New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held bilateral meetings with top leaders of Greece, Switzerland and the Netherlands, focusing on boosting ties in areas of trade and investment and critical technologies, including semiconductors. Modi held the meetings on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit. The prime minister also met Crown Prince of…
At a time when artificial intelligence is increasingly defined by geopolitical rivalry, market monopolies and opaque algorithms, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s unveiling of the MANAV Vision at Bharat Mandapam was not just another summit speech. It was a declaration of intent: India will not be a passive consumer of AI built elsewhere. It will shape…
The 85th meeting of the Board of Governors (BoG), held on October 18, 2024, at the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Mohali, has raised more questions than it answered. What should have been a routine administrative exercise now appears symptomatic of a deeper malaise—indifference, reactive governance, procedural ambiguity, and potential conflicts of interest….
When global tech giants place billion-dollar bets, they don’t merely choose geography — they choose governance, vision and velocity. So, when Google Cloud announced its largest AI and data centre hub outside the United States — a multi-gigawatt, $15 billion investment — and chose Visakhapatnam over Hyderabad, the question naturally arose: what went wrong in…
Threat Perspective – String of Pearls The phrase “String of Pearls” was coined by U.S. analysts in 2004 to describe a geopolitical theory of China’s strategy to establish a network of commercial and potential military facilities and ports across the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). The primary goal is to secure China’s energy supply routes from…
Academic quality is dying in the race for certification The recent controversy surrounding the display of Robodog at Galgotias University has generated widespread discussion on social media and in the mainstream media. On the surface, this issue appears to be about appropriateness, priorities, or campus culture, but in reality, it is merely a symptom of…
Sairandhri paused for a moment at the turning to the queen’s chambers, her heart wavering with hesitation. She conveyed the king’s veiled request that she should leave the realm, and though the message was gently phrased, she perceived its hidden weight and consequences. Resolving to meet the matter with composure and quiet grace, she addressed…
Garhmukteshwar Ganga Mata Temple is located in Garhmukteshwar in Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh. The temple stands on the sacred banks of the River Ganga and is about 100 km from Delhi. The place is an important pilgrimage centre for devotees who come for holy bathing and ancestor rituals. The temple is considered very ancient…
Mumbai: Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday and invited him to his son Arjun’s wedding. In a post on social media, Fadnavis said he was delighted to meet the sports icon and his family and conveyed his best wishes to them. Fadnavis said he wished Tendulkar’s family a joyous…
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has received substantial financial support from the Centre since Congress came to power in 2022, yet it keeps criticising it and the prime minister to divert public attention, Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur said on Thursday. Addressing a press conference in Shimla, Thakur said that ever since the Congress government assumed office…
