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Indian Express
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
Supreme Court to decide on fate of Bharat Stage VI vehicles in NCR next week
The Supreme Court Thursday said it will examine next week whether vehicles meeting the Bharat Stage (BS) VI emission standards can be allowed to operate in the National Capital Region (NCR) even after they have completed their life period. The announcement was made after a plea raising the question was mentioned before a bench of Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justice Vinod Chandran. Seeking an urgent hearing, the counsel who mentioned it said the Supreme Court itself had set the periods for which the vehicles can ply, and so the court's direction was needed for any modification. To fight air pollution, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had in 2015 ordered that diesel vehicles older than 10 years and petrol vehicles older than 15 years should not be allowed to run in the NCR. This was subsequently upheld by the Supreme Court in 2018. The Delhi Government had recently tried to implement this rule, but the attempt was met with huge opposition from the public, following which the move was put on hold.
The Hindu
10 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Supreme Court asks HC to hear Bhopal gas victims' claim of ‘misclassification' of illnesses on merits
The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 24, 2025) gave Bhopal gas disaster victims' rights groups liberty to approach the Madhya Pradesh High Court with their claim that survivors with lasting, severe injuries and illnesses were wrongly classified under 'temporary disablement' and 'minor injury' and under-compensated for years. A Bench of Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice Vinod Chandran asked the High Court to decide the case on its own merits. The apex court clarified that it had not ventured into the merits of the plea. Senior advocates Raju Ramachandran, Karuna Nundy and advocate Prasanna S. appeared for the victims' groups, including Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Purush Sangharsh Morcha. Bhopal Union Carbide Toxic Waste Safely Incinerated After 40 Years They had urged the top court to direct the Centre to identify these 'misclassified' victims and categorise them correctly under the provisions of the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act, 1985 so that they would receive adequate compensation to cover their medical treatment. The Centre had termed the Bhopal gas leak tragedy 'the world's largest industrial disaster'. Both the government and the Supreme Court had both agreed in the past that the loss of innocent lives in the aftermath of the fatal escape of Methyl Isocynate (MIC) gas from the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, in the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984 was 'horrific' in every sense. 'A long history of litigation attempting to recover damages from the US-headquartered Union Carbide Corporation (now part of Dow Chemicals Corporation) ended with the dismissal by the Supreme Court of the curative petitions in July 2023 wherein it was made clear that any shortfall in compensation to be paid to the victims were a responsibility of the Union government,' the petition said. The organisations said they had data to show that survivors suffering from cancer and kidney failure as a result of toxic gas exposure were classified under the category of 'minor/temporary injury'. Bhopal gas tragedy: Supreme Court refuses to interfere with HC order on disposal of hazardous waste 'All these cases ought to have been added as a permanent disability category,' the groups had submitted.
Scroll.in
28-06-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
Supreme Court orders release of law student from preventive detention under NSA
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the immediate release of a 24-year-old law student, who had been in preventive detention in Bhopal's Central Jail for nearly a year under the National Security Act. The student was detained after a disturbance at a university campus in Madhya Pradesh's Betul which reportedly occurred after he allegedly clashed with a professor on June 14, 2024, Live Law reported. The first information report filed in the case included charges pertaining to attempt to murder. The student surrendered on June 16 and was placed under judicial custody. When he was in jail, the authorities issued a preventive detention order under the National Security Act which kept getting extended every three months, the legal news outlet reported. The National Security Act allows the Central or state government to order the detention of a person 'with a view to preventing him from acting in any manner prejudicial to the defence of India, the relations with foreign powers, or the security of India'. It may also order detention to prevent them from acting in any manner prejudicial 'to the security of the State', the 'maintenance of public order' or the 'maintenance of supplies and services essential to the community'. The police and district magistrates have the power to issue detention orders, subject to approval by the state government within 12 days. Rights bodies in India have criticised the National Security Act for vaguely worded charges, procedures that subvert the due processes of law, provisions that require courts to draw 'adverse inferences' against the accused, lack of mechanisms to prevent arbitrary or discriminatory detention, and sweeping immunities for government officials. During the hearing, a bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Vinod Chandran found the reasons for his detention insufficient to meet legal requirements, calling his confinement 'wholly untenable'. The Supreme Court found invoking the National Security Act unnecessary saying that there was no proper reason to keep him in preventive detention while he was already being held under regular legal charges, Live Law reported. 'At the most, these are all issues of law and order,' the court verbally observed. ''Public order' is something bigger.'
Yahoo
20-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hexaware Teams Up with Fixie.ai to Power Voice AI for Smarter Enterprise Operations
Ultravox Realtime selected as Hexaware's voice AI platform of choice to power next-gen CX ISELIN, N.J., June 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexaware Technologies (NSE: HXT), a global provider of IT solutions and services, has announced a new partnership with a market leader in voice AI technology. As part of this collaboration, Hexaware will integrate Fixie's Ultravox Realtime platform into its enterprise solutions to deliver faster, smarter, and more natural voice-powered interactions for its clients. Fixie's Ultravox Realtime brings enterprise-grade voice recognition, and a scalable architecture designed to handle thousands of concurrent calls. For Hexaware, it adds another powerful tool to help clients reimagine customer engagement with voice AI that is fast, reliable, and ready for real-world deployment. "Our partnership with Fixie will enable them to access larger enterprise requirements across industries while enhancing our ability to simplify enterprise AI adoption for our clients," said Vinod Chandran, Chief Operations Officer at Hexaware. "With its developer-friendly design, accuracy, security and scalability, Ultravox Realtime is perfectly suited for the high-volume, integrated deployments our clients require. This collaboration enables us to deliver superior voice experiences, faster and more responsive customer interactions, especially during peak loads and multilingual situations." As part of the partnership, Hexaware is also supporting Fixie's open-source efforts by donating GPU computing resources. This will help accelerate the training of future Ultravox models, strengthening the open-source AI community while unlocking even more potential for enterprise users."We're thrilled to partner with Hexaware to bring voice AI to their impressive roster of clients," said Zach Koch, Chief Executive Officer of "This collaboration is a perfect alignment of capabilities – our advanced speech understanding provided by Ultravox Realtime paired with Hexaware's deep enterprise expertise. Their commitment to our open-source model development through GPU donation demonstrates a shared vision for advancing open-source voice AI technology while delivering immediate value to enterprise customers."Joint implementations are already in motion across industries like banking, insurance, retail, travel, healthcare, and more.. About is the market-leading provider of voice AI solutions, delivering advanced conversational capabilities through its scalable Ultravox Realtime [ platform. The company's technology enables natural, effective voice interactions for businesses of all sizes, with particular strength in high-volume, enterprise-grade implementations. The company actively maintains the open-source Ultravox model with weights available on HuggingFace [ About Hexaware Hexaware is a global technology and business process services company. Every day, Hexawarians wake up with a singular purpose; to create smiles through great people and technology. With offices across the world, we empower enterprises worldwide to realize digital transformation at scale and speed by partnering with them to build, transform, run, and optimize their technology and business processes. Learn more about Hexaware at Logo - View original content: SOURCE Hexaware Technologies Ltd. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Business Standard
30-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Hexaware Teams Up with Fixie.ai to Power Voice AI for Smarter Enterprise Operations
PRNewswire Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 30: Hexaware Technologies (NSE: HXT), a global provider of IT solutions and services, has announced a new partnership with a market leader in voice AI technology. As part of this collaboration, Hexaware will integrate Fixie's Ultravox Realtime platform into its enterprise solutions to deliver faster, smarter, and more natural voice-powered interactions for its clients. Ultravox Realtime selected as Hexaware's voice AI platform of choice to power next-gen CX. Fixie's Ultravox Realtime brings enterprise-grade voice recognition, and a scalable architecture designed to handle thousands of concurrent calls. For Hexaware, it adds another powerful tool to help clients reimagine customer engagement with voice AI that is fast, reliable, and ready for real-world deployment. "Our partnership with Fixie will enable them to access larger enterprise requirements across industries while enhancing our ability to simplify enterprise AI adoption for our clients," said Vinod Chandran, Chief Operations Officer at Hexaware. "With its developer-friendly design, accuracy, security and scalability, Ultravox Realtime is perfectly suited for the high-volume, integrated deployments our clients require. This collaboration enables us to deliver superior voice experiences, faster and more responsive customer interactions, especially during peak loads and multilingual situations." As part of the partnership, Hexaware is also supporting Fixie's open-source efforts by donating GPU computing resources. This will help accelerate the training of future Ultravox models, strengthening the open-source AI community while unlocking even more potential for enterprise users. "We're thrilled to partner with Hexaware to bring voice AI to their impressive roster of clients," said Zach Koch, Chief Executive Officer of "This collaboration is a perfect alignment of capabilities - our advanced speech understanding provided by Ultravox Realtime paired with Hexaware's deep enterprise expertise. Their commitment to our open-source model development through GPU donation demonstrates a shared vision for advancing open-source voice AI technology while delivering immediate value to enterprise customers." Joint implementations are already in motion across industries like banking, insurance, retail, travel, healthcare, and more.. About is the market-leading provider of voice AI solutions, delivering advanced conversational capabilities through its scalable Ultravox Realtime [ platform. The company's technology enables natural, effective voice interactions for businesses of all sizes, with particular strength in high-volume, enterprise-grade implementations. The company actively maintains the open-source Ultravox model with weights available on HuggingFace [
