NHAI awards Rs 895 crore road project in Rajasthan to L&T

NEW DELHI: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded a Rs 895 crore project in Rajasthan to Larsen & Toubro."The NHAI has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for development of 4-laning of Bar-Bilara-Jodhpur section in Rajasthan under phase IV of National Highways Development Projects (NHDP) to Larsen & Toubro," NHAI said in a statement.

Modi government to launch 300 Namami Gange projects tomorrow

NEW DELHI: The government will launch more than 300 projects along the banks of Ganga, ranging from construction and modernisation of ghats to afforestation of river banks, on Thursday under the Namami Gange programme to clean and protect the 2,500 km long river."Tomorrow will be a historic day...from Gangotri till the mouth of the river (Ganga Sagar), at the banks of the Ganga, banks of the Yamuna, the banks of Ram Ganga and Kali, 300 projects will start simultaneously," water res ..

Anil Madhav Dave will have to restore people’s faith in environment ministry

New environment minister Anil Madhav Dave will be expected to continue with the project approval pace of his predecessor Prakash Javadekar, but that is only half the story.The biggest challenge for Dave, a passionate environmentalist who once rafted the course of the Narmada, would be to restore the faith of environment lovers in his ministry, which had come in for flak under Javadekar’s two-year tenure.

PM Modi arrives in Mozambique as part of 4-nation Africa visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Mozambique on Thursday as part of his four-nation Africa tour aimed at enhancing ties with that continent, particularly in the economic sphere and people-to-people contacts.“A Maputo morning, an African dawn! PM @narendramodi arrives in Mozambique for the first leg of his visit,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted on Modi’s arrival in Mozambique’s capital Maputo.Modi begins his five-day tour with Mozambique and will then travel to South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya.The focus of the African tour will be on deepening cooperation in areas of hydrocarbons, maritime security, trade and investment, agriculture and food.“Beginning my Africa tour with a visit to Mozambique. This visit will strengthen India’s bond with Mozambique,” the Prime Minister said in a tweet.

Javadekar replaces Smriti Irani as HRD Minister

New Delhi: Prakash Javdekar, who was elevated from Minister of State (Independent Charge) to the Cabinet rank on Tuesday, would be holding the charge of the Ministry of Human Resources and Development, which was earlier with Smriti Irani, who would now be holding the portfolio of Ministry of Textiles.

Prakash Javadekar Promoted In Cabinet Expansion, 'Doers' Sworn In: 10 Points

New Delhi:  Environment minister Prakash Javadekar was the first to take oath in a crucial expansion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers on Tuesday morning. He has been promoted to Cabinet rank. 19 new ministers were sworn in after him.

PM Narendra Modi Now Has Largest Council Of Ministers In Years: 10 Facts

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi inducted 19 new ministers on Tuesday to bolster his two-year administration. Five ministers have been removed from his government.

PM Modi's Africa Trip Seeks To Once Again Check China: 10 Facts

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Africa on Thursday, seeking to boost India's economic influence in a region long dominated by rival China.

AIR band to compose for Swachh Bharat

NEW DELHI: Breaking away from the practice of hiring high-profile music composers for making musical compositions, the government has roped in India's first national orchestra band - All India

Delhi-Centre tussle: Supreme Court to hear AAP govt's plea to restrain High Court

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Monday the plea of AAP government in Delhi seeking a direction that the High Court be restrained from delivering its judgement on issues including the scope of powers of the city government to exercise its authority in performing public functions. A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur will hear the appeal of Delhi government in which it has been claimed that only the apex court has jurisdiction under the Constitution to deal  .. 

RCom 4G services go live for CDMA customers in select circles

NEW DELHI: Reliance Communications' CDMA customers in Mumbai, Delhi, Maharasthra and Andhra Pradesh circles, who had chosen to upgrade their services, will get the telco's 4G services

Supreme Court dismisses petition seeking ban on WhatsApp

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the petition seeking a ban on instant messaging platforms like WhatsApp and Hike. The petition was filed by a Haryana-based RTI activist Sudhir Yadav on the grounds that WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption could pose a threat to national security. The petitioner sought a ban saying that encryption could give terrorists and criminals a means to communicate. 

India's journey to becoming a nuclear power

Unlike other minerals, uranium, the main fuel for nuclear reactors, is not freely traded. The technology of building nuclear reactors is clos

JD(U) dubs NSG blockade as Modi govt’s ‘biggest foreign policy failure’

The Centre has been on the opposition's radar over the failed attempt for membership in the NSG, which called it as a diplomacy failure of the Modi government.