Over or Under? Agra Metro project caught in a dilemma

Brij Khandelwal | September 13, 2023 5:19 PM

Agra, Sep 13 (IANS) Even as hundreds of workers of the UP Metro Rail Corporation are working day and night to ensure the completion of the prestigious 29.6 km long two-phased Taj City Metro project much before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, citizens of Agra are on a warpath demanding change in the original plan of the track.

US poverty rate soared in 2022, kids worst hit

IANS | September 13, 2023 2:04 PM

Washington, Sep 13 (IANS) The poverty rate in the US increased to 12.4 per cent in 2022, with child poverty more than doubling from 2021, according to a Census Bureau report.

Need for sustainable solution to check stubble burning, says report

IANS | September 12, 2023 5:14 PM

Chandigarh, Sep 12 (IANS) The much-anticipated release of a comprehensive report, providing the perspective of farmers on the challenges they face in reducing stubble burning, has shed light on an issue that has long been a concern for both the environment and the farming community.

SC urged to take suo moto cognizance on rising stray dogs attacks

IANS | September 11, 2023 5:29 PM

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday was urged to take cognizance of rising menace of street dogs nuisance after CJI DY Chandrachud took notice of the dressing wrapped around the injured hand of a lawyer who was attacked by stray dogs.