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…
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…
New Delhi, May 28 (UNI) To enhance line capacity, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved two multi-tracking projects across Indian Railways in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs 3,399 crore. These projects include the Ratlam-Nagda 3rd and 4th line and Wardha-Balharshah 4th…
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…
New Delhi, May 28 (UNI) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 Kharif crops for Marketing Season 2025-26. The government has increased the MSP of Kharif crops for Marketing Season 2025-26, to ensure remunerative prices to…
New Delhi, May 28 (UNI) The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved continuation of Modified Interest Subvention Scheme (MISS) for FY 2025-26 with existing 1.5 percent Interest Subvention (IS). Addressing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “The cost of working capital of the farmers has been…
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…
Chandigarh, May 28 (UNI) Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have received a timely boost ahead of the IPL 2025 Qualifier 1 clash against Punjab Kings here on Friday, with the return of their crucial overseas stars Josh Hazlewood and Tim David, a development that could prove decisive in the high-stakes encounter at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh…
New Delhi, May 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court today limited the scope of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the case against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, clarifying that the investigation must be confined strictly to the two FIRs already filed in connection with his social media posts related to ‘Operation Sindoor’. A…
New Delhi, May 28 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to conduct an independent and time-bound inquiry into allegations of fake police encounters in Assam. The direction came in a petition alleging widespread extra-judicial killings in the state and non-compliance with the apex court’s guidelines laid down in…
