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AI use in mammography more effective than standard: Results from Sweden’s breast cancer programme

New Delhi:  Use of artificial intelligence in Sweden’s national breast cancer screening programme has revealed that AI-supported mammography screening is more effective than standard mammography, according to full results from a 2023 trial published in The Lancet journal. AI-supported breast cancer screening identified more women with clinically relevant cancers without a higher rate of false…

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Delhi, Bengaluru, Pune, Lucknow airports among others get awards at Wings India 2026

Hyderabad: Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi was named Best Aerodrome of the Year at the Wings India 2026 awards, organised by the Civil Aviation Ministry, while Air India was adjudged best in the domestic connectivity category. The awards were presented by Union Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu. Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport was named best…

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Columnist-M.S.Shanker

Equity on Trial

The Supreme Court’s decision to stay the University Grants Commission’s newly notified Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Regulations, 2026 has triggered a familiar, and often polarised, debate in India’s academic and political circles, besides Prime Time debates in some so-called national English channels. On one side stand those who view the UGC’s move as…

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NIPER Mohali: When Governance Sidelines Institutional Priorities

The 82nd meeting of the Board of Governors of NIPER Mohali, held on October 6, 2023, offered a telling snapshot of the Institute’s current state of governance. Of the full Board, only seven members were present, including the Chairman and Mr. Mohanbir Singh Sidhu, a representative of the Secretary, Technical Education, Government of Punjab. The…

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India’s Fiscal Reset: Budget 2026–27 to Power the Next Growth Sprint

As India gears up for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth consecutive Union Budget on February 1, 2026—the first ever to be presented on a Sunday—expectations are anchored in one central question: can New Delhi sustain high growth while the global economy stumbles through uncertainty? With GDP projections in the 7–7.5% range, the budget is widely…

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