Spread the love Lockheed Martin vice-president Robert Toth New Delhi: US defence and aerospace major Lockheed Martin is “ready for complete transfer of technologies of some parts of Super Hercules C-130J transport aircraft” if it wins India’s contract for 60 medium transport aircraft (MTA), the company’s vice-president (strategy & business development, air mobility and maritime missions) Robert Toth told TOI...
Washington family protects nearly 40 acres of 70-year-old farm from development
Spread the love For a family that has worked the property for more than 70 years, the arrangement preserves both the land and its role in the valley’s agricultural landscape. For more than seven decades, the Foster family has worked the same stretch of Washington farmland, raising dairy cattle, producing hay and opening its operation to visitors through agritourism. Now,...
No median cuts, surface intersections on future high-speed NH corridors: NHAI
Spread the love A view of the Barapullah Phase-3 elevated corridor that is scheduled to be inaugurated on September 29, 2026, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: New access-controlled high-speed national highway corridors will have no median (divider) openings and no at-grade (surface level) intersections, a move that aims at eliminating conflict points and reducing crashes.It has...
Massachusetts town uncovers buried brook, replaces parking lot with wetlands
Spread the love For decades, a stretch of Mill Brook in Athol, Massachusetts, was hidden beneath asphalt, largely out of sight beneath what had become a downtown parking area. This month, the small central Massachusetts town celebrated a very different landscape: the stream is flowing in the open again, new wetlands surround it and much of the former pavement has...
Flights grounded at major US airports after construction workers cut backup cable
Spread the love The Air Traffic Control tower at Ronald Reagan International Airport in Arlington, Virginia (Reuters image) Flights were disrupted across the US Northeast on Monday after a key air traffic control connection failed and a backup fiber optic cable was cut during construction work, forcing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to temporarily halt some incoming flights at major...
Trump: ‘Whoever wins AI, wins!’ Calls AI doomsday warnings a ‘hoax’
Spread the love Trump calls AI warnings a ‘HOAX’ US president Donald Trump has dismissed warnings that artificial intelligence could threaten humanity, calling such concerns a “HOAX” and saying they are even less credible than what he described as the Russia and climate-change controversies.Trump made the remarks on Monday as he argued that the US must continue pushing AI development,...
Manoj Bajpayee moves Delhi High Court to protect personality rights from AI misuse
Spread the love Manoj Bajpayee moves Delhi High Court to protect personality rights from AI misuse – Report Manoj Bajpayee has approached the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights, claiming his image, voice and identity are being misused, including through artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Manoj Bajpayee moves court over misuse of identity The 57-year-old actor filed the...
Pakistan in crisis: PTI to hold Sept 27 stir ‘at all costs’
Spread the love Pakistan: Imran Khan’s sisters challenge detention orders in court, demand immediate release Pakistan’s opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will proceed with its planned September 27 protest demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, even as legal challenges have been filed against the preventive detention of his three sisters.A petition was filed in the Lahore High...
Retired man deposits Rs 1.33cr, files no ITR; taxman sends notice, what ITAT said
Spread the love The cash deposits prompted the department to examine whether the senior citizen had any income that had not been disclosed. (Image for representative purpose only) A retired school teacher from Mysore, Karnataka, found himself facing income tax reassessment proceedings after cash deposits totalling Rs 1.33 crore in his bank accounts were flagged under the Central Board of...
UK to introduce special rape and serious sexual offence courts, amid low prosecution rate
Spread the love “Prosecution rates for rape remain shamefully low, with many victims waiting years for justice,” said Burnham (Photo: Reuters). British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Monday announced introduction of dedicated courts to hear rape and serious sexual offences, aiming to speed up convictions and reduce the backlog that has plagued the justice system for years.According to the...
