In a detailed presentation and interview, Dr Bimal Patel shares the blueprint and objectives of the coveted project, says it will modernise administration and make it more efficient, defends the 2024 deadline for its completion.

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on why he chose to write about Indira Gandhi and Nehru, and the reason NDA govt’s NPR is different from UPA’s; says there is no vacancy for Cong president as of now; and warns against the lack of political outreach in Kashmir.

This was protested by hundreds of farmers and women in Amaravati region who defied prohibitory orders and broke security cordon to reach the state legislature complex.

Industry experts say that besides the realty sector, the Chennai-Visakhapatnam industrial corridor will spur growth for other allied industries as well.

The theme for the first edition of the Sagarmatha Sambaad, scheduled from April 2-4, is ‘Climate Change, Mountains and the Future of Humanity’, Gyawali told a group of visiting Indian reporters. It will be held every two years.

The EC said the decision was taken as it was not satisfied with their respective replies to the showcause notices. 

The injured student, identified as Shadab Farooq, is from Jammu & Kashmir, and a first-year student of mass communication at Jamia.

The 22-year-old travelled on the same flight which the first case took.

At present, around 2,000 people are under observation in Kerala. “A total of 1,999 people have recently returned from China.

Revenues from anti-retroviral (ARV) formulations stood at Rs313.4 crore as against Rs281.3 crore, an increase by 11.4% y-o-y.

Revenues from operations for the third quarter rose 4.28% y-o-y to Rs6,574.82 crore on account of contribution from newly-acquired companies during the quarter.

Amidst loud cheers and fluttering Tricolours and flags of the All Bodo Students Union, Modi asked the gathering — he called it the largest rally in independent India — in Kokrajhar in Bodoland Territorial Region to celebrate the peace and development accord that the government has signed with Bodo groups last month.

BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain asserts the protest in Shaheen Bagh is backed by the Opposition, says the Centre has given citizenship to more than 500 Muslims from Pakistan since 2014, and argues it is wrong to say that there are no Muslims with the BJP

In his campaign speeches, Shah had asked voters to press the EVM button in favour of BJP so that “its current shocks Shaheen Bagh”.

Australian High Commissioner Harinder Sidhu hopes India will revert decision to reject RCEP, warns against economies turning inwards, believes climate change role in bushfires bears examination, and admits that her Indian origins, especially Bollywood love, helped her

The Prime Minister’s assertion came days after his party was defeated in the Assembly elections in Delhi, the campaign for which saw a highly charged debate on the CAA and the protests at Shaheen Bagh, where a group of women, supported by a crosssection of society, have been holding a sit-in for two months now.

He said the CAA and the NRC were two different issues and his government will not allow the NRC to be implemented in the state.

Maran was ranked 43rd on the pan-India IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2019, released in September.

Commerce, energy secretaries & NSA are part of team to India

Political observers see the fielding of Doval as the Prime Minister’s assertion on the issue of developments linked to changes in the citizenship law which have triggered protests across the country.

Police said they are probing Amit’s murder, though no arrest has been made in connection with the case so far.

It also passed a string of directions on safe passage for the bodies of the victims, their proper burial/cremation, adequate number of helplines and help desks, besides rehabilitation of those affected.

Unlike Wednesday, when Justices Muralidhar and Talwant Singh questioned the Solicitor General repeatedly over the delay in lodging FIRs and had video clips of the hate speeches played in open court with proceedings lasting through the day, the hearing Thursday was over in less than an hour.

At his meeting with NSA Mohib, Shringla reiterated India’s commitment to “stand with Afghanistan” as it pursues “sustainable peace and reconciliation."

At present, different applicability thresholds exist for welfare provisions like creche, canteen, first-aid, etc. in different Acts.

The review meeting comes a day after India reported two new confirmed coronavirus cases, one each in Delhi and Telangana. This took the total cases in the country to five.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday sent the plea to the Delhi High Court with the direction that it be listed for March 6 along with other petitions on the matter.

By late evening, Internet was restored on majority mobile phones across Kashmir.

Punjab National Bank (PNB) announced the share exchange ratio for the proposed merger following its board meet on March 5.

Jaiprakash Dandegaonkar, ex-minister of state for co-operation, Maharashtra has been elected as the vice president of the association.

Nothing happened, and later it was discovered the panic was a result of rumours, mostly spread via messaging apps in the aftermath of the riots in north-east Delhi, which saw unprecedented hate spewed online.

As of now, the state government has not shut down schools and colleges, and is watching the situation closely, CM Uddhav Thackeray said.

Observing that NPR will be followed by NRC which has “agitated” the country like no other issue “since Independence”, the AAP-dominated Delhi Assembly passed a resolution on Friday.

Ambassador of France to India Emmanuel Lenain says CAA is a domestic issue, assures Paris is firm over FATF action against Pak, insists Rafale row was linked to Indian politics and that planes are on schedule, and hopes for ‘good news’ on the Jaitapur n-units

SAARC leaders are set to hold a summit on video-conference on coronavirus on Sunday, 5 pm, after Pakistan late Friday night accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's proposal to hold such a meeting.

The DGCA has mandated that all aircraft need to be equipped with hand sanitisers, soaps and universal precaution kits to protect crew members who assist people.

This community transmission test is running separately from the testing and tracking of symptomatic travellers as well as those who have come in contact with confirmed Covid-19 cases.

The move comes in the backdrop of the government revising corporate norms to ensure that investors are not duped through fraudulent activities.

The hearing on the execution of death warrants against the four had gained pace last year, after the victim’s mother moved an application to shift the case from a vacant court, where the matter remained unheard for months.

The state government, however, is reluctant to close down its own string of IMFL (Indian made foreign liquor) outlets, which net an annual revenue of Rs 14,508 crore.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also asked state governments to ensure that rules and regulations of the coronavirus lockdown are enforced as he noted that many people are not taking the measure seriously.

The Tamil Nadu government has sought a special assistance of Rs 4,000 crore and a slew of other financial support from the Centre to help the state fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani has assured the state's people of sustained supply of essential commodities. For the purpose, a core committee headed by the chief minister has been formed by the Gujarat government.

The Union Home Ministry said that in an order under the Disaster Management Act, “Directions were issued that district and state borders should be effectively sealed. States were directed to ensure there is no movement of people across cities or on highways.”

There was an institutional response by the Centre and the situation was monitored at the highest political and executive level by the Prime Minister, the government said.

According to officials who traced the movement of the group, the entire group travelled in a second class coach (S9) of AP Sampark Kranti Express. They first got down on March 13 at Ramagundam in Peddapalli district of Telangana.

The court expressed concerns over the government order prescribing alcohol to persons suffering from alcohol-withdrawal syndrome and said such a remedy is not supported by any document in the medical literature.

Manufacturers have been told to commence production before July 31, 2020.

Underscoring the importance of coordinated action and the need to avoid overlaps in efforts of stakeholders, Modi said there was need to form crisis management groups at the district level and appoint district surveillance officers.

The Centre has released Rs 11,092 crore as the first instalment in FY21 to State Disaster Response Mitigation Fund of 28 states.