Kuwait-flagged tanker carrying 21 Indian seafarers hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz; all safe

NEW DELHI: A Kuwait-flagged oil product tanker carrying 21 Indian seafarers was struck by an unidentified projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, with all crew members reported…

Why are uninsured vehicles not part of crash relief scheme? Supreme Court

Union road transport ministry officials said the scheme will be notified as provided for under Central Motor Vehicle Act. NEW DELHI: With Centre formulating a scheme to provide interim financial…

Rosatom completes supply of engineered safety features actuation systems for Kudankulam N-plant units 3 and 4

NEW DELHI: Russia state atomic energy corporation Rosatom’s division Rosatom Automated Control Systems has completed the supply of equipment for engineered safety features actuation system computerised subsystems (ESFAS CS) for…

New norms for DL: Driving tutorial pass mark may rise to 75%, select licence services to be free

Under the proposal, the safe-driving tutorial would have to last at least 30 minutes. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: Road transport ministry has proposed raising the pass mark for safe-driving tutorial…

Cars to brake on their own: Centre plans AEBS mandate from Oct 2030

As for pre-2030 still-in production models, AEBS would mandatory from Oct 2032. NEW DELHI: Certain safety features of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) will be made mandatory for cars, particularly…

SC stays probe against Vijayan & kin for a week to enable him to move high court

SC clarified that its observations did not touch upon the merits of the case against Keralam ex-CM Pinarayi Vijayan and his relatives. NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday stayed for a…

PM Modi has failed ‘abysmally’ on Manipur, says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Amid fresh killings in Manipur, Congress Wednesday said BJP has only been interested in power machinations in the state and has failed to rein in violence.Congress…

Drug menace next target, says Union home minister Amit Shah; eyes 2029 deadline

Amit Shah Wednesday said the home ministry is now focused on the drug menace. NEW DELHI: Stating that peace had been established in the country’s three primary hotspots — Jammu…

RSS-affiliated labour organisation opens first Kashmir office in Pulwama

BMS has been actively working in Kashmir since 2020 after the abrogation of Article 370. PULWAMA: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, an RSS affiliate, opened its first office in Kashmir Valley on…

Drone-linked narco-terror module busted in Jammu; 804 gm heroin; 1.1 kg opium seized

JAMMU: J&K police have busted a drone-linked narco-terror network and seized 804 grams of heroin and 1.11 kg of opium from a village in Jammu district’s Arnia sector.“Preliminary investigation has…