From Maa Ganga’s blessings to modern highways: PM Modi’s development revolution in UP

IANS | April 29, 2026 5:01 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again demonstrated his visionary leadership with the inauguration of the ‘transformative’ Ganga Expressway in Uttar Pradesh. Spanning nearly 600 kilometres, this access-controlled greenfield corridor is not merely a road — it is a symbol of India’s accelerating march towards progress under his stewardship.

Rs 36,000-cr Ganga Expressway to boost logistics, real estate, industrial growth in UP: Report

IANS | April 29, 2026 4:45 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's nearly-600-km-long Ganga Expressway, built at a cost of around Rs 36,000 crore and inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Uttar Pradesh, will unlock new growth opportunities across 12 districts of the state, driving logistics, industrial and real estate development along the corridor, according to a report released on Wednesday.

India among world’s top countries in meeting climate targets: Piyush Goyal

IANS | April 29, 2026 4:21 PM

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday that India is among the globally best performing countries in climate action and having already achieved its renewable energy target eight years ahead of schedule, the country is now aiming for a 500 GW clean energy capacity by 2030.

Bengal polls: Trinamool candidates allege NIA brought in to 'scare' people, flag EVM glitches

IANS | April 29, 2026 3:34 PM

Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Amid the second phase of polling in West Bengal, a Trinamool Congress candidate on Wednesday alleged that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials were being brought into the state by the Centre to "scare" the voters and party workers, while another candidate flagged an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) malfunction at one of the booths in his area.