Infrastructure Push
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Uttarakhand: More tunnelling disasters in store as norms are disregarded amid infrastructure push
Guidelines crucial for safety, which would have helped in the Silkyara tunnel collapse, are being met superficially met for faster completion and cost-cutting.
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Nirmala Sitharaman announces infrastructure projects worth Rs 102 lakh crore for next five years
The Union finance minister said these projects would help transform India into a $5 trillion economy by 2025.
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Centre planning to construct Delhi-Mumbai Expressway to cut down travel time: Nitin Gadkari
A Chambal Expressway connecting Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan to the Mumbai-Delhi Expressway is also being planned, the minister said.
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why are so many young Indians trading in cryptocurrency, especially in tier-two cities?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Centre unveils its ambitious BharatMala road development project
It includes an investment of Rs 5,35,000 crore to build 34,800 km of roads and highways over the next five years, the Finance Ministry said.
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Assam: India’s longest bridge was delayed by the previous government, says Modi at inauguration
The 9.15-km-long structure is expected to cut the travel time between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh from six hours to one hour.
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In photos: Modi will open India’s longest bridge on Friday. Here’s what you need to know about it
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 9.15-km-long bridge on May 26.
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur among Centre's first 20 smart cities
Union Minister of Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu said the cities were selected on the basis of feasibility, smartness of the proposal and performance indicators among other factors.
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Gadkari announces road projects worth Rs 10,000 crore in Nagaland
The move is part of the government’s plan to boost the development of the country’s neglected North East region.
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