Author: Pronoy Shukla

AHMEDABAD/ NEW DELHI: The joint venture of Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) and Gadot Group had won the bid to acquire the Haifa Port, Israel’s second largest port, the Indian conglomerate said on Friday. Through the winning bid, the Adani-Gadot consortium has secured the rights to buy 100 per cent shares of […]

LUCKNOW: As the Kanwar Yatra resumes after a COVID-induced gap of two years, the Uttar Pradesh police have made extensive arrangements to ensure its smooth passage. To maintain the security arrangements, more than 150 PAC companies have been sent out. In addition, 20 companies of central paramilitary forces from the Centre were requisitioned, of which […]

NEW DELHI: The Arvind Kejriwal Government, in a major move to curb air pollution in the national capital, has issued a directive to run a special drive on the Construction and Demolition (C&D) portal from July 15 to 30 which was launched in 2021. As of now, 600 sites have registered themselves on the portal. […]

SURAT/ NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for adopting natural farming saying that it is like serving Mother Earth, by protecting the quality of the soil and its productivity. PM Modi was addressing a Natural Farming Conclave that was held in Surat. He expressed confidence that Jan Andolan (People’s movement) regarding natural farming will […]

RANCHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Friday suspended the 2018-batch IAS officer Syed Riyaz Ahmed, three days after he was arrested over allegation of sexual harassment of an IIT Mandi student. The IIT Mandi student was serving as an intern in Khunti during Ahmed’s posting. Ahmed was arrested on Monday night following the filing of a […]

  GUWAHATI/NEW DELHI: The death toll due to floods in Assam has risen to 174, with 14 people losing their lives in the last 24 hours, state government has said. More than 563 relief camps and 331 relief distribution centres have been set up in the state. Around 3 lakh people have taken shelter in these […]

SCHLOSS ELMAU (GERMANY): Prime Narendra Modi is known for championing India’s traditional arts and crafts on the global stage through gifts to world leaders. It was no different at the G7 Summit in Germany as PM Modi showcased Uttar Pradesh’s government’s ‘One District One Product’ (ODOP) programme through various gifts to the leaders attending the […]

NEW DELHI: The BJP-led NDA government’s Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi today. She went on to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah later in the day. At the airport, Murmu was received by Union minister of tourism G Kishan Reddy, Union minister of […]

  NEW DELHI: It was a day to celebrate and cherish the sacrifices, care, and the unexpressed love of a father in a person’s life. A father’s love often goes unnoticed, but the millennials, as well as celebrities, made sure that their love doesn’t go unnoticed by their father on this Father’s Day. Many celebrities […]

NEW DELHI: Happy Retirement! The elderly in India say: Not yet. Perhaps it is the reality of modern life as 40 per cent of the elderly population wants to be employed ‘as long as possible’, a HelpAge India report revealed. According to the report, 36 per cent of the elderly population are willing to work […]