- Saturday, April 19, 2025
INDIA’S Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Tuesday (10) signed an agreement to explore the setting up of a facility in the UAE to produce ethylene dichloride, which goes into the making of PVC that is commonly used in pipes, tubes, and cables. RIL…
INDIA on Tuesday (10) was set to allow some incoming text messages into Kashmir, officials said, four months after they were first blocked when New Delhi moved to strip the region's autonomy. The August 5 communications blackout which included cutting landlines, mobile phones and internet access has badly hit locals and businesses…
A court here granted two more months to the Delhi Police on Wednesday to get the requisite sanctions to prosecute former JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purushottam Pathak directed the police to get the requisite nod by February 19, the…
As many as 4.8 billion new units of cooling equipment will be sold globally between 2019 and 2030 and if this demand is not met sustainably, it may lead to a climate catastrophe, says a report. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report commissioned by the Kigali Cooling Efficiency…
The Citizenship Amendment Bill will benefit more than 1.5 crore people in the country, out of which more than 50 per cent are SCs and STs, RSS sources said on Wednesday, asserting that the Sangh will launch a nationwide campaign in favour of the proposed legislation. Underlining that the bill…
The air quality in the national capital turned "severe" on Wednesday, primarily due to low temperature and wind speed, according to officials. However, the pollution levels are likely to decrease slightly on Thursday as a cyclonic circulation is expected to cause light rains and increase the wind speed from 6-8…
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad asked on Wednesday why the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill does not include Hindus from Sri Lanka and Christians from Bhutan, as he alleged that the government has no data on persecuted minorities in neighbouring countries. Intervening in the debate on the Citizenship…
'What is Article 370?', 'What is Ayodhya case?' and 'What is National Register of Citizens of India?' were among the most asked questions from Indians on Google this year. According to Google 2019 Year in Search report, netizens in India searched for a variety of topics, seeking information on Article…
India is "walking the talk" in its climate change commitments and has reduced emission intensity by 21 per cent of its GDP while also being on track to achieve the goal of 35 per cent emission reduction as promised in the Paris summit in 2015, Union Environment Prakash Javadekar said…
Despite a boost in opposition numbers in the Upper House of Parliament against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the BJP is confident that the proposed legislation will be passed by the House with a majority on Wednesday when it is scheduled to be taken up for discussion and passage. Sources…
