NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar on Sunday (October 6) said that artificial intelligence (AI) will be a profound factor for the world, after nuclear weapons. He was speaking at the third edition of the Kautilya Economic Conclave. “AI will be as dangerous for the world as nuclear bombs once were,” he said […]
NEW DELHI: Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday became the first person to reach 200 million followers on X social media platform, which he acquired in October 2022 for a whopping $44 billion. The X owner is currently followed by former US President Barack Obama at 131.9 million followers, and famous footballer Cristiano Ronaldo at […]
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) has withheld all the ongoing ICAR JRF and SRF (PhD) counselling for the current academic year (2024-25). These will be now conducted with the counselling for the PG programmes of the Veterinary stream during January and February. Further, the cut-off date for completion of degree and […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday acknowledged the rise of new conflicts that threaten the socio-economic stability of nations and said that these challenges can only be effectively met through concerted global action and people-to-people engagement. PM Modi emphasised the critical importance of global peace in securing a brighter future for humanity and […]
NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday will inaugurate DefConnect 4.0 at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt, a significant step towards advancing indigenous innovation and celebrating the growing defence ecosystem of the country. The event is being organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence – Defence Innovation Organisation (iDEX-DIO), under Department of Defence Production, Ministry of […]
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has said that the BJP government at the Center will not last long and is going to fall soon. “The BJP government has betrayed the farmers, youth, and businessmen. Every class is troubled by the wrong policies of the BJP. Inflation and unemployment are at their peak in the […]
NEW DELHI: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal Sunday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide free electricity in the 22 BJP-ruled states before the Delhi Assembly elections and promised to campaign for the saffron party if this demand is fulfilled. Kejriwal dared the BJP to hold the Delhi Assembly elections along with those in Jharkhand and […]
NEW DELHI: About 62 per cent of professionals in India are convinced that getting ahead in their career now depends on their comfort with Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to a new report. The report from networking platform LinkedIn showed that as jobs evolve, the biggest opportunity for workers in India is integrating AI into daily […]
NEW DELHI: Bank credit grew by 15 per cent in August in India, maintaining steady levels compared to the same month last year (14.9 per cent) as agriculture and industry picked up, a report showed on Saturday. The non-food credit demand has also grown by 15 per cent in August with broadly similar growth last […]
DUBAI: India defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their Women’s T20 World Cup fixture, in Dubai on Sunday. Chasing 106 runs, India reached 108/4 in 18.5 overs with Shafali Verma smacking 32 runs off 35 balls, including three fours. Jemimah Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur played crucial knocks. Jemimah registered 23 off 28 balls. On the […]