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Lucknow: Under the state govt's 'One District-One River' revival campaign, Pili river, a tributary of the Gomti in Jaunpur, was revived through a collective public effort. The water flow can now be seen in the river after years, though it is still a long way from acquiring its original form. Saplings have been planted along its banks to maintain ecological balance.Jaunpur district magistrate Dinesh Chandra Singh highlighted that the 61.2 km-long river, with 43 km flowing through Jaunpur, origina ...Read More >
Mumbai : Tesla's long awaited India debut finally took place with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurating its showroom in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Elon Musk-led car maker unveiled its Model Y compact all-electric SUV at its 'Experience Centre' in Bandra-Kurla Complex with the CM describing it as the "right city and the right state" for the launch."Mumbai stands for innovation and sustainability. In 2015, when I went to the US, I had my first ride in a Tesla, and then I thought we need such a ...Read More >
Kanpur: The Noon river in Kanpur Nagar underwent a remarkable revival from its previously barren condition under the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's 'One District-One River' programme.The successful restoration of the Noon has become a model across Uttar Pradesh. The river, once essential for agriculture and community activities in Bilhaur, Shivrajpur, and Chaubepur, severely declined due to unauthorised constructions and accumulated silt blocking its flow.District magistrate Jitendra Pratap Si ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): In a major push to promote healthier lifestyles and combat the rise of obesity and Non-Communicable Diseases like diabetes and heart disease among others, the Union Health Ministry has proposed to prominently display boards indicating the amount of oil and sugar content in popular snacks, such as pizzas and burgers as well as samosas, vada paav, kachori among others, in schools, offices, institutions, Departments/Offices/autonomous bodies and organisations. Als ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 15: Every major eviction drive to reclaim Assam's encroachment forest and government lands is a result of painstaking legal groundwork, clearances from courts and not a sudden administrative action, said Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Tuesday. Addressing concerns about the legality and impact of recent evictions across the state, Sarma told the press at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Dispur that the process of preparing for each eviction often takes years. "People think we can just ...Read More >
New Delhi: In cricket, some defeats leave a scar that generations remember. Something like that happened on Monday as India's narrow loss at Lord's in the third Test against England brought back the vivid memories of another heartbreaker. The match took us back to 26 years ago when in Chennai India fell agonisingly short against arch rivals Pakistan despite Sachin Tendulkar's brilliance. Mohammed Siraj's dismissal stirred the deja vu of Chennai. On a tense final day at Lord's, India needed 21 m ...Read More >
Bengaluru Traffic Woes: After being trapped in bumper-to-bumper traffic for over two hours to cover just 11 kilometres in Bengaluru, EaseMyTrip co-founder Prashant Pitti has decided to take matters into his own hands. In a bold move, he has pledged Rs 1 crore to tackle the city's chronic traffic problems using artificial intelligence, satellite imagery, and real-time data. Sharing his ordeal on X, Pitti wrote about being stuck for 100 minutes at a single intersection on Saturday night, where no ...Read More >
Chennai: Indian military's precision hitting capabilities were on display during Operation Sindoor where nine terror targets crisscrossing Pakistan were smashed, "we knew who was where," while back home not even a glass pane was broken, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said here on Friday. In what was seen as India's retribution to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 persons dead, none of the intended targets in Pakistan was missed during the military offensive, Doval said whil ...Read More >
Jaipur: In a landmark move to promote handball across the country, Prasar Bharati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Handball Association of India (HAI).The agreement is for a period of three years, under which Prasar Bharati will produce and broadcast all international and national handball events, organised by HAI on DD Sports, Waves OTT and other PB platforms.The MoU was formally exchanged between Gaurav Dwivedi, CEO, Prasar Bharati, and Anandeshwar Pandey, Executive Dire ...Read More >
Chennai: India targeted nine terror targets in Pakistan with precision under Operation Sindoor and did not miss even a single one of them, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said on Friday, adding that the entire operation lasted only 23 minutes. Speaking at the 62nd convocation at IIT-Madras in Chennai, he also dared the foreign media to show at least one image of damage on the Indian side and took pride in India's capability and technological abilities in neutralising the threats from acros ...Read More >
Chennai: India hit nine terror targets deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and missed none during Operation Sindoor, said National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. The air strike, carried out around 1.00 am on May 7, lasted just 23 minutes. "We knew who was where. No unintended site was struck," he said while speaking at the 62nd convocation of IIT Madras on Friday, highlighting India's growing technological capabilities and the precision of indigenous systems such as BrahMos m ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday delivered a sharp rebuke at the distorted reportage of 'Operation Sindoor', by the foreign media and also dared it to come up with any credible image of damages on the Indian side. NSA Doval, speaking at the 62nd convention of IIT-Madras, saluted the Indian armed forces for executing the precision military strikes on Pakistan's terror factories in just 23 minutes and lambasted the international media for it ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a move that could help the Mahayuti govt's prospects in the coming local body polls, the state has decided to scrap a law that prevents the fragmentation of land into tiny plots from being implemented in urban areas in Maharashtra. This will help the sale and transfer of land as small as a guntha.Revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule also said that the state will now regularise land divisions of up to one guntha (1,089 sq ft) that were made before the cut-off date of Jan 1, 2025. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has stated that it was difficult to define the extent of Chinese government support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in terms of sharing of stalemate imagery and intelligence support. Speaking at an event in Delhi on Tuesday, the CDS also stated that there was no unusual activity on the northern borders during the Operation Sindoor conflict with Pakistan on the country's western front. 'The first fact is that ther ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has stated that it was difficult to define the extent of Chinese government support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in terms of sharing of stalemate imagery and intelligence support. Speaking at an event in Delhi on Tuesday, the CDS also stated that there was no unusual activity on the northern borders during the Operation Sindoor conflict with Pakistan on the country western front. The first fact is that there w ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has stated that it was difficult to define the extent of Chinese government support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in terms of sharing of stalemate imagery and intelligence support. Speaking at an event in Delhi on Tuesday, the CDS also stated that there was no unusual activity on the northern borders during the Operation Sindoor conflict with Pakistan on the country's western front. Also Read | Himachal Pradesh ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Since 2018, 15 sites across eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa have earned a UNESCO tag, and four new nominations from African countries will be examined at the ongoing session of the World Heritage Committee (WHC) in Paris, Director General of the UN organisation, Audrey Azoulay, said. The spirit of the World Heritage Convention is also to reflect the "diversity and equal dignity of cultures" throughout the world. Yet, 27 States Parties still have no sites inscribed, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh on Monday called for a paradigm shift in the agriculture sector by embracing cutting-edge technology and fostering greater synergy among stakeholders. He said this while addressing the 96th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Society at the NASC Complex in the national capital. Speaking at the high-profile event chaired by Union Agr ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's army deputy chief on Friday claimed that China provided Pakistan "live inputs" on Indian military positions during the deadly conflict in May, urging swift upgrades to India's air defence systems in response to the evolving threat. The nuclear-armed rivals used missiles, drones, and artillery fire during the four-day fighting -- their worst in decades -- triggered by an attack in April on Hindu tourists in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) that New Delhi bla ...Read More >
NEW DELHI (Reuters): China gave Islamabad "live inputs" on key Indian positions during Pakistan's deadly conflict with its neighbor in May, the deputy chief of India's army said on Friday, calling for urgent upgrades to the country's air defense systems. The nuclear-armed rivals used missiles, drones and artillery fire during the four-day fighting -- their worst in decades -- triggered by an April attack on Hindu tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir that New Delhi blamed on Islamabad, before ...Read More >
: The Uttar Pradesh government is now using modern technology, including Artificial Intelligence (AI), drones, and satellites, to stop illegal mining and the illegal transport of minerals in the state. Officials said that more than 21,477 vehicles involved in illegal transport have been blacklisted. To monitor mining vehicles, the state has set up 57 smart check gates with help from the transport department. These gates use AI and Internet of Things (IoT) technology, along with Weigh-In-Motion ...Read More >
SHILLONG, July 2: A local court in Shillong on Wednesday remanded property dealer and co-accused Silome James in 14-day judicial custody. According to Assistant Public Prosecutor, Tushar Chanda, two others -- Lokendra Singh Tomar and Balbir Ahirwar -- were sent to judicial custody for 7 days. The SIT had arrested the three individuals from different parts of Madhya Pradesh on charges of aiding in the concealment of evidence related to the murder of Indore-based businessman Raja Raghuvanshi in ...Read More >
Lucknow: To curb illegal mining and mineral transportation, Yogi govt deployed advanced technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), drones and satellite-based monitoring systems.Demonstrating an unprecedented level of vigilance, the state blacklisted over 21,477 vehicles found involved in unlawful transportation activities.As part of this crackdown, 57 AI and IoT-enabled check gates were established across the state to monitor vehicles engaged in mining operations. These automated chec ...Read More >
MADURAI: Likening the custodial murder of Ajith Kumar in Tiruppuvanam to an 'organised crime by police where the state kills its own citizens,' Madras high court lambasted the Tamil Nadu police and said the action against the perpetrators should be more stringent than in normal murder cases.A division bench of Justice S M Subramaniam and Justice A D Maria Clete pointed to 44 external injuries on the person of Ajith Kumar and said no part of the body was spared by the delinquent cops. "Even an or ...Read More >
New Delhi: Dark sky. No warning. On June 22, deep inside Iranian territory, the ground shook. The United States had launched its deadliest strike yet - 'Operation Midnight Hammer'. In a swift and chilling mission, B-2 stealth bombers tore across Tehran's airspace and dropped 14,000 kilograms of explosive fury on the Fordow nuclear facility. Now, one of the pilots who flew into the heart of Iran is speaking. His words cut through the silence left behind. "I had never seen an explosion like that ...Read More >
New Delhi: The name Fordow has been whispered in intelligence circles for years. Buried deep under Iranian mountains, hidden from satellites, built to survive. Western agencies first exposed it in 2009. Since then, it has been one of the most closely watched nuclear sites in the world. Now it is at the heart of a question echoing across diplomatic and defense briefings - did the U.S. airstrikes really obliterate Iran's nuclear ambition? A leaked U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report of ...Read More >
June 25 (Rtrs) - India would not allow a UN investigator to join a probe of a crashed Air India jet that some safety experts had criticized for delays in analysis of crucial black box data, two senior sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Earlier this week, the United Nations aviation agency took the unusual step of offering India one of its investigators to provide assistance following the Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 787-8 Dreamliner crash killing 260 people in Ahmedabad on June 12. ...Read More >
Hyderabad: HYDRAA has launched a focused crackdown on nala encroachments, beginning with inspections in Patny, Rasoolpura, and Chikoti Gardens -- areas that have repeatedly suffered from severe urban flooding. The move comes in response to public complaints received earlier this week.During an inspection at Patny, officials found that a nala originally 17 metres wide had narrowed to just 6 metres over a 150-metre stretch, drastically reducing water flow. Local residents presented photos of past ...Read More >
Jamshedpur: Jharkhand experienced a sharp dip in minimum temperatures today, with several districts recording some of their coldest nights of the season. Ranchi registered a chilling 8.8 degrees Celsius, marking a significant drop in temperature. Jamshedpur recorded 12 degrees Celsius, while Daltonganj witnessed a minimum of 10.3 degrees Celsius, reflecting the widespread cold wave across the state. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) observed a decline in minimum temperatures by at leas ...Read More >
The Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2024, one of India's largest platforms for fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, is set to culminate in its Grand Finale at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee from 11th to 15th December 2024. As part of its 7th edition, SIH 2024 continues to exemplify the vision of Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji to make India self-reliant and globally competitive through youth empowerment and innovation. He will interact with young innovators at th ...Read More >
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