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NEW DELHI: Railways has proposed two major amendments to its over a decade-old public private partnership (PPP) policy to bring greater certainty in recovery of private investment and reduce risk. The changes will include offering a 50-year concession period and railways taking the entire responsibility of land acquisition.Officials said the revised policy is crucial, considering…
NEW DELHI: Veteran actor and politician Kamal Haasan has sharply responded to remarks from Donald Trump’s administration regarding India’s purchase of Russian oil, telling the US President to “mind your own business” and defending the country’s sovereign right to decide its energy policy.In a message posted on X and addressed directly to the US President,…
NEW DELHI: Government will use “every policy tool and the export promotion mission” to support exporters in the ongoing crisis in West Asia, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. “We are in complete engagement with exporters. Every day, the inter-ministerial group talks to exporters and takes feedback. We will not be found…
Kunal Kemmu and Saif Ali Khan opened up about relationships, insecurity and marriage with actresses while speaking to Soha Ali Khan on her podcast. During the conversation, the two actors candidly discussed the misconceptions about being married to an actress and why setting “rules” in relationships may not work. Kunal Kemmu and Saif Ali Khan…
Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that the government will deploy all available policy tools and support mechanisms to help Indian exporters cope with disruptions arising from the ongoing West Asia conflict.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the IIFT vice chancellors’ conclave in New Delhi, Goyal said an inter-ministerial group has…
File photo: Congress MP Sonia Gandhi NEW DELHI: Terming the PM Modi govt’s “silence” on Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s targeted assassination and attack on Iran as signalling a “tacit endorsement” of the tragedy, Congress MP Sonia Gandhi has demanded that Parliament discuss the “dissonance” in foreign policy when it resumes next week – suggesting that the…
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday hit out at Arvind Kejriwal, saying that “those shouting in his defence should understand that the pot of deceit will not be put on the stove again in Delhi”.Addressing a public gathering in Chandni Chowk, she said the AAP chief is “guilty in the eyes of Delhi’s…
The CBI has appealed the Delhi High Court against a trial court’s decision to discharge all 23 accused, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, in the Delhi excise policy case NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the Delhi High Court against a trial court order discharging all 23 accused in the…
A Health Revolution? Abu Dhabi Pulls the Plug on Junk Food Promotions In a landmark shift toward proactive public health policy, Abu Dhabi has announced a comprehensive ban on outdoor advertising for junk food and unhealthy beverages across the emirate, marking one of the most ambitious food marketing restrictions in the region. This initiative, launched…
NEW DELHI: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal launched blistering attacks at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah in a press conference after he received a clean chit in the Delhi excise case. Accusing PM Modi and Shah of hatching a conspiracy against him, Kejriwal claimed that “the two still could not…
