A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to declare all registered and recognised political parties as “public authority” under the Right to Information Act. The plea, filed by BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, said, “As per section 29C of the Representation of People Act, donations received by political parties are […]
The Northeast Frontier Railway Construction Organisation has built India’s tallest railway pier bridge — 100 m tall equivalent to a 33-storey building, across river Makru in the Tamenglong district of Manipur. The ₹283.5-crore bridge with a span of 555 m is part of the 111-km Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal new broad gauge line. It has 47 tunnels, the […]
In Bengaluru, if you are on a quest for the best Mysore pak, you will hear people sing praises of Sri Venkateshwara Sweetmeat Stall at Balepete Main Road (in the Chickpete area). And with good reason. Although it is a challenge to manoeuvre through the chaotic traffic on this narrow road, you realise how much […]
