Itanagar: In a major push for hydropower development in the Northeast, Union Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal has reviewed the final stages of the Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (2000 MW) at Dollungmukh, along the Arunachal-Assam border, and assured central support for the critical infrastructure. Agarwal, accompanied by National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC) Chief Managing Director (CMD)…
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will accompany Prime Minister Narendra Modi to London for the signing of the free trade agreement between India and the UK on July 24, an official said on Monday. The two countries announced the conclusion of the negotiations for the trade agreement on May 6. The trade…
New Delhi: Shares of HDFC Bank went up by over 2 per cent on Monday after the company reported a steady set of quarterly numbers. The heavyweight stock advanced 2.27 per cent to Rs 2,001.90 on both the BSE and NSE. “HDFC Bank reported a steady set of numbers,” VK Vijayakumar, Chief Investment Strategist, Geojit…
New Delhi: India needs government incentives and substantial investments in artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen cybersecurity and border security, a report by Nexgen Exhibitions said on Monday. The report, based on a survey of over 200 companies from 15 cities, highlighted that 86 per cent of respondents agree or strongly agree that India needs proactive…
Kolkata: Sharpening her ‘Bengali asmita’ pitch ahead of the 2026 polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP of unleashing “linguistic terrorism” on Bengalis, asserting that the fight for identity and language will continue until the saffron party is defeated. Addressing a massive Martyrs’ Day rally in Kolkata, Banerjee gave a…
New Delhi: During the shooting of the action film ‘Raghuveer’ released in the year 1995, a shocking rumour created a stir in Bollywood when the news broke out that the lead actress of the film, Shilpa Shirodkar, had been shot dead. At that time, the shooting of the film was going on in Kullu-Manali, where…
Mumbai: An Air India aircraft AI 2744 A320 (VT-TYA) operating from Kochi to Mumbai veered off the runway during landing on Monday morning due to heavy rainfall, the airline confirmed. The plane taxied safely to the gate. All passengers and crew members disembarked without injury, and the aircraft has been grounded for technical evaluation. A…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tried to alleviate fears on China’s move to construct the world’s largest dam on the Brahmaputra and said he does not foresee any immediate cause of worry as the river gets most of its waters from Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday termed US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that he mediated between India and Pakistan to bring about a ceasefire during Operation Sindoor in May as “humiliating” for the country, and asked the government for a clarification on the issue. Kharge and other Congress party members also…
New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is “totally unbiased” and is carrying out a definitive, thorough and rule-based probe into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last month, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Monday. “We want to stand with truth, not anything else… we want to find out what…
