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    India's first cable-stayed rail bridge in J-K nears completion; deck to be ready...

    Jammu, Mar 26: The first cable-stayed railway bridge of India is nearing completion and the deck of the bridge is expected to be ready by May this year on the Anji river in Jammu and Kashmir, Northern Railway officials said. Once ready, trains will run at a speed of 100 kilometres per hour...
    Money-laundering case: Court adjourns hearing on Manish Sisodia
    National

    Money-laundering case: Court adjourns hearing on Manish Sisodia's bail plea till...

    New Delhi, Mar 25: A Delhi court on Saturday adjourned till April 5 the hearing on the bail plea of AAP leader Manish Sisodia, who has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case arising out of the excise policy matter. Special Judge MK Nagpal adjourned the hearing...
    Himanta asks officials to ensure speedy disposal of applications for land settlement
    Guwahati

    Himanta asks officials to ensure speedy disposal of applications for land...

    Guwahati, Mar 25: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has directed officials to ensure speedy disposal of applications regarding settlement of land documents. The speedy disposal of the applications, however, should not compromise with the guiding principles of fairness and transparency, Sarma...
    Government to introduce GPS-Based toll system in six months to replace toll plazas
    National

    Government to introduce GPS-Based toll system in six months to replace toll...

    New Delhi, Mar 25: The government will introduce new technologies including GPS-based toll collection systems in the next 6 months to replace existing highway toll plazas in the country, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. The move is aimed at reducing traffic congestion and charging...
    Bharat Gaurav train leaves for Arunachal Pradesh
    Guwahati

    Bharat Gaurav train leaves for Arunachal Pradesh

    Guwahati, Mar 25: The Bharat Gaurav Deluxe AC tourist train taking travellers on a specially designed "North East Discovery: Beyond Guwahati" was flagged off from here on Friday for its onward journey to Naharlagun in Arunachal Pradesh. The train, specially designed to cover the North-eastern...
    India records 1,590 fresh COVID-19 cases, highest in 146 days
    National

    India records 1,590 fresh COVID-19 cases, highest in 146 days

    New Delhi, Mar 25: India recorded a single-day rise of 1,590 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest in 146 days, while the number of active cases of the infection climbed to 8,601, the health ministry said on Saturday. The death toll due to the viral disease has gone up to 5,30,824 with six more...
    Oppn holds protest march alleging
    National

    Oppn holds protest march alleging 'democracy in danger', seeks JPC probe into...

    New Delhi, Mar 24: Several opposition parties on Friday held a protest march from Parliament, alleging that "democracy is in danger" and demanding a JPC probe into the Adani issue. Addressing the media at Vijay Chowk, several leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, also raised...
    Active Covid cases in country rise to 7,927
    National

    Active Covid cases in country rise to 7,927

    New Delhi, Mar 24: India logged 1,249 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases have increased to 7,927, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has increased to 5,30,818 with one death each reported by Karnataka and Gujarat, the data updated at 8 am...
    PM to attend spectacular Bihu function in Assam on April 14
    Guwahati

    PM to attend spectacular Bihu function in Assam on April 14

    Guwahati, Mar 24: The Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government will host a mega event to celebrate the upcoming Rongali Bihu where 11,000 dancers will perform in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on April 14, officials said. The spectacle, expected to be the largest in the Northeast...
    World Bank President nominee Ajay Banga tests Covid positive; India meetings cancelled
    National

    World Bank President nominee Ajay Banga tests Covid positive; India meetings...

    New Delhi/Washington, Mar 24: US nominee for World Bank president, Ajay Banga, has tested positive for COVID-19 following which the meetings scheduled during his two-day visit to India have been cancelled. According to a Finance Ministry statement, Banga's meeting with Nirmala Sitharaman would...
    We could
    Sports

    We could've won by bigger scoreline: Stimac on India's 1-0 win over Myanmar

    Imphal, Mar 23: India edged Myanmar 1-0 in the opening game of the Tri-Nation International Football Tournament but head coach Igor Stimac said the scoreline could have been better, given the hosts' complete dominance in the game. Two decisions involving captain Sunil Chhetri -- an apparent foul...
    Modi surname remarks: Gujarat court holds Rahul guilty in criminal defamation case
    National

    Modi surname remarks: Gujarat court holds Rahul guilty in criminal defamation...

    Surat, Mar 23: A court in Surat in Gujarat on Thursday convicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 criminal defamation case filed against him over his “Modi surname” remarks. The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate HH Varma held Gandhi guilty under Indian Penal Code section 504, which...
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