Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:36:51
Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said rapid strides in technology and green fuel will reduce the cost of electric automobiles, bringing them at par with petrol-run vehicles in the next two years.
Replying in the Lok Sabha on the Demands for Grants for Road Transport and Highways Ministry, 2022-23, Gadkari emphasised the need to shift to cost-effective indigenous fuel and hoped t
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:34:46
Former BJP leader and Union minister Shatrughan Sinha, who is contesting on a TMC ticket for the by-election to Asansol Lok Sabha constituency, feels agencies such as CBI and ED are the “biggest allies” of the BJP-led central government, which is “authoritarian” in nature.
The actor-turned-politician, who had left the saffron camp to join the Congress after an association with the BJP spanning
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:32:01
ndia women's team beat Bangladesh by 110 runs in a must-win game to secure their third victory in six matches here at Seddon Park to stay alive for a place in the ongoing ICC Women's World Cup's semi-final.
Defending 230-run target Indian bowlers Jhulan Goswami and Rajeshwari Gayakwad bowled a tight line to choke the flow of runs and that put Bangladesh batters under pressure and they lost the wi
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:29:00
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday suggested that close ally China and Islamic countries mediate in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and try to bring about a ceasefire.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is holding the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, which more than 600 delegates are attending, including Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as a special guest, in
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:22:50
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Monday he was prepared to discuss a commitment from Ukraine not to seek NATO membership in exchange for a cease-fire, the withdrawal of Russian troops and a guarantee of Ukraine's security.
"It's a compromise for everyone: for the West, which doesn't know what to do with us with regard to NATO, for Ukraine, which wants security guarantees, and f
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:21:22
A Moscow court banned Facebook and Instagram on Monday for what it deemed extremist activity in a case against their parent company, Meta.
The Tverskoy District Court fulfilled a request from prosecutors to outlaw Meta Platforms Inc. and banned Facebook and Instagram for what they called "extremist activities."
Prosecutors have accused the social media platforms of ignoring government reques
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:19:33
The Opposition on Tuesday sought to punch holes in the government's regional connectivity scheme UDAN claiming that less than 50 per cent routes awarded under the marquee initiative were operational and only a fraction were functioning without subsidy.
Initiating a discussion in Lok Sabha on the demand for grants of the civil aviation ministry, Congress member Ravneet Singh Bittu said only 405
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:17:20
Karnataka Minister for Education B.C. Nagesh on Monday stated that a committee would be formed to decide on the inclusion of Bhagavad Gita in school syllabus.
“As per the National Education Policy (NEP), on the lines of Gujarat state, Bhagavad Gita will be introduced in the state after consulting educational experts also,” Minister Nagesh explained while answering a question in the Legislative
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Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:14:08
The members of Toll Gate Virodhi Horata Samithi and like minded organisations staged a protest rally demanding the removal of toll plaza at Surathkal on NH 66, on Tuesday.
The foot march has commenced from Hejamady and will culminate at Surathkal toll gate at 1 pm. The distance between Hejamady and Surathkal toll plazas is 9-km. The protesters shouted slogans demanding the closure of toll pl
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