Panaji: CM Pramod Sawant on Thursday reduced the size of his convoy, after PM Modi’s appeal for austerity measures aimed at saving fuel. The move comes a day after the PM and several Union ministers downsized their own motorcades.Sawant said he plans to switch to an EV. “I will use an EV soon. I will…
Noida: A day after slapping the National Security Act on Satyam Verma and Aakriti Choudhary for allegedly inciting violence during the April 13 labour unrest, police claimed that Verma received more than Rs 1 crore in his personal bank accounts from abroad in dollars, pounds and euros, and quickly transferred the money.Verma’s lawyer, however, dismissed…
Image used for representative purpose only PUNE: Maharashtra will be part of the phase III of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise rolled out by the Election Commission of India with door-to-door verification by booth-level officers scheduled between June 30 and July 29. The final electoral rolls will be published on Oct 7.The commission on…
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay), have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that enables machines to interpret satellite and drone images using everyday language prompts, potentially transforming applications in disaster response, surveillance, urban planning, and agriculture. The model, called Adaptive Modality-guided Visual Grounding (AMVG), has been designed by a team…
Raichur DC has highlighted dangerous high temperatures and public health risks. Raichur: The district administration has issued a heatwave alert amid forecasts of rising temperatures in the coming days, advising residents to take precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses.In a statement on Friday, deputy commissioner and district disaster management authority chairperson S Poovitha urged people to…
Kanpur: Celebrations turned into mourning when a nine-year-old boy died after being hit by a speeding truck during a wedding ceremony in the Muskara police station area of Hamirpur district on Thursday morning. The tragedy sparked angry protests from relatives and wedding guests, who placed the child’s body on the road, leading to a traffic…
Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday announced Rathindra Bose — a first-time MLA and Sangh Parivar loyalist — as the BJP’s nominee for speaker of the 18th Bengal Legislative Assembly. The CM appealed to all parties to support Bose’s candidacy.Bose, who won from Cooch Behar South, is a chartered accountant by profession and has risen…
Ludhiana: The Class X Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) results have been a dampener in many ways. Only one student from govt schools in Ludhiana has figured in the merit list.Despite Ludhiana being the worst-performing district in the state in terms of overall pass percentage, it recorded the highest number of merit-list students among all…
Speaker UT Khaderany said activity causing inconvenience or posing a danger to public life would not be tolerated Mangaluru: Speaker UT Khader Thursday sought stringent action over the oil leak incident in Ullal and directed that the fish meal factory owners linked to the container bear the entire medical expenses of those injured.Calling the incident…
Mandya: In a major breakthrough, Srirangapatna Rural police arrested six people in connection with the brutal murder of Mohammad Javad Alam alias Sahil, a Bengaluru-based history-sheeter. The murder took place recently on farmland near Brahmapura village, Srirangapatna taluk.Based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s relative, Muzammil, a case was registered under various sections of…
