NEW DELHI: Amid growing demands from states for construction of ring roads and bypasses to decongest national highways in urban areas, the Centre will take up such projects only if state govts contribute a share of the cost, as per the Urban Congestion Policy of the road transport and highways ministry.In a communication to all…
KOLKATA: In at least 82 assembly seats in Bengal, the candidate in the third position secured more votes than the winning margin, indicating that a sharp vote split between the second- and third-place holders took the winning candidate past the post.For example, Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury lost the Behrampore seat to BJP by 17,548…
Potatoes rarely ask for attention in the kitchen. They sit quietly in baskets, appear in nearly every kind of meal, and usually take the longest to prepare. Peeling them is often the part people put off, especially during large family cooking or festive meals when several kilos need to be cleaned at once. Many households…
NEW DELHI: Union ministers Ravneet Singh Bittu and George Kurian do not figure among the 11 Rajya Sabha candidates named by BJP for the June 18 polls, a development that adds to the buzz about a reshuffle in the council of ministers.Kurian, the only Christian minister in the PM Modi-led govt, and Bittu are outgoing…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has dismissed petitions filed by two CRPF inspectors who were declared medically unfit for promotion because of tattoos on their right forearms, ruling that while tattoos aren’t completely banned for paramilitary recruitment, they must follow strict rules on where they are and how big they can be.What was the…
It is regarded as one of the most successful investing strategies in human history, yet almost no one copies it. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos once asked Warren Buffett why more people do not copy his investing strategy. The legendary American investor’s one-line reply was classic, witty and entirely brutally honest: his approach is a “get-rich-slowly…
G Sindhushree holding a passport size photograph of her father. (Photo Credit: Deccan Herald) When G Sindhushree cleared 4.25 metres and created a new national record in women’s pole vault, the stadium in Bhubaneswar erupted in applause. The 25-year-old athlete from Karnataka had just won gold at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships, broken the…
In a boost to India’s energy security, several MoUs have been signed during PM Narendra Modi’s UAE visit on Friday. PM Modi’s visit to the UAE amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict and global crude oil price shock holds particular significance.According to an ANI report, several key agreements and investment commitments were announced during the trip….
NEW DELHI: Govt has directed all states and UT administrations to strictly follow the “correct script and diction” while singing or playing the national song and national anthem.In a letter to state chief secretaries and UT administrators Thursday, the home ministry said when the state song is sung or played with the national song and…
NEW DELHI: Four years after a dramatic split turned the Shiv Sena into two rival camps locked in a bitter political battle, leaders from both sides now appear to be finding common ground on one issue: the BJP.Interestingly, the very factor that contributed to the Sena’s split, its relationship with the BJP, is now emerging…