NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday noted that additions and deletions are part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI), as it resumed the final hearing on a batch of 19 petitions challenging the exercise carried out in Bihar last year.“Additions and deletions are part of the … Read more
BENGALURU: Bengaluru-based Axiscades Technologies Tuesday announced a strategic partnership with Portugal-based OGMA, a subsidiary of Embraer, to jointly pursue aerospace manufacturing, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), airframe engineering and certification services for commercial and military aircraft.“The agreement is aimed at expanding high-value, long-term aerospace services in India, as Axiscades looks to move up the value … Read more
Photo credit: X/@Ccsumeerut NEW DELHI: From AI tutors that speak regional languages to smarter campus systems that cut paperwork, India is taking its first big step towards AI-powered higher education — starting with a pilot project at Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCSU), Meerut.On Wednesday, the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship (MSDE) announced a partnership … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply criticised states for failing to comply with its directions to enhance stray dog sterilisation capacity, saying, “They are all building castles in the air.” A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta, and NV Anjaria made the remark while hearing the governments’ submissions on their compliance with … Read more
NEW DELHI: Hours after Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s death in a tragic aur crash, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with Maharashtra governor Acharya Devvrat and deputy CM Eknath Shinde, reached NCP chief’s residence in Baramati to console his wife and other family members.In a video released by news agency PTI, Fadnavis is seen … Read more
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Proceedings in the Karnataka Assembly were disrupted on Wednesday after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress-led Siddaramaiah government of phone tapping.The house was in total ruckus following law and parliamentary affairs minister HK Patil remarks who suggested that the governor Thaawarchand Gehlot was acting on instructions … Read more
NEW DELHI: The final moments of the Learjet 45 carrying Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar were marked by repeated landing attempts and poor visibility, before the aircraft crashed and burst into flames near the runway threshold at Baramati.Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said preliminary information indicates poor visibility at the time … Read more
NEW DELHI: Supriya Sule, MP and cousin of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, broke down in tears on Wednesday as she met family members in Baramati after the NCP leader’s death in a plane crash.Visuals from the Pawar family’s Baramati home showed Sule and wife Sunetra overwhelmed with emotion as they consoled relatives following … Read more
Digvijay Singh, Ajit Pawar and Mallikarjun Kharge (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Wednesday demanded a thorough investigation into the plane crash that killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others. The calls are being ranged from a DGCA-led probe to a Supreme Court-monitored inquiry.Ajit Pawar (66) was among five people killed when … Read more
BENGALURU: US defence technology firm Shield AI Wednesday said it has secured a contract from the Indian Army to supply its V-BAT unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) along with licences for its Hivemind autonomy software, marking a step in India’s push to field advanced autonomous military platforms.The selection — under emergency procurement — covers the procurement … Read more