Bhutan will soon use an online system called SMART Connect to monitor forest coverage, wildlife population and illegal poaching and logging activities. The system will be used by the World Wildlife Fund country office and the Department of Forest and Park Services. Foresters and officials from the Department of Renewable Energy are undergoing six-day training in […]
CM launches AI-driven traffic management at Merces junction in Goa
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has launched the Artificial Intelligence-driven security, Integrated Traffic Management and eChallan System at Merces junction. The AI could detect emergency vehicles such as ambulances and fire trucks and automatically clear the road, the CM told ANI. “Finally, this will also reduce toxic emissions within the state, as […]
Delhi HC directs film director Vivek Agnihotri to appear in person in contempt case
The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed film director Vivek Agnihotri to appear in person on April 10 in a matter related to a tweet that he posted in 2018 about Justice S Muralidhar who had quashed the transit remand of activist Gautam Navlakha. The division bench comprising justices Sidharth […]
Arunachal Pradesh: Indian Army helicopter crashes near Mandala hills, search ops for pilots underway
An Indian Army Aviation Cheetah helicopter flying an operational sortie near Bomdila in Arunachal Pradesh crashed near the Mandala hills area of the state on Thursday, officals said. Defence Guwahati Public Relations Officer Lt col Mahendra Rawat said that the aircraft was reported to have lost contact with the Air Traffic Controller […]
Tamil Nadu: 2 dead in fire at Dharmapuri cracker firm’s godown
Two women were killed and one person injured after a fire broke out in the godown of a private cracker company near Nagarasampatti in Pennagaramof Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri District on Thursday. Fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a compensation of […]
MP protest over tribal woman’s death turns violent, 1 killed in police firing; CM Chouhan orders inquiry
An 18-year-old tribal man died after police resorted to aerial firing and tear gas shells to control a crowd of protestors in Dongargaon in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore district, a police official said on Thursday. The deceased man has been identified as Bherulal (18). The crowd was protesting the death of a 22-year-old tribal woman who was found dead on […]
CBI registers FIR against Sisodia, 5 others in Delhi government’s ‘Feedback Unit’ case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and five others over alleged irregularities in the Delhi government’s ‘Feedback Unit’. The FIR registered on Tuesday reads that a preliminary inquiry found that the unlawful manner of creation and working of the Feedback Unit […]
DMK govt’s Education Policy: Preliminary works almost complete, says Draft Committee Chairman
Draft Committee Chairman of State Education Policy, retired Justice Murugesan, on Wednesday, said that the preliminary works are almost complete and the report would be submitted to the Tamil Nadu government in a couple of weeks. “We almost completed the preliminary works, and we are awaiting the various sub-committees formed by the committee […]
Maharashtra: Amruta Fadnavis files FIR against woman designer, alleges threat, Rs 1 crore bribe bid in Mumbai
Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, has filed a complaint with Mumbai Police alleging she was threatened and offered a bribe of Rs 1 crore by an acquaintance named Anishka, a designer. The designer allegedly offered to provide Amruta with information on some bookies who can help her earn money, police said. […]
Budget session: Uttarakhand Govt tables CAG report in assembly
Uttarakhand Government tabled the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India in the assembly during the ongoing budget session on Wednesday. As per the 210-page CAG report, there has been a loss of crores of revenue due to the non-imposition of fines on mining corporations. The audit pertains to years ending […]
Chhatisgarh: BJP demands houses for poor under PMAY, stages agitation outside Assembly
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Wednesday staged a massive agitation in front of the Chhattisgarh Assembly in Raipur demanding houses for the poor under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY). BJP, the main opposition party in the state, alleged that the state government is depriving the poor of houses under the PMAY. The police used […]
BRS leader Kavitha skips ED summons in Delhi Excise Policy case
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha on Thursday skipped the summons by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with a money laundering case related to Delhi Excise Policy case. The BRS leader had approached the Supreme Court for an urgent hearing claiming that as a woman, she cannot be […]
Congress MPs Manish Tewari, Manickam Tagore move adjournment motion notices in Lok Sabha
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, to have a discussion on “the essence, substance and spirit of Freedom of Speech accorded to the MPs under Article 105 of the Constitution”. While Congress MP Manickam Tagore moved an adjournment motion notice over the […]
Parliament Budget Session: TMC MPs protest with black cloth around their faces
Trinamool Congress MPs entered the Well of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday with black cloth tied around their mouths as they registered a unique protest which led to the adjournment in both Houses. A similar protest was seen in Lok Sabha as well. Opposition MPs have been protesting against the Government, demanding […]
Leaders from like-minded opposition parties meet at Mallikarjun Kharge’s office in Parliament today
Amid the continuing deadlock in the Parliament, leaders from like-minded opposition parties met in the chamber of Leader of Parliament in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge inside the Parliament building on Thursday. Leaders of the DMK, NCP, SP, RJD, BRS, CPM,CPI, SS, JDU, JMM, MDMK, AAP, VCK and IUML attended the […]