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FRS alert helps police nab terror OGW at Amarnath base camp

Advanced facial recognition technology deployed for the ongoing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra helped Anantnag Police detain an alleged Over Ground Worker (OGW) linked to a terror outfit at the Nunwan Base Camp on Saturday, underscoring the growing role of artificial intelligence in securing one of the country's most sensitive pilgrimages, police said.

Maha panel to explore phase-out of petrol, diesel vehicles from Mumbai

In a move which would have a far-reaching impact on the automobile sector, the Maharashtra Government has a set up a seven-member committee to study the possibility of banning petrol and diesel vehicles in order to phase them out in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The MMR comprises Mumbai city as well as areas of neighbouring Thane, Raigad and Palghar districts, taking worsening air quality into account.