Vehicle owners who skip tolls on National Highways may now face administrative hurdles, as the government has made clearance of pending toll dues mandatory for several key services. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) on Tuesday notified the Central Motor Vehicles (Second Amendment) Rules, 2026, aimed at improving toll compliance and discouraging evasion.
India is steadily strengthening its defence capabilities through next-generation technologies and indigenous innovation. From an autonomous boat capable of travelling 1,500 kilometres at sea without a person on board to a pilotless aircraft designed to carry a human and a stratospheric unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that can be launched from an altitude of 1.18 lakh feet, these developments highlight the expanding scope of India’s homegrown defence technology.
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The Indian Premier League’s 2027 mini-auction will be held in Goa on December 16. That leaves the franchises a month to prepare after the November 15 deadline for retaining players. Meanwhile, the auction will coincide with the second ODI between India and Sri Lanka in Bengaluru.
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