NEW DELHI: India’s logistics cost will come down to single-digit within the next five years, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Addressing the ‘Deloitte Government Summit’ here, Gadkari said the ministry is constructing several highways and expressways which will help reduce India’s logistics cost. “I am confident that within five […]
NEW DELHI: BJP National President JP Nadda on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, labeling him a “failed product” repeatedly rejected by the people. Nadda’s remarks came in response to a letter written by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]
NEW DELHI: A group of influential countries has urged the G20 nations to increase the overall pool of financing for climate action and urgently shift away from investments in fossil fuels. In a letter to the G20 bloc, the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) said all countries must work together to mobilise as much funding as […]
WASHINGTON: After former US President Donald Trump announced that he would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his New York visit, Trump’s close aide Al Mason called them “strong leaders” who respect each other. He said that the meeting between Trump and PM Modi next week in New York will further cement the bond between […]
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) has said that 20 Chinese military aircraft and 10 naval vessels were detected operating around Taiwan from 6 am (local time) on Wednesday to 6 am (local time) on Thursday. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND), 15 of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) aircraft crossed the […]
HYDERABAD: Woxsen University in Hyderabad, Telangana, has clinched the 6th position in the Bloomberg Best B-School 2024 Rankings for the Asia Pacific region, establishing itself as the 3rd highest-ranked institution in India, after IIM-Bangalore and the Indian School of Business. The university’s remarkable ranking is attributed to its focus on four key pillars: Learning, Networking, […]
Srinagar/Jammu: About 61 per cent of the electorate in Jammu and Kashmir turned out to vote on Wednesday, giving a thumbs up to the union territory’s first assembly election since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 with round one going off without incident. Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole said this is the highest […]
Srinagar: There was not a significant change from 2014 in the voter turnout in the 24 segments that voted in phase one of Jammu and Kashmir polls on Wednesday, the first assembly elections since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. According to the Election Commission, the tentative voter turnout for the 24 assembly seats […]
Srinagar: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended hearty congratulations to the voters of first phase of Assembly Election for the record turnout. In a social media post, the Lieutenant Governor said, their enthusiastic participation is a testament to the strength of Indian democracy and people’s faith in democratic values. The Lieutenant Governor posted on […]
Srinagar: High security arrangements are in place in Srinagar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to address a rally on Thursday at Sher-e-Kashmir Park. It will be the first big rally of BJP in Kashmir since the announcement of elections. BJP has fielded just 19 candidates from Kashmir and left many seats for ‘like-minded’ […]