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At least 574 national highway projects behind completion schedule: Gadkari

Responding to a separate question, the road transport and highways minister said his ministry has constructed 3,468 km National Highways (NHs) during the current financial year up to October 2025

Ban demolition work in NCR from Oct to Dec: Union Minister Bhupender Yadav

The minister asked all agencies to work in mission mode to achieve a 40 per cent reduction in the air quality index over the next one year

Over 5,000 govt schools have zero enrolment; Telangana, Bengal top list

The broader category of schools with less than 10 or zero enrolment has also seen a sharp surge, reveals data shared by the education ministry in Parliament recently

India likely to record about 7 per cent growth in FY26: Gita Gopinath

Gopinath said that the IMF made its projection for India's growth before the National Statistical Office (NSO) came out with its July-September quarter growth rate of 8.2 per cent

New nuclear energy Bill puts profit over safety, alleges Shashi Tharoor

Participating in a debate on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill in the Lok Sabha, Tharoor claimed that the proposed legislation is ridden

Indian visa application centre in Dhaka closed over security concerns

The IVAC said all applicants with appointment slots scheduled for submission on Wednesday would be rescheduled for a later date

Quality higher education vital to India's growth over next 20 years: CEA

He stressed on addressing shortage of teachers urgently through mechanisms such as professors of practice and also improving the quality of education

Severe air pollution dents Delhi retail trade, footfall falls: CTI

According to the CTI, while nearly three to four lakh people from the NCR earlier visited Delhi markets daily for shopping, the number has now dropped to around one lakh due

Comedian Russell Peters to bring Relax World Tour to India in March 2026

The Emmy winning comedian, who has toured India multiple times, will perform in Mumbai, Pune and Chennai among others

10 schools in Ahmedabad get bomb threat, turns out to be hoax after search

As a precautionary measure, these schools declared a holiday for the afternoon shift as the morning shift was already over when they received the emails

Centre gives another extension to commission probing Manipur violence

The inquiry commission was mandated to probe the causes and spread of the violence and riots targeting members of different communities

Govt extends tenure of SBI MD Ashwini Kumar Tewari for another 2 years

This is the second time that Tewari got a two-year extension. The first time he got an extension was in 2024

AI-based digital toll collection to be implemented by 2026-end: Gadkari

Commuters will not have to wait any longer at toll plazas, and this will help save fuel worth ₹1,500 crore and add ₹6,000 to the government revenue

PM Modi departs for Oman from Ethiopia on last leg of three-nation visit

During Modi's maiden visit to Ethiopia, the two countries elevated their historical ties to the level of 'Strategic Partnership'

Experts call for adoption of innovative materials in road construction

At present, road construction is one of the country's biggest sources of environmental pollution, accounting for 37 per cent of emissions

IndiGo crisis: HC rejects PIL seeking higher compensation for passengers

A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela said it has already taken cognisance of the issue in another public interest litigation

India, Oman to sign free trade agreement on Thursday in Muscat

It will be signed in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day, three-nation visit

Tata Chemicals raises ₹1,500 crore through private placement of NCDs

The NCDs have a tenure of two years and 364 days, and carry a fixed rate coupon of 7.06 per cent, Tata Chemicals said

National Herald case still in court, Congress misleading public: BJP

The case is still pending trial in the Delhi High Court, and the trial court in its order on Tuesday said that the Enforcement Directorate

Delhi Police arrests 5 in murder of Lawrence Bishnoi's former aide Parry

Inderpreet Singh alias Parry, a former close aide of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was killed on December 1 in Sector 26 shortly after he left a club