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BENGALURU: A Japanese construction technology firm and an Indian Institute of Science-backed data platform have joined forces in a bid to unlock one of urban planning’s most persistent blind spots: the vast troves of construction data that go dark the moment a building project closes.ONESTRUCTION Inc., a Tottori-based specialist in open-standard built environment data, and…
KOLKATA: With last-minute relief following the publication of the appellate tribunal’s supplementary list on Wednesday, a few of the 139 lucky voters, who had lost hope, finally got their index fingers inked.Ainul Miah (30) from Cooch Behar was able to cast his vote at a booth under the Sitalkuchi assembly constituency. “My sister and I…
KOLKATA: The family of celebrated painter Nandalal Bose’s grandson voted Thursday in Santiniketan, but only after two to three attempts despite a tribunal clearing their names following SC intervention, exemplifying the hurdles that citizens had to cross to exercise their rights.Suprabuddha Sen (88) and his wife Deepa Sen (82) were initially made to leave the…
NEW DELHI: Countering the West Bengal government and its CM Mamata Banerjee’s plea that a writ petition filed by ED and its officers is not maintainable as only individuals can claim violation of fundamental rights, the agency told the Supreme Court Thursday that many states, including Bengal, had filed such petitions and these were entertained…
NEW DELHI: India is finalising its hub-and-spoke policy of flying passengers between small towns and rest of the world via hub like Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru. The move comes amid Air India and IndiGo’s massive orders for wide body aircraft; the coming of age of Indian hub airports that are gearing up for domestic-to-international and…
NEW DELHI: India’s regional navigation system NaVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation system), costing upwards of over Rs 3,200 crore, is now hanging by a thread as the number of fully functional navigation satellites in space has dropped to three satellites. NavIC is designed to run effectively with a constellation of seven satellites, though a minimum…
NEW DELHI: Emphasising that space is a strategic domain today, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan said on Thursday that “if we fail in space, we will be forced to fight blind. However, if we dominate in space, we will fight with foresight”.Making a virtual statement at Indian DefSpace Symposium titled “Strengthening India’s…
Former Army Chief Gen Naravane NEW DELHI: After the controversy surrounding his unpublished memoir ‘Four Stars of Destiny’, former Army chief General MM Naravane (Retd) has told news channels in separate interviews that it was “totally unfair to drag me and the armed forces into politics” by using an unpublished book to score points and…
SRINAGAR: Initiating major reforms in the Union territory, the government of Ladakh on Thursday announced to deregulate the hospitality sector, freeing it from old regulations and bureaucratic interference. Lieutenant governor VK Saxena said, “I have approved major reforms related to ease of doing business aimed at deregulating the hospitality sector, reducing compliance burden on stakeholders…
Nandigram: People show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes during the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, in Nandigram, Purba Medinipur district. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu and West Bengal recorded bumper polling on Thursday, with the Election Commission (ECI) saying both states saw their highest-ever voter turnout since Independence…
