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Air India Ahmedabad-London flight crash: Auto driver turns carpenter; crafts coffins for victims

Ive delivered 80 coffins so far, with 20 more to go by today evening, Nilesh Vaghela told The Hindu, his bloodshot eyes betraying three straight days of working 21-hour shifts

15 Jun 2025 1:20 pm
EV charging infrastructure for autos is inadequate

With public charging infrastructure in Chennai failing to keep pace with manufacture and sale of electric autorickshaws, drivers are plagued by range anxiety and forced to settle for lower daily earnings. Months into driving e-autos, two women auto drivers share their angst

15 Jun 2025 11:06 am
CAG to involve experts from empanelled CA firms for auditing of autonomous bodies

An official says this decision has been taken in view of the limited technical resources available with the institution vis-a-vis the vast audit landscape in this area

12 Jun 2025 8:50 pm
Waymo leads autonomous taxi race in the U.S.

Waymo's autonomous vehicles have become part of the everyday landscape in a growing number of US cities, serving as safe transport options, tourist attractions, and symbols of a not-so-distant future

12 Jun 2025 10:25 am
Elon Musk says Teslas robotaxi service to tentatively launch in Austin on June 22

Elon Musk says Tesla is tentatively set to begin providing robotaxi service in Austin, Texas soon

11 Jun 2025 9:44 am
Watch | How Autobiographical Blind Spots Ruin Stories | Case Study: Sanju

Using Sanju as a case study, we explore how proximity, nostalgia, and guilt can distort a filmmakers perspective, softening the truth and sabotaging the story

10 Jun 2025 10:59 am
Kottayams high-ranges to get automated landslide warning system

Project proposes to develop an integrated landslide early warning system using electrical, electronic, fiber-optic, and weather sensors, as well as mathematical models

9 Jun 2025 8:42 pm
Modi government weakened autonomy of constitutional institutions in past 11 years: Congress

The Congress chief accused the Modi government of stealing peoples mandate, toppling governments through the back door, imposing one-party dictatorship and weakening the federal structure

9 Jun 2025 8:20 pm
Mumbai train accident: Railways mull new non-AC trains with automated door closure facility

ICF Chennai will design a prototype of the new non-AC train; the first train of the new design is expected to be ready by November 2025, and following tests, may be placed in service by January 2026

9 Jun 2025 4:30 pm
Mumbai train accident: Railways announce all local trains in Mumbai Suburban to have automatic door closure

Four passengers died today, while six others were injured, after falling off an overcrowded local train in Thane

9 Jun 2025 4:30 pm
Revanth Reddy releases Bandaru Dattatreyas autobiography, calls him Ajata Shatruvu

The Chief Minister also pointed out that leaders, cutting across the political lines, admire Dattatreya whether or not he holds power

9 Jun 2025 12:37 am
Vietnamese automaker VinFast bets big on Indias fledgling EV market

We dont want to just sell cars; we want to bring in the whole EV ecosystem, says VinFast Asia CEO ahead of product launch

7 Jun 2025 8:26 pm
Tamil translation of Madhav Gadgils autobiography A Walk Up the Hill launched

Prof. Gadgil recalled his long association with Tamil Nadu that began in 1973 when he started work in the Nilgiris and subsequently in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

5 Jun 2025 11:44 pm
Seven killed as truck overturns on auto in Madhya Pradeshs Rewa

Second such incident in two days; four minors among the dead, CM announces compensation

5 Jun 2025 7:32 pm
Two dead, seven injured as SUV car hits auto in A.P.s Atmakur

Two of the injured persons were referred to Nellore GGH, while the rest five were admitted into Atmakur government hospital

5 Jun 2025 1:39 pm
Trump orders investigation of Bidens use of an autopen, claiming White House cover-up

President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to investigate former President Joe Bidens use of an autopen to sign pardons and other documents

5 Jun 2025 7:19 am
Olympics get Honda as auto sponsor for 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles

Toyota had been the Olympics auto sponsor before declining to renew its deal after 2024

3 Jun 2025 7:10 am
Autonomous warfare in Operation Sindoor

In the recent India-Pakistan war, over four days of hostilities, both sides effectively rewrote their rules of engagement, ushering in a new normal of airborne deterrence without pilots, but with autonomous platforms, armed drones and loitering munitions

30 May 2025 8:30 am
Rise of automation promises a future of dark factories, says TCS Chandrasekaran

The path is clear: IT and business services are moving toward autonomous operations

28 May 2025 7:14 pm
Congress claims most Indians locked out of consumption economy; cites auto sales figures

Weak consumption in the domestic economy means manufacturers have no incentive to set up new factories or create new capacity for domestic markets, Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said

28 May 2025 4:15 pm
The dawn of autonomous satellites and the legal vacuum above us

AIs ability to confer autonomy to satellites exposes gaps in the Outer Space Treaty 1967 and the Liability Convention of 1972

27 May 2025 5:30 am
Korean automobile major Hyundai gets official clearance for Global Innovation R&D Centre at NIMZ, Zaheerabad

Telangana governments Industrial Promotion Sub-Committee approve the 8,528 crore project that will come up on 675 acres, create over 4,200 jobs for local youth

26 May 2025 5:42 pm
Reliance-backed Addverb expects industrial automation to pick pace

Addverb is doubling its revenue on year-over-year basis, with a significant portion coming from the Indian manufacturing sector

22 May 2025 4:50 pm
Bajaj Auto seeks to fully takeover KTM through 800 million funding

Of this total 800 million debt package, 200 million has already been infused into the company so far and the balance 600 million is being done now,Bajaj Auto said.

22 May 2025 1:56 pm
BJP-backed Syndicate members accuse govt. of encroaching into university autonomy

They allege that the Higher Education department initiated an investigation into the KTU without informing the Vice-Chancellor

21 May 2025 8:42 pm
Cyber fraud complaints of over 10 lakh, lodged via helpline or portal, to automatically convert into FIRs

The e-Zero FIR initiative has been launched on a pilot basis first in Delhi; complaints have to be registered on the 1930 helpline or cybercrime.gov.in portal

20 May 2025 2:20 am
Autorickshaw, taxi drivers express fear over impact of APSRTC free bus ride scheme for women

We are already hit by online transport apps, including the two-wheelers, which pick up customers from their home and the new scheme will spoil many lives, says a taxi driver from Gudivada

18 May 2025 7:02 pm
70,000 autos in Chennai have QR codes for passenger safety

The Greater Chennai Police have also partnered with Rapido, Ola, and Uber to integrate their emergency alerts with the GCP control room

14 May 2025 4:02 pm