Washington, July 4 (IANS) The US Department of Justice on Saturday vigorously defended its decision to drop criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and seven co-defendants, arguing the case should never have been brought and that prosecutors alone have the constitutional authority to decide when a prosecution should end.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Pakistan's healthcare system continues to face deep disparities between public and private medical facilities, limiting access to quality treatment for millions of people despite higher provincial health allocations, a report has said.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Union Minister for Communications and Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), Jyotiraditya M. Scindia will lay the foundation stone on Sunday for Adani Group's Rs 2,500 crore defence manufacturing plant in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a project expected to strengthen the state's position as an emerging defence manufacturing hub.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Leading passenger vehicle manufacturers -- Maruti Suzuki India Ltd and Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) -- have sought to reassure customers over the use of E20 petrol, saying extensive testing and real-world data show no evidence that the higher ethanol blend causes engine damage, excessive wear and tear or an increase in insurance claims.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday said that it has arrested Amit Bapna, former Chief Financial Officer of Reliance Capital Ltd, in connection with the ongoing investigation into the Reliance ADA Group cases.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has said that the government is working on introducing up to 15 per cent isobutanol blending in diesel, describing the biofuel as a potential alternative to conventional diesel that could help reduce India's dependence on crude oil imports.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Union MoS for Science & Technology, Earth Sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh, on Saturday, called for a mission-mode national response against liver epidemic and the sharp rise in Type-2 diabetes in the country.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday described India's first standalone greenfield refinery-cum-petrochemical complex -- inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Pachpadra in Rajasthan -- as a major milestone in the country's journey towards energy self-reliance.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has restored its upgraded Unified Member Portal after scheduled maintenance, but moved Universal Account Number services to the government’s UMANG app.
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The ethanol blending in petrol has not been done overnight and the whole process is a measured, scientifically driven, step-by-step process, leading industry experts said here on Saturday, adding that after 2023, both the cars and the fuel are mandated for E20 petrol.
