New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande has urged the Military Engineer Services to endeavour to be in sync with the technological advancements happening in the industry and adopt modern construction methods. He said this in his address at a two-day engineer conclave on infrastructure development and sustenance held on November 8 and 9 at…
New Delhi: THDC India Ltd (THDCIL) is planning to set up 3,270 megawatts (MWs) of clean energy projects, including pumped storage and floating solar, in Karnataka, its chairman and managing director R K Vishnoi has said. In this regard, the Uttarakhand-based company on Thursday signed two memoranda of understanding with Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL)…
Hyderabad: The BJP on Friday released its final list of 14 candidates for the November 30 assembly polls in Telangana. The candidates announced by the party in the final list include senior leader N Ramachander Rao, a former MLC, who has been fielded from Malkajgiri here. The other candidates in the list include A Sridevi (Bellampalli-SC),…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Congress has said it would increase the budget up to Rs 4,000 crore annually towards minority welfare, besides conducting the caste census within six months after coming to power, if elected in the November 30 assembly polls. The “Minority Declaration” released on Thursday, said it will ensure fair reservation for all backward…
Washington: The United States has conducted a self-defense airstrike in eastern Syria against a facility used by the Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups, the White House said Thursday. The precision strike was conducted in response to the recent attacks directed by the IRGC and affiliated groups against US and Coalition bases in Iraq…
New Delhi: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Delhi on Thursday night primarily to attend the India-US “2+2” foreign and defence ministerial dialogue. The “2+2” dialogue will take place on Friday. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has already reached Delhi. The Indian side at the dialogue will be led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee on Thursday recommended the expulsion of TMC MP Mahua Moitra from the House in the “cash-for-query” matter, sources said. The committee, headed by BJP MP Vinod Kumar Sonkar, met here and adopted its report recommending her expulsion. After the meeting, Sonkar told reporters that six members of the…
Panjim: Cheers Group, a significant player in the global spirits industry, recently launched an industry-first initiative “Care4Planet” as it journeys towards the removal of mono-cartons from its packaging. Way back in 2016, Cheers Group launched its Labrodog Aged 12-year-old blended Scotch whisky in India in a 750ml glass bottle without a mono-carton which was the…
Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India remains watchful and the monetary policy is actively disinflationary and supporting growth, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. The government has mandated the RBI to ensure that inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remains at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side….
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday issued a direction for release of the third instalment of arrears under the ‘One Rank On Pension’ scheme to the defence pensioners before Diwali. Last December, the government approved the revision of the pension of armed forces personnel under ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme with retrospective effect…
