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Thiruvananthapuram: The cabinet secretariat’s deregulation cell has asked states to consider scrapping the requirement for ‘change in land use’ (CLU) permissions and easing zoning norms—proposals that could have significant implications for Kerala, where land use is tightly regulated and linked to environmental safeguards.The suggestions were presented to the state govt as part of the Centre’s…
NEW DELHI: Fifty-three-year-old Ajit Singh has been bedridden since Feb 3 when an SUV being driven by a minor crashed into his cab after colliding with the motorcycle of Sahil Dhaneshra (23) in Dwarka. While the young biker died instantly, Singh suffered severe head and rib injuries. “Even breathing causes me pain,” he tells TOI…
Pune: The proposed Yerawada-Katraj underground tunnel has come under scrutiny once again with Pune Unified Metropolitan Transport Authority (PUMTA) officials questioning the project’s feasibility and directing the appointed consultant to rework and resubmit the pre-feasibility report.The officials said it was found at a recent PUMTA meeting that the study submitted by the consultant lacked adequate…
BENGALURU: Haunted by morbid thoughts of who would take care of his wife upon his death, a former Isro staffer, 76, allegedly strangled his wife to death on Wednesday morning, contemplated ending his life by suicide, but panicked and aborted the plan.Police officers probing the case said Nageshwar Rao, who retired as a team leader,…
New Delhi: Nvidia has partnered AI Grants India (AIGI), a registered non-profit foundation, to support early-stage AI founders through its inception startup programme, with an aim to enable up to 500 new AI startups over the next 12 months, reports Supriya Roy. Under the collaboration, founders building via AIGI will gain access to Nvidia’s developer…
Samik Bhattacharya (File photo) KOLKATA: After Trinamool’s attack over an alleged “BJP’s fish-meat ban”, Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Tuesday asserted that people in the state “will eat whatever they want to eat”, adding that the party would only oppose the open sale of beef.Bhattacharya’s clarification came in response to questions on Bihar govt’s…
Govt sources said the robotic dog, presented by the university as “Orion”, was identified as the Unitree Go2 — a commercially available quadruped robot made by Chinese robotics firm Unitree, priced in India around Rs 2-3 lakh. NEW DELHI: It was supposed to be its date with fame on a global stage, but turned out…
NAGPUR: Exactly a year after his arrest in Mali, a 42-year-old engineer from Nagpur, Nitin Gulhane, continues to languish in prison, despite securing bail 5 months ago as the Noida firm which deputed him to the West African nation is yet to pay the 3.25cr bail bond.A project manager with Noida-based Aar Ess Exim Pvt…
Picture of the arrested accused, Mudassar, shared by the police. NEW DELHI: A man from Jammu and Kashmir has been arrested in Delhi for allegedly impersonating an officer of a central agency and cheating economically vulnerable families on the promise of jobs, police said.The accused, identified as Mudassar, a resident of Pulwama, was intercepted during…
The Taliban has issued a new penal code in Afghanistan that codifies some of its most restrictive practices, raising alarm among rights groups over its impact on women and children.Signed by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, the 90-page criminal code permits husbands to physically abuse their wives and children, provided it does not cause “broken bones…
