Union minister of new and renewable energy Pralhad Joshi (ANI Photo) Highlighting India’s clean energy expansion, Joshi stated that the country’s solar capacity grew from 2.8 GW to around 130 GW in the last 11 years, registering a rise of more than 4,500%. He added that India contributed 46 GW to global solar additions between…
Photo credit: World Book of Records Bihar chief minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar has been officially recognised by the World Book of Records, London, for his “matchless contribution in politics” and for ‘strengthening democratic values’.Announcing the recognition on X on Friday, JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha wrote “It is a matter of…
4 tourists among 25 killed in the tragic night club fire in Goa NEW DELHI: 4 tourists are among those killed in the Goa nightclub fire. Goa police have confirmed 25 deaths and six injuries due to the mishap. At least 100 people were on the dance floor of a nightclub in North Goa when…
Goa nightclub fire (IANS photo) NEW DELHI: A weekend party night in North Goa turned into a tragedy after a massive fire tore through a nightclub in Arpora, killing at least 25 people and injuring many more late Saturday. Eyewitnesses said the blaze followed a “big fire” triggered by a “massive explosion,” in one of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI Photo) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed deep grief over the Arpora nightclub fire tragedy in Goa and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of those who died. The injured will receive Rs 50,000 from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF).In a post…
NEW DELHI: Taking note of the days-long ordeal faced by passengers due to mass cancellation of IndiGo flights, the parliamentary panel on transport, tourism and civil aviation will soon summon all airlines and other stakeholders, including sector regulator DGCA and officials from aviation ministry. The panel, headed by Sanjay Kumar Jha of JDU, will not…
Corporates And Wedding Hosts Major Clients MUMBAI: An Embraer E175LR private jet was rushed to Guwahati on Saturday to bring back 36 children of top corporate executives after they were stranded in Kaziranga when IndiGo cancelled its flights. The scramble has become emblematic of the sudden rush for charter aircraft in India as disruptions at…
AGARTALA: The unprecedented flight disruptions across India have extended a family’s wait to give the final farewell to their young son, prolonging their agony. The body of 23-year-old Saptarshi Das from Ramnagar in Agartala has been holed up at a mortuary in Delhi for past three days.Saptarshi, a medical intern at a private hospital in…
NEW DELHI: An ambitious campaign that began on Sept 13 will reach its grand finale on Dec 8 at a glittering ‘Ideas for India’ summit, where some of the finest minds in the country — ranging across diverse sectors like business, tech, policy, and academia — will assemble to brainstorm innovations that could transform the…
Joy for 1 family, agony for another: Sunali back, cousin Sweety still trapped in B’desh KOLKATA: Tears of relief flowed in one mud-walled home in Bengal’s Birbhum district. A kilometre away, another house filled with the same prayers stayed silent.On Saturday, Sunali Khatun returned to Paikar village with her son Shabir, 8, after months of…