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The Vande Bharat Express train will run between Jaipur and Delhi in one hour and 45 minutes, beginning in the last week of March or the first week of April. The most significant benefit of operating this semi-high-speed train will be a simple and time-saving journey to Delhi. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who was […]
The Supreme Court said today that the Center should examine whether there is a “less painful” method of carrying out the death penalty besides hanging. The SC asked that the Centre should start a conversation and gather data in order to determine whether there would be a less painful alternative than hanging by the neck. […]
Union Minister for Education and Skill Development, Dharmendra Pradhan held a high-level review meeting today to discuss the mental health of students in Indian schools and higher education institutions. Pradhan addressed several issues, including gender equality, caste sensitivity, easing academic pressure, and a strong counselling system, among others. He has directed that an effective grievance […]
Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, announced on Tuesday that basic formatting tools and a 10,000-character limit for long-form tweets will soon be added to the microblogging platform. When a user posted: “Genius, @twitter and @elonmusk decision to allow long-form content on Twitter is brilliant product design. There will be fewer clickbait type of articles […]
Victoria Alonso, a prominent and long-serving executive at Marvel Studios who joined the firm before the release of the first Iron Man, has left the company, multiple sources said. She left Marvel on Friday, according to reports. The reasons for the split are unclear. Alonso has been with the company from the beginning of the […]
Former US President Donald Trump allegedly failed to disclose gifts totalling USD 250,000 given to the First Family by foreign leaders, including USD 47,000 in gifts from Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the then-President Ram Nath Kovind, and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditya Nath. The report is titled Saudi Swords, Indian Jewelry, […]
International Borders with Nepal and Pakistan have been on high alert after the Centre sent a notification to the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in light of the potential that ‘Waris Punjab De’ chief Amritpal Singh would flee the country. According to top government sources, the MHA has asked the […]
Amul’s new Managing Director (MD), Jayen Mehta, stated that the company is expanding its selection of non-dairy products and is working towards being a full-service food and beverage provider. In an interview, Mehta claimed it would boost India’s top dairy brand in competing with Nestle, Britannia, Coca-Cola, and ITC. “Dairy remains our core, but we […]
The BJP is the world’s most important foreign political party and it may also be the least understood according to an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal authored by Walter Russell Mead. The WSJ’s piece read, “India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is, from the standpoint of American national interests, the most important foreign political […]
Pathaan, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, will be available on Amazon Prime starting on March 22. Several of the scenes that were cut from the theatrical release might also be included in the Prime version of the movie. This could depict a scenario from Pathaan’s beginning. The film, which was made by Yash […]
Air India Ltd. is in talks with banks to help fund its recently announced record aircraft order, benefiting from the support of its new owner, Tata Sons Ltd., the carrier’s chief executive officer said. “We have the backing of Tata Sons, so there is financing available for these aircraft,” CEO Campbell Wilson said in an […]
Conman Kiran Patel’s arrest in Jammu and Kashmir is just the tip of the iceberg. Focusing on the Jammu and Kashmir police’s so-called inefficiency and administrative competence – or the lack of it – would be papering over the obvious issues. Two pertinent questions scream out. How could he defraud the system entirely on his […]
Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia’s judicial custody was extended till April 3 on Monday by a court in Delhi in a case related to the excise policy being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI). Currently, he is in the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody in a related case. Special judge M K Nagpal […]
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said world-class stations will be set up in Rajasthan which has seen a multifold increase in grants for the rail sector. Addressing a ‘Brahmin Mahapanchayat’ called by Vipra Sena, the minister said, “The grant given to Rajasthan 10 years ago was Rs 600 crore, but this time the state has got […]
The Mumbai crime branch, Monday, arrested bookie Anil Jaisinghani, who stands accused of blackmailing Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis’s wife, Amruta Fadnavis. Sleuths on trail of the missing culprit, picked him up from the Gujarat, though officials at this stage are tight-lipped on the place and other details of the arrest. Top crime branch sources, […]
The apex court on Monday clubbed three FIRs lodged against Congress leader Pawan Khera for allegedly making objectionable remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and transferred them to the Hazratganj police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow. Extending the interim bail till April 10, a bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices P S […]
The fourth edition of the Iconic Gold Awards (IGA) 2023 was held on Saturday at the Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai. IGS 2023 turned out to be a night of glitz and glamour, with top entertainment celebrities gracing the red carpet. The award was given to the most deserving individuals in the film, television, and OTT […]
An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale was recorded in Gujarat’s Kutch district on Monday morning. District authorities said no damage to life or property was reported. The tremor was recorded at 7.35 am with its epicentre located around 10km north-northeast (NNE) from Bhachau city in Kutch district, briefed the Institute of Seismological […]
After a sudden spell of unseasonal rain the week past, an orange alert was issued across all 14 districts in Chattisgarh, Sunday, indicating light to moderate rainfall in the coming days. Explaining the same, meteorologist H.P. Chandra added the orange alert has been issued for Surajpur, Balrampur, Surguja, Jaspur, Pendra Road, Kabirdham, Mahasamund, Durg, Raipur, […]
Ahead of the Assembly polls, the Gujarat government had assured industries of working towards doing away with the unforeseen problem of “double taxation” in industrial estates. The state-owned Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation had acquired 5,000 acres of land in and around Sanand for future use by industries. However, what it perhaps overlooked, was the fact […]
