SC slams DDA for illegal tree felling in Delhi Ridge

New Delhi, May 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Delhi Development Authority (DDA) officials for illegally felling trees in the ecologically sensitive Delhi Ridge area without obtaining the Court’s permission. The contempt proceedings relate to a road-widening project undertaken to facilitate access to the CAPFIMS Paramilitary Hospital. A bench, comprising…

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Cabinet approves development of 4-Lane Badvel-Nellore corridor in Andhra Pradesh

New Delhi, May 28 (UNI) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the construction of 4-Lane Badvel-Nellore Corridor with a length of 108.134 km at a cost of Rs 3653.10 crore in Andhra Pradesh on NH(67) on Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT) mode. The approved Badvel-Nellore corridor will provide connectivity…

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Op Sindoor was necessary and precisely targeted, not a call for war: Tharoor

New Delhi, May 28 (UNI) In a powerful statement underscoring India’s measured response to terrorism, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, while strongly defending ‘Operation Sindoor’ emphasised that the mission was a “necessary and precisely targeted and “not a call for war”. The All-Party Delegation led by Shashi Tharoor reached Panama to convey India’s strong message of…

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Sorling re-elected ITTF president

Doha, May 28 (UNI) Petra Sorling was re-elected president of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) here, the ITTF announced on its official website on Tuesday. The Swede received 104 votes, narrowly defeating the other candidate, Khalil Al-Mohannadi of Qatar, who received 102. According to the ITTF website, the…

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