Railways to test anti-collision tech with minister onboard

On March 4 in Secunderabad, two trains will hurtle towards each other at full speed, one with the railway minister on board and the other with the chairman of the railway board. But the two trains......

Airports Authority may procure two counter-drone systems

The Airports Authority of India is likely to procure two counter-drone systems worth Rs 9.9 crore in 2022-23, according to an official document. Image used for representational purpose only.......

2 arrested in connection with blast outside Hafiz Saeed's house

Pakistani security agencies on Thursday arrested two suspects involved in the car bomb blast outside the house of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned Jamat-ud-Dawah......

It's faith over fear for Amarnath pilgrims

Unperturbed by the looming terror threat, pilgrims who set out on the Amarnath Yatra on Wednesday said their unflinching faith in Lord Shiva and the security forces had motivated them to undertake......

How roads are turning smart with IoT, AI, telematics

The key element of high-tech highways will be their ability to converse with vehicles. Pranjal Sharma reports. Roads are becoming smarter even if the people driving on it are not. A set of smart......

How India will be toll plaza free in 2 years

Photograph: PTI Photo   Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari says the use of GPS-based (Global Positioning System) toll collection will ensure India becomes 'toll plaza......

How both car owners and govt stand to gain from FASTags

While the most obvious beneficiary of this roll-out will be manufacturers of FASTags, or the Radio Frequency Identification chips, a PwC report says implementation of a pan-India electronic toll......

Tech, service firms gear up for FASTag

Fintech giant Paytm claimed it is selling more FASTags than all the banks put together on a daily basis. While the transport ministry has given a two-week extension to the roll-out of electronic......

Revealed! The security plan for the Delhi Games

The Indian government has drawn up an elaborate security plan at the cost of hundreds of crores to thwart any terrorist strike during next month's Commonwealth Games, by installing systems to......