In a move expected to give a fillip to environmentally clean road transport, the Department of Heavy Industries has sanctioned 2,636 charging stations under FAME India (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) scheme phase II. The sanctioned charging stations will come up in 62 cities across 24 states and union territories (UTs). The highest number of EV charging stations – 317 – have been allotted in Maharashtra, followed by 266 in Andhra Pradesh, 256 in Tamil Nadu, 228 in Gujarat, and 205 in Rajasthan. Other allotments include Karnataka with 172, Madhya Pradesh with 159, West Bengal with…
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The United States President Donald Trump has said that he has identified 52 Iranian targets and will respond “very fast and very hard” to any reprisal from Tehran for the death of Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani, which the US leader ordered. “Let this serve as a WARNING that if Iran strikes any Americans, or American assets, we have targeted 52 Iranian sites… some at a very high level & important to Iran & the Iranian culture, and those targets, and Iran itself, WILL BE HIT VERY FAST AND VERY HARD,” Trump said via Twitter on Saturday. “The USA wants no…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the attack on Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan by a mob is “unacceptable”. “We condemn the incident of violence at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan. This is unacceptable. Humanity comes above all else,” Banerjee tweeted. On Friday, a mob gheraoed the holy shrine of Nankana Sahib, leaving several devotees stranded inside.
BJP national working President J.P. Nadda on Saturday slammed Congress leaders for their opposition to Citizenship (Amendment) Act, saying they were “ignorant” of the legislation and were driven by “politics” and not “nationalism” in their protest against the new law. He also threw an open challenge to former Congress President Rahul Gandhi to speak just “ten lines” on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). Days after Gandhi addressed a rally here and said that right wing outfits BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) won’t be allowed to “attack Assam’s history, culture and language”, Nadda gave a riposte. “I am from the…
Blaming Indian Railways’ reluctance to allocate funds towards maintenance of its property for the collapse of a portion of the Burdwan Junction railway station, Congress Lok Sabha leader and former Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said that money should be allotted immediately for undertaking maintenance work. “Railways is not keen to allocate funds for maintenance. The government is talking big and increasing fare. People have no problem if fares are raised, but they want the railways to ensure hassle-free, safe commuting. “The Burdwan railway station accident is the result of lack of maintenance. The Railways…
As many as five persons were injured when a portion of the portico of Burdwan railway station of the Eastern Railway in West Bengal collapsed around 8 p.m. on Saturday. Train movement was not affected, a senior official said. Later at 10 p.m, some more chunks of concrete crumbled, adding to the panic. “A portion of the portico beside the enquiry counter near the main entrance collapsed. While one person has been admitted to hospital, three-four others sustained minor injuries and were released after the first aid,” said Isha Khan, Divisional Railway Manager (Howrah). According to a Burdwan Medical College…
Ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah will be making a comeback on the field after a four-month break due to a stress fracture, but the 26-year-old feels it wasnt a difficult period for him. The pacer said that there was ‘no pain’ and he utilised the time away from the game to work on his strength and conditioning. The Virat Kohli-led team will take on Sri Lanka in the first T20I of the three-match rubber and Bumrah is likely to find a place in the playing XI. Speaking to bcci.tv on the long break, Bumrah said: “It was not difficult for…
India captain Virat Kohli on Saturday insisted that he doesn’t want to be irresponsible while talking on the sensitive Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which has radical opinions on both sides. Widespread protests have been witnessed across the country over the CAA which provided a path to Indian citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christian religious minorities that had fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before December 2014. With Guwahati witnessing massive protests against the CAA till some days back, Kohli, on the eve of the three-match T20I series opener against Sri Lanka, was asked about it and…
US President Donald Trump has accused the slain Iranian military leader QassamSoleimani of being responsible for terrorist plots in New Delhi. “Soleimani made the death of innocent people his sick passion, contributing to terrorist plots as far away as New Delhi and London,a Trump said on Friday at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Flordia. Speaking about the missile strike he ordered to kill Soleimani, he said, “Today we remember and honour the victims of Soleimani’s many atrocities and we take comfort in knowing that his reign of terror is over.” While Trump did not specify the plots in India,…
The attack on the Nankana Sahib Gurdwara, the birthplace of Guru Nanak, in Pakistan has triggered protests among Sikhs in India. While several Sikh groups were to protest outside Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi on Saturday to condemn the attack, Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the issue with his counterpart in Islamabad Imran Khan since Sikh minorities in the country were feeling extremely unsafe and insecure. On Friday, the Gurdwara was attacked by a huge Muslim mob while Sikh devotees were stuck inside the shrine. The mob that had gathered…