The restrictions will be in place from September 8 to 10, with the strictest measures on the final two days. Travel and access to the national capital during the G20 Summit days will be severely restricted, particularly in the New Delhi district — also known as the Lutyens’ Zone — where only residents and those...
UK Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch launched a new “Alive with Opportunity” campaign on Thursday to help double trade with India by 2030, with a series of targeted trade missions for UK firms in high growth sectors. The Cabinet minister, who arrived in India on a three-day visit to attend the G20 Trade and...
Delhi BJP leaders and workers staged a protest on Wednesday near minister Kailash Gahlot’s residencein Civil Lines here, demanding his resignation for having an officer accused of rape with a minor as hisOSD when he held the Women and Child Development portfolio.Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the officer charged with raping a minor was...
The Indian government has finally launched the Bharat New Car Assessment Program or B-NCAP today. The highly anticipated program will improve car safety in India by increasing the safety standards of vehicles weighing up to 3.5 tonnes. Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways – Nitin Gadkari launched the new safety assessment program. It will...
India was preparing on Wednesday for its second attempted moon landing, a historic momentfor the world’s most populous country.Chandrayaan-3, which means “mooncraft” in Sanskrit, is scheduled to put down its Vikramlander shortly after 6pm India time near the little-explored lunar south pole in what would be aworld first for any space programme.A previous Indian effort...
The Delhi government will close all the schools, offices, and NDMC market areas from September 8 to 10 due to G-20 Summit. The Delhi Police had requested Delhi Chief Secretary to declare a public holiday on these three days for G-20 Summit in New Delhi and order commercial and business establishments to remain closed in...
ISRO’s ambitious third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3’s Lander Module (LM) is all set to land on the lunar surface on Wednesday evening, as India eyes to become the first country to reach the uncharted south pole of Earth’s only natural satellite. .The LM comprising the lander (Vikram) and the rover (Pragyan), is scheduled to make a...
The Congress will conduct a caste census in Madhya Pradesh after winning the assembly polls in the state, said party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday, accusing the regime at the Centre of wishing to change the Constitution. He was addressing a public rally in Sagar in MP’s Bundelkhand region. Assembly polls are expected to be...
Delhi BJP leaders on Tuesday flagged off video vans to tour the city’s seven Lok Sabha constituencies and make people aware of why it was necessary to bring the services bill to Parliament, the unit’s president Virendra Sachdeva said. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Amendment Bill, 2023, commonly known as the...
A tribal group in Manipur today reimposed an indefinite blockade on two national highways, demanding adequate supplies of essential commodities to Kuki-Zo communities in hill areas of the state. NH 2 connects Imphal with Dimapur in Nagaland and NH 37 links Imphal with Assam’s Silchar. Both highways are vital to Manipur to maintain surface communication...