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NHAI is a gold mine, it will never face debt trap, says Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari

By 2024, India’s road infrastructure will be comparable to US & Europe, with access-controlled expressways, public transport running on electricity, Nitin Gadkari said at ThePrint's Off the Cuff.

Mumbai revives plan to connect Colaba & Nariman Point that’ll cut travel time to 5 mins

The MMRDA is reviving an old project to establish a new direct link between Mumbai’s two southernmost points and has already appointed a project management consultant. 

Ensure direct online payment to farmers for rabi crop, Piyush Goyal writes to Punjab CM

The Centre has made online direct payment to farmers mandatory for the upcoming Rabi wheat procurement season.

Drug maker to cold chain to hospital — how Covid vaccines reach beneficiaries across states

From today, the Indian Covid immunisation drive enters a new chapter as a new section of population — all those aged 45 and above — is targeted.

Women can travel for free in Punjab govt buses from 1 April

The state cabinet, chaired by CM Amarinder Singh, Wednesday gave its approval to the scheme. However, it is not applicable to govt-owned AC, Volvo and HVAC buses.

Modi govt’s next big farm push: Rs 10,900 cr incentive for food processing, boost to exports

Food processing is one of several sectors for which Modi govt announced PLIs last year, with an aim to push domestic industry under ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and boost exports.

AI could soon pick pool of IAS, IPS officers for central posts, govt ready to create database

Officers could be chosen for posts in areas they are interested in & have domain expertise in, instead of random postings in completely different sectors.

Modi govt to launch helpline to register cases of atrocities against SCs and STs

The helpline, expected to be launched in April, will ensure FIRs are registered smoothly and victims are provided support in a time-bound manner.

This is how Modi govt plans to get migrant workers enrolled under national database

The national database will enrol workers in the unorganised sector to help them find out about welfare schemes meant for them.

ECI issues notices to 8 Assam newspapers over BJP advertisement claiming win on all 47 seats

The notices were sent to the newspapers following a complaint filed by Congress alleging that the advertisement violated a directive of the ECI.

On Camera

Indian industry in Bangladesh is staring at a void. New Delhi must give line of credit to Dhaka

For New Delhi, SAFTA and CEPA will be critical. Such frameworks could institutionalise economic ties with Bangladesh, making them resilient to political disruptions.


Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?