New Delhi: Private university Galgotias on Wednesday apologised for “confusion” after a controversy arose over the display of a made-in-China robotic dog as its own innovation during the India AI Impact Summit and said one of its representatives manning the pavilion was “ill-informed”. The controversy erupted after Neha Singh, a professor of communications at the University,…
New Delhi: Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar on Wednesday said he is a “Gandhian”, a “Nehruvian” and a “Rajivian”, but not a “Rahulian” because Rahul Gandhi “is far too much younger than me and far too distant from me in his political life.” Aiyar added that he did not say that he is an “Indiravian”…
New Delhi: South Africa fine-tuned their preparations for the T20 World Cup Super 8s by cruising to a six-wicket win against the United Arab Emirates in their final group game in Delhi. Set a target of 123 by the UAE, who had already been eliminated, South Africa knocked off the runs with 40 balls to…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday held separate meetings with the President of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, and the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, and said the India-EU Free Trade Agreement has ushered in a golden era in India-Europe relations. Modi said he had a productive meeting with President Pedro Sánchez and discussed…
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday took a sharp and sarcastic swipe at the Congress high command over its sudden summons to senior state leaders, including the Pradesh Congress Committee chief. “Was the meeting called to pull up state leaders for not sending the ‘appropriate share’ to 10 Janpath? Or was it finally…
Visakhapatnam: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said that the Indian Navy is vigilant in safeguarding the country’s maritime interests and is contributing to stability across wider maritime commerce. Presiding over the International Fleet Review (IFR) off Vizag coast aboard an Indian Naval warship in the Bay of Bengal, the President said the Indian Navy is…
United Nations: It is not the UN’s role to regulate AI, Secretary General Antonio Guterres has emphasised as he pointed to an annual global dialogue being planned at the international organisation on AI with participation from all countries, governments, private sector as well as civil society. Guterres will soon be arriving in New Delhi to…
New Delhi: Observing that there is a need to inculcate sensitivity in the judicial approach, the Supreme Court has asked the National Judicial Academy to constitute a committee of experts to draft guidelines for the approach of judges when dealing with cases of sexual offences. The top court asked the Bhopal-based academy, through its Director,…
New Delhi: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said India is focused on practical applications of AI, including enterprise productivity, and solutions for population-scale challenges such as healthcare, agriculture, and climate change. Speaking at a research symposium at the AI Impact Summit, the minister also expressed happiness over the strong participation and optimism shown by…
Few decisions test a government’s moral compass more than how it treats its wounded soldiers. A video now circulating widely shows the visibly distressed wife of a former senior Indian Army officer who lost a limb during the Kargil War. Her anguish is not theatrical. It is not partisan. It is personal. She claims that…
