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Himachal steps up toll, entry fee reforms to boost revenue post-RDG; Dy CM Mukesh Agnihotri urges PM's support

Shimla, Feb. 19 -- Facing mounting fiscal pressure after the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) recommended by the 16th Finance Commission, the Himachal Pradesh government has stepped ... Read More


Odisha urges SAIL to transfer Rourkela Airport to AAI for expansion

Bhubaneswar, Feb. 19 -- The Odisha government has requested the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) to hand over Rourkela Airport to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to facilitate its expansion a... Read More


Uttarakhand CM approves Rs 5.39 crore for ATC tower at Doon Helidrome

Dehradun, Feb. 19 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday approved the release of Rs 5.39 crore for the construction of an ATC tower at the Doon Helidrome in Tarla Nagal in Dehra... Read More


"Partnership between countries based on mutual respect, shared interest": Trump congratulates Bangladesh PM Rahman

Washington DC, Feb. 19 -- US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) congratulated Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman after the latter assumed office, saying that the partnership betrwe... Read More


Take a 360-degree dive into nature at this immersive art-tech festival

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- It's the scale of the installations that strikes you when you walk through the sprawling Alembic Glass Factory in Bengaluru's Whitefield neighbourhood. Lying unused for a long ti... Read More


Invisible hunger: How depleted soils are emptying the nutrients in our food

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- A few years back, a fertilizer manufacturer from India carried out an internal survey of farmers in the 40+ age group. A stark finding was that most farmers felt they were not go... Read More


CEO Roundtable at Impact Summit reflected shared commitment for harnessing AI for sustainable development: PM Modi

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that discussions at the CEO Roundtable at the AI Impact Summit were insightful and forward-looking and focused on unlocking opportun... Read More


Bangladesh's new sports minister Aminul Haque seeks to "resolve issue" with India after T20 WC row

New Delhi, Feb. 19 -- Aminul Haque, the former Bangladesh national team footballer and Bangladesh's newly appointed sports minister, has expressed his eagerness to repair ties with the Board of Contro... Read More


Why Sam Altman and Dario Amodei's awkward moment wasn't a surprise: Rivalry explained

India, Feb. 19 -- A brief but telling moment at the India AI Impact Summit has reignited interest in one of Silicon Valley's most closely watched rivalries. During a group photograph with Prime Minist... Read More


Mumbai Court grants anticipatory bail to two in forgery case; Builder absconding

Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- The Mumbai Sessions Court has granted anticipatory bail to Mariam Mehbub Kudiya and Hussain Mehbub Kudiya in connection with a cheating and forgery case registered at Pydhonie Polic... Read More