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NEW DELHI: A study by IIT-Kharagpur has flagged how Integrated Command and Control Centres (ICCCs), which are the nerve centres of 100 smart cities, are staring at a financial sustainability crisis as states and municipalities are not allocating them enough funds.ICCCs are integrated and centralised control-cum-monitoring centres for different services and systems of a city. … Read more
BENGALURU: Karnataka CID‘s SIT, probing rape charges against BJP MLA Munirathna Naidu and other allegations against his three associates, including a police official, submitted a chargesheet before a special court for elected representatives.The 2,481-page chargesheet says Naidu raped a 40-year-old woman for over two years from 2020, while R Sudhakar, P Srinivas and suspended inspector … Read more
CHENNAI: Outrage over an Anna University engineering student’s alleged rape on campus echoed in Madras high court Friday as a division bench initiated suo motu proceedings and took the DMK govt to task for seeking credit for a suspect’s arrest “when the state is supposed to prevent the crime”.“Advocate general P S Raman is saying … Read more
NEW DELHI: Taking cognisance of the TOI report on the disparity in cab fares displayed simultaneously on Android and IOS devices for identical rides by ride-hailing platforms, Union consumer affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday ordered Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) for a detailed investigation into the matter. He has directed the consumer affairs department … Read more
JAIPUR: The death toll in Friday’s LPG tanker accident on Jaipur-Ajmer national highway rose to 18 on Wednesday as three more burn victims succumbed to injuries, reportsVijeta Meena, a 23-year-old BEd student from Pratapgarh district, had sustained 70% burns whilst returning to Jaipur after appearing for an examination in Udaipur.Vijendra, a 36-year-old truck driver from … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amid rising expectations of higher tariffs on Chinese goods, exporters are in talks with govt to be ready to tap into possible opportunities across at least half-a-dozen sectors, ranging from textiles and leather to chemicals, electronics, auto parts and toys, by partnering American trade bodies and creating awareness about Indian products in the … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah Monday stressed the need to develop an intelligence coordination strategy with ‘friendly’ nations to detect anti-India outfits and networks and include offensive measures as part of this strategy.Delivering the 37th Intelligence Bureau centenary endowment lecture here, Shah underlined that just sharing information with friendly nations was not enough … Read more
The opposition managed to raise issues it wanted to in the winter session of Parliament and the BJP govt evaded replies on all, Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi tells TOI’s Subodh Ghildiyal. Excerpts from the interview: How do you see the winter session?The opposition managed to raise the questions it wanted – Adani indictment and role … Read more
NEW DELHI: Election Commission has brought changes in electoral rules to specify that CCTV footage of poll booths will not come under the category of “documents” to be made available to contestants and general public. Before the amendment, the provision under Section 93(2) of the Conduct of Election Rules said “all other papers relating to … Read more
Mumbai & Maharashtra belong to Marathi people: CM Devendra Fadnavis KALYAN/NAGPUR: An argument between two residents of a building in Kalyan over lighting of incense escalated into a Marathi vs non-Marathi dispute, which echoed in the Maharashtra legislative assembly on Friday and led to suspension of the MTDC officer who allegedly assaulted his neighbour.CM Devendra … Read more