The apex court, which passed interim directions, said all migrant workers who are stranded at various places shall be provided food by concerned states and Union Territories (UTs) at places which shall be publicised and notified to them for the period they are waiting for their turn to board a train or a bus.
The India Army has treated 53,082 flood victims in Jammu and Kashmir, where 80 medical teams of the Armed Forces Medical Services are already operating in full swing.
Tripura first demanded a rail link between capital Agartala and its southernmost tip of Sabroom, 75 km from Chittagong port, 50 years ago. Had it been sanctioned, Tripura and the entire north-east would have been linked with South-East Asia.
The new Volkswagen Ameo 1.0 Petrol does not sport any racy looking set of stickers or a new set of features. The update is actually under the bonnet -- a brand new engine. But does it drastically change anything?
'We need to have the courage to take a rational look at known facts and act accordingly,' advises Mohan Guruswamy.
After a few exciting days in Nepal, a land of alluring stupas, Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera, on a tri-nation drive, heads east via India into mysterious Bhutan.
They were found dumped in the Nawande nullah on the Mumbai-Goa highway, a few kilometres from Karjat town in Raigad district.
'It will take six months to one year to move to normalcy, depending on how the pandemic plays out in India.'
The MG Hector has grabbed a lot of attention and interest, especially for its segment-above technologies.
Nearly 240 projects were under various stages of implementation.
These bikes are a good mixture of style, mileage, performance and affordability, says Rajesh Alva.
The Centre has accorded top priority for cost-effective, pollution-free transportation modes, such as waterways, which reduce logistic costs and increase road safety. Union minister of roads, highways, ports and shipping Nitin Gadkari speaks to Sanjay Jog about the government's strategy.
In Assam, nearly 27.80 lakh people across 26 districts have been affected by the deluge. The deaths were reported from the Barpeta, Kokrajhar and Morigaon districts. The death toll due to floods and landslides this year has risen to 122.
The number of recoveries stands at 6,12,814, while there are 3,31,146 active cases of coronavirus infection presently in the country. "Thus, around 63.25 per cent of patients have recovered so far," an official said.
As thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab and Haryana, braved water cannons and teargas to camp at the national capital's borders to demand a rollback of the laws and their representatives held talks with the government, the songs flowed, speaking of pride of the land, strength in unity and the rights of the people fighting a mighty establishment.
Neeraj Prakash, MD, Shriram General Insurance, explains how new measures proposed in the Motor Vehicles Act can smoothen the lives of the insured and insurer and how the government plans to make more vehicles owners buy insurance.
Defence PRO said that the forces have managed to restore normalcy in the areas they were deployed and have been continuously working to aid the civil administration.
Does a big multi-cylinder motorcycle need to be expensive? Royal Enfield does not think so, says Jehan Adil Darukhanawala.
An ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh will be given per person to the next of kin of those killed in the floods.
Gale-force winds, heavy rainfall and high tidal waves swept the coastal belt of Kerala, Karnataka and Goa as Cyclone Tauktae hurtled northwards towards Gujarat on Sunday, leaving four people dead in Karnataka and two in Goa, damaging hundreds of houses, uprooting electricity poles and trees and forcing evacuation.
The Indian part of the Swiss group employs more than 5,000.
The shutdown generated tension in Mumbai and a number of towns and cities across Maharashtra.
About railways sector, the Survey said that it is facing stiff competition from other modes of transportation and the government is initiating various transformative measures to keep railways on track.
The government has decided to construct cruise terminals at Mumbai, Goa, Mangalore, Kochi and Chennai.
The other sectors where inflows have declined include pharmaceuticals ( $680 million).
Colonel Yadav often meets the village elders and is seen greeted by an affectionate hug which he calls a jadoo ki jhapi.
It is likely to have a similar tax efficient pass through status, for PPP and other infrastructure projects.
The holy grail of all motorcycles, the M V Agusta Turismo Veloce 800, finds its way to India.
'The BJP has everything to lose if it performs poorly in UP. It dreads a repeat of Bihar,' says Rajeev Sharma.
Chinese economy slowed down to 6.9 per cent last year.
There will be pressure on the fiscal situation, especially at a time when the monsoon can also disappoint. More populist expenditure is on cards if the mandate is a hung Parliament or a coalition government.
The district is badly hit by heavy showers as around four thousand people were shifted to 30 shelters by the district administration from flood affected areas.
'If the Chinese military gets hold of some western sectors on the India-China boundary, it will give them added military advantage.'
Enunciating slew of measures initiated by the UPA to augment the sector, the finance minister said 19 oil and gas blocks were given out for exploration and 7 new airports are under construction.
In the past one week alone, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh have issued orders to take over private hospitals in some districts. Sohini Das, Vinay Umarji and Gireesh Babu report.
FDI inflows into services sector grew by about 47 per cent to $2.64 billion in April-January last fiscal.
The IL&FS management is also talking to its second-largest shareholder, Orix Corporation of Japan, to infuse more funds into the company - in case any shareholder backs out during the rights issue.
