New Delhi: Delhi govt is planning to use artificial intelligence to strengthen governance and improve service delivery across departments. It will engage technology companies, startups and research institutions to develop AI-based solutions for sectors such as healthcare, education, transport, urban planning and air quality monitoring.The initiative aims to identify proven, market-ready technologies that can first…
Navi Mumbai: Following the death of a 29-year-old labourer after he fell from the 27th floor of a high-rise under redevelopment in Vashi as he lost balance while carrying out drilling work on Tuesday evening, the MNS city president Gajanan Kale has demanded that NMMC should immediately revoke the commencement certificate (CC) of the said…
Bengaluru: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of employee unions of state-run road transport corporations has called for an indefinite bus strike from May 20, citing unresolved demands over salary arrears and wage revision.In a statement, JAC criticised the state govt’s decision to limit arrear payments to 26 months instead of 38 months, calling it unilateral…
Chennai: A 36-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for setting his wife on fire following a quarrel at Pulianthope on April 28. Gomathi, 34, a housekeeping staffer at LIC Guest House, suffered burn injuries to her face, neck and chest.Her husband, Vijay Kirubanandam, a slaughterhouse worker from Pulianthope, was arrested on May 1. According to…
Hyderabad: The Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University (PJTSAU) has presented a policy paper to the govt on Saturday, recommending a five-year, phase-wise strategy for crop diversification. The plan, titled ‘De-risking: A Framework for Transforming Telangana Agriculture for the Next Decade,’ proposes that farmers who shift from paddy to approved non-rice crops in designated areas be…
Gurgaon: The district administration has intensified efforts to digitise rare manuscripts, palm-leaf texts and archival records under the centre’s ‘Gyan Bharatam Mission’. Deputy commissioner Uttam Singh said the national manuscript survey, announced on March 16, 2026, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, aims to create the country’s most comprehensive digital repository of heritage texts. Under the…
Kolkata: The city and its adjoining districts were lashed by a thunderstorm on Saturday evening that struck with a wind speed of 50 kmph. It was followed by an intense rain that lasted for an hour, followed by a drizzle that continued for another hour. Thunderstorms also struck parts of Howrah, Hooghly, North and South…
Noida: The district administration has created 5,752 house listing blocks (HLBs) across urban and rural areas ahead of the upcoming house listing and enumeration exercise, officials said. A total of 7,135 personnel, including enumerators and supervisors with a 10% reserve pool, will be deployed. House listing and housing enumeration is scheduled to take place between…
Vasco: Judicial magistrate first class (JMFC), Vasco, granted bail to YouTuberGautam Khattar, who is accused of making derogatory remarks against St Francis Xavier.The court, however, declined to accept defence advocate A Prabhudessai’s argument that Khattar’s arrest was not legit. “The procedural safeguards under the BNNS cannot be used to defend an accused who intentionally evades…
Many firms in Ahmedabad and Surat run early morning or evening shifts to align work hours with the office timings of their clients in the US, the UK and Australia Somewhere in an office block in Ahmedabad, a chartered accountant is preparing the tax return of one of the most famous basketball players who ever…
