Build denser, live better? Delhi’s high-rise gamble under MPD-2047 By 2047, Delhi could be home to nearly 32 million people, need around 1,600 million gallons of potable water every day, generate nearly 26,000 tonnes of solid waste daily and require roughly 40 lakh additional homes.Those numbers tell a bigger story than population growth. They point … Read more
Putin was addressing the Brics Business Forum in Delhi. NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday took a swipe at the Group of Seven (G7), contrasting its economic contribution with that of Brics and saying the latter now accounts for more than 40% of global GDP.Speaking at the Brics Business Forum, Putin said the … Read more
This was their second meeting this year. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, reiterating that dialogue and diplomacy are the way forward to resolving conflicts.Putin is in New Delhi to attend 18th Brics Summit on September 12-13.During the meeting, PM Modi also said India stood … Read more
JDU leader Nitish Kumar. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: The Janata Dal (United) is considering a proposal to rename the more than two-decade-old party as ‘JD(U)-Nitish’, in recognition of its supreme leader and former Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.The suggestion was made by JD(U) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, who was heard in a purportedly … Read more
PM Modi and Putin heading to the car, marking their fourth time sharing a ride NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President shared a brief car ride on Friday as they met at Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam ahead of the Brics summit.The two leaders shared a ride to head to the exhibition at Bharat … Read more
CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government has set a time-bound plan to distribute around 33 lakh Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana cards to eligible beneficiaries across the state, with dedicated distribution camps to be organised in 2,008 villages and wards.Health and family welfare minister Balbir Singh said around 31 lakh cards had already reached the districts, while another … Read more
Jairam Ramesh said the ad was not merely an insult to an individual or community but to ‘the dignity of all Indians’ NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday attacked the government over a controversial US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advertisement targeting “Mr Singh”. The opposition called it an insult to all Indians and questioned … Read more
Tharoor versus Chidambaram on BRICS. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has backed the Brics summit as an important diplomatic opportunity for India, breaking ranks with party colleague P Chidambaram, who has questioned whether recent Brics meetings have delivered tangible benefits.Defending the grouping’s relevance, Tharoor said it gives India a platform … Read more
The aircraft landed safely, the source told PTI. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: An Alliance Air aircraft carrying around 40 people made an emergency landing at Delhi airport on Friday afternoon after an engine failure, according to a source quoted by PTI.The aircraft landed safely, the source said. The airline was operating flight 9I 698 from … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States. He remembered the horrific attack happened in September 2001.PM Modi posted on twitter that while … Read more