One of the biggest infrastructure projects in India has cleared another hurdle in its path as the Indian Railways has got all the requisite wildlife, forestry and coastal regulation zone clearances in Gujarat and Maharashtra for the 508-km Ahmedabad-Mumbai High-Speed Rail Corridor. “Requisite Wildlife, Forestry and Coastal Regulation Zone clearances in the state of Gujarat …

Tourism is slowly picking up in the beach state of Goa after months of lockdown and COVID-19-induced uncertainties. While the arrival of more visitors is good news for Goa and the tourism industry, the authorities are struggling to make them follow COVID-19 safety guidelines. BCCL According to officials, tourists refusing to wear masks in public is resulting in arguments and …

It is day two of the showdown between the police and the thousands of farmers who are on their way to Delhi for the Delhi Chalo protests. Both sides are showing no signs of backing down and are making the job increasingly difficult for the other side. National Highway has been dug up just to stop farmers from reaching Delhi. …

The police crackdown on the farmers’ protest march has been brutal, to say the least. After blocking their roads with barricades, barbed wires, concrete blocks, trucks with deflated tires, containers, and much more the cops had also resorted to shelling them with teargas and water cannons, even at night. Reuters This has however not affected the resolve of the farmers …

UK-based international Sikh charity, Khalsa Aid has joined various voluntary groups and individuals who are doing their bit to express their solidarity with the thousands of farmers who are marching to Delhi. As the march meanders its way through Punjab and Haryana to Delhi, Khalsa Aid volunteers have been serving free langar to them at several locations. Khalsa Aid Khalsa …

Imagine buying a new gadget and later realising that you have been duped by the seller who sold you a counterfeit product. Chinese tech major, Xiaomi which is among the most popular mobile brands in India has been struggling with an influx of counterfeit products with the company’s branding. Xiaomi Now, raids conducted by police in Chennai and Bangalore have …

As the COVID-19 situation in Delhi continues to remain critical, the government is planning to carry out more tests among the residence to check the spread of the infection. But due to the high demand for testing kits, scaling up the number of daily tests conducted has been a challenge in the national capital, like the rest of the country. …

India has a long list of tall statues, from the Statue of Unity to the proposed Lord Ram Statue in Ayodhya and the Chhatrapati Shivaji statue in Maharashtra, the list only keeps growing. The latest to join the list is a 215-metre idol of Lord Hanuman that will be installed at Karnataka’s Pampapur Kishkindh. Representational Image Kishkindha is believed to …

As Delhi continues to battle an “unprecedented” situation due to the third wave of COVID-19 outbreak, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that the government may implement a shutdown in markets where norms are not being followed. Since cases are rising in Delhi, we are sending a general proposal to Central Govt, that if required, Delhi Govt can implement shutting …

Continuing his practice of spending Diwali with the Indian Armed Forces, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed troops at Longewala Post in Rajasthan. Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, Army Chief M.M. Naravane and Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Rakesh Asthana also accompanied the Prime Minister to Jaisalmer where he also interacted with the troops. ANI “I would like to …