Aizawl: The opposition Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Thursday urged the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) govt to review its decision to make the MizoTaxi application mandatory for taxi and auto-rickshaw operators, alleging irregularities and favouritism in the rollout.In a statement, the MPCC said it was “difficult to understand” why the govt directed drivers to…
Barrierless tolling goes live at the Manoharpura Fee Plaza on NH-48 in Raj Thursday Jaipur: Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)-based Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling became operational at the Manoharpura toll plaza on National Highway-48 Thursday, marking a key step towards barrierless toll collection in India. The project is part of the Indian Highways Management…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has widened its scrutiny of messaging platforms with username-based communication, with the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) issuing notices to Telegram and Signal days after directing WhatsApp to justify its proposed username feature and pause its rollout in India.According to sources quoted by PTI, the notices to Telegram and…
H-1B visa holders laid off from their jobs with only 60 days to find a new employer are going through a difficult time in the US. A former international student from India, Maya, shared the hardships H-1B visa holders in the US are facing after a layoff. These visa holders have 60 days to find…
Sanjay Leela Bhansali has often been described by actors as a demanding filmmaker who strives for perfection on set. Veteran actor Yatin Karyekar, who worked with the director in ‘Bajirao Mastani‘, recently shared his experience of working under Bhansali, recalling both the filmmaker’s strict nature and the lighter moments he shared with co-star Ranveer Singh.Speaking…
Australia are prepared to take a chance on Ellyse Perry if needed for Sunday’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final at Lord’s, with head coach Shelley Nitschke saying the all-rounder could play even if she is not fully fit.Perry retired hurt during Australia’s semi-final win over West Indies at The Oval after feeling what the…
Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking (Image Credit: Wikipedia) Today’s quote of the day comes from Stephen Hawking, the theoretical physicist who spent more than five decades living with a diagnosis that was originally expected to kill him within two years. He said, “I have lived with the prospect of an early death for…
Stone-pelting on Indian trains is a growing menace, with thousands of incidents reported annually. A passenger is injured after a stone crashes through a train window. An alert loco pilot spots an iron pipe on the tracks seconds before disaster. A low-intensity blast damages a freight corridor, triggering a multi-agency investigation.Different states. Different methods. But…
Mobile tower goes missing from Borivli building Mumbai: An entire telecom tower has been reported “stolen” from a building at Borivli (E). The Kasturba Marg Police registered an FIR for theft based on a complaint given by an employee of an infrastructure company. The FIR says the tower was worth Rs 10 lakh.In June 2022,…
Rural students access online learning resources at an Arivu Kendra (village library) in a gram panchayat in Karnataka. Bengaluru: A child walking into a village library in Karnataka could soon have access not only to books but also to world literature, cultural programmes, language learning methods and pathways to global careers. Planning to transform about…
