Highway builders are urging Prime Minister Modi to revisit tight construction deadlines for major PPP projects, citing execution challenges and the risk of prolonged court battles due to restricted arbitration. The National Highways Builders Federation warns that current dispute resolution changes could hinder project completion and encourage litigation over actual construction, impacting the PPP highway program's goals.
A young BJP legislator, Devyani Singh Rana, earned cross-party praise for her focused budget speech in the J&K Assembly. She highlighted critical issues like electricity shortages, climate vulnerabilities, and under-spending in education and disaster management, urging for stronger measures. Her pragmatic approach to budgetary concerns resonated with members from all parties.
This ‘first-of-its-kind’ centre in Red Deer, Alta., is diverting over a third of sexual assault cases away from busy hospital emergency rooms, providing patients with a calmer and more private health experience.
Climbing company Muskoka Mountainworks took a group to Tiffany Falls in Hamilton for the first time last month. Two of the climbers tell CBC Hamilton they've long wanted to scale the frozen waterfall. They say ice climbing has been a great way for them to embrace winter.
Former Liberal cabinet minister Stéphane Dion is lambasting the brewing separatist movement in Alberta and demanding Premier Danielle Smith clarify her position and lay out the next steps depending on the outcome of a possible independence referendum.
Canadian figure skater and McMaster University student Madeline Schizas was granted an extension on her sociology assignment one day after going viral with her request on Instagram.
With federal public servants mandated to return to the office four days a week this summer, experts and unions are sounding the alarm over a lack of clear strategy or infrastructure to support such a move.
Holly Valance has undergone quite the metamorphosis in the years since she was propelled to fame as Felicity 'Flick' Scully in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
Addressing a press conference ahead of the assembly elections, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that Gogoi had undertaken a “very confidential visit” to Pakistan in December 2013 and was believed to have undergone “some kind of training” during his 10-day stay. “He stayed there for 10 days. Strangely, Gogoi was digitally silent and no social media post was made. We suspect he went through some kind of training in that period,” the chief minister said.
Bundelkhand's long struggle with water scarcity has ended as tap water now reaches homes, a dream realized for millions. Women no longer trek miles, and villages once defined by drought now boast flowing water. This transformation, driven by the Jal Jeevan Mission, brings hope and a better future to the region.
[allAfrica] Across our continent, a dangerous pattern is tightening its grip on our republics. Ageing leaders -- once celebrated as liberators, revolutionaries, or technocrats -- are quietly reshaping African states into family enterprises.
There is a possibility that the head of the Islamic Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abbas Araghchi, will attend the meeting.
The diplomat stressed that the Russian side’s commitment to the «principles of real multilateralism, equality-based partnership, and support for the UN system as a basis of the present-day world order does not depend on politically-motivated decisions by some countries»
According to Zakharova, the Kiev regime’s task is to be an instrument in the hands of those who are seeking to inflict a «strategic defeat on Russia»
The decision to appoint Peter Mandelson was wrong, McSweeney said in a statement cited by the Sky News television channel
The launch was initially planned for December 15, 2025 but was postponed to fix shortcomings
Former British PM Boris Johnson derailed a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, Czech PM Andrej Babis has said Read Full Article at RT.com
Iran will not abandon its uranium enrichment capabilities even under threat of war with the US, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said Read Full Article at RT.com
There is rarely a dull moment in the home of Ingibjörg Lára Þorskfjörð Sveinsdóttir in Mosfellsdalur. Daily life there is filled with laughter, togetherness, and unconditional love, and the home clearly reflects that a large family lives there. The family she shares with her husband, Bergþór Sigurðsson, is indeed quite large—at least by Icelandic standards.
The latest round of exchanges was triggered after Congress leader and the leader of the opposition VD Satheesan indicated that the UDF would accept support from Jamaat-e-Islami, asserting that the organisation had clarified it does not advocate a religion-based nation in India. That remark drew immediate criticism from both the CPM and the BJP, who accused the Congress of legitimising a group they describe as communal.
The BJP and AIADMK have rekindled their alliance for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, marking another chapter in their cyclical relationship of partnership and rupture. Driven by political necessity, the alliance aims to challenge the incumbent Stalin-led DMK government, despite past tensions and strategic divergences between the two parties.
A Red Bird training aircraft made a forced landing near Vijayapura due to suspected fuel starvation, approximately 50-70 km before its destination in Belagavi. Both the flight instructor and student pilot on board the 1975-built Cessna 172 are safe, though the aircraft sustained damage. Aviation authorities are investigating the incident.
The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina are finally here and, while the battle for gold is preparing to heat up, the battle for the bank balance has already been won.
Will Lewis has resigned as Washington Post CEO following sweeping layoffs and a change in editorial direction Read Full Article at RT.com
President Putin held a phone call with President of the United Arab Emirates Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan yesterday evening
