Itanagar: The Centre has sanctioned Rs 1,782 crore for construction of a strategic road project in Arunachal Pradesh, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. The ministry sanctioned the project for the construction of the 82-kilometre-long greenfield road from Pango to Jorging in Upper Siang district of the northeastern state….
Gandhinagar: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday exuded confidence that India will become the world’s third largest economy worth over USD 5 trillion by 2027-28 and a developed nation by 2047, with GDP touching USD 30 trillion. India, with a GDP of roughly USD 3.4 trillion, is currently the fifth largest economy in the…
Hyderabad: Six passengers suffered minor injuries after three coaches of the Chennai-Hyderabad Charminar Express derailed at the Hyderabad Deccan Railway station in Nampally here Wednesday morning, senior Railway officials said. The Hyderabad Deccan railway station is the train’s final destination. South Central Railway (SCR) officials said when the train arrived at the station, it was…
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the world looks at India as an important pillar of stability, a trusted friend, an engine of growth in the global economy, a technology hub for finding solutions and a powerhouse of talented youth. He also said that in the rapidly changing world order, India is moving…
Pune: `Ugram’, an assault rifle developed by the Defence Research & Development Organization (DRDO) in collaboration with a private firm was launched on Monday, officials said. The weapon, developed at the Armament Research and Development Establishments (ARDE), the DRDO’s Pune-based laboratory, is designed to meet the Indian Army’s `GSQR’ (General Staff Qualitative Requirement) of a…
New Delhi: Changes in blood flow in the retina of the eye could explain why some migraine patients experience visual symptoms, a study has found. The retina is the innermost, light-sensitive layer of tissue of the eye of most vertebrates and some mollusks. The findings, published in the journal Headache: The Journal of Head and…
New Delhi: Women with autoimmune diseases could be more likely to suffer from depression during pregnancy and after childbirth, researchers have found. They also observed a converse relationship where women with a history of pregnancy and childbirth-linked, or perinatal, depression might be at a higher risk of developing autoimmune diseases where the body’s immune system…
Mumbai: Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty on Tuesday closed moderately higher after a fag-end sell-off minimised the handsome gains posted in early trading. Besides, investors opted for profit-taking ahead of the start of corporate earnings season and macroeconomic data announcements later this week, traders said. After rising sharply during the day, the 30-share BSE Sensex…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday filed its first charge sheet in the railways land-for-jobs linked money laundering case, naming former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi and her MP daughter Misa Bharti among others, official sources said. RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s another daughter Hema Yadav (40), an alleged “close associate” of the Yadav…
Gandhinagar: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has said his government has set a target to contribute 10 per cent to India’s GDP and become a USD 500 billion economy by 2026-27. At present, Gujarat, with five percent the country’s population, contributes 8.3 percent to the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and in the previous year,…
