Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure as the second-longest serving premier of India, next only to Jawaharlal Nehru, has witnessed a radical transformation in the country’s transport infrastructure across the highways, railways, maritime and civil aviation sectors on the back of massive investments made by the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Lucknow, July 8 (IANS) In a remarkable development, Uttar Pradesh leapfrogged several notches in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) index and got itself positioned in the ‘Front Runner’ category as against the ‘Performer’ category earlier. In the recently released rankings, the Hindi heartland improved its SDG score in the national … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) In a giant leap for India, IAF Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla on Thursday scripted history by becoming the first from the country to enter the International Space Station (ISS). After a long and ardent wait of 41 years, India now has an astronaut in space. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Hailing India’s latest economic milestone, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the country has taken “a rapid stride, a giant leap …towards #ViksitBharat” under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His remarks … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) India has crossed an important milestone with more than two million EVs sold in the financial year that ended on March 31 this year (2024-25). This is the highest ever sales in a single fiscal year, with a 15.6 per cent jump from 1.75 million … Read more
Srinagar, April 5, KDC: In what can only be described as a bureaucratic fairy tale—with, magical leaps, and disappearing rules—the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Services (JKAS) has found itself at the center of a rather theatrical controversy. Clerks and orderlies are pole-vaulting past direct recruits who once dared to clear the formidable JKPSC examination. Yes, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s sudden activism comes as no surprise, given that the state is heading toward Assembly elections in 2026, for which he has set a target of winning 200 out of the total 234 seats. To ensure a “100 per cent” … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) India’s nuclear sector has grown significantly over the last ten years from 4,780 MW in 2014 to 8,180 MW in 2024 and is poised to accelerate further after agreements signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to France backed by a stepped-up allocation in the Union Budget. To accelerate small … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Narendra Modi government 3.0 has continued the focus on income tax relief for the salaried class initiated by the NDA government in 2014, breaking away from the UPA’s practice of offering small doses of tax savings to the middle class. The Union Budget 2025-26 presented by Union Minister for … Read more