Colombo, Dec 19 (UNI) Sri Lanka have announced a 25-member preliminary squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, with all-rounder Dasun Shanaka taking charge as the new skipper as they begin preparations for the marquee ICC event. Shanaka will lead the group, with the squad featuring a strong core of white-ball experience in…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (UNI) Indian Railways has marked another milestone in freight operations with the launch of the Niryat Cargo Express, an export-oriented assured rail service, operating as a double-stack container train from the Ichhapuri Container Terminal in Gurugram to Mundra Port in Gujarat. The time-tabled service, aimed at enabling faster and more cost-effective…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court has reiterated that forest land cannot be diverted or utilised for non-forestry purposes, including agricultural cultivation, without prior approval of the Central Government as mandated under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Hearing an appeal filed by the State of Karnataka, the Court held that permitting or continuing…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (UNI) At least 152 flights got cancelled on Friday at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport due to dense fog that affected visibility. Out of the 152 cancellations, 73 were from arrivals, and 79 from the deaprtures, while four of them were international flights, (two arrivals and two departures respectively.) The national…
New Delhi, December 19 (UNI) The 2nd Court meeting of Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya (GSV) was held in Rail Bhawan here today. Chairing the meeting as the University Chancellor, union Minister of Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw said that GSV has made tremendous progress with its Industry-driven approach within 3 years of its operationalization, becoming a role model…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party has expressed conditional support for the Delhi government’s decision to install air purifiers in state-run schools, while issuing a strong warning against potential overpricing and corruption in the procurement process. AAP’s Delhi state president Saurabh Bharadwaj acknowledged the move during a media interaction on Friday. However,…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (UNI) Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday said the real estate sector will decisively determine whether India’s cities grow sustainably as the country moves towards its 2047 development goals, cautioning that ease of doing business cannot come at the cost of environmental safeguards. Addressing the Confederation of Real Estate Developer Associations…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (UNI) Global leaders have called for evidence-driven investment, robust regulation and resilient health systems for implementing WHO-led global traditional medicine strategy 2025–2034. Experts from Australia, Morocco, Iran, Uganda, Canada, Switzerland, USA, UK, Colombia, Brazil, New Zealand, Germany, Nepal, South Korea, and Sri Lanka shared insights at plenary and parallel sessions of…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court has reiterated that forest land cannot be diverted or utilised for non-forestry purposes, including agricultural cultivation, without prior approval of the Central Government as mandated under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. Hearing an appeal filed by the State of Karnataka, the Court held that permitting or continuing…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court has asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider, in a “sympathetic” manner, representations seeking extension of time for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh and Kerala, keeping in view the prevailing ground realities. A bench comprising Chief Justice of…
