Houston (US): Texas AI Learning Centre, set up in collaboration with the IIT Kharagpur Outreach Network, was inaugurated at the Tagore Centre here to advance artificial intelligence education, skill development, and industry solutions. Coinciding with India’s 80th Independence Day and IIT Kharagpur’s 75th anniversary, the facility was jointly launched by India’s Consul General in Houston,…
Paradip: A Panama-flagged cargo ship with 24 crew members, mostly Chinese, on board sank in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, about 240 nautical miles off the Odisha coast, officials said. Twenty of the crew members on the ship, MV Ocean Winner, were Chinese, three Myanmarese and one Bangladeshi, they said. The ship was heading…
Bhubaneshwar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced that the fourth Saturday of August will be observed as ‘Garima Diwas’ in order to create awareness of the safety and security of sanitation workers and strengthen their social security. Majhi said this while addressing a national workshop on “Mission Zero – Ending Fatality in Sanitation Work”…
Pune: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he has faced abuse for years for questioning the government on issues it dislikes, but asserted that he would not be “straightened up”. Gandhi made the remarks while interacting with Bhojpuri singer Neha Rathore, known for her satirical songs criticising the government, during his party’s youth outreach…
Has India become the next big test of the German tunneling giant? Shrikant Rao The most revealing development around Herrenknecht today may not be happening beneath a mountain or beneath one of Europe’s great cities, but in the industrial belt north of Chennai. Herrenknecht has been in India since 2007 and its established Indian operation…
Lakshmanrao Upadhyayula The seer Vishvamitra invokes Agni in the majestic cadence of Trishtubh metre, addressing him as the divine priest who carries the offerings of humanity to the celestial realms. Agni declares, “You have appointed me as the bearer of Soma and the conductor of sacrifice; therefore strengthen me, that I may shine resplendent in…
Having received the counsel of Śrī Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, the mighty Ghaṭotkaca advanced with vigilance and purpose toward Karṇa. At that very moment, Alambusa, the son of the demon Jatāsura, approached Duryodhana and sought permission to avenge the wrongs suffered by his lineage at the hands of the Pāṇḍavas. Delighted by his arrival, Duryodhana praised…
Sri Santhana Gopala Krishna Temple at Santhanagopalapuram in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, is a sacred shrine dedicated to Lord Krishna in his Santhana Gopala form. The deity is worshipped especially by couples seeking the blessing of children and by families praying for the health and well-being of their children. The temple is believed to be more…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) has strongly questioned the rationale behind the Hyderabad Cricket Association’s (HCA) reported introduction of an “automatic selection mandate” for the Men’s Senior Super League for the 2026–27 season, alleging that the new yardstick undermines merit, selector autonomy and the principles of transparency envisaged under the Justice R.M. Lodha Committee…
New Delhi: An estimated 8.7 crore Indian youth aged 15 to 29 are not studying, working, or receiving training, a recent Niti Aayog report said, highlighting the urgent need for subsidised training programmes to encourage self-employment and align with local demand and emerging sectors. The Aayog, in the report titled ‘Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047’,…
