New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The 13th BRICS Urbanisation Forum concluded on Friday at Sushma Swaraj Bhavan here with the adoption of the ministerial declaration on inclusive, resilient and people-centred urban development. The declaration highlights key priorities shared by member nations and emphasises the importance of creating inclusive, sustainable, resilient and liveable cities that ensure equitable access to urban services, particularly for marginalised groups, according to an official statem…
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Jalandhar, June 12 (IANS) Punjab Special Director General of Police (DGP) Amardeep Singh Rai on Friday said illicit trade has emerged as a complex challenge with far-reaching economic and social consequences. Speaking at a session on ‘Tackling counterfeiting and smuggling: Strategies for effective enforcement’, organised by FICCI-CASCADE at the Police Academy in Phillaur, he said counterfeiting and smuggling not only undermined legitimate businesses and government revenues but also threatene…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) India is significantly expanding public investment in infrastructure, with government spending on highways, railways and semiconductor manufacturing nearly doubling over the past five years as the country seeks to support economic growth and attract private capital, a report has said.Public works expenditure reached Rs 11 trillion in FY25, which ended on March 31, and the government has earmarked a record Rs 12.2 trillion for FY26, according to Nikkei Asia report.The in…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) swung into action after some miscreants pelted stones on the Shatabdi Express last evening, on which Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief was travelling and apprehended two suspects.The RPF and UP police, in a joint operation zeroed in two suspects, believed to be rag-pickers after scanning the CCTV footage and apprehended them.The stone-pelting incident happened on Thursday evening when Lucknow-New Delhi Swarn Shatabadi Express, wi…
Dharamsala, June 12 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who underwent a left knee replacement surgery at a hospital in New Delhi, was discharged on Friday, a medical bulletin said.Earlier in June 2024, the elderly Buddhist monk underwent a right knee replacement at the hospital for special surgery in New York City and made an excellent recovery.A Senior Consultant at the hospital said: “His Holiness the Dalai Lama underwent successful left knee replacement surgery on Monday, June 8…
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Nearly six hours after Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee appeared at the headquarters of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the West Bengal Police on Thursday evening to face questioning in connection with the legislators’ signature mismatch case, the interrogation was still underway.As per the order of a single-judge vacation bench of the Calcutta High Court earlier in the day, Abhishek Banerjee, who is al…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in New Delhi last month shows that the alliance is not becoming obsolete; rather, it has gained further credentials as a needed deterrence and fallback because the very strategic environment that created it has become more militarised and the threats have deepened, according to an article.Attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Foreign Ministers of India, Japan and Australia, the grouping is moving into a more pra…
Hyderabad, June 11 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Thursday sought a task force for six metropolitan cities in the country, with an investment of Rs 1 lakh crore per city to develop them to global standards. Addressing the 11th governing council of NITI Aayog in New Delhi, he stated that New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru are true engines of the economy, yet they lag behind the world’s great cities.While seeking an M6 Cities Task Force, he mentione…
Chennai, June 11 (IANS) Amid calls from political allies and stakeholders to actively represent Tamil Nadu’s interests at the national level, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is set to participate in the 11th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday. The meeting, scheduled to be held at the Cultural Centre in the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex, will bring together Chief Ministers from across the country to deliberate on development pri…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee have strongly refuted media speculation surrounding their recent private meeting, describing some news reports as inaccurate and misleading.According to a statement by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, the interaction between the two veteran politicians was marked by warmth and cordiality, focusing primarily on personal matters rather than any high-stakes political negotiations or allia…