lives will get Rs 5 lakh…
