P Krishna Kumar New Delhi, (UNI) The hospitality industry’s long-standing demand for infrastructure status for hotel and hospitality investments continues to top the pre-Budget wishlist of leading hotel associations and trade bodies. Despite successive governments granting the status partially or selectively under the harmonised list of infrastructure, the sector says the measures fall short. As…
Shimla, Jan 28 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh faced severe weather on Tuesday night, with heavy snowfall in the hills and rain in lower areas, disrupting normal life across the state following the recent wet and cold spell. Several major roads remain blocked due to snow and slippery conditions. The Shimla-Rampur highway is closed between Kufri and…
Mumbai, Jan 28 (UNI): A plane carrying Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar crashed on Wednesday in Baramati district. Details of the incident are still awaited. Reports suggest that a private company jet crashed while attempting to land. Ajit Pawar and three others were on board and were immediately taken to a…
Kabul, (UNI) The Taliban administration spent an estimated 96.9 billion Afghanis (USD 1.492 billion) on security during the first nine months of the 2025 fiscal year, according to a new report by the World Bank, amid the country’s bid to tackle terror groups threatening to plunge Afghanistan back into political disarray, and ensure the continuation…
Bulawayo, Jan 27 (UNI) There are days in cricket when one side gets everything right, and this was emphatically one such day for India Under-19, who outplayed Zimbabwe Under-19 in every department to register a thumping 204-run victory in the sixth Super Six Group 2 (B,C) match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2026 at…
Melbourne, Jan 27 (UNI) Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday produced ruthless performances to storm into the Australian Open semifinals amid a Melbourne heatwave. But world No.3 Coco Gauff became the highest-seeded casualty of the tournament after being dispatched by Elina Svitolina in a major upset as the quarterfinals started on day…
Colombo, Jan 27 (UNI) Harry Brook slammed a breathtaking unbeaten 136 off just 66 balls to produce one of the finest ODI innings seen at the R Premadasa Stadium, powering England to a formidable 357 as he scripted a scintillating century against Sri Lanka in Third ODI here on Tuesday. Brook reached his hundred in…
Hyderabad, Jan 27 (UNI) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) on Tuesday signed an agreement with GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) to construct a dedicated Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) pipeline to Hyderabad’s international airport, strengthening aviation fuel infrastructure and reducing dependence on road-based fuel transport. The proposed pipeline will run over 56 kilometres from BPCL’s…
Mumbai, Jan 27 (UNI) Adani Defence & Aerospace and Embraer of Brazil issued a joint statement today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to build a regional transport aircraft (RTA) ecosystem in India, to enable indigenous aircraft manufacturing and regional air connectivity. As per the MoU, Embraer and Adani Defence plan to…
