Mumbai: The upcoming Wadhawan Port near the financial capital will help take India into the top 10 among container ports globally by 2034, Union Shipping and Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Wednesday. The port off the coast of Dahanu in Maharashtra being developed under a public-private partnership will be able to handle ultra-large vessels…
Jalgaon: At least 10 train passengers were killed after stepping down due to a rumour of fire and being run over by another train passing on the adjacent tracks in North Maharashtra’s Jalgaon district on Wednesday evening, officials said. Ten to twelve persons had died, Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan told a news channel, citing information…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday slammed the Yogi Adityanath government for holding a cabinet meeting in the Maha Kumbh Mela area, terming it a political move to send a message. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister’s reaction came shortly after ministers of the state government gathered in the Mela complex for a…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday kept in abeyance a plea for contempt action against Punjab government officials after noting that farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, on a hunger strike, was undergoing medical treatment without breaking his fast. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta, and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that representatives from the…
Pune: At least six people were killed after being run over by the Karnataka Express in Maharashtra’s Jalgaon on Wednesday. Several people who suffered injuries are being shifted to nearby hospitals. Railway officials have a spot near Paranda railway station in Pachora town of Jalgaon to oversee the rescue operation. The incident occurred when passengers…
New Delhi: Congress leader Ajay Maken on Wednesday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party government committed a corruption of Rs 382 crore in the healthcare sector. During a press conference here, Maken said that they used to make allegations against the Congress government based on CAG reports. At present, 14 CAG reports are showing serious…
Mahakumbh Nagar: Sexagenarian Rohini Jha from Bihar’s Maithli region sleeps on the ground in her camp on the banks of the Sangam, wakes up early to take up a holy dip, and has one meal a day despite the biting cold. The 68-year-old is performing Kalpvas — a month-long practice of austerity and spiritual focus…
Dubai: India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah continued to remain the undisputed No. 1 Test bowler, while Ravindra Jadeja maintained his top spot in the all-rounders’ category, in the latest ICC rankings released on Wednesday. Bumrah, who had made history ahead of the fifth and final Border-Gavaskar Test against Australia in January by recording the highest-ever…
Davos: Leaders from across the world have called for renewed global cooperation with constructive optimism as they continued their deliberations here at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. They highlighted the need for new pathways to greater cooperation in an era of heightened geopolitical uncertainty. Cooperation and dialogue in a time of uncertainty emerged as…
The Champions Trophy 2025, allocated to Pakistan by the ICC, has become a flashpoint of controversy. With the BCCI successfully lobbying for all India-Pakistan matches to be held at neutral venues (hybrid model), the Indian board has now requested the ICC to move the tournament’s inaugural ceremony from Pakistan to Sharjah. The PCB’s reaction remains…
