Fadnavis meets Shinde at latter’s official residence
In a clear indication of the return of normalcy within the ruling MahaYuti, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met care-taker chief minister Eknath Shinde at the latter’s official residence on Tuesday evening, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new government scheduled for Thursday. The meeting between Fadnavis and Shinde lasted...
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Hearing on Gyanvapi ASI survey petition deferred to December 10
On Monday, the Allahabad High Court deferred the hearing on a petition seeking an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the alleged wuzukhana area in the Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi. Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal’s court, scheduled to hear the matter post-lunch, did not convene. The next hearing is now...
Coupling happens without human intervention in more advanced LHB coaches: Vaishnaw to RS
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has informed the Rajya Sabha that more advanced LHB coaches, introduced by the railways in 1999-2000, are provided with centre buffer couplers in which coupling takes place without any manual intervention. He said this while providing information about various safety measures taken to prevent untoward incidents...
CPI submits breach of privilege motion against Vaishnaw to Rajya Sabha
CPI floor leader in Rajya Sabha P Sandosh Kumar on Monday submitted a breach of privilege motion against Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, accusing him of misleading the House by providing figures contradictory to the ministry's own data submitted earlier to the House. According to a statement issued by the CPI, the...
India's PRAGATI platform helped accelerate 340 infra projects across country, finds Oxford study
A unique digital governance platform in India, PRAGATI, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has transformed the delivery of the country's infrastructure projects, a study by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and the Gates Foundation has found. Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation (PRAGATI) has driven accountability at the most senior...
CPA can turn lethal for one in three people with lung diseases: Study
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) -- a common fungal infection that claims 340,000 lives every year worldwide, can turn lethal for about 1 in three people with lung diseases, according to a study by researchers including from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. CPA, caused by exposure to airborne...
Over 88 lakh houses delivered under PMAY-U: Govt tells RS
More than 88 lakh houses have been delivered to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. In a written reply to a question, Union Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs Tokhan Sahu said that over 1.18 crore houses have been...
India set to experience milder winter with fewer coldwave days, says IMD
India is set to experience a milder winter with fewer coldwave days, the weather office said on Monday and forecast above-normal minimum temperatures during the season. The forecast of a relatively warmer winter came after the country experienced the second warmest November since 1901, with the average maximum temperature clocking 29.37...
