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Time of India
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Elon Musk says Tesla's driverless 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, on June 22. In a post on his X social media platform, Musk said the date could change because Tesla is "being super paranoid about safety." Investors, Wall Street analysts and Tesla enthusiasts have been anticipating the rollout of the driverless cabs since Musk said earlier this year that the service would launch in Austin sometime in June. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Secret Discounts Car Insurers Don't Want You to Know AutoTrends Last month, Musk told CNBC that the taxis will be remotely monitored at first and "geofenced" to certain areas of the city deemed the safest to navigate. He said he expected to initially run 10 or so taxis, increase that number rapidly and start offering the service in Los Angeles, San Antonio, San Francisco and other cities. Musk has been promising fully autonomous, self-driving vehicles "next year" for a decade, but the pressure is on now as Tesla actually begins to operate a self-driving taxi service. Sales of Tesla's electric vehicles have sagged due to increased competition, the retooling of its most popular car, the Model Y, and the fallout from Musk's turn to politics. Live Events The Austin rollout also comes after Musk had a public blowup with President Donald Trump over the administration's tax bill. Some analysts have expressed concern that Trump could retaliate by encouraging federal safety regulators to to step in at any sign of trouble for the robotaxis.
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
"Will not turn the other cheek" Shashi Tharoor reaffirms India's firm stance on countering terrorism
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor , who is leading multi-party delegation to Panama, on Wednesday (local time) reaffirmed India's firm stance against terrorism and said that the country will not turn the other cheek and will respond to any further attack. Speaking at an event organised by the Indian Embassy, Tharoor emphasised the teaching of Mahatma Gandhi to live without fear. "He (Mahatma Gandhi) also taught us in his brave leadership in our struggle for freedom that we must always stand up for our rights. We must always stand up in principle for the values we believe in, and we must live without fear that freedom from fear is what we in India have to fight for these days against the evil attacks of malign men who are called by the world as terrorists, but who believe that by doing this kind of thing of coming into our country, killing innocent people and going off again that they will somehow achieve some larger political or religious cause," Tharoor said. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Drivers Who Earn Less Than R30k/Month Can Slash Car Insurance Costs – See If You Qualify AutoTrends Learn More Undo "That is not something that any self-respecting country will give into, and even the land of Mahatma Gandhi will not turn the other cheek when this happens, we will respond," Tharoor added. Further speaking about Operation Sindoor , Tharoor criticised the Pakistan Army for giving a funeral to terrorists killed during India's operation. Live Events "When we struck the terror headquarters, we took some lives, and of course a funeral was conducted. There were some very prominent people at that funeral. There was at least one individual whose name had been listed by the United Nations Sanctions Committee. It was people in uniform from the highest threat echelons of the PakistArmy and police mourning at the funeral of designated terrorists. This is the country that now says we are innocent. We did not do it. You do not mourn for people you do not know," Tharoor said. Tharoor stressed the motives behind the Pahalgam terror attack , stating that it was to undermine India and to undermine the economy of Jammu and Kashmir. "This terrorist action was in pursuance of a cynical set of objectives that sadly only the Pakistani military seems to want to pursue to undermine our country, to undermine the Kashmiri economy, which was booming with tourism... I was told by my friend, the Indian Ambassador to Washington, that there were more tourists in this place in Kashmir in Pahalgam than in Aspen, Colorado," Tharoor said. Earlier in the day, Shashi Tharoor-led delegation on Wednesday (local time) met with the President of the Republic of Panama, Jose Raul Mulino, at the Presidential house. The delegation led by Tharoor includes Shambhavi Chaudhary (Lok Janshakti Party), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Jharkhand Mukti Morcha), G M Harish Balayagi (Telugu Desam Party), Shashank Mani Tripathi, Tejaswi Surya, Bhubaneswar Kalita (all from BJP), Mallikarjun Devda (Shiv Sena), former Indian Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, and Shiv Sena MP Milind Deora.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Tourism has to be conflict neutral activity and should not be politicised: J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that tourism should be a conflict neutral activity that should not be politicised. Abdullah, who chaired a symbolic cabinet meeting at Pahalgam in Anantnag district of southern Kashmir, where 25 tourists and one local were killed in the attack on April 22, said that he had conversations with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, regarding some concrete steps needed for the revival of tourism in J&K. 'In my experience, I believe that tourism should be a conflict neutral activity and just an economic activity. Unfortunately it has been often politicized but our effort will be to insulate tourism from the situation here,' said Abdullah, while interacting with the reporters after the meeting. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Secret Discounts Car Insurers Don't Want You to Know AutoTrends Undo J&K CM said that the Prime Minister has also taken some steps for revival of tourism and he also held a meeting in Delhi recently focussing on the resumption of tourism in J&K. 'I also met the PM during a recent NITI Ayog meeting in Delhi. We discussed some concrete steps for revival of tourism here. I also met the Home Minister there. I cannot give out all the details here,' said Abdullah. Considering the Union Territory status of J&K, Abdullah said that here tourism is his responsibility but the security of tourists doesn't come under his purview. Live Events 'Three governments have to work here for the revival of tourism. J&K's elected government, J&K's unelected government and Government of India,' said Abdullah. The J&K CM said that the last few weeks were not easy for the country, but J&K had to suffer the most and the effort of his government is to sail through these difficult times. 'I expect that we will get maximum support from the central government. We will create a conducive situation for the return of tourists,' said Abdullah. After the Pahalgam attack that triggered a mini-war between India and Pakistan, tourism has been badly hit in J&K with 90 percent of visitors cancelling their trip. The administration had also closed 48 tourist destinations for the visitors citing security reasons. 'After the Baisaran attack, we had decided to conduct a security audit of some destinations. 48 destinations have been closed but it is time to review the decision and reduce this number in a phased manner,' said Abdullah. The J&K government is actively preparing to participate in travel fares in the major cities to attract tourists like in Kolkata from where people visit Kashmir in huge numbers during Puja holidays in the autumn. 'We are hopeful that Amarnath yatra, starting from July, will conclude peacefully and all the arrangements have been made for that. But that should not stop tourists from visiting Kashmir soon,' said Abdullah adding, 'Other than Pahalgam and Sonamarg–two routes for Yatra– some other destinations like Srinagar, Yusmarg and Gulmarg will be open for business,' said Abdullah. He also met the members of Indian Association of Tour Operators at Pahalgam to plan out the revival of tourism here.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
'Common sense, great intelligence': India & Pakistan have agreed to 'full & immediate ceasefire', claims US President Donald Trump on Truth Social
Donald Trump NEW DELHI: After days of building tension between India and Pakistan, US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that both countries have agreed to a "full and immediate ceasefire." Posting on Truth Social, Trump said, "After a long night of talks mediated by the United States , I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE. Operation Sindoor Pak to deploy students in case of war with India? What Khawaja Asif said Abu Jundal, Yusuf Azhar & more: 5 key Pakistani terrorists killed in Operation Sindoor Entry to airports banned, ATMs closed & more such news: Govt says 'fake news' Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" This development comes as India has been responding to repeated drone attacks from Pakistan over the past few days, using its air defence systems to shoot them down. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like I Saved R4,500 a Year by Doing This Simple Car Insurance Trick AutoTrends Learn More Undo Days before, US vice president JD Vance commented on the escalating India-Pakistan conflict in a Fox News interview. When asked about the situation, he said, "That's fundamentally none of our business." Vance acknowledged the risks of a clash between nuclear powers, saying, "We're concerned about any time nuclear powers collide and have a major conflict what we've said." However, he ruled out US involvement, adding, "What we can do is try to encourage these folks to de-escalate a little bit. But we're not going to get involved in the middle of war. That's fundamentally none of our business and has nothing to do with America's ability to control it." Earlier, on May 7, India carried out a major counterterror action under ' Operation Sindoor ', targeting terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. This was in response to a deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22, which killed 26 people and was sponsored by Pakistan.
