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...
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Massachusetts town uncovers buried brook, replaces parking lot with wetlands
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...
Flights grounded at major US airports after construction workers cut backup cable
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...
IIT-B suicide: While one group seeks accountability, another is rallying around prof
Following the unfortunate death of a student, IIT-Bombay has placed its administrative dean on leave pending an investigation MUMBAI: IIT-Bombay on Monday temporarily relieved Prof Suryanarayana Doolla of his duties as dean of administrative affairs pending an investigation, following three consecutive days of student protests over the death by suicide of second-year BTech student Sahil...
Trump: ‘Whoever wins AI, wins!’ Calls AI doomsday warnings a ‘hoax’
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...
Manoj Bajpayee moves Delhi High Court to protect personality rights from AI misuse
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...
Intruder shoots teacher dead inside UP school, kills himself
Police identified the victim as Nishat Fatima, a resident of Hidayat Nagar, and the attacker as Saud Ansari, 28, of Naurangabad. MEERUT: A 26-year-old woman teacher was shot dead inside a private school in Lakhimpur Kheri on Monday by a 28-year-old man who entered the campus carrying a country-made pistol and later shot himself, triggering...
Pakistan in crisis: PTI to hold Sept 27 stir ‘at all costs’
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...
Monty Python star says he wants to be buried in Provence after surviving cancer
Monty Python star Eric Idle, 83, reflects on surviving pancreatic cancer, finding peace in Provence and his unforgettable conversation with Beatles legend George Harrison about death, rebirth and the afterlife. Monty Python star Eric Idle has opened up about mortality, his battle with pancreatic cancer, his enduring connection with the French countryside and his life...
Retired man deposits Rs 1.33cr, files no ITR; taxman sends notice, what ITAT said
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...
