Bihar SIR hearing LIVE: Supreme Court to hear pleas first time after release of final electoral rolls

Bihar SIR hearing LIVE: Supreme Court to hear pleas first time after release of final electoral rolls

Article 324 of the Constitution provides that the superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls for the conduct of elections to Parliament and State legislature shall vest with the EC. Article 326 provides that every citizen who is not less than 18 years of age shall be entitled to be registered as … Read more

Opposition up in arms over alleged discrepancies in draft electoral rolls

Opposition up in arms over alleged discrepancies in draft electoral rolls

The Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are up in arms over the alleged discrepancies in the draft electoral rolls for the Kochi Corporation and the larger Ernakulam district published by the State Election Commission. This, they alleged, was a concerted effort in connivance with officials to set the ground … Read more

IIT-Madras rolls out initiative to prevent road accidents

IIT-Madras rolls out initiative to prevent road accidents

The Centre of Excellence for Road Safety (CoERS) at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has launched a programme to curb accidents across the country. The programme, under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, prioritises high accident-burden zones in 100 districts through an analysis of data of accidents in 17 … Read more

New vaccine for respiratory disease rolls out in Scotland

New vaccine for respiratory disease rolls out in Scotland

PA Media A new vaccination programme aimed at protecting newborn babies and older adults against a dangerous respiratory disease is now being rolled out in Scotland. The Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) immunisation programme begins on Monday morning, and will be offered in the other UK nations from September. RSV is common and highly infectious. It … Read more

BMW Lamborghini vs Rolls Royce Aston Martin Which luxury car brands were favoured in past five years

BMW Lamborghini vs Rolls Royce Aston Martin Which luxury car brands were favoured in past five years

In Chandigarh and Puducherry, the proportion of luxury cars to non-luxury cars was higher | Photo Credit: RAVINDRAN R The number of luxury cars in India recorded a sharp increase in the last five years, an analysis of vehicle registration data shows. Nearly 5 lakh luxury cars have been registered till date in India across … Read more

Tamil Nadu to tap into semiconductor, electronics sectors; rolls out policy to attract investors

Tamil Nadu to tap into semiconductor, electronics sectors; rolls out policy to attract investors

M.K. Stalin, T.N. Chief Minister; Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles; T.R.B. Raja, Minister for Industries, Investment Promotions and Commerce; Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motors; and foreign delegates releasing the Tamil Nadu Semiconductor and Advanced Electronics Policy during GIM 2024 in Chennai on Sunday. | Photo … Read more

Punjab Police rolls out Drone Emergency Response System to prevent smuggling of drugs, arms

Punjab Police rolls out Drone Emergency Response System to prevent smuggling of drugs, arms

In a joint operation, BSF troops recovered a Pakistani drone that violated Indian airspace near Bhaini Rajputana village in Amritsar on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Punjab Police has rolled out a Drone Emergency Response System (DERS) in the border district of Pathankot to foil attempts to smuggle drugs and weapons from across the … Read more

Odisha rolls out State Dashboard aiming to usher in data-driven governance

Odisha rolls out State Dashboard aiming to usher in data-driven governance

The Odisha government rolled out the State Dashboard, a data and analytics-powered platform which will streamline performance monitoring of government schemes. | file photo | Photo Credit: PTI In a step towards to commence data-driven governance, Odisha government rolled out the State Dashboard, a data and analytics-powered platform which will streamline performance monitoring of government … Read more