No link between Hydropower projects and Joshimath subsidence: Power Minister

New Delhi (IANS) Power Minister R.K. Singh on Tuesday said that NTPC's Tapovan Vishnugad hydropower project has nothing to do with the land subsidence issue being faced in Uttarakhand's Joshimath town, the problem is with the area's land.

'Protest, theatrics can't take place when constitution bench is hearing', Centre to SC on row over services

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that protests and theatrics can never take place when a constitution bench is in midst of examining a constitutional question - who, Delhi government or the Centre, controls the services…

PM's roadshow to precede BJP National Executive meeting in Delhi today

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a roadshow from Patel Chowk to the NDMC convention centre, the venue for the BJP National Executive meeting that gets underway on Monday.

Scheduled for a 4 p.m start, the meeting…

'Will you put in same regime as in Europe', SC on Google plea against CCI's penalty of Rs 1,337.76 Cr

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it could consider sending the application filed by Google back to the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT). The tech giant has moved the apex court seeking stay on a Competition Commission…

PM Modi flags off Vande Bharat train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday flagged off Vande Bharat Express train connecting Secunderabad with Visakhapatnam via video conferencing, saying that it will link the shared heritage of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

This…

Amartya Sen's comments on Mamata's PM-like qualities irks BJP, Cong & CPI(M)

Kolkata (IANS) Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen's recent comments that Mamata Banerjee's qualities to achieve the chair of the Prime Minister of the country are unquestionable has irked the state leaderships of all the opposition parties.

Two earthquakes hit Himachal's Kangra

Shimla (IANS) Two earthquakes, one of a medium intensity measuring 3.2 magnitude on the Richter scale, hit Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district on early Saturday, the state disaster response department said.

The earthquake hit at 5.10 a.m.…

Calcutta HC ruckus: Special 3-judge bench to hear Justice Mantha's petition

Kolkata(IANS) The Calcutta High Court has constituted a special three-judge bench to hear the petition filed by Justice Rajasekhar Mantha regarding attempts by a section of Trinamool Congress confidant lawyers resisting their fellow professionals…

IITians, IIM graduates get pink slips in Goldman Sachs layoffs

New Delhi (IANS) The layoffs at global financial services firm Goldman Sachs has hit Indian workers hard as some of the impacted IITians and IIM graduates shared their plight on various social media platforms.

Global investment bank Goldman…

Pilots' body requests labour authority to restrain Air India from changing service conditions

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) has written to the Labour authority requesting to take urgent note of the escalating situation and to restrain the Management of Air India from changing the conditions of service of its…