Drinking of alcohol inside metro premises, however, is still strictly prohibited. Earlier, carrying of alcohol was allowed only on the Airport Express Line, the DMRC said.
The driverless train operations on the Pink Line takes the total stretch of driverless network to nearly 97 km and puts Delhi Metro at fourth place globally among such services.
The 57-km Pink Line will be DMRC’s second driverless metro. The first driverless service was inaugurated in Magenta Line by PM Modi in December last year.
In January 2020, the urban transporter had launched a high-speed WiFi facility inside train coaches on the Airport Line that connects New Delhi and Dwarka Sector 21 stations.
Anil Ambani Reliance Infrastructure Ltd has been locked in a legal battle with DMRC over operating the airport express line. The win is crucial for Ambani whose firms are in bankruptcy.
The verdict is a crucial victory for Ambani as his telecom firms are in bankruptcy and he is contesting a personal insolvency case lodged by the country’s largest lender.
Conservative clerics warned Muslims against garba as impermissible; now Hindu right-wing groups call their presence provocative—different reasons, same outcome.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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