New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today approved Rs 8146.21 crore for construction of Tato-II Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Shi Yomi District of Arunachal Pradesh. The project is estimated to be completed in 72 months, an official statement said. The project with an…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) The Supreme Court today indicated that the constitutional right to form an association cannot be curtailed merely because a person has been disqualified from certain statutory rights, while hearing a petition seeking a blanket ban on convicted individuals from forming political parties or holding top posts in them. A Bench…
New Delhi, Aug 12 (UNI) India concluded its campaign at the the Asian U19 & U22 Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok with a total of 27 medals across age groups. According to Olympics.com, “Ritika capped off India’s campaign at the Asian U19 & U22 Boxing Championships 2025 with a gold in the women’s 80+kg category…
New Delhi, Aug 12(UNI) A parliamentary panel has urged the Union Railways Ministry to expedite the completion of the country’s ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) 508 km-long corridor project, sanctioned in December 2015, with Japanese technical and financial assistance. Acknowledging the project’s significance as India’s first high-speed rail corridor, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways…
Madrid, Aug 12 (UNI) Atletico Madrid has made its seventh signing ahead of the new La Liga season with the confirmation that Italian international forward Giacomo Raspadori has arrived from Serie A champions Napoli. The 25-year-old has agreed a five-year contract until June 2030. Raspadori has cost around 22 million euros (25.5 million U.S. dollars)…
Dhaka, Aug 12 (UNI) More than 80,000 Bangladesh Army personnel will be deployed in Bangladesh to assist the civil administration in ensuring security during the country’s general election slated for February next year, an adviser said here Monday. At a press briefing in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s Home Affairs Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said members of…
Mumbai, Aug 11 (UNI) With just 50 days remaining until India hosts the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025, 2011 Men’s Cricket World Cup Player of the Tournament, Yuvraj Singh expressed confidence in the team’s chances. Reflecting on the special experience of playing a World Cup at home, Yuvraj stressed that while the occasion is…
Mumbai, Aug 11 (UNI) India women’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur, opener Smriti Mandhana and batter Jemimah Rodrigues have locked their sights on the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. Harmanpreet Kaur, who will be leading in her first Women’s Cricket World Cup, is keen on breaking India’s deadlock by winning their first senior ICC silverware. “(The…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (UNI) Kids who were kind, helpful, and caring were more likely to eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables when they became teenagers, says a new study that followed children from ages 5 to 17. The researchers analysed data from the Millennium Cohort Study, a nationally representative study that followed children…
New Delhi, Aug 11 (UNI) Indian Navy is set to commission two advanced frontline frigates – Udaygiri (F35) and Himgiri (F34) on August 26. This will be the first time that two major surface combatants from two prestigious Indian Shipyards are being commissioned at the same time at Visakhapatnam, a Defence Ministry statement said. This…
