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.

Man flees Hotel Leela Palace without paying Rs 23 L bill

New Delhi (IANS) A man, impersonating as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government functionary, stayed at Hotel Leela Palace in the Sarojini Nagar area for three months and fled without settling his outstanding bill of more than Rs 23 lakh.

Mahamed…

B'luru Metro pillar crash: BMRCL's silence being questioned

Bengaluru (IANS) Suspicion and questions are being raised over the silence of the Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on the exact cause for the recent tragedy involving the death of a woman and her son at the Metro construction site…

'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'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…

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.

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…

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…

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.…

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…