A person uses an Electric Vehicle charging station installed by Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd, in Hyderabad on Thursday, June 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Maruti Suzuki India plans to localise battery production and other critical components over the next few years as part of strengthening…
An aircraft lands at the runway as dense smog reduce visibility and engulfs IGI airport, in New Delhi. Image used for representational purposes. File | Photo Credit: ANI Dense fog across Delhi and parts of northern India, which has led to widespread flight delays and cancellations, had a ripple effect on air traffic in the…
Asserting that India simply cannot afford to pollute its way to prosperity, the Congress on Monday (December 15, 2025) said increased pollution need not and must not be the price the people are compelled to pay for faster growth. The Opposition party also stressed that the Graded Response Action Plans (GRAPs) cannot remain the dominant…
Rob Reiner was known to millions as a TV actor and film director. But the Brentwood resident, known for the classic films “Stand by Me” and “When Harry Met Sally,” was also a political force, an outspoken supporter of progressive causes and a Democratic Party activist who went beyond the typical role of celebrities who…
Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu A bill to repeal the MGNREGA and bring a new law for rural employment — Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) — has been circulated by the government among the Lok Sabha members, a source said. According to a copy of the bill, it seeks…
Election Commission. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy The Election Commission said it has appointed five nodal officers for first-level checking (FLC) of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) ahead of next year’s West Bengal Assembly polls. All the officers hailed from other states, the poll panel said in a statement. The EC has introduced rules by…
Titas Chanda (left) and Sthitadhi Roy. | Photo Credit: International Centre for Theoretical Physics The 2025 ICTP Prize has been awarded to Titas Chanda of IIT-Madras and Sthitadhi Roy of the International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bengaluru, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) has said. A statement said the award “recognises the winners’ exceptional…
File image of Baisaran of Pahalgam, where 26 tourists were killed and several others injured on April 22 | Photo Credit: The Hindu The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will file a chargesheet on Monday (December 15, 2025) in the Pahalgam terror attack case, in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed by Pakistan-based terrorists, officials…
The Airports Authority of India’s (AAI) high-frequency radar at Dahisar in Mumbai will be relocated to Gorai, unlocking hundreds of acres of land for affordable housing projects in the area, Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu has said. This decision was taken following a meeting between various stakeholders, including the Civil Aviation Ministry, the Maharashtra…
As a part of its preparation for the 2026 Assembly election, the Tamil Nadu BJP organised a training programme for booth level agents (BLAs) across all the Assembly segments in the State. The programme, which commenced on December 13, would focus on training the booth level agents to face next year’s election and to ensure…