NEW DELHI: A delay of over four years has pushed up the cost of the country’s first Bullet Train project by around 83% to Rs 1.98 lakh crore. The first leg of the project, between Surat and Bilimora, is scheduled to be inaugurated in Aug 2027, while the entire 508-km corridor is likely to be…
NEW DELHI: While land acquisition, and forest and wildlife clearances are the main hurdles for delay in infrastructure projects that have been addressed by Pragati, the platform for large projects led by PM Modi, Cabinet secretary TV Somanathan made it clear Friday that development won’t be at the cost of democracy. Asked about amendments to…
The tunnel would be of great strategic significance due to its proximity to Arunachal Pradesh, which borders China. (AI image for representative purpose) NEW DELHI: In a first, India will get a twin-tube underwater tunnel that will have provision for movement of both vehicle and trains, boosting faster movement of forces and ammunition in case…
AI-generated image for representation NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: In a move to track the origin and manufacturing of all batteries and help consumers get details of their life and performance, govt has come up with proposed guidelines for Battery Pack Aadhaar Number. Under this, every battery pack will have machine-readable, 21-character alphanumeric code and QR code storing…
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh JAIPUR/UDAIPUR: Defence minister Rajnath Singh flagged on Friday the alarming trend of what he described as “white-collar terrorism”, involving highly educated people engaging in antisocial and anti-national activities. Rajnath said the “white-collar terror network” behind the Nov 10 car blast in Delhi that killed 15 people illustrated the extent of the…
BENGALURU: Karnataka HC has held that even a third party can, depending on the facts of the case, challenge a lok adalat award through a writ petition if the award is alleged to have been secured fraudulently by excluding a proper and necessary party. The observation was made by Justice M Nagaprasanna while quashing a…
PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad HC has held that absence of written tenancy agreement or not furnishing particulars of tenancy do not bar jurisdiction of rent authority. HC has also said that under Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021, rent authority has jurisdiction to entertain a landlord’s application for eviction of tenant where no written…
NEW DELHI: Underlining that an investigative agency must be given freedom to conduct a probe, Supreme Court has held that courts should ordinarily refrain from setting timelines for agencies to complete the investigation as it would amount to stepping on the “toes of the latter”. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and N K Singh…
AHMEDABAD: A 50-year-old man convicted of killing his 10-year-old son died by suicide while on parole at his native village in Banaskantha’s Tharad taluka. The deceased, Damra Patel, a resident of Ranisara village, allegedly ingested poison on Thursday, police said.Patel was lodged in Sabarmati Central Jail after being convicted for the 2023 murder of his…
Indore: A person shows a sample of the drinking water that is being collected following a diarrhoea outbreak caused by contaminated water, at Bhagirathpura area, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. INDORE: Deaths in the Indore water contamination tragedy, which rose to 10 Friday, could have been avoided had red flags raised by a BJP corporator two…
