Bhubaneswar, Oct 12: The KIIT Deemed-to-be-University has made a significant jump in the Times Higher Education ‘World University Ranking’ for 2023, being placed in the cohort of 601-800 as against 801-1000 in the previous year, reflecting its sustained focus on quality teaching, research activities and a steady rise in its global report. The latest…
Mumbai, 12/10: Edtech major Byju’s has chalked out a plan to become profitable by March 2023 to optimise its marketing and operational cost, which will lead to retrenchment of 5 per cent employees or about 2,500 people in next six months. Byju’s co-founder Divya Gokulnath told PTI that the company will start focusing…
Dhamnagar, 12/10:In a major development, the ruling party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today announced Tihidi Block Chairperson Abanti Das as its candidate for the by-election to be held for the Dhamnagar assembly constituency.BJD president and CM Naveen Patnaik approved her candidature. Abanti Das has long grassroots experience as she was actively involved in Mission Shakti…
Kyiv, 12/10: Russian strikes on Wednesday killed seven people and wounded another eight at a market in the east Ukraine city of Avdiivka near the frontline, said a regional governor. “At least seven dead and eight wounded as a result of the shelling this morning on Avdiivka. The Russians struck the central market, where…
Mumbai, 12/10: Fast bowlers Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur will join the Indian contingent in Australia soon even as Deepak Chahar has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup due to a back injury. Chahar, who was among the stand-by players, was expected to make the main squad in…
Kerala, 12/10: Even as more details are emerging in the shocking case of human sacrifice in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta, the couple involved in the brutal killing of two women for ritualistic sacrifice were also suspected to have consumed flesh of the victims as per the advice of the sorcerer and kingpin of the crime. …
New Delhi, 12/10: Twitter Inc is reviewing its policies around permanently banning users, possibly bringing its content moderation in line with Elon Musk’s vision for the social media platform, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Twitter has been exploring if there are other content moderation tools that could replace a ban, its harshest…
New Delhi, 12/10: MiG 29K combat jet crashed into the Arabian Sea after developing a technical snag on Wednesday. The pilot ejected safely and was rescued by the Navy team. A Board of Inquiry (BoI) has been ordered to investigate the cause of the incident
New Delhi, 12/10: India is talking to different countries to make Rupay acceptable in their nations, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. “Not just that, the UPI (Unified Payments Interface), the BHIM app, and NCPI (the National Payments Corporation of India) are all now being worked in such a way that…
Washington DC, 12/10: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to seek a permit to launch satellite internet services in India under its Starlink brand, becoming the third company to apply for such a permit, The Economic Times reported on Wednesday. SpaceX will also seek statutory approvals from the government for landing rights…
