NEW DELHI: Considering speed and lane violations are the major causes of crashes, the road transport ministry has now made it mandatory for road owning agencies to paint the speed limits with vehicle logos on the pavement every 10 km to guide and alert the drivers on expressways and National Highways.The ministry this week notified…
NEW DELHI: A study by IIT-Kharagpur has flagged how Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs), which are the nerve centres of 100 smart cities, are staring at a financial sustainability crisis as states and municipalities are not allocating them enough funds.ICCCs are integrated and centralised control-cum-monitoring centres for different services and systems of a city….
BATHINDA: Apprehending possible attempts by Punjab government to ‘forcibly’ provide medical aid to fasting farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal following the tough stance taken by SC, protesting farmers Sunday stepped up security at the protest site in Khanauri in Punjab.Dallewal’s fast-unto-death entered the 34th day Sunday, with his health condition slipping every day, according to…
Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A gritty partnership of over 50 runs for the final wicket between Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland left India exasperated as Australia extended their lead to over 300 runs on day four of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.In a day packed with…
Former US President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100, US media reported. Known as a champion of human rights and global peace, Carter served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981.He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his efforts to promote democracy and human rights…
A road accident in southern Ethiopia has claimed the lives of more than 60 people, local health authority confirmed on Sunday. The Sidama Regional Health Bureau stated on Facebook that “a car accident has claimed the lives of 66 people so far”, and mentioned that four more people are being treated at Bona General Hospital.The…
DHARAMSHALA: With Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday approaching, excitement is growing over whether he will mark the occasion by announcing his successor as the leader of his people and a symbol of their challenge to China’s determination to erase their identity as a community.Dalai Lama will turn 90 on July 6, a milestone which many consider…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the nation to embrace the upcoming Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj as an occasion for unity. In his monthly radio address ‘Mann Ki Baat‘, he emphasised the event’s potential to foster national cohesion and called upon people to take a resolve to eliminate division and hatred from society.“If…
MUMBAI: The Navi Mumbai airport missed its much-touted March-end deadline, but not by much as the city’s second commercial flights airport is expected to be inaugurated on April 17. Access to the public will begin four weeks later, in the second half of May, when airlines commence domestic flights, along with cargo operations. By the…
BENGALURU: Paternal consent for the adoption of a child born out of rape is inconsequential and immaterial, Karnataka high court said while ruling in favour of a teenage sexual assault survivor who had been refused official permission to legally give her baby to a couple, reports Vasantha Kumar.“When the natural guardians of a child are…
