New Delhi:Not just a few hundred jobs, but the start of an ecosystem to support manufacturing of semiconductor chips, and over 60,000 trained youth – this is how the setting up of a Micron Technology facility at Gujarat’s Sanand will pave the way for India becoming a semiconductor manufacturing hub, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw...
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alleged the PPAC hike was due to “collusion”between the Delhi government and power discoms.“When the entire Kejriwal government, especially Power Minister Atishi, were raising ahue and cry over the Centre appointing DERC chairman on June 22, the same day aDERC member gave the go-ahead for the PPAC hike on the...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who arrived in Delhi last night after concluding his US and Egypt state visits chairecapital on Monday Union Ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Hardeep Singh Puri along with senior officials attended the meeEarlier today Shah had met with PM Modi and briefed him on the developments in Manipur. On Sunday Manipurabout...
Delhi power tariff hike: Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has approved the demand of BSES Yamuna and BSES Rajdhani following which the Power Purchase Adjustment Cost (PPAC) has been increased in the national capital. Apart from North Delhi where TDPL supplies electricity in the name of PPAC, the power tariff will become costlier for the rest...
In today’s environment, relying on paper documents for Police operations restricts it from reaping the most substantial advantages of digitization. The Arunachal Pradesh Police understood it well and armed itself with the digitization for faster access to information, improved public experience and better decision making. The Police has launched a mobile app ‘ArunPol’ that offers...
Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on June 25 that the Kuki community was among his own and fresh round of dialogue will be initiated with all stakeholders in the violence-hit State. Mr. Singh was in Delhi to meet Home Minister Amit Shah where he briefed him “about the evolving situation on the ground in Manipur.” At...
In a major relief for cash-strapped GoFirst, the airline’s lenders have approved an interim funding of around Rs 400 crore, Moneycontrol reported on Sunday. Last month, GoFirst filed for voluntary insolvency resolution proceedings before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). The beleaguered airline cancelled its flights and was looking for funding to start its domestic operations....
For more than a year, U.S. officials have quietly asked themselves a question they would not dare pose in public: Could Russia’s botched invasion of Ukraine eventually lead to the downfall of Russian President Vladimir Putin? For a few chaotic, head-snapping hours this weekend, the notion did not seem so far-fetched. But even with the apparent end to the...
Heavy rain lashed Delhi and Mumbai on Sunday as monsoon arrived in both the cities on the same day — the first such occurrence since 1961. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the monsoon began two days earlier than usual in Delhi while its entry over Mumbai was delayed by two weeks. Between Saturday...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Sunday conferred with ‘Order of the Nile’ award, Egypt’s highest state honour. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi conferred the PM with the coveted award ahead of their bilateral meeting. Both the leaders signed important memorandums of understanding (MoU) during their meeting. Modi’s state visit to the African country is...