NEW DELHI: There has been a nearly 20% increase in toll collected – around Rs 21,000 crore – through FASTag on national and state highways in the first three months of the current financial year, compared to Rs 17,280 crore in the corresponding period of 2024-25, as per National Electronic Toll Collection data.Around 80% of…
AHMEDABAD: Around 21 years after the death of private firm employee, Sureshchandra, his wife Varsha Shukla and their son Vikrant will receive his Provident Fund (PF), following a 15-year-long legal battle.Sureshchandra’s other wife, Hinarani, and daughter Vilaspati had objected to Varsha’s PF claim. Last week, city civil court granted a succession certificate to Varsha and…
NEW DELHI: Brics countries should work to make supply chains for critical minerals and technology secure and reliable, so that no country can use these resources for its own “selfish gain or as a weapon” against others, said PM Narendra Modi at the Rio summit. The remarks are significant as they come at a time…
Of the 200 choppers, 135 were meant for Army and 65 for IAF BENGALURU: The Indo-Russian joint venture (JV) to manufacture 200 Kamov helicopters in India has remained in limbo as the Ukraine war, Western sanctions on Russia, and post-Covid supply chain disruptions have hampered its progress.India and Russia signed an Inter-Governmental Agreement in 2015….
NEW DELHI: There are “compelling national security considerations” that led the Centre to revoke security clearances of a Turkish-owned entity for handling airport-related operations, Delhi high court said on Monday, upholding the move.It dismissed Celebi Airport Services Private Ltd’s plea challenging the aviation watchdog BCAS’s decision to revoke its security clearance, noting that “once national…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir on Monday rejected Indian claims that China supported Islamabad in the recent conflict as a “desperate distortion” to cover up what he claimed was India own military failure.He warned that any future aggression against Pakistan would be met with a “more than reciprocal” and “deeply hurting” response.Addressing…
Raipur: Chhattisgarh police have successfully rescued approximately 4,472 missing individuals—including men and women—under the specially launched “Operation Talaash. campaign” This intensive campaign, conducted from June 1 to June 30, 2025, marks the state’s first focused effort on tracing missing adults, expanding the scope beyond the earlier child-focused “Operation Muskaan.”Chhattisgarh Director General of Police Arun Dev…
MUMBAI: In a landmark move that signals bold ambitions for international expansion and cross-border innovation, HT Labs, the innovation and product arm of HT Media, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Doers Company-organisers of Europe’s leading innovation events such as Reflect Festival and the upcoming Doers Summit. The MoU was formalised…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday triggered a fierce political row in Maharashtra after warning opponents that “tumko patak patak ke marenge” (we’ll thrash you thoroughly) while responding to MNS chief Raj Thackeray’s call to target Hindi speakers. Speaking in Guwahati, Dubey told ANI, “You people are surviving on our money. What kind…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that during India’s presidency, Brics would be redefined as ‘Building Resilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sustainability’.Speaking at the environment and global health session, PM Modi emphasised the interconnection between planetary and human health, stating: “For India, climate justice is no alternative; it is a moral…
