Kolkata police commissioner Ajay Nand and transport minister Arjun Singh during the closing ceremony of the Road Safety Week on Sunday Kolkata: Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand has directed all traffic guards to identify motorists who repeatedly violate traffic rules, signalling a tougher approach towards habitual offenders.“Let us identify repeat offenders… . Three traffic violations…
Babar Azam, Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe captain Sikandar Raza went past Pakistan’s Babar Azam and former India captain Rohit Sharma for the second-most ducks by a captain in T20 internationals during the third and final T20I against India in Harare on Sunday.Raza was dismissed for a golden duck by India pacer Yash Thakur, taking his tally…
The shake-up comes during a pivotal juncture for Google DeepMind: the flagship version of its latest Gemini model remains unreleased Google parent company Alphabet on Wednesday announced a leadership overhaul of its AI division, with AI chief Demis Hassabis leaving his main managerial role and as several leaders of its Gemini model, including veteran engineer…
NEW DELHI: In a setback for the Congress, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed party leader Meenakshi Natarajan’s plea challenging the rejection of her nomination for the Rajya Sabha polls, PTI reported.A bench of Justices PK Mishra and AS Chandurkar said that the Election Commission is the only remedy for a candidate whose nomination has…
Chennai: The 100-MLD Minjur desalination plant is expected to resume operations by Dec, bringing relief to North Chennai neighbourhoods. However, the plant will initially supply only 20 MLD before gradually ramping up to its full capacity. Officials said the restoration was delayed as critical equipment required for the repair works had to be imported, and…
Guwahati: The North-East Petroleum Mazdoor union (NEPMZ) on Friday suspended the transportation of petrol, diesel and LPG from Assam to Meghalaya, citing concerns over safety of Assam-registered vehicles operating in the neighbouring state.The decision followed the suspension of services to Shillong by Assam-based taxi drivers after alleged attacks on Assam-registered vehicles. The union said the…
Ahmedabad: Indian gem and jewellery exporters will continue to face an additional 10% US tariff after US brought a new Section 301 tariff regime into force on July 24. Industry leaders said the move would hurt exports despite giving India an edge over several competing manufacturing hubs.Calling the levy “unjustified”, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion…
Chandigarh: Expressing concern over delays in the implementation of the Punjab Clinical Establishments Act, 2020, the Punjab State Information Commission has asked the state’s chief secretary and principal secretary, health and family welfare, to look into the matter in larger public interest, stressing the law must be enforced in a time-bound manner.The directions were issued…
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate admitted the dressing room was left in “disbelief” after the T20 world champions suffered a 2-0 series defeat against Ireland, saying the visitors were “outdone and outsmarted” because they failed to adapt to the conditions.After losing the opening T20I by 34 runs, India went down by one run in…
Vasco: Police arrested 26 people and seized electronic gadgets worth Rs 55 lakh during a raid on an illegal call centre operating from a rented premise at Verna IDC, on Thursday.Police said the call centre employees were involved in cheating several US citizens by impersonation. Those arrested were from Nagaland, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Madhya…
