New Delhi: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday met US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor and discussed strengthening of strategic ties between the two nations, with a focus on semiconductors and electronics manufacturing. In a post on X, Vaishnaw – Minister for Electronics and IT, Railways and Information and Broadcasting – said he looks forward…
New Delhi: India on Monday announced USD 175 million as development assistance to Seychelles after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with the island nation’s President Patrick Herminie that produced a joint vision for deeper two-way engagement. Following the Modi-Herminie meeting, the two sides inked seven agreements to boost ties in a range of…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government will launch a phase-wise mega recruitment drive to fill more than 70,000 vacant posts through a new and reformed system, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday. Addressing a meeting on reforms in service recruitment rules, Fadnavis said around 20,000 posts will be filled through the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC)…
New Delhi: The Railway Ministry on Monday said that it has initiated steps to expedite the implementation of seven new High-Speed Rail (HSR) corridors announced in the Union Budget 2026, marking a major push towards next-generation passenger travel in India. “The proposed corridors include Mumbai – Pune, Pune – Hyderabad, Hyderabad – Bengaluru, Hyderabad –…
New Delhi: Delhi saw 10 days of ‘severe’ air quality during the winter season (October-January) in 2025-26 as against 31 days in 2016-17, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Monday. He shared the information in response to a written question by Congress MP Manish Tewari in the Lok Sabha. “The total number of days…
Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has received more than 18,600 applications for domicile certificates in the past one-and-a-half months, an unprecedented spike linked to the Election Commission’s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, officials said on Monday. Cumulative figures available till February 6 show that 18,605 applications were submitted, far exceeding the…
New Delhi: Speed, privilege, and unaccountability. The Kanpur Lamborghini crash, involving a tobacco businessman’s son, that left at least six injured, has fuelled outrage over perceived elite impunity and has once again drawn attention to a series of high-profile crashes involving luxury cars and reckless driving. The incident took place on Sunday in Kanpur’s Gwaltoli…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday demanded a “transparent explanation” from Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi over his “visit to Rawalpindi district of Pakistan”, asserting that his visa “explicitly permitted travel only to Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad”. Sarma, in a post on X, said that under Pakistan’s immigration rules, travel beyond visa-designated cities…
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi must be allowed to put forth his concerns in the Lok Sabha and described as “absolutely bizarre” the “denial of the right to speak to one side” in the House. Tharoor, who was to initiate the discussion on the…
Surat: Former Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Zubin Irani on Monday said Rahul Gandhi does not hear or read what the Narendra Modi government has mentioned in the 2026-27 Budget presented in Parliament on February 1. Addressing a press conference here, the former Lok Sabha MP further said the Union government presented a progressive,…
