NCERT has developed a 20-hour introductory module for Classes IX-XII, which CBSE has earmarked for school-based assessment. NEW DELHI: From spotting deepfake to questioning a chatbot’s confident but incorrect answers, artificial intelligence (AI) is moving from being an optional subject towards becoming a basic skill for CBSE schoolchildren. Taking a step towards more formal AI…
File photo: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The pendency of the case regarding the OBC creamy layer in Supreme Court will not affect the seniority of successful candidates of 2025 batch even though their service allocation and foundation course are still to be finalised, official sources said on Sunday.DoPT officials said, “The department and all training…
Massive fire broke out at Shiv Market, opposite Jammu Railway Station NEW DELHI: Around 35 to 40 shops were completely gutted after a massive fire broke out at Shiv Market, opposite Jammu Railway Station, in the early hours of Monday. No casualties or injuries have been reported so far, while fire and emergency services teams…
Jaishankar urges UN to show leadership during global crises, says large parts of the world can’t be left out of decision-making. NEW DELHI: Urging UN to show leadership, and not remain a mere spectator to global crises, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said Sunday large parts of the world cannot be left out from decision-making….
Multi-agency raids in Assam, Mizoram and Manipur exposed over Rs 270 crore in narco-hawala transactions NEW DELHI: In a major crackdown on cross-border narco-hawala networks in northeastern states, multi-agency search operations by at least 38 teams at 38 locations simultaneously, revealed illicit transactions of over Rs 270 crore, and led to arrest of six people…
External affairs minister S. Jaishankar (file photo) Quad foreign ministers will meet this week in Atlanta on the sidelines of a G20 ministerial gathering, official sources confirmed, signalling the strategic forum remains resilient despite recent India-US diplomatic turbulence. This will be the second meeting of the grouping this year, after the event India hosted in…
Former SC judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul alleges in his book that ex-CJI D Y Chandrachud was overly deferential to the government on judicial appointments NEW DELHI: Former CJI D Y Chandrachud was more deferential to the govt than necessary in matters of judicial appointments, former SC judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul has said in…
The Border Security Force (BSF) has apprehended four Pakistani fishermen who allegedly entered Indian waters for crab-catching activities and seized a fishing boat near the India-Pakistan border in Gujarat’s Kutch district.According to news agency PTI, the fishermen were apprehended from the Sir Creek area on Sunday following specific intelligence inputs, an official said. The fishermen…
National Urban Enclave 2026 NEW DELHI: Even as the Centre moots directly elected mayors with a fixed five-year tenure and a mayor-in-council system, municipal heads from different cities at National Urban Conclave flagged that the move would serve little purpose without giving mayors adequate powers. Rajkot mayor Nehal Shukla also called for time-bound financial audits…
Women founders are building India’s social startups NEW DELHI: A survey of more than 145 organisations working in the social impact space shows that over 57% of non-profits have at least one female founder – more than three times the 18% share reported among Indian startups. Moreover, female representation in the nonprofit sector outpaces corporate…