NEW DELHI: Refusing to entertain a plea against expansion of Pipavav port in Gujarat faulting the environmental clearance, the Supreme Court on Monday bluntly asked – “Show us a single project where these environmentalists have said we welcome this”, while also emphasising that country cannot develop without infrastructure.Senior advocate Anitha Shenoy, for environmentalist Chetan Kumar…
Fresh off its successful box office journey, Ryan Gosling’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ has launched globally in a digital format, now embracing a variety of Indian languages. Meanwhile, audiences in India eagerly anticipate Ranveer Singh’s ‘Dhurandhar 2’ on JioHotstar, as its Netflix international release stirs conversations about content censorship and the timing of its domestic streaming…
The escalating conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran is beginning to spill beyond the battlefield and into the global technology race, with Chinese analysts warning that Washington’s flagship US$500 billion Stargate AI Project could face major disruption as instability spreads across the Gulf.Iran’s reported attacks on data centres in the United Arab Emirates…
US President Donald Trump on Friday said he may restart the now-suspended maritime security initiative “Project Freedom” in the Strait of Hormuz if a deal is not reached with Iran.Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said, “We’ll go a different route if everything doesn’t get signed up, buttoned up.”“I think Project Freedom is…
DHAKA: The Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh govt has sought China’s “involvement and support” for the Teesta restoration project, a move that risks clouding New Delhi-Dhaka relations, as the latter pushes India to work towards implementing the 2011 Teesta water-sharing treaty blocked by outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Dhaka has been demanding a greater share of…
New Delhi: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Thursday said the Mozambique LNG project has achieved 42% completion following resumption of work after force majeure condition was lifted in Nov 2025.Located in Offshore Area 1 Concession in Mozambique and operated by French energy giant TotalEnergies, an investment of around $20 billion is estimated for the…
Bokaro’s Deputy Commissioner, Ajay Nath Jha, has taken a proactive stance in urging officials to fast-track the airport project. He highlighted the urgency of removing any hindrances on the runway within a fortnight to guarantee the safety of flight operations. To launch air services swiftly, synergy among the Airport Authority, BSL, and local government is…
Bhagyashree is stepping into one of the most emotionally layered roles of her career with ‘Raja Shivaji’, where she portrays Rajmata Jijabai, the mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The actress recently opened up about what convinced her to instantly become part of Riteish Deshmukh’s ambitious historical drama and why the story deeply moved her. According…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was halting ‘Project Freedom’ as Washington seeks to secure a broader agreement with Iran to end the ongoing Middle East conflict. He also cited requests from Pakistan and other countries for the move.The operation is an US military-backed initiative launched just a day earlier to escort and…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: The United States and Iran are on the verge of resuming their shooting match in the Gulf after Teheran attacked UAE with drones and missiles in response to US efforts to militarily escort scores of stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz under what it called “Project Freedom.”In a high-stakes gamble…