Gyanesh Kumar, Chief Election Commissioner (File photo) Guwahati: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday said special revision (SR) of Assam’s electoral roll was a legal exercise to remove ineligible voters, while signalling that the state’s election schedule would be framed around Rongali Bihu after parties sought polls before the mid-April festival. The CEC said…
IN-SPACe director Vinod Kumar NEW DELHI: Space promoter and regulator IN-SPACe on Wednesday announced an AI inspired seed fund scheme of Rs 6 crore for startups or people interested in developing AI applications in the space sector.The seed fund initiative is aimed at accelerating AI-driven innovation across India’s private space ecosystem through targeted financial and…
IT secretary S Krishnan (ANI image) NEW DELHI: IT secretary S Krishnan on Wednesday said that exhibitors at the AI Impact Summit must not display items that do not belong to them, as a controversy continued over a Chinese-made robotic dog showcased by Galgotias University.“Exhibitors must not display items that are not their,” Krishnan said,…
Ashwini Vaishnaw and Mahua Moitra NEW DELHI: The Modi government’s ambitious AI summit on Wednesday was overshadowed by controversy over Galgotias University’s contested displays of robotic exhibits, with Trinamool (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra calling the I-T minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to quit.Taking a sharp dig at the minister, who also holds crucial railway and information &…
NEW DELHI: A Rajasthan BJP MLA sparked a controversy during the assembly debate on the state budget after drawing a gendered comparison between present BJP government’s budget and that of the previous Congress regime.Participating in the debate on Monday evening, Weir MLA Bahadur Singh Koli described the BJP’s budget as a “youth budget” and the…
NEW DELHI: Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Wednesday informed the Bombay high court that he cannot specify when he will return to India as he is legally barred from leaving the United Kingdom.In a statement submitted through his counsel Amit Desai, Mallya said that he does not have an active Indian passport and is also…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed AI Impact Summit, terming it a “disorganised PR spectacle.”In a social media post on X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha claimed that Indian data is up for sale in the event while Chinese products are being showcased.“Instead of leveraging India’s talent and data, the…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief secretary Nandini Chakravorty on Tuesday apprised the Election Commission about partial compliance of the commission’s directions pending with the state govt—including filing of FIRs against four officers for violation of data security and suspension of the Basirhat assistant electoral registration officer (AERO) — within the Feb 17, 5.30 pm deadline…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday reiterated that Hindu families should consider having at least three children.Addressing a social-harmony meeting at the Saraswati Shishu Mandir in Lucknow, Bhagwat expressed concerns over what he described as a declining Hindu population and called for uniting and empowering the Hindu society. Honour For Award…
AHMEDABAD: Aspirations to walk tall and proud in khaki have “shrunk” after running into a tape measure. Several police job hopefuls in Gujarat have moved the high court after failing to rise to one’s full height in the latest recruitment drive, falling below the mandatory 165cm (5.4ft) cut-off despite, reportedly, having earlier cleared the same…
