Gadkari addressing Rising Bihar Investor Summit 2026 NEW DELHI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday talked about the Centre’s ethanol-blending programme, rejecting claims that mixing ethanol with petrol damages vehicles and arguing that the policy has also opened a new avenue for farmers to diversify beyond food production.Speaking at the inaugural session of the Bihar…
Vijay Inder Singla, Pargat Singh, Rana KP Singh and Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria are among those being considered by the high command to replace him, say sources, with Singla emerging as a frontrunner. NEW DELHI: Congress leader Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Thursday changed his X bio to “former Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President” amid speculation…
Smit Machhar has been hailed by PM modi, Netanyahu and Trump NEW DELHI: The Gujarat government on Thursday announced that they will award Indian pilot Smit Machchhar with the ‘Visisht Gujarat Garima Award’ for fighting his copilot who allegedly planned to crash the plane that was flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv.Captain Smit Machchhar was…
NEW DELHI: Delhi has the strongest CNG infrastructure among the cities assessed in a TERI study and, along with Bengaluru, also has relatively strong EV infrastructure.The study, supported by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), found that effective charging capacity was considerably lower in Lucknow, Guwahati, Dhanbad and Chamba. It said infrastructure readiness…
Mahua Moitra’s interim protection from arrest extended NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court on Thursday extended till January 29, 2027, the interim protection granted to Mahua Moitra, MP from the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), in an alleged hate speech case.During the hearing, West Bengal advocate general Surojit Nath Mitra, appearing for…
PM Modi praises Captain Smit Machchhar NEW DELHI: NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he had spoken to the wife and parents of Captain Smit Machchhar, the pilot of a Dubai-Tel Aviv flydubai flight that survived an apparent hijacking attempt a day ago.Also Read | ‘Religious extremist, refused handshakes with women’: What…
Congress stages protest against CEC in Ahmedabad NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday said the “chorus of voices” against what it called the “capture of the electoral system” was growing louder, and asserted that citizens would no longer tolerate “vote chori” in any form.Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh made the remarks while citing…
Rahul Gandhi asks who authorised Form 6 changes, whether TCS was pressured NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has questioned who authorised changes to the online Form 6 for voter registration and whether Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) was pressured to implement them.“The online Form 6 was changed illegally…
Neutralisation of Musa is a serious blow to LeT ecosystem in J&K,” the ministry said in a statement. This group was responsible for a string of sensational and deadly attacks across the region. SRINAGAR/ NEW DELHI: In a joint operation by Army, police and security forces, a top Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, identified as Mohammad Asif,…
PM Modi praises Captain Smit Machchhar as ‘hero’ after Flydubai cockpit altercation NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Captain Smit Machchhar as a “HERO” for his courage in protecting passengers despite being seriously injured during an altercation in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv.“In the face…
