Major fire breaks out at Fort Kochi’s iconic Koder House
A major fire gutted Koder House, one of Fort Kochi’s most prominent heritage landmarks, on Tuesday evening, sending panic through the coastal town. No injuries were reported as fire and rescue teams evacuated guests and staff and brought the blaze under control after a multi-agency operation.
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At CWC meet, Rahul says Modi told him: ‘When we go, you will come’
At a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) in New Delhi on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi told party colleagues that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had remarked to him in a closed-door interaction that the Congress...
Centre moves Supreme Court to stay Calcutta High Court hearings on Great Nicobar project
The Union government has asked the Supreme Court to halt ongoing proceedings in the Calcutta High Court that challenge the manner in which consent was obtained under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) for the ₹92,000-crore Great Nicobar Island project. In a special leave...
Japan urges India to fast-track internal process on UNICORN naval radar agreement
Tokyo: Japan on Tuesday called on India to expedite internal procedures for implementing the UNICORN (Unified Complex Radio Antenna) naval radar technology transfer agreement signed during Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s visit to New Delhi in July. A senior official from Japan’s Ministry of Defence said...