'I've No Desire To Be Prime Minister'

'I am not an aspiration-oriented politician.''This is the time to redefine politics.''Politics of power is not real politics.' IMAGE: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at......

'Declare Vizhinjam Shipwreck A National Disaster'

'It concerns the sea and the security of the nation. What has happened is a big tragedy.' IMAGE: Liberia-flagged container vessel MSC ELSA 3 sank off the Kerala coast soon after departing......

Modi, Macron fly together to Marseille, open new Indian consulate

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for enhancing trade and investment ties between the two countries and committed to further deepening their......

India's first Buddhist CJI ruled against 'bulldozer justice'

Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, India's 52nd chief justice and its first Buddhist one, has played a key role in shaping the judicial landscape, penning about 300 verdicts, including landmark......

Environ ministry not blocking highways: Ramesh

Environment mnister Jairam Ramesh said on Friday that the ministry not blocking construction work of national highways in the country. "Ministry of environment and forests has cleared 98 per cent......

Steel recycle mandate for automakers on the anvil

The environment ministry is likely to soon issue regulations that will mandate automakers to recycle a specified percentage of steel from old vehicles, starting from the next financial year,......

Independent environment regulator soon: PM

An independent regulator would be established soon to completely change the process of granting environmental clearances to industrial projects, without bringing back 'the hated licence permit......

Draft promises changes in forest and wildlife laws but nothing official about it, yet

The proposed changes, as per the draft, could continue some of the existing conflict between wildlife protection regulations with the implementation of Forest Rights Act, 2006, which gives rights......