Month: June 2025

[ad_1] Gadkari explained that the improved road network developed by the government has decreased logistics expenses in India. (AI image) India’s road infrastructure would rival that of America within two years, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday. Highlighting Modi government's increased investment in roads and highways during the past decade, Gadkari said that projects are progressing well."The question is not about the facelift, it has already changed. You have just watched the news reel, the main picture is yet to start,” Gadkari told ANI. He mentioned that certain American visitors had acknowledged that India's infrastructure surpassed their own. “Some people from America met me and said our infrastructure is better than America,” he said.“The projects in the pipeline are progressing rapidly. In another two years, you will be able to see that Indian road infrastructure will be similar to […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Kolkata Police on Monday arrested Wazahat Khan Qadri — the complainant in the case against Instagram influencer Sharmistha Panoli — in connection with a hate speech case.This comes days after BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul and West Bengal BJP legal cell member Sanjukta Samanta filed FIRs against Qadri for allegedly making communal remarks on social media.The FIRs were registered at the Ballygunge police station in Kolkata and the Howrah police station. Qadri is accused of regularly posting communal and inflammatory content online.Additionally, at least seven separate complaints have been lodged against Qadri, including one with the Lalbazar Cyber Cell. “We are verifying the social media content, and further legal action will follow,” an officer said. Qadri’s account on X has since been locked.Qadri had been “untraceable” since Sunday. His father, Saadaq Khan, alleged that a “witch hunt” had […]

[ad_1] Shukla’s launch to space pushed back by a day The Axiom-4 mission which will take India’s Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed by a day to June 11 owing to bad weather, SpaceX confirmed Monday. “SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 11 for Falcon-9’s launch of the Ax-4 mission 4. Launch is targeted for 8am Eastern Time, with a backup opportunity available on Thursday, June 12 at 7.37 am,” SpaceX said. As per Indian Standard Time, the launch earlier scheduled for June 10 at around 5.52pm, is now scheduled for June 11 around 5.30pm.Both the Falcon-9, the rocket and the Crew Dragon spacecraft have already reached Kennedy Space Centre’s (KSC) Launch Complex-39A. Early on Sunday here, SpaceX had even completed the static firing of the Falcon-9. “Teams are reviewing static fire test data […]

[ad_1] Pat Cummins (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images) Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins has emphasised that while winning consecutive World Test Championship titles would reflect their team's dominance over the past four years, their 2023 ODI World Cup victory over India remains his career highlight. Speaking ahead of the WTC final against South Africa on June 11, Cummins discussed Australia's recent successes and team achievements.Australia secured their sixth ODI World Cup title by defeating hosts India in Ahmedabad and claimed their maiden WTC title in the same year. They are now pursuing their second WTC crown under Cummins' leadership."The ODI World Cup of 2023 is going to be hard to top, that's number one for me. Having two maces is a really significant thing to show for that period of time - we feel like we have been the best […]

[ad_1] Small aircraft carrying 6 passengers crashes in San Diego; search on for survivors A small plane carrying six people crashed into the Pacific Ocean, about 8 kilometres off the coast near San Diego, on Sunday.The aircraft, identified as a Cessna 414, was reported down shortly before 1 pm, according to San Diego Fire-Rescue and the US Coast Guard.Coast Guard officials said a debris field was discovered near Point Loma on Sunday afternoon, and search efforts began in an area where the water is about 200 feet (61 metres) deep.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the twin-engine Cessna 414 crashed around 12.30 pm, not long after takeoff. Flight tracking website FlightAware.com showed the plane was bound for Phoenix.The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the FAA have confirmed that they are investigating the crash.“A debris field has been located, but […]

[ad_1] Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were spotted in Florida recently. (Image via Ed Zurga/AP Images) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were recently spotted attending a wedding of the NFL star’s cousin as the power couple looked deeply in love with one another. A few days ago, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were also spotted in Palm Beach, California as they walked hand in hand. While Taylor Swift looked excited and happy, her name is still attached to the infamous Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni’s high profile legal drama, even though she is not subpoenaed anymore. Neither Taylor Swift nor Travis Kelce spoke about the legal drama publicly, it seems like the NFL star has been with the pop star through this.Travis Kelce has been with Taylor Swift as she dealt with the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni legal dramaRecently, as per Us Weekly, […]