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MMR now has second-largest metro network in India

MMR now has second-largest metro network in India

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Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) now has the second-largest metro network in India after the Delhi Metro, as Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated partial stretches of two metro lines, 2B and 9, on Tuesday. The first phase of metro line 9, from Dahisar East to Kashigaon, was inaugurated on Tuesday. (Satish Bate/Hindustan Times) The operationalisation of the first phase of lines 2B (Mandale – Diamond Garden) and 9 (Dahisar East – Kashigaon) added 5.53 km and 4.7 km, respectively, to MMR’s metro network, bringing the tally past 100 km. “Today, we crossed 101 km of the operational metro network in the MMR,” said Fadnavis, after taking a ride on line 9. “We now have the second-highest operational metro network in terms of length…Step by step, we are moving closer to our vision of a fully integrated 337-km metro network and a ‘Mumbai in Minutes’ reality.” MMR’s metro network is now second only to the Delhi Metro, which spans 416 km and continues to grow, with 65.2 km currently under construction. Before Tuesday, Bengaluru …

India has become second-largest mobile manufacturer in world: Vaishnaw

India has become second-largest mobile manufacturer in world: Vaishnaw

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Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that India has ramped up electronics production sixfold and is the second-largest mobile manufacturing country in the world. Ashwini Vaishnaw, while taking it on X, said that the country has increased electronic exports eightfold over the past 11 years, mainly driven by policy support from the Production Linked Incentive Scheme.  Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the PLI scheme for Large Scale Electronics Manufacturing has attracted over Rs 13,475 crore in investment and helped achieve production of about Rs 9.8 lakh crore in the electronics sector, driving manufacturing, jobs, and exports, as reported by news agency IANS.  10/11) Electronics manufacturing created 25 lakh jobs in the last decade. This is the real economic growth at the grassroots level. As we scale semiconductors and component manufacturing, job creation will accelerate. pic.twitter.com/Egvnj8pQi5 — Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) December 27, 2025 Vaishnaw highlighted that “over 1.3 lakh jobs were created in the last five years and that electronics is now India’s third‑largest export category, climbing from seventh …

India Now Second-Largest Source Country For New Citizens In US: Report

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According to the report as of 2023, 2,831,330 foreign born American nationals were from India. Washington: As many as 65,960 Indians officially became US citizens, making India the second-largest source country for new citizens in America after Mexico, according to a latest Congressional report. An estimated 46 million foreign-born persons resided in the United States in 2022, approximately 14 per cent of the total US population of 333 million, according to American Community Survey data from the US Census Bureau. Of these, 24.5 million, about 53 per cent, reported their status as naturalised citizens. In its latest “US Naturalisation Policy” report of April 15, the independent Congressional Research Service in the fiscal year 2022, 969,380 individuals became naturalised US citizens. “Individuals born in Mexico represented the largest number of naturalisations, followed by persons from India, Philippines, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic,” it said. Based on the latest available data, CRS said in 2022, as many as 128,878, Mexican nationals became American citizens. They were followed by Indians (65,960), the Philippines (53,413), Cuba (46,913), Dominican Republic …

From a small shed with Rs 5 lakh, how uncle-nephew Reddy duo built Megha Engineering, second-largest bond donor | Hyderabad News

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FROM A small shed they set up with Rs 5 lakh capital to manufacturing pipes for local civic works to one of the largest engineering and infrastructure companies – Pamireddy Pichi Reddy and his nephew P V Krishna Reddy have come a long way. According to data made public by the Election Commission, their firm, Hyderabad-headquartered infrastructure firm Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd (MEIL), is the second-largest purchaser of electoral bonds at Rs 821 crore. In 1989, P P Reddy, hailing from a farmer’s family in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, set up the shed at Balanagar in Hyderabad by the name of Megha Engineering Enterprises. He was joined by his nephew P V Krishna Reddy in 1991. In a few years, they expanded to constructing roads and small infrastructure projects. In 2006, P P Reddy changed the firm’s name to Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited and entered into major projects like constructing power plants, highways, irrigation projects, and natural gas distribution projects in several cities. Industry insiders say it is Krishna Reddy’s enterprise and …

12 Eggs Cost 400 Pak Rupee In Cash-Strapped Nation’s Second-Largest City

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Onions are reportedly being sold for between 230 and 250 PKR per kg (Representational) Lahore: The price of eggs in Pakistan has soared to 400 Pakistani Rupees (PKR) per dozen in Punjab’s provincial capital of Lahore, ARY News reported, citing market sources on Sunday. This comes as the local administration has failed to enforce the government rate list as the prices of most commodities are skyrocketing. The report added that onions are being sold for between 230 and 250 PKR per kg against the government’s fixed rate of PKR 175 per kg. The price per dozen eggs has reached PKR 400 in Lahore, while chicken is being sold at PKR 615 per kg there, ARY News reported. Last month, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) directed the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) to continue regular coordination with the provincial governments for measures to ensure price stability and to check hoarding and profiteering. The meeting of the cabinet committee was presided over by Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs, Shamshad Akhtar, ARY News reported …