IRCTC website records 99.98 pc uptime in April-October: Vaishnaw
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The uptime of the IRCTC website was 99.98 per cent during the April-October period this fiscal compared to 99.86 per cent in the same period in the financial year 2024-25, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Indian Railways has undertaken both administrative and technological measures for system modernisation, Railways Minister […]
‘Are you unhappy with Punjab CM?’: Union Minister’s riposte to Raghav Chadha on water issue
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Union Environment and Forest Minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday took a jibe at AAP Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha, who had raised the issue of Punjab’s water crisis, noting that the matter he was highlighting pertains to the state government run by his own party. Amid loud desk-thumping from the […]
Maha govt seeks urgent aid from Centre to help flood-hit farmers
Mumbai, Dec 3 (IANS) The Maharashtra government has formally submitted a detailed memorandum on December 1 to the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking urgent assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for the unprecedented floods of June-September 2025, which caused widespread devastation across Marathwada, Konkan, Vidarbha, and Western Maharashtra. This was announced by the […]
NFR sets new benchmark with complete biometric integration in ticket checking operations
Guwahati, Dec 3 (IANS) The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has achieved another significant milestone in its continuous drive to enhance system efficiency through modern IT interventions, officials said on Wednesday. NFR’s Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that the NFR has achieved a significant digital milestone by successfully implementing a 100 per […]
Indian Navy ‘guardian of the seas and beacon of humanity’, says President Murmu
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 3 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said the Indian Navy remains the principal guardian of the country’s maritime security, describing it as both a guardian of the seas and a beacon of humanity. She was the chief guest at the operational demonstration of the Indian Navy on the eve of Navy Day […]
African female Cheetah and two cubs to be released in Kuno open forest tomorrow
Bhopal, Dec 3 (IANS) South African female Cheetah Veera (Indian name) and her two 10-month-old cubs will be released from a large enclosure into the open forest of Kuno National Park (KNP) in Sheopur district on December 4. Cheetahs will be released by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav during a ceremonial event to mark the occasion […]
Gautam Adani meets Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati
Amaravati, Dec 3 (IANS) Chairman of the Adani Group, Gautam Adani, called on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu at the latter’s official residence here on Wednesday. Chief Minister Naidu posted on ‘X’ that they discussed key infrastructure projects and emerging opportunities in the state. Karan Adani, Managing Director of Adani Ports & SEZ […]
India aiming to ramp up refining capacity, biofuels and produce 5 MMT green hydrogen annually by 2030
New Delhi/Jaipur, Dec 3 (IANS) BJP Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore raised a key question in Parliament relating to India’s energy future and sought detailed information on the expansion of the country’s refining and biofuel production capacities. Responding to his query, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi informed the House that […]
MP CM invites JP Nadda to lay foundation of four medical colleges
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Wednesday met BJP national president and Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda in New Delhi and invited him to lay the foundation stones of four new medical colleges in the state. Yadav, accompanied by Indore Lok Sabha MP Shankar Lalvani, met Nadda at […]
No intention of meeting high command: Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar on Delhi visit
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) Amid the leadership tussle, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday clarified that he had no intention of meeting the party high command during his visit to Delhi. “Our leaders are currently busy with the Parliament session. I do not want to trouble them at […]
