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82 pc construction work on Delhi-Mumbai Expressway completed: Gadkari

Blitz BureauNew Delhi: As much as 82 per cent of the physical work on the construction of the 1,386 km...

Govt lines up Rs 6.67 lakh cr plan to set up 80 GW coal-based power capacity

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: The Government is planning to set up an additional 80 GW coal-based power capacity with an investment...

India on track to achieve target of 4.5 pc fiscal deficit by FY26: Sitharaman

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 31 said that the Government is well on track to achieve...

Genetic & environmental factors in disease risk, new insights found

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI; Environmental factors may play a larger role in disease risk than previously thought, overshadowing genetic contributions a...

NGT issues notice on indiscriminate concretization of roadsides & constructions

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notice on a plea alleging large-scale, excessive and indiscriminate concretization...

India elected Vice-Chair of Indo-Pacific Supply Chain Council

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: In a significant milestone, the 14 partner countries of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) have established three...

India sees 21 pc growth in data center absorption, demand surges from tier 2, 3 cities

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: India saw 21 per cent growth in data centre absorption in the first half this year --...

Ex-Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan to be new UPSC chairperson

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: Former Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan will be the new Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) chairperson from...

Six crore ITRs filed in 2023-24, 70 pc under new tax regime

Blitz BureauNEW DELHI: Around six crore income tax returns have been filed in 2023-24, of which 70 per cent were...

Death toll climbs to 143 in Wayanad landslide, rescue operations on