Nagpur airport to emerge as growth engine for Central India: Nitin Gadkari

IANS | June 25, 2026 4:45 PM

Nagpur, June 25 (IANS) Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said on Thursday that the modernisation and expansion of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur, would significantly strengthen Central India's economic landscape by enhancing connectivity, attracting investments, generating employment, and promoting industrial growth across Vidarbha.

'Inspirational for youth': IAF chief AP Singh on Shubhanshu Shukla's book

IANS | June 25, 2026 4:25 PM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh hoped on Thursday that there would be many more astronauts than just one Shubhanshu Shukla in the coming years and complemented the IAF Group Captain for recounting his 20-day space experience in a book to inspire youngsters.

Observing June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas' does justice to history: Nitin Nabin

IANS | June 25, 2026 4:10 PM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) BJP National President Nitin Nabin on Thursday said that for decades, attempts were made to erase the dark chapter of the Emergency from the nation's collective memory. He further stated that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, justice had been done to history by deciding to observe June 25 as 'Samvidhan Hatya Diwas’.

Emergency 1975: Sanjay Gandhi and the darkest chapter of Indian democracy

IANS | June 25, 2026 3:58 PM

New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) On June 12, 1975, the Allahabad High Court invalidated the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s election from the Rae Bareilly Parliamentary seat in Uttar Pradesh. She challenged the High Court's decision in the Supreme Court. On June 24, while allowing her to continue as Prime Minister, Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer ordered that all privileges she received as an MP be stopped, and that she be debarred from voting. This was to continue till the resolution of her appeal.