New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that over 1,200 electric buses provided by the central government are running in the national capital as part of the wider efforts to reduce carbon footprint. He cited the program to promote rooftop solar panels as another initiative to this effect. Modi made the remarks during…
The 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos showcased a stellar performance by India’s Telugu-speaking states, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which emerged as frontrunners in attracting global investments. Competing with eight other Indian states, these two accounted for a significant share of the $95 billion investment commitments India secured at the summit. Telangana, under the…
IIT Baba ‘Abhay Singh’ on the journey of spirituality encouraging the youth. …
India has long lamented its brain drain, with engineers, doctors, and IT whiz-kids heading westwards to chase the American dream. But now, President Donald Trump has added a bizarre twist to this well-worn narrative: wine tasters and waiters on H-1B visas. Yes, the visa traditionally associated with software engineers and scientists might soon include sommeliers…
Castaic, Calif: More than 50,000 people were under evacuation orders or warnings Wednesday as a huge and fast-moving wildfire swept through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles, but fire officials said a rapid ground and air assault was giving them the upper hand. The Hughes Fire broke out in the late morning and within six hours…
Our Political Desk The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States has been nothing short of a political whirlwind. Within an hour of taking office, President Trump signed 100 executive orders while simultaneously cancelling 78 executive orders issued by his predecessor, Joe Biden. This unprecedented volume of executive action has…
Johnnesburg: Several thousand people from South Africa are expected to flock to the Maha Kumbh Mela being held at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh before it officially ends on February 26. “In just the first few days since the Maha Kumbh was inaugurated on Jabuary 13, more than a hundred visas have been issued for people…
JALGAON: At least 12 passengers were killed on Wednesday evening when they jumped from their Mumbai-bound train in panic due to a false fire alarm, only to be tragically run over by another train on the adjacent tracks here, officials said. The tragedy unfolded when passengers onboard the 12533 Lucknow-Mumbai Pushpak Express, fearing a blaze,…
Bhopal: The fate of properties worth Rs 15,000 crore owned by Bhopal’s erstwhile rulers and inherited by actor Saif Ali Khan and his family remains in limbo due to uncertainty over filing an appeal against an order of the Office of the Custodian of Enemy Property, lawyers said. If an appeal is not filed by…
Washington: Upbeat about the future of the India-US ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said clearly there is an interest in the new Trump Administration in taking this relationship forward. “Special Envoy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is naturally treated very well,” Jaishankar told a group of Indian reporters when asked about the…
