Ahmedabad, July 22 (IANS) Ahmedabad Customs has seized 129.18 grams of 24-carat gold worth Rs 19.48 lakh from two passengers arriving from Dubai after officers discovered the precious metal concealed as gold paste inside the collars of their shirts, in the latest in a series of smuggling cases detected at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPIA), Ahmedabad. According to Ahmedabad Customs, officers of the Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted the two male passengers after they arr…
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New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh, informed Parliament on Wednesday that the Government is aiming to bring at least five indigenous small modular nuclear reactors into operation by 2033 as the country heads towards its goal of achieving 100 GWe nuclear power generation capacity by 2047. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is developing a 220-megawatt Bharat Small Modular Reactor, a 55-MW reactor and a high-temperature gas-cooled react…
Ahmedabad/Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Electrification works on the 508-km Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor are progressing alongside civil construction and track laying, with the project introducing India’s first high-speed railway electrification system designed to support train operations at speeds of up to 320 kmph. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the corridor is being equipped with a 2×25 kV Overhead Traction System, a technology widely used for high-speed rail internationally but be…
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Maharashtra Congress leaders on Wednesday launched a major protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to condemn the lathi charge on agitating students over the NEET paper leak and the treatment meted out to Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, and other Congress MPs. Congress organised a protest march from Gandhi Bhavan towards the BJP office in South Mumbai.The party intended to reach the BJP office and presen…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, accompanied by his daughter and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule, on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Parliament office, submitting a memorandum on Maharashtra’s agrarian distress and urging Government intervention in student protests regarding the NEET‑UG examination paper leak. The meeting came during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, a day after Pawar and Sule visited protesting students at Ja…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) India’s installed data centre capacity has grown from about 375 megawatts in 2020 to around 1.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2025 and is projected to reach 6.5 GW by 2030, more than four times current levels, a report said on Wednesday.The report from Rubix Data Sciences said capacity additions accelerated sharply, with India adding 387 megawatts of IT capacity in 2025, marking a 103 per cent year‑on‑year increase from the 191 megawatts added in 2024.India ranked seventh glo…
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Marking the birth anniversary of the late Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, Shiv Sena chief and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday paid a heartfelt tribute, describing the occasion as a poignant mix of celebration and sorrow.He said the day was marked by contrasting emotions, as it celebrated Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ birthday while also remembering the late Ajit Pawar, whom he described as the architect of the Mahayuti alliance.”Today brings joy in o…
Baramati, July 22 (IANS) In an emotional tribute on the birth anniversary of late former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, his wife and Dy CM Sunetra Pawar on Wednesday released a poignant message reflecting on her profound loss, enduring grief, and cherished memories. The birthday of the veteran leader, affectionately known across the state as ‘Dada’, is being observed officially on July 22.Marking the solemn occasion for the first time as a ‘jayanti’, Sunetra Pawar visited the late…
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Wednesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government, alleging that the Modi administration has entered a period of decline following recent youth-led protests in New Delhi.In a scathing editorial published in its mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, the party characterised the police action against protesting youths in the national capital as an act of high-handedness, accusing the ruling administration of using …
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended birthday greetings to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and said that under his leadership, the state is scaling new heights of progress across sectors. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Greetings to Maharashtra CM Shri Devendra Fadnavis Ji on his birthday. Under his leadership, Maharashtra is scaling new heights of growth across diverse sectors. I pray for his long and healthy life.” Born on July 22, 1970, in M…