NH toll plazas may go cashless from April 1; NHAI proposes only FASTag, UPI payments
New Delhi: Highways authority NHAI is considering discontinuing cash payments at highway toll plazas from April 1, requiring commuters to use only digital modes such as FASTag or UPI for toll payments. Post implementation, all toll payments at National Highway fee plazas will be processed exclusively through digital modes, using FASTag or Unified Payments Interface…
Australia dismantle Oman by 9 wickets to bow out on a high
Pallekeele (Sri Lanka): Wounded Australia concluded what has been a wretched campaign with a nine-wicket thrashing of Oman in their inconsequential final group league fixture of the T20 World Cup here on Friday. Entering the game with only pride at stake after their shocking group-stage exit following losses to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, seasoned leg-spinner…
Dragging Gaurav’s family, children into ‘Pak link’ allegation by Assam CM wrong politics: Priyanka
Guwahati: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday criticised Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, asserting that it is “wrong politics” to drag the family and children of the party’s state unit president Gaurav Gogoi over his alleged Pakistan link. Vadra also claimed that Gogoi wants to bring positivity in politics, and he is under…
SC flags ‘trust deficit’, orders deployment of judicial officers in Bengal’s SIR exercise
New Delhi: Dismayed over the ongoing tussle between the West Bengal government and the Election Commission, the Supreme Court on Friday issued an “extraordinary” direction to deploy serving and former district judges to assist the poll panel in the controversy-ridden special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state. Ruing the “unfortunate blame game” and…
‘Shameful’: Union ministers slam Congress, Rahul for shirtless protest by IYC at AI Summit
New Delhi: A host of Union ministers on Friday slammed the Congress for a dramatic ‘shirtless protest’ staged by its youth wing members at the AI Impact Summit venue, calling the act “shameful” and an attempt to “tarnish” India’s reputation on the global stage. The ministers also alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wanted to…
Supreme Court rules most of Trump tariffs illegal in major setback for economic agenda
Washington: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled President Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on nearly every country under a federal emergency powers law, delivering a significant blow to the president’s signature economic policy. The high court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, does not authorize the…
BJP Blasts Congress Disruption at Global AI Summit
Hyderabad: The Telangana State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a scathing attack on the Congress party over the unruly and provocative protest staged by Youth Congress activists during the ongoing international AI Summit. The BJP described the act — which included removing shirts and shouting slogans against the India–US trade engagement…
10 Youth Congress workers detained for staging protest at AI Impact Summit expo hall
New Delhi: A group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers staged a brief protest at an exhibition hall of the AI Impact Summit and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before being whisked away by the security personnel. A senior police officer said that around 10 people were detained when they were protesting at…
US-India partnership has critical role to play to make AI benefits available to everyone: Pichai
New Delhi: The US-India partnership has a critical role to play in making the benefits of AI available to everyone and everywhere, said Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company, Alphabet Inc Sundar Pichai on Friday. Speaking here at the AI Impact Summit ahead of India and the US signing of the PAX…
India joins US-led strategic alliance ‘Pax Silica’
New Delhi: India on Friday joined a US-led strategic alliance — ‘Pax Silica’ — that is aimed at building a resilient supply chain for critical minerals and artificial intelligence. India signed a pact joining the coalition at a ceremony at the AI Impact Summit here. The signing ceremony was attended by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw…
