Union Minister Pralhad Joshi to Outline Vision for India's Renewable Energy Future Union Minister Pralhad Joshi to Outline Vision for India's Renewable Energy Future 4 min read Last Updated : Jul 14 2025 | 1:30 PM IST NewsVoir Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 14: India's clean energy ambitions are set to take centre stage as Shri Pralhad Venkatesh Joshi, Hon'ble Union Minister of New & Renewable Energy, Government of India, will attend the IVCA Renewable Energy Summit 2025 as Chief Guest a...Read More
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has set an ambitious growth target of 20-30% for India Post's various circles in the current fiscal year. He emphasized cultivating a service-oriented culture to enable India Post to compete in logistics and financial services. The goal is to transform India Post into a sustainable profit center while upholding its social responsibility. Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has set a growth target of 20-30 per cent for various circles of India Post for the cur...Read More
Kolkata: A day after DGCA ordered checks on fuel control switches of Boeing aircraft based on a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB) NM-18-33 issued by US regulator Federal Aviation Authority in Dec 17, 2018, an Airworthiness Directive (AD) issued by FAA on Sept 19, 2015, on fuel shutoff valves has come to light.This AD, which required mandatory compliance, was flagged again a month later by UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which issued a safety notice requiring airlines to check ...Read More
Mumbai : Tesla's long awaited India debut finally took place with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurating its showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Elon Musk-led car maker unveiled its Model Y compact all-electric SUV at its 'Experience Centre' in Bandra-Kurla Complex with the CM describing it as the "right city and the right state" for the launch."Mumbai stands for innovation and sustainability. In 2015, when I went to the US, I had my first ride in a Tesla, and then I thought we need such a...Read More
Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she was "saddened" by reports emerging from Bangladesh that the residence of writer and painter Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury in Bangladesh was being demolished. Upendrakishore was the father of one of Bengal's most celebrated poets, Sukumar Ray, and the grandfather of filmmaker Satyajit Ray.Taking to X, she wrote in Bengali: "Reports suggest the ancestral house of Satyajit Ray's grandfather, ren-owned writer-editor Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, in Myme...Read More
New Delhi: The Indian government has expressed deep regret over the reported demolition of Satyajit Ray's ancestral property in Bangladesh's Mymensingh and has offered to cooperate with the Bangladeshi authorities to restore the historic landmark. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated that the property, which belongs to Satyaji Ray's grandfather, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury, holds significant cultural value and symbolises the Bangla cultural renaissance....Read More
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari at New Delhi and apprised him of the massive damages caused by flash floods in the state. Upon his visit to Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday, CM Sukhu sought support for the repair and reconstruction of damaged roads. He also urged the inclusion of a few roads under the PM Gati Shakti Yojana. CM Sukhu also updated the Union Minister about the d...Read More
The ULFA-I, which is headed by Paresh Baruah, has several camps in Myanmar. (Representational Image) Banned insurgent group ULFA (Independent) on Sunday claimed that attacks by Indian security forces using drones and missiles on their camps inside Myanmar killed three of its leaders and injured more than 20 others. However, Army spokesperson based in Nagaland and Assam, said they did not receive any information about such developments, according to several media reports. In a statement, the U...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury...Read More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 15 (ANI): Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday visited IIT Bombay and praised India's early achievement of a key clean energy target, stating that the country had met its 50 per cent renewable energy capacity goal well ahead of the 2030 deadline. Speaking to mediapersons after the visit, Joshi said, 'We have achieved 50 per cent of total installed energy capacity, 50 per cent by renewable energy. It has happened only yesterday that we were supposed to achie...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Indian government expressed regret on Tuesday over the reported demolition of the ancestral property of celebrated filmmaker and writer Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh and expressed its willingness to extend cooperation in its restoration. 'We note with profound regret that the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, belonging to his grandfather and eminent litterateur, Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhur...Read More
Cabinet Secretary T V Somanathan has urged senior officers across ministries to meet non-officials, emphasising that this is essential for obtaining accurate feedback. "Meeting visitors can provide insights into the actual state of affairs on the ground, help identify or clarify miscommunications or misunderstandings about government policy or intentions, offer access to new ideas, and present opportunities to correct mistakes," Somanathan's letter to secretaries stated. He requested all offic...Read More
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said...Read More
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday and apprised him that the state had suffered damages amounting to around Rs 1000 crore due to flash floods and cloudbursts, even as the monsoon had just begun, according to an official release He informed that precious lives had been lost and key infrastructure including roads, bridges, buildings, irrigation schemes, water supply schemes and electric...Read More
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The execution of Nimisha Priya, a Malayali nurse sentenced to death in Yemen, has been put on hold following a Yemeni government order issued on Tuesday Samuel Jerome Baskaran, who has been negotiating on behalf of the family, stated that the victim's family has not yet agreed to a pardon or to accept blood money. The intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar, Chandy Oommen MLA, Yemeni authorities made it possible, he said. Nimisha Priya...Read More
LADAKH: BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Tuesday paid respects to His Holiness Dalai Lama. In his message to the Nation, His Holiness said, "Since coming into exile from Tibet in 1959, we have received immense support and assistance from the Government of India. Thanks to India's generosity that we have been able to preserve our unique identity, language, and cultural heritage-deeply rooted in the principles of ahimsa (non-violence) and karuna (compassion)." Tarun Chugh said that ...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Two people died and four others were injured after a fire broke out at a house in east Delhi's Old Govindpura area on Tuesday evening, an official said. Police have identified the deceased as Tanveer (28) and Nusrat. A call was received at Jagatpuri police station at 8.46 pm regarding a fire incident at Band Gali, Old Govindpura, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam said. When a police team reached the spot, it found that 10 people were trapped insi...Read More
Mumbai, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the rising cancer cases in Maharashtra, the Public Health Minister Prakash Abitkar said on Tuesday in the Assembly that four new cancer hospitals will be set up in the state with the help of Public Health Department. These hospitals will be located in Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur and Nashik. Positive action is being taken for the construction of these hospitals, Minister Abitkar added. He was replying to a half-hour debate on rising number of cancer cases and the...Read More
Chennai: Madras high court has clarified that private self-financing medical colleges are required to pay only a stipend, and not a full salary, to in-service govt doctors pursuing postgraduate or super-specialty courses under the govt quota.A division bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Surender passed the order while partly allowing a batch of appeals moved by Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College and others. They challenged a single judge's order that directed private colleges to pay sala...Read More
New Delhi: The demolition of a house in Bangladesh linked to legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray's lineage has triggered strong concern from the Indian government. The building, located in Mymensingh city, is the ancestral home of Ray's grandfather, renowned children's author and publisher Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury. He was also the father of the celebrated poet Sukumar Ray. The property is currently owned by the government of Bangladesh....Read More
Kolkata, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, expressed concern over reports of the ancestral residence of India's iconic film director and writer Satyajit Ray at Mymensingh city in neighbouring Bangladesh being demolished. "News reports reveal that in Bangladesh's Mymensingh city, the ancestral home of Satyajit Ray's grandfather, the renowned writer-editor Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, steeped in his memories, is reportedly being demolished. It is sa...Read More
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Friday asked the state govt for its stand on grant of heritage status to Savarkar Sadan building at Shivaji Park, Dadar (W), where late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar resided.Chief Justice Alokh Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne heard a PIL by Abhinav Bharat Congress through its president Pankaj Phadnis. It expressed apprehension that prior to the ground-plus-4-storey building being bestowed heritage status, it is likely to be demolished. In Feb 2009, the Mumbai Heritag...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) India on Tuesday called on Bangladesh to reconsider its decision to demolish the ancestral property of noted filmmaker Satyajit Ray and offered help to preserve the iconic building as it symbolises Bangla cultural "renaissance". Describing the move to demolish the "landmark" building in Mymensingh as a matter of "profound regret", New Delhi also urged Dhaka to convert it into a museum symbolising shared culture of the two countries and pledged to extend cooperation for i...Read More
NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday offered to cooperate with the Bangladesh government to repair and reconstruct the ancestral property of noted filmmaker Satyajit Ray in Mymensingh, which is set to be demolished. The property, currently owned by the Bangladesh government, had fallen into disrepair after years of neglect. The external affairs ministry said it was regrettable that the property in Mymensingh, which once belonged to Ray's grandfather, eminent litterateur Upendra Kishor Ray Chowdhury, wa...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here and demanded enhanced central aid for the state badly affected by flash floods and cloudbursts during the monsoon season. Sukhu also called on Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and sought support for the reconstruction of damaged roads in the state. During the meeting with Shah, the chief minister sought more funds for restoration of damage...Read More
Kolkata, Jul 15 (PTI) Concerned with media reports that the ancestral house of eminent children's writer Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury in Bangladesh's Mymensingh city is being demolished, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday sought the intervention of the governments of India and the neighbouring nation. Upendrakishore, a prominent 19th-century litterateur in his own right besides being a painter and publisher, was the father of celebrated poet Sukumar Ray and grandfather of fil...Read More
New Delhi, July 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government has set an ambitious growth target of 20 to 30 per cent for India Post for FY 2025-26 across different circles, Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Tuesday. The goal is to transform India Post into a sustainable profit centre for the Government of India, without compromising its social responsibility. Scindia praised India Post for embracing a corporate-style structure that prioritises performance metrics, innovation, and...Read More
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that there was no information on the claim made by the outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent)that their camps along the Indo-Myanmar border were attacked. He said that he does not foresee any retaliatory action from the ULFA. Sarma while talking to media persons on Tuesday said, "Assam government has information on any strike till now. The Government of India has not informed us regarding any strike. Whatever we have learnt w...Read More
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and sought the Centre's continued support for various state projects while highlighting the acute financial resource crunch the state is facing. During the 45-minute meeting at Shah's residence here, Naidu expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shah and the central government for appointing senior Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader and former Union minister Ashok Gaj...Read More
New Delhi, July 15 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Tuesday. The two leaders discussed various state projects and financial matters. At the outset, the Chief Minister conveyed his appreciation to the Prime Minister, the Home Minister, the Central Government, for appointing senior TDP leader and former Union Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju as the Governor of Goa. Following this, the Chief Minister held detailed discussions with Amit S...Read More