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1:50 PM

Sensex up by 36.05 points, currently trading at 48,212.85

Sensex up by 36.05 points, currently trading at 48,212.85

1:30 PM

Donald Trump says he'll ''fight like hell'' to hold on to presidency

With mounting desperation, Donald Trump has declared he would "fight like hell" to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College vote.

 

Electoral voters won by President-elect Biden are "not gonna take this White House! he shouted as supporters cheered at an outdoor rally in Georgia on Monday night. Read on...

1:21 PM

Market update: Sensex up by 36.05 points, currently trading at 48,212.85

Sensex up by 36.05 points, currently trading at 48,212.85

1:20 PM

Sourav Ganguly stable, cardiologist to meet team of docs treating him

BCCI president and former Team India captain Sourav Ganguly, who underwent angioplasty after suffering a mild heart attack, is in a stable condition, and his vital health parameters are normal, a doctor at the hospital where he is admitted said on Tuesday.

 

Noted cardiologist Dr Devi Shetty, who reached the city early on Tuesday, is scheduled to meet the team of nine doctors attending to the former batting great, and take a call on his further course of treatment and subsequent discharge from the hospital. Read on...

1:18 PM

Gas-based economy crucial for Atmanirbhar Bharat, says PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that a gas-based economy is crucial for Atmanirbhar Bharat and work is being done in the direction of "One Nation, One Gas Grid".

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also inaugurated the Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline, via video conferencing today. Read on...

1:14 PM

8,927 hrs of blackout: Worst internet shutdowns cost India $2.8 bn in 2020

Internet shutdowns cost India $2.8 billion, putting the South Asian nation at the top of a list of 21 countries that curbed citizens’ web access in 2020.

 

India -- the second-worst-hit nation by the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of overall confirmed infections -- accounted for about three-quarters of the $4 billion lost worldwide to internet curbs. It’s losses more than doubled compared to 2019, a report from a U.K.-based digital privacy and security research group showed. Read on...

1:12 PM

PM's energy roadmap: Double natural gas share, diversify energy sources

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday set out his government's energy roadmap, envisaging more than double the share of cleaner natural gas in the consumption basket, diversifying sources of energy, connecting the nation with one gas pipeline grid and bringing affordable fuel to people and industry.

 

Inaugurating a 450-km natural gas pipeline between Kochi in Kerala to Mangaluru in Karnataka, he said India under his government is seeing unprecedented work on highways, railway, metro, air, water, digital and gas connectivity which will aid economic development. Read on...

1:10 PM

We welcome SC judgement giving go-ahead to Central Vista project: Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday welcomed a Supreme Court judgement giving a go-ahead to the Central Vista redevelopment project, and asserted that the government has always been sensitive to environmental concerns.

 

The Union Housing and Urban Affairs minister, whose ministry is executing the ambitious project, said the government would continue to adhere to the highest standards during the period of construction. Read on...

1:09 PM

Environmental hazards kill 3,000 people yearly in Israel

Some 3,000 people die in Israel every year as a result of exposure to environmental hazards, said a report issued by the Ministry of Health.

 

The report, written by the Ministry and the Israeli Environment and Health Fund, said on Monday that the deaths are caused by exposure to air pollution, radon gas and environmental tobacco smoke, reports Xinhua news agency.

 

"There is also evidence that exposure to environmental pollutants increases susceptibility to coronavirus and affects the severity of the disease," the report added.

12:41 PM

Delhi on course to becoming world-class capital city: Union Minister Puri on Central Vista Project

Delhi on course to becoming world-class capital city: Union Minister Puri on Central Vista Project

11:48 AM

India seeking unprecedented work on highway, railway, metro, air, water, digital and gas connectivity: Modi

India seeking unprecedented work on highway, railway, metro, air, water, digital and gas connectivity; to aid economic development: PM

11:46 AM

CNG stations to be raised to 10,000 from current 1,500, says PM Modi

Natural gas pipeline network to be doubled in 5-6 yrs; CNG stations to be raised to 10,000 from current 1,500, says PM Modi

11:41 AM

In recent years, India has increased its speed, scale, and scope of development: PM Narendra Modi

I do not want to talk about the reasons behind the rate of India's progress in previous decades. India cannot develop slowly now. In recent years, the country has increased its speed, scale, and scope of development: PM Narendra Modi

11:35 AM

PM Modi inaugurates 450-km Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates 450-km Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline built at cost of Rs 3,000 crore

11:30 AM

National capital gets rains for 3rd straight day even as minimum temp rises

Sporadic rains lashed the national capital for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, even asthe minimum temperature rose to 13.2 degrees Celsius, six notches more than normal, the India Meteorological Department said.

 

The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, recorded 4.7 mm rainfall between 8:30 am on Monday and 8:30 am on Tuesday.

 

The weather stations at Palam, Lodhi Road, Ayanagar and Ridge recorded 12 mm and 4.8 mm, 8.9 mm and 6.2 mm rainfall, respectively, during the period. Read on...