New Delhi, 18/2: Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Wednesday said India is poised for an “extraordinary trajectory” in artificial intelligence and emphasised the company’s commitment to partnering in the country’s AI transformation. AI is the biggest platform shift of our lifetime,” Pichai said, highlighting its potential to address challenges at scale, from improving healthcare diagnostics…
Mumbai, 18/2: In what snowballed into a major political issue in Maharashtra, the BJP-led Maha Yuti revoked the decision of granting 5 per cent reservations to Muslims. In 2014 when the Congress-NCP Democratic Front government was in power, the Muslim community, under the Socially and Educationally Backward Class (SEBC) category, was given reservation in educational…
Washington DC, 18/2: United States has increased its military presence in the Middle East by deploying more than 50 fighter jets in the last 24 hours. This comes even as the US pushes ahead with fresh diplomatic engagement with Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme. While an US official said both nations “made progress” in the…
New Delhi, 18/2: Signalling its intent to move on from the acrimony of the past, New Delhi on Tuesday reached out to Jamaat-e-Islami, which was once known for its hostility to India and now emerged as the principal Opposition party in Bangladesh. Even as Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla attended the swearing-in ceremony of Tarique…
Guwahati, 17/2: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said Sonia Gandhi had asked him to get ready for his swearing-in as CM amid conflict with Tarun Gogoi way back in 2014-2015 but Rahul Gandhi blocked the process. Sarma was referring to the crisis in Congress between 2013 and 2015 due the conflict between him…
Colombo,, 17/2:Former champions Australia were knocked out of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 after the Zimbabwe vs Ireland Group B tie in Pallekele was washed out without a ball being bowled. Both Ireland and Zimbabwe were awarded one point each from abandoned game. The shared points took Zimbabwe to five, enough to secure a…
Washington DC, 17/2: United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently arrested an Indian man for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor. The accused, identified as Vodela Yashaswi Kottapalli, has pending charges for sexual assault of a child under 13 years of age, and theft of personal property in New Jersey, as per the ICE officials….
Dhaka, 17/2: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairman Tarique Rahman has been officially appointed as the new prime minister of Bangladesh five days after securing a historic win in the general elections. President Mohammed Shahbuddin administered the oath to Rahman along with his party members who will take charge as cabinet ministers. This comes as members…
Bhubaneswar: The Budget Session of the Odisha Assembly commenced today, with Governor Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati delivering his address, saying ‘Jai Jagannath’.In his speech, he highlighted the state’s progress, stating that Odisha is set to become a growth engine of developed India. “By 2036, Odisha will complete 100 years of its formation. My government has…
Dhaka, 17/2: Bangladesh’s outgoing interim government chief Muhammad Yunus has again invoked India’s northeastern “seven sister” States alongside Nepal and Bhutan while outlining a sub-regional economic vision in his farewell address, a reference that is likely to draw New Delhi’s attention amid its strained ties with Dhaka. In his televised address to the nation a…
