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Gadkari sets off final ‘breakthrough’ blast in Zoji La tunnel, signals early completion
ZOJI LA (MINAMARG): Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari pressed Tuesday a button triggering the final “breakthrough” blast in Zoji La Tunnel, removing last three metres of rock and linking two ends of the nearly 14km corridor that will provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh. With J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah, lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha and officials from the Union territory of Ladakh by his side to witness the historic moment, Gadkari...
Need low-cost housing? Here's how the SPARSH 2.0 scheme works
The Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has launched SPARSH 2.0, a new housing initiative to boost affordable rental homes for workers and the economically weaker sections. Government agencies and PSUs are encouraged to build or convert complexes into low-cost rental units, aiming to enhance living conditions and support the 'Housing for All' mission.
INDIA bloc meets today: Who's attending and who's skipping the key huddle
The opposition INDIA bloc is set to hold a meeting in the national capital on Monday, marking its first formal gathering in several months. The meeting comes in the wake of recent assembly elections in four states and the Union territory of Puducherry, results that dealt a setback to the opposition alliance. The BJP, which will seek a fourth consecutive term at the Centre in 2029, secured a historic victory in West Bengal for the first time and retained Assam for a third straight term.
INDIA bloc holds key meeting: Rahul, Mamata, Akhilesh among top leaders present; DMK stays away
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PM Modi to chair Niti Aayog Governing Council meeting tomorrow
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Buying a home? Check if you qualify for PMAY Urban 2.0 benefits
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‘Permanent class of excluded Indians’: Owaisi slams Centre over SIR
As the Election Commission expands its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across multiple states, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has launched a fresh attack on the exercise, alleging that it could be used to create a “permanent class of excluded Indians” and disproportionately affect Muslims, women, migrants and the poor. In a post on X on Wednesday, Owaisi claimed that the Centre was using a document-based voter verification exercise as a precursor to broader mechanisms for...
Watch: PM Modi enjoys jhalmuri at NDA meeting served by Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari
Prime Narendra Modi on Wednesday ate Jhalmuri served by West Bengal chief minister at the NDA meeting in New Delhi. The PM shared a video on social media, saying, "Sharing Jhalmuri with fellow NDA leaders at the NDA meeting today." In the clip, PM can be seen enjoying and laughing while tasting the Jhalmuri.
India’s bullet train project: Nine years later, is the dream finally nearing reality?
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid the foundation stone for India’s first bullet train project in Ahmedabad in September 2017, the event was presented as more than just the launch of a railway corridor. It was pitched as India’s first major step into the world of high-speed rail — a technology long associated with countries like Japan, China and France. Nearly nine years later, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor remains...
Commercial LPG gets costlier: Cylinder sees average hike of Rs 47.75 across cities
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