Merchant ships desert Strait of Hormuz amid renewed US strikesCommercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz nearly came to a halt on Thursday as fears of renewed military escalation between ...
28 May, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
How a broke, outgunned nation turned cheap drones into the most feared weapon on EarthDrone warfare: Russia-Ukraine war has reached extreme intensity with nearly 10,000 drones used daily across frontlines. This rapid drone wa...
19 May, 2026, 10.58 PM IST
India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
15 May, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari launches no-stop toll system on UER-II; How does the 'Free Flow' tolling work and how will it help Delhi commuters?Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling at the Mundka-Bakkarwala plaza on Delhi’s Urban Extension ...
12 May, 2026, 02.20 PM IST
Toll plazas to be removed by the end of 2026: Nitin Gadkari says you could drive at 80 kmph without bothering about toll paymentsIndia is set to eliminate physical toll plazas by the end of 2026. A new automated system will charge vehicles based on distance travelled....
07 May, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
NHAI rolls out India's first stop-free toll system on NH-48 in GujaratThe new system removes physical toll barriers and enables seamless vehicle movement. "The MLFF framework introduces barrier-less tolling wi...
04 May, 2026, 03.54 PM IST
India to introduce barrier-free tolling using FASTag, AI cameras by December: Nitin GadkariIndia is set to introduce seamless, barrier-free tolling on national highways by December. This advanced system will use technologies like ...
25 Apr, 2026, 12.02 AM IST
NHAI directs issuer banks to validate FASTag-linked vehicle registration numbersThe directive comes after the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) received multiple complaints where the VRN captured by FASTag rea...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
No cash on toll plazas from April 10; government moves to end ID-based exemptionsThe Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is discontinuing cash transactions at toll plazas from April 10, mandating digital payments to ...
04 Apr, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
E-notice for unpaid user fee at tolls: National Highways Fee Rules, 2026, outline penalties, grievance redressal and moreNew rules for National Highways Fee are now in effect. An e-notice system will track unpaid toll charges. Vehicle owners will receive elect...
20 Mar, 2026, 10.13 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari asks truckers to call off strike;pan-India e-toll soonNitin Gadkari today appealed to the transporters body AIMTC to call off their proposed nationwide strike from tomorrow.
30 Sep, 2015, 09.47 PM IST
Government to plug loopholes in toll collection: Nitin GadkariThe electronic toll system would be in place on 350 stations by March next year and at present the system has already been installed at 110...
24 Dec, 2014, 09.39 PM IST
Electronic toll system can help save Rs 86,000 crore annually: Nitin Gadkari"ETC systems have already been installed at 123 plazas while by December-end it would be functional across 350 toll plazas," Gadkari said.
25 Nov, 2014, 04.17 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari to launch electronic toll system on October 31Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will inaugurate the electronic toll collection system on October 31, a few days later than planned earlier.
24 Oct, 2014, 09.06 PM IST
India's first electronic toll collection system launched on Ahmedabad-Mumbai Highway"C P Joshi dedicated to the nation today, the first interoperable RFID technology based Electronic Tolling System at Charoti Toll Plaza," a...
12 Apr, 2013, 06.15 PM IST
Seamless transit at all highway toll plazas by 2014, to save Rs 87,000 crore a yearGovernment is working on a plan to end within two years long vehicular traffic at the national highways' toll plazas with the help of elect...
19 Jun, 2012, 05.05 PM IST