New Delhi: As of February 2025, a total length of 1,156 km out of 1,386 km of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway has been completed across States. Out of this, 756 km has been operationalised. Initially, there were delays in the project due to slow progress by the contractors, force majeure issues, land acquisition issues. The Government is taking all relevant steps to ensure the timely completion of the remaining length. The final cost of the project can only be ascertained post completion of t...Read More

Ahmedabad: Seven out of the top 10 hottest locations in India on April 1, 2025, were from Gujarat, with Surendranagar recording the highest temperature at 42.3°C. Rajkot followed closely at 42.2°C, while Mahuva recorded 41.8°C. Other Gujarat locations in the list include Bhuj-Rudramata (41.3°C), Amreli (40.9°C), Ahmedabad (40.8°C), and Deesa (40.7°C). Adilabad (41.3°C) and Nizamabad (41.2°C) in Telangana, along with Gulbarga (40.6°C) in Karnataka, were the only non-Gujarat entries in ...Read More

New Delhi: The number of passengers who have utilised National Waterways for travel shot up from 33.16 lakh in 2019-20 to 1.61 crore in 2023-24. Moreover, the Cargo Moved also increase from 73.64 million tons (MT) in 2019-20 to 133.03 million tons in 2023-24. Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal provided this information in the Rajya Sabha on April 1, 2025 while replying to a question raised by RS MP Parimal Nathwani. According to the statement of the minister, the...Read More

Vadodara: The revised toll rates for the Vadodara-Bharuch section of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway have come into effect today, April 1, 2025. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has announced the updated toll fees across the highways in the county as part of the annual revision. Motorists traveling along the Vadodara-Bharuch stretch (spanning approximately 91.474 km from Km 844.667 to Km 936.141) will now be subject to higher toll charges at various toll plazas, including Dodaka, Faja...Read More

Cheti Chand is a significant festival for the Sindhi community, marking the birth anniversary of Ishtadeva Uderolal, also known as Jhulelal. It also symbolizes the beginning of the Sindhi New Year. As per the Hindu calendar, Cheti Chand falls on the second day of Chaitra Shukla Paksha or the Sindhi month of Chet. In 2025, the festival will be celebrated on March 30, coinciding with Gudi Padwa in Maharashtra. Date and Timings of Cheti Chand this year:  The Sindhi New Year will be observed o...Read More

New Delhi: At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Thailand, H.E. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will visit Bangkok, Thailand from 3 - 4 April 2025 to participate in the 6th BIMSTEC Summit to be held on 4 April 2025, hosted by Thailand, the current BIMSTEC Chair, and for an Official Visit. This will be Prime Minister’s third visit to Thailand. This would be the first physical meeting of the BIMSTEC Leaders since the 4th BIMSTEC Summit in Kathmandu, Nepal in 201...Read More

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray - UBT) workers vandalized a Gujarati-language board outside The Mumbai Diamond Merchants Association office in Panchratna Building by spraying black paint on it. The protest, which took place around noon yesterday, was in response to allegations that Maharashtrian industrialists were being denied membership in the association. The ruckus lasted about an hour, after which Mumbai’s D.B. Marg police registered a case against 20-25 workers. Shiv Sena ...Read More

Sirsa: Three Gujarat Police personnel lost their lives, and one sustained critical injuries in a road accident in Haryana's Sirsa district this morning. The incident occurred on Bharat Mala Road in Dabwali when their Bolero (GJ 18 JB 7819) crashed into a parked trolley on the Dabwali-Chautala Road. Upon receiving the information, the NHAI team and police rushed to the scene. The deceased and injured are reportedly from Ahmedabad City Police. The three deceased have been identified as Police Con...Read More

New Delhi: Indian airlines placed orders for a total of 1359 new aircraft in previous two years – of which 999 new aircraft orders were placed in 2023 and 360 new orders in 2024. Currently, 680 aircraft are operational for passenger travel and 133 are grounded spread across various airlines. There are 105 aircraft which are over 15 years old, and out of these 43 belong to Air India Ltd. and 37 to Air India Express Ltd. Amongst the 680 operational aircraft, 319 belong to InterGlobe Aviation Ltd...Read More

By Parimal Nathwani, Rajya Sabha Member Climate change is one of the most pressing global challenges today, driven largely by the excessive emissions of developed nations over decades. While India, home to over 17% of the world's population, is a key player in the fight against climate change, its contribution to historical carbon dioxide emissions remains minimal. According to data from 1850 to 2019, India’s cumulative emissions account for less than 4% of the total global emissions, a sta...Read More