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Here are the top headlines of the day: GST Council ‘aligned’ on the need to cut insurance premiums, specific proposal referred to GoM; Bajaj Housing Finance IPO fully subscribed in just 4 hours after opening; EVs will cost the same as petrol and diesel vehicles in 2 years, says Nitin Gadkari; Nifty snaps 3-day fall, 25,000-25,100 major hurdles; GMR Airports to acquire 10% in DIAL for $126 million
Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India, Nitin Gadkari Keynote address at FICCI 2nd Edition of Tunneling India, around theme Emerging Trends and Opportunities
In the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and senior leaders took oath as MPs. This marks Modi's third term, retaining the Varanasi seat since 2014. As the Leader of the House, he was the first to take the oath. Key cabinet ministers also took their oaths, including Rajnath Singh from Lucknow, UP, Amit Shah from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, and Nitin Gadkari from Nagpur, Maharashtra. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal retained his North Mumbai seat and BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna, Madhya Pradesh. Stay tuned for more updates on the 18th Lok Sabha proceedings.
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari collapsed while speaking at an election rally in Maharashtra on 24 April. He was campaigning at Pusad which comes under the Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency. Watch the video to know more
Urban Extension Road 2 (UER 2) will reduce the travel time from north Delhi to IGI airport to 20 minutes. Addressing the Indian diaspora in Prague, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said UER-2 will get operational in two to three months. So, what is UER 2 and how will it cut the travel time? Watch the video
Nitin Gadkari launches Bharat NCAP. Bharat NCAP is a significant step forward in the government’s commitment to improve road safety through raising the safety standards of motor vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes in India. The programme aims to provide a tool to the car customers to make a comparative assessment of crash safety of motor vehicles available in the market. Watch!