NEW DELHI: In a significant development, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been given go-ahead by Supreme Court for its ambitious Sewage Treat Plants (STPs) project on Wednesday. The BMC has been trying to set up the Sewerage Treatment Plants at seven locations namely, Worli, Bandra, Malad, Ghatkopar, Dharavi, Bhandup and Versova at a […]
COPENHAGEN: Climate change, post-pandemic economy and global security are at the top of the plate as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his counterparts from the Nordic countries for the 2nd India-Nordic Summit in Denmark on Wednesday. PM Modi met Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark, Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir of Iceland, Prime Minister Magdalena […]
MUMBAI: Noted Bollywood producer Karan Johar on Wednesday announced that the seventh season of his popular celebrity chat show ‘Koffee With Karan’ will be telecast on the streaming platform Disney+Hotstar, not on TV. The date hasn’t been announced yet. Taking to Twitter, Johar said, “Koffee with Karan will not be returning on TV! Because […]
HARIDWAR/NEW DELHI: In a bid to boost the income of artisans, the government is planning to set up a ‘Tourist Craft Village’ in Haridwar where artisans can showcase and sell their artworks to domestic and international tourists. During a review meeting of the Aspirational District programme in Haridwar, Union Minister for Commerce and Industry […]
NEW DELHI: On the sidelines of the 2nd India-Nordic Summit in Copenhagen on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had separate one-to-one talks with Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir of Iceland, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson of Sweden, Prime Minister Sanna Marin of Finland and Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway. In a one to one meeting […]
There was a social media post made sometime during the onset of the Russian attack on Ukraine that went largely unnoticed. It provided an opinion about how sanctions would not hurt the Russians much because of the way the Russian economy is skewed – their foreign reserves and resilience etc. Social media and the […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended a dinner hosted by the Queen of Denmark Margrethe II at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen. PM Modi is in Denmark on the second leg of his three-nation European tour. Apart from holding bilateral talks, PM Modi will also attend the 2nd India-Nordic later in the […]
CHANDIGARH: In wake of the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab, a Congress delegation on Tuesday met Governor Banwari Lal Purohit and also highlighted the misuse of police force to file a case against party leader Alka Lamba and poet Dr Kumar Vishwas. The delegation led by Punjab Congress President Amarinder Singh Raja […]
NEW DELHI: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi by her side, Danish premier Mette Frederiksen on Tuesday appealed to India to use its close ties with Russia to stop the war in Ukraine. Speaking at a joint press conference in Copenhagen, Prime Minister Frederiksen strongly condemned “Russia’s unlawful and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine”. “My message […]
It is really unfortunate that Gurpatwant Pannu and his US-based fringe outfit, Sikhs for Justice, which was totally unheard of till some years ago, has since acquired the capacity to cause riots, mayhem and trouble in Punjab merely through the use of social media. I will call it a matter of shame. May be […]