India is planning a comprehensive overhaul of its urban transportation system, integrating metro and bus networks with a focus on transitioning to clean fuel. The plan includes incentives to promote the use of small trucks for greening intracity goods transport and aligning bus and metro routes for enhanced viability. Source link
West Indies, the co-hosts of the T20 World Cup, have received a terror threat to the tournament from North Pakistan, according to a report on Cricbuzz. However, CricketWest Indies (CWI) has reassured about all safety measures. “Pro-Islamic State (IS) media sources have launched campaigns inciting violence against sporting events, which included video messages from the…
Rohit Sharma‘s fan-base has grown leaps and bounds over the years, especially after he took over India captaincy from Virat Kohli, and the craze for the opening batsman has gone through the roof in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season, which saw an elderly lady cheering in the stands for the former Mumbai Indians‘…
NEW DELHI: The coriander powder, turmeric powder, and other spices in your kitchen may not be what you think they are.Delhi Police has seized a staggering 15 tonnes of spurious spices being manufactured at two factories in northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar area and arrested three persons, including the owners of these processing units.Suspects Dilip Singh…
NEW DELHI: Dismissing reports that food regulator FSSAI allows high levels of pesticide residues in spices and herbs, govt on Sunday reiterated that India has one of the most stringent norms for residues in food items. This comes amid a ban imposed by Hong Kong‘s food regulator on certain spice mixes of two leading Indian…
BHOPAL: Two days before the third phase of the LS polls on Tuesday, Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Nirmala Sapre joined BJP on Sunday at a rally of CM Mohan Yadav in Sagar’s Rahatgarh. Sapre is the third state Congress MLA to switch to the saffron camp this election season.Sapre said she was “pained” by state…
RANIBARI (WEST GUWAHATI): In the tranquil village of Ranibari in the foothills of Meghalaya and “part of both Guwahati and Shillong parliamentary constituencies”, residents face a unique predicament every election. With a population of nearly 500 from 96 families, and nearly 230 voters, the village is gearing up to vote for the Guwahati Lok Sabha…
PUNE: A decade after he changed his address to Mumbai and has been voting there, NCP (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar will cast his vote in Baramati on Tuesday. “Pawar Saheb will not cast his vote in Mumbai. All formalities for a change in his constituency have been completed. He will vote at the polling centre…
MUMBAI: Money and politics go hand in hand. Among Lok Sabha contenders from Mumbai, three are from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Party (SVPP), a registered unrecognised political party that was investigated by the income-tax department two years ago along with 200 other such parties for indulging in tax evasion by collecting donations through banking channels from…
MUMBAI: Two years ago, people laughed off the concept of quick commerce or instant deliveries. Some even asserted that consumers do not need products in 10-15 minutes. Today, however, quick commerce is fast becoming ubiquitous for many millennial and Gen Z households. Companies have moved beyond groceries to deliver items ranging from fans and T-shirts…
