NEW DELHI: As the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs hardened their stance against the MVA government, Maharashtra chief minister and party supremo Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said he was ready to resign. In a televised address, Thackeray appealed to around 40 rebel party MLAs camping in BJP-ruled Assam to return to the talking table. “I appeal […]
Shooting your own foot Let us begin with a clip from an article in CBS titled “Russia’s Ruble is the strongest currency in the world this year”: “Commodity prices are currently sky-high, and even though there is a drop in the volume of Russian exports… the increase in commodity prices more than compensates for these […]
Greek Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos revealed in February 2021 that Greece and Turkey had almost gone to war three times in the summer of 2020 due to the crisis with the Turkish Oruç Reis research vessel violating Greece’s territorial waters. Turkey’s aggression was quiet in the summer of 2021 as the country was in the […]
AHMADABAD: India’s second-richest man Gautam Adani led over a thousand Adani Group employees in performing Yoga on Tuesday, giving a clarion call for practising mindfulness and meditation. As he performed asanas at Adani Shantigram alongside his wife and Adani Foundation chairperson Priti Adani, the Adani Group chief said everybody should practice yoga for a healthier nation. […]
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday raided the residence of Muhammad Showkat Choudhary, owner of Hatric Group of Companies, as part of its investigation of the Roshini land scam. The raids came days after it registered a case against six officials including three former IAS officers for giving Choudhary ownership rights […]
By Amit Rawat NEW DELHI: Prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the main tunnel and five underpasses of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor Project on Sunday, June 19. It is expected to ease traffic for one lakh commuters per day. The Centrally-funded underpasses have been constructed at a cost of more than Rs 920 […]
VADODARA: Prime minister Narendra Modi performed ground breaking ceremony for the Central University of Gujarat’s permanent campus here on Saturday, and inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for water distribution projects worth Rs 660 crore. Spread over an area of 100 acres, the CUG campus will be built at the cost of Rs 743 […]
As his mother Heeraba Modi enters her hundredth year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi writes an emotional blog. He recollects some special moments from his childhood that he spent with his mother, recalls several sacrifices made by his mother as he grew up, and mentions various qualities of his mother that have shaped his mind, personality, […]
ITANAGAR: The Arunachal Pradesh government will strengthen the state’s age-old cultural connection with Gujarat through Rukmini and Lord Krishna story. The decision was taken in a meeting of National Monuments Authority (NMA) chairman Tarun Vijay and deputy chief minister Chowna Mein on Thursday. The announcement follows a visit by an NMA team to the […]
NEW DELHI: With an aim to propel road building, Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari suggested a reduction of the cost of construction without compromising the quality. Gadkari was speaking at the 222nd Mid-Term Council Meeting of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC). In his virtual address, Gadkari said, “We are ready to […]