Cabinet on Wednesday approves a Rs 14,500 crore viability gap funding (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 14,500 crore viability gap funding (VGF) scheme to develop 92 gigawatt-hour (GWh) of grid-scale energy storage capacity by FY31 to facilitate integration of large-scale renewable energy generation.Power ministry officials said the scheme will…
NEW DELHI: A CRPF constable allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle on Thursday while on duty at Mizoram governor’s official residence in Aizawl.According to police officials, the constable was identified as Sudhir Swami, who was posted at Gate 2 of Lok Bhavan. The 31-year-old man allegedly shot himself around 10 am.Officials added that…
NEW DELHI: Checking into a hotel, entering a hospital or verifying the identity of a gig worker could increasingly be done without submitting photocopies of Aadhaar cards. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has brought 300 organisations on board its offline verification system since January, expanding the use of consent-based digital identity checks across…
Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his retirement from international football after 23 years with Portugal, ending a career in which he scored 146 goals in 234 appearances. Amit Shah challenged Rahul Gandhi to debate the SIR row in Parliament, accusing the Congress leader of taking political arguments to the streets while avoiding discussions in the House….
NEW DELHI: The ministry of home affairs (MHA) on Thursday notified the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) (Amendment) Order, 2026, introducing specific amendments to the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025.Under the amended order, Indian nationals travelling to or returning from Nepal or Bhutan by land or air will be required to produce any one of…
The Aruna Lohia Goenka Yaha Framework In this special edition of the Knowledge Series, Sanjiv Kaura, CEO-CSR, The Times of India, speaks with impact catalyst Aruna Lohia Goenka about her understanding of Ashtalakshmi, the power of the human mind, and why she believes that the journey towards Viksit Bharat 2047 must begin within each of…
The association said the objectionable content is the film’s core theme and cannot be removed by mere excisions. CHENNAI: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has asked the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to refuse certification to the Hindi film Suryaa: Ant Se Aarambh Tak, starring Sunny Deol and Ravi Kishan, which is slated for…
NEW DELHI: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday declined to interfere with a Varanasi court order rejecting a plea seeking registration of an FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on India’s Sikh community during a visit to the US in 2024.Justice Vikram D Chauhan dismissed the application filed by the petitioner, Nageshwar…
Puri was declared elected unopposed to the Upper House. NEW DELHI: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh on Thursday after the nomination papers of the two other candidates were rejected, leaving him as the sole contender in the by-election.BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal collected Puri’s certificate…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said the High Powered Enquiry Committee (HPEC), constituted to investigate violence during student protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar in July, had received very few complaints from those affected by it.In the absence of sufficient material, the panel was currently unable to arrive at any finding. The bench, headed…
