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S&P places Adani Transmission's ESG evaluation under review on potential governance issues

Credit rating agency S&P Global Ratings on Thursday placed its ESG (environment, social and governance) Evaluation for India-based Adani Transmission Ltd. (ATL) under review.

₹10Lakh crore capex will usher in new markets, opportunities: Scindia

Union Minister of Steel Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Thursday that Rs 10-lakh-crore capital expenditure announced in the Budget will usher in new markets that will eventually bring new opportunities for India.

'Water security is a big question for India due to our large population'

PM expressed satisfaction that the country has turned water conservation into a mass movement

Rahul Gandhi sends reply to breach of privilege notice

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is believed to have submitted his reply to a breach of privilege notice over his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Tripura polls: Over 81% turnout

Incidents of attacks on political workers, intimidation and obstruction of voters were reported

Abhishek makes a strong pitch for TMC in Meghalaya

Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee assured the people of Meghalaya that if voted to power there will be all-round development for the state and at the same breath he urged them to put an end to the misrule of NPP-BJP alliance.

Block pesky calls, SMSes: TRAI to telecom operators

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday issued directions to telecom service providers to take action to block pesky mobile calls and messages, particularly by checking misuse of headers and message templates on distributed ledger technologies (DLT) platforms by telemarketers.

SC reserves order on plea on 2016 Rabia judgment

The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea seeking reconsideration of its 2016 Nabam Rabia judgment that prohibited the Speaker of a legislative Assembly to act on petition seeking disqualification of errant MLAs, when he is faced with a notice of removal.

12 cheetahs to arrive from SA

Union minister of environment Bhupender Yadav today announced that twelve cheetahs' will arrive in India from South Africa on 18 February.

Prithvi Shaw attacked after refusing selfie

Eight people have been booked for allegedly attacking Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw after the batsman refused to take a selfie with them for the second time, police said here on Thursday.

PM inaugurates 'Aadi Mahotsav' 12-day mega tribal festival

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated Aadi Mahotsav, a 12day mega National Tribal Festival at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here, and said India's tribal traditions and lifestyle offered a solution to challenges of climate change and global warming faced by the world today.

'Major changes soon in IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act'

Laws being updated to suit changing times, spirit of Constitution: HM

UN Chief Calls For Action To Address Root Cause Of Rising Seas

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that climate crisis is the root cause of rising seas, and urged the international community to take more concerted action to reduce emissions and ensure climate justice.

ICC Rankings: India become No.1 in T20, ODI formats

Team India recently clinched the World No.1 ODI team spot after defeating New Zealand 3-0 in January

Putin Preparing New Aerial Attack On Ukraine

Putin senttwo nuclear-capable bombers over Bering Seainshow of strength

Even at 80 pc fitness, players tell us they're fit enough to play, take injections: Chetan Sharma

The Chairman of the National Selection Committee Chetan Sharma revealed on Tuesday that players in the Indian men's national cricket team use injections to speed up their return to international cricket and often call up doctors on their own to get injected.

Nikki Haley to formally launch GOP campaign for White House

Republican Nikki Haley plans to formally announce her 2024 presidential campaign on Wednesday, betting that her boundary-breaking career as a woman and person of color who governed in the heart of the South before representing the U.S. on the world stage can overcome entrenched support for her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump.

Cabinet approves comprehensive programme to strengthen cooperatives

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a comprehensive programme to strengthen cooperative movement in the country by establishing viable Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS), dairy cooperatives and fishery cooperatives at panchayat and village levels.

India’s overall exports projected to grow despite strong globalheadwinds

India’s overall exports (Merchandise and Services combined) in January 2023 are estimated to be $65.15 Billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 14.58 per cent over the same period last year.

Boeing receives largest’ order from Air indiain South Asia

Theagreement with Airlndiaincludes options for 50additional 737 MAX and 20 787-9 aircraft

Those strange objects in the sky

It all began with the Chinese spy balloon. After allowing it to fly for several days over US territory, the American military finally shot down over the country’s territorial waters what it said was a surveillance device.

Ukraine peace efforts deserve a fair chance

Even though the Ukraine war continues to be a cause for very serious concern, increasing voices for peace have been able to bring some hope and these voices need to become stronger.

The Offsets Scam

In many cases, credits claimed due to deforestation were being made on the basis of preventing the felling of trees by arguing that this is enabling the protected trees to absorb extra carbon avery grey argument as most the deforestation activities on the basis of which the said credits were claimed were those related to trees that were under no threat at all. In many other cases, various other kinds of manipulations were being done in which the buyers of credit as well as credit agencies have been complicit

Delhi fridge murder: Police to investigate case on lines of Shraddha murder case

Delhi Police will investigate the killing of 25-year-old Haryana woman Nikki Yadav, who was allegedly strangled by her boyfriend with a charging cable, on the lines of Shraddha Walkar murder case, said sources on Wednesday.

Kanpur Dehat case: UP govt orders probe, 10 lakh for family

Opposition parties slam Yogi Adityanath government, ask itto mend anti-people attitude

YSR lays foundation stone for Kadapa steel plant

Laying the foundation stone for the proposed green steel plant at Sunnapurapalle village of YSR Kadapa district with investments to the tune of Rs 8800 crore in three phases Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy today said the plant along with the ancillary units will transform the entire backward district of Rayalaseema.

Kerala CM’s former Principal Secretary M Sivasankar remandedin ED custody

M Sivasankar, former principal secretary to Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday night in connection with the Wadakkancherry LIFE Mission corruption case, has been sent to the ED’s custody for a period of five days by the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) special court in Kochi on Wednesday.

Multi-corner contest in most seats in Tripura Assembly polls

Contests would be witnessedin 57 seats between the BJP-IPFT alliance and Congress-CPI(M)-led Left Front coalition

Switzerlandis listening to regional govts in India: Envoy

Swiss Ambassador to India Ralf Heckner, who concluded his visit to Sikkim yesterday, has termed his visit as \"more than a fact finding mission.\" The ambassador was accompanied by a business delegation, which he said \"can potentially invest\" in the Himalayan state.

Ex-sheriff of Calcutta KSB Sanyal passes away

KSB Sanyal popularly known as Shubi) passed away in the early hours of 13th February. He was the chairman and managing director of Andrew Yule and Company and served as sheriff of Calcutta in 1987.