While addressing a conference on connectivity and trade relations between China and India on Wednesday Zhanwu said “We are looking forward to bullet trains from Kolkata to Kunming in southwestern China. The whole of Asia will be connected,” The train will pass through other neighboring countries like Myanmar and Bangladesh. "With joint efforts of India and China, a high-speed rail link could be established between the two cities," Zhanwu said at a conference here. He further said that "It will only take a few hours to reach Kolkata from Kunming if the rail ... Read More

In the heat of the rise of petrol and diesel prices, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari is still optimistic about bringing down the costs and encouraged farmers to venture into mass production of biofuels which was considered very profitable. The foundation stones were laid by the union minister for eight construction works worth Rs. 4,251 crores which included four fly-overs between Raipur to Durg yesterday. "Growth rate of the agriculture sector in Chhattisgarh is very good. Production of rice, wheat, pulses, and sugarcane is abundant here, but the state ... Read More

Earthquake tremors measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit parts of Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar and West Bengal on Wednesday, an India Meteorological Department official said. The earthquake was felt in almost the whole of West Bengal, including Kolkata as well as Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Cooch Behar, Malda, and Murshidabad. In the state of Bihar, earthquake tremors were felt in Patna as well as parts of Kishanganj, Purnea, and Katihar. Tremors were also felt in Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, and Arunachal Pradesh. Vineet Gahlaut, the director of National Seismology Center, said that the ea ... Read More

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी शुक्रवार यानी आज इंदौर दौरे पर रहेंगे।खुफिया एजेंसियों ने प्रधानमंत्री मोदी पर आतंकी हमले की आशंका जताई है। एजेंसियों द्वारा इस आशंका के सामने आने के बाद से सुरक्षा एजेंसियां अलर्ट हो गई हैं। बता दे� ... Read More

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed immediate arrests in connection with dowry harassment cases under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The apex court had earlier said that every complaint under Section 498A should be scrutinised by the Family Welfare Committees after which arrests should be made.   Amending its order, the CJI-led three-judge bench observed that the misuse of Section 498A has caused social unrest but added that it’s not for the courts to fill in legislative gaps. It observed that there are inbuilt remedies in Criminal Procedure to check misuse ... Read More

The country’s first ‘smart fence’ pilot project, which entails deploying laser-activated fences and technology-enabled barriers to plug vulnerable gaps along borders, will be formally launched by Home Minister Rajnath Singh next week along the India-Pakistan border, an official said Thursday.   Singh will travel to Jammu to inaugurate the ambitious project on September 17, he added.   The technology is being implemented by the Border Security Force and senior officials of the paramilitary will present a demo of the activation and response mechanis ... Read More