New Delhi: Dismayed over the ongoing tussle between the West Bengal government and the Election Commission, the Supreme Court on Friday issued an “extraordinary” direction to deploy serving and former district judges to assist the poll panel in the controversy-ridden special intensive revision of electoral rolls in the state. Ruing the “unfortunate blame game” and…
New Delhi: A host of Union ministers on Friday slammed the Congress for a dramatic ‘shirtless protest’ staged by its youth wing members at the AI Impact Summit venue, calling the act “shameful” and an attempt to “tarnish” India’s reputation on the global stage. The ministers also alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi wanted to…
Washington: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled President Trump does not have the authority to unilaterally impose sweeping tariffs on nearly every country under a federal emergency powers law, delivering a significant blow to the president’s signature economic policy. The high court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, does not authorize the…
Hyderabad: The Telangana State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a scathing attack on the Congress party over the unruly and provocative protest staged by Youth Congress activists during the ongoing international AI Summit. The BJP described the act — which included removing shirts and shouting slogans against the India–US trade engagement…
New Delhi: A group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers staged a brief protest at an exhibition hall of the AI Impact Summit and raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before being whisked away by the security personnel. A senior police officer said that around 10 people were detained when they were protesting at…
New Delhi: The US-India partnership has a critical role to play in making the benefits of AI available to everyone and everywhere, said Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company, Alphabet Inc Sundar Pichai on Friday. Speaking here at the AI Impact Summit ahead of India and the US signing of the PAX…
New Delhi: India on Friday joined a US-led strategic alliance — ‘Pax Silica’ — that is aimed at building a resilient supply chain for critical minerals and artificial intelligence. India signed a pact joining the coalition at a ceremony at the AI Impact Summit here. The signing ceremony was attended by Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw…
Lucknow: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is set to appear before an MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur on Friday to record his statement in a defamation case related to his remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The Congress leader arrived here in the morning and drove straight to Sultanpur for the court hearing….
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has asked the Vice Chancellors (VCs) of universities in the state to take urgent steps to frame regulations governing political activities on campuses as directed by the Kerala High Court, the Lok Bhavan said on Friday. Arlekar, as Chancellor of universities in the state, held a meeting with the…
Visakhapatnam: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has urged the international community to work collectively to address the increasingly complex and interconnected challenges in the maritime domain, guided by mutual respect and a spirit of cooperation. Addressing Navy Chiefs and Heads of Delegations from 74 countries during the inaugural ceremony of Exercise MILAN here on Thursday, Singh…
