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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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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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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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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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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