Build denser, live better? Delhi’s high-rise gamble under MPD-2047 By 2047, Delhi could be home to nearly 32 million people, need around 1,600 million gallons of potable water every day, generate nearly 26,000 tonnes of solid waste daily and require roughly 40 lakh additional homes.Those numbers tell a bigger story than population growth. They point…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tribute to the victims of 9/11 terror attacks in the United States on its 25th anniversary.Calling India as a “victim of cross-border terrorism”, PM Modi said…
File photo: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh NEW DELHI: Congress on Friday mounted its attack against the centre over the delay in prorogation of Parliament after it adjourned sine die, accusing the government of plotting a “super tainted two-third majority” to get the Delimitation Bill passed in Lok Sabha.In a social media post on X,…
NEW DELHI: UP govt informed Supreme Court Thursday that it has suspended the executive magistrate who issued a peace bond notice to a second-year law student in Noida for participating in the NEET-UG paper leak student protest and clarified that the district magistrate had no role in the offending action.This information was given by solicitor…
NEW DELHI: BJP and Congress sparred ahead of the Brics summit as P Chidambaram questioned if its last few meetings have brought India any tangible benefits, comments slammed by Nitin Nabin as familiar whining by the opposition over the country’s rise and growth.“World is looking at India but comments being made by Congress members are…
PM Modi hailed Isro and its scientists NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi, at the International Space Summit in Paris, on Thursday hailed Isro and its scientists, called for global cooperation in the sector and said his country “supports a safe, secure and sustainable space domain anchored in international law”.Addressing the summit virtually from Delhi, Modi…
Activist Sonam Wangchuk (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Ladakh groups have expressed disappointment after a meeting with the ministry of home affairs sub-committee, saying the Centre failed to present the much-awaited draft for a proposed elected body for the Union Territory.Climate activist and Leh Apex Body (LAB) member Sonam Wangchuk said there had been “no special…
AI-driven defence as cyber threats increasingly operate at machine speed, with India seeing a sharp rise in cyber fraud. Mumbai: Visa is shifting from periodic cybersecurity checks to continuous, AI-driven defence as cyber threats increasingly operate at machine speed, with India seeing a sharp rise in cyber fraud.Visa said it has moved from schedule-based vulnerability…
Chidambaram’s remarks came as authorities in the capital intensified preparations for the Brics summit. NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram has questioned what India has gained from recent Brics meetings, saying he has not seen any tangible benefits from the last two or three summits.With India set to host the…
Creating a multi-layered security grid in Delhi, one Brics at a time NEW DELHI: When the ‘Flying Kremlin’ and other ultra-secure aircraft touch down in Delhi this weekend, they won’t just bring Russian President Vladimir Putin and other high-profile world leaders to the Brics Summit, they will land with a fully autonomous fortress-on-wheels featuring personal…
