NEW DELHI: NHPC has given its approval for investment to develop the 260-MW Dulhasti Stage-II Hydro Electric Project (HEP) in Jammu and Kashmir. The project received environmental clearance in Jan this year. It is likely to cost around Rs 3,200 crore and may take 44 months to complete.In a written reply in Rajya Sabha on…
Daniel Jackson is the self-declared president of the Free Republic of Verdis, leading its online government and citizen community./ Image: X In an era when nearly every piece of land on Earth belongs to a recognised state, the idea of starting a new country can sound almost impossible. Yet Daniel Jackson, a 20-year-old with British…
‘The Kerala Story 2 Goes Beyond’ finds itself in a challenging position at the box office, pulling in Rs 1.85 crore on its eleventh day and totaling Rs 34.70 crore so far. This figure starkly contrasts with its predecessor’s impressive Rs 146.59 crore during the same timeframe, signaling a decrease in audience interest despite the…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the Iran war was going to “end soon”, without providing any specific timeline. He also warned Tehran that if they tried “anything cute”, the US would end the nation. He called the Iran war a “short term excursion.”“It’s going to be ended soon, and if it starts…
NEW DELHI: From states as afar as Bihar and Uttarakhand, home minister Amit Shah is leading BJP’s push to put the issue of infiltrators on the front burner with an eye on not only the upcoming assembly elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam where it has a certain resonance, but also on shaping the…
India made history after winning back-to-back T20 World Cup titles, becoming the first country to defend its title and win it at home. Moreover, it was also the third t20 World Cup title for the ‘Men in Blue’ – most for any any country since the start of the tournament. India’s win over New Zealand…
Noted Leftist historian K N Panikkar, who critiqued colonial historiography’s simplistic view of culture and highlighted how indigenous intellectuals offered an alternative paradigm of modernity, passed away at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. He would have turned 90 next month.Panikkar, affectionately called KN by his colleagues, belonged to a select group of historians…
NEW DELHI: The joint opposition is likely to move a notice for the removal of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar soon after Lok Sabha disposes off the “removal notice” against Speaker Om Birla, latest by Wednesday. The notice against the CEC may be moved in Rajya Sabha.Sources said TMC raised the demand in the customary…
NEW DELHI: In order to end unnecessary delay in assessing projects for environmental clearances (EC), the Union environment ministry has proposed to set up a central body — Standing Committee on Environment Impact Appraisal (SCEIA) — for each State/UT, which will appraise projects when state-level panels are non-functional. The idea behind the proposal is to…
Actor Noah Beck will soon be putting his abs on full display in the upcoming series ‘Baywatch’. The hunk has reportedly landed a role as a series regular in the upcoming reboot of the iconic TV drama. The series, currently in development, will see Beck, play Luke, a rookie lifeguard who is the youngest member…
