Deen Dayal Upadhyay

ONGC fails again to attract bids for stake in Deen Dayal gas field

State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's (ONGC) third attempt to get a partner to rescue the Deen Dayal gas field in the KG basin in Bay of Bengal has met with the same fate as previous efforts as it got no bids, sources said. The tender offering stake to technical and financial partners in the Deen Dayal field, which ONGC had acquired from a Gujarat government firm for USD 1.2 billion, received no bids, two sources aware of the matter said. ONGC on June 12 sought expression of interest from "global oil and gas companies with requisite technical expertise and financial strength to join as partner (with participative interest) for firming up a viable strategy" for the field, according to the tender document. Bids closed on September 12. The field has produced negligible quantities of gas since ONGC in January 2017 acquired Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation's (GSPC) 80 per cent interest in the KG-OSN-2001/3 block off the east coast of India. The block contains the Deen Dayal W

BJP's Delhi unit to undertake mega membership exercise on September 25

The BJP's Delhi unit will undertake a mega membership exercise on September 25 on the occasion of the birth anniversary of party ideologue Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, it said in a statement. A review meeting of the BJP's ongoing membership drive was held at the Talkatora stadium here on Sunday where the party's national general secretary Vinod Tawde emphasised the importance of expanding party membership ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, slated to be held early next year. He highlighted the role of the campaign in connecting with various sections of society, particularly youth and women, the statement stated. "In the last 10 years, India has emerged as a strong nation and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen the path of developing the country. In that, we have to work to connect with 50 crore people," Tawde added. The BJP launched its membership campaign song during the review meeting. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva asked leaders and workers to work hard to make the

Railways working on Amrit Yard model to decongest junctions, chokepoints

Poor yard mobility can cancel out benefits of multi-tracking, rlys sets up panel

Deendayal Upadhyay a humanist, exceptional visionary: VP Dhankhar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday paid tributes to BJP ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay on his birth anniversary, describing him as a humanist and an exceptional visionary. "Humble tributes to great nationalist, humanist & exceptional visionary, Pt Deendayal Ji on his Jayanti," the Vice President Secretariat tweeted, quoting Dhankhar. Born in 1916 in Mathura, Upadhyaya was an RSS functionary and one of the founding members of the Jana Sangh, the BJP forerunner. Dhankhar also quoted Upadhyay on how one can really understand the soul of India. "If one has to understand the soul of Bharat, one must not look at this country from the political or economic angle but from the cultural point of view," the vice president said.

PM Modi pays tribute to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya on birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to BJP ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, saying his emphasis on "antyodaya" and serving the poor keeps inspiring them. Born in 1916 in Mathura, Upadhyaya was a RSS functionary and one of the founding members of the Jana Sangh, the forerunner to the BJP. His philosophy of "integral humanism" and antyodaya (uplifting the most deprived) has been cited by Modi as a guiding principle for his government's welfare measures. "I pay homage to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Ji on his Jayanti. His emphasis on Antyodaya and serving the poor keeps inspiring us. He is also widely remembered as an exceptional thinker and intellectual," Modi said.

Two Delhi University colleges release special cut-off lists

Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College and Aryabhatta College released their special cut-off lists on Monday for those candidates who could not take admission in the three lists released earlier

Some DU colleges put out second cut-off list, marks down by 0.25 to 1.5%

The cut-off for the course in the first list was pegged at 100 per cent but there were no applications received for the course in the first list.

BJP to accept donations digitally on Upadhyay's death anniversary

In a letter to party leaders, BJP has asked them to hold programmes on the life of Upadhaya at booth level

Embarrassment in an ancient city

The trains still continue to run many hours behind schedule through what is one of the world's largest railway junctions and a major nexus on the Grand Trunk Road