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NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday directed that all 62 major airports in the country — including 21 under development and 41 prioritised for development, based on passenger traffic — be brought in line within two years, with standards prescribed by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), with the objective of enhancing…
NEW DELHI: Giving a push to its ambitious coal and lignite gasification programme, govt Wednesday floated a request for proposal (RFP) inviting companies to set up projects under its Rs 37,500-crore incentive scheme.Launched in May, the scheme aims to support the gasification of 75 million tonnes (MT) of coal and lignite by 2030 to produce…
NEW DELHI: India and Myanmar held a national level meeting held here on Wednesday and Thursday, reviewing the prevailing security situation along their border, with Myanmar assuring Delhi that it shall not permit its territory to be used against India’s security interests.While Home Secretary Govind Mohan led the Indian side at the 23rd national level…
Honouring Oktyabar Kapalbayev by the Indian delegation An Indian delegation visited Kyrgyzstan from July 4 to 7 to participate in the inauguration of the International Centre for Civilizational Studies “Manas and Mahabharata”, established by the Manas National Academy in collaboration with the Centre for Studies of International Relations (CSIR), New Delhi.The inauguration also saw the…
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah will chair a conference of superintendents of police (SPs) of border districts here on Thursday, which will discuss issues like infiltration, illegal immigration, unnatural demographic changes and their impact on security and law and order, besides the threats from drones and narcotics trafficking.The meeting comes in the backdrop of…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Wednesday termed the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) decision to freeze its bank deposits worth Rs 440 crore as “politically motivated”, asserting that all its financial transactions had been fully disclosed to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Income Tax Department.The statement came hours after the ED froze…
NEW DELHI: The Centre for Studies of International Relations (CSIR), New Delhi, in collaboration with the Manas National Academy, has established the International Centre for Civilizational Studies “Manas and Mahabharata” in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, marking a new academic and cultural bridge between India and Central Asia.The centre was inaugurated during the July 4-7 visit of an…
Women power higher education growth as female GER widens lead over men NEW DELHI: The strongest story in India’s higher education data is no longer just rising enrolment. It is who is driving that rise. The All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2023-24 report, released by the education ministry on Wednesday, shows women consolidating…
PM Modi plays ‘Kuch kuch hota hai’ on traditional Indonesian instrument NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto played the angklung together during PM Modi’s state visit, with the melody of Bollywood’s “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” filling the Merdeka Palace.During a break between meetings, Prabowo presented PM Modi with an angklung…
Mamata Banerjee loses cool, slaps TMC worker during protest NEW DELHI: A video showing Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee slapping a party worker during a protest march in Kolkata has gone viral on social media, triggering political reactions.The video was shared on X by BJP National spokesperson Pradeep…