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NEW DELHI: From retooling classrooms to future-proofing jobs, India’s artificial intelligence strategy is decisively shifting towards people-first reform. Senior policymakers, academic leaders and industry experts on Monday flagged lifelong learning, human augmentation and inclusive skilling as central to India’s AI journey at a high-level Human Capital Working Group meeting hosted at IIT Guwahati.The two-day meeting…

Prithviraj Chavan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday came out in support of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani for writing a letter to 2020 Delhi riots co-accused Umar Khalid.Chavan said that, as a person of Indian origin, Mamdani had “every right to intervene.”Also Read:…

NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Monday issued a travel advisory for Iran urging its nationals to avoid non-essential travel as unrest continues to spread across the country following days of protests.In a statement, the MEA urged nationals in Iran to “avoid non-essential travel”.“In view of recent developments, Indian nationals are advised…

NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party MLAs on Monday staged a protest inside the Delhi Assembly premises, drawing attention to the worsening air pollution levels in the national capital.Leader of opposition in the Assembly, Atishi, led the protest amid AAP’s efforts to press for urgent policy measures and accountability on Delhi’s deteriorating air quality.The protest highlighted…

NEW DELHI: Drug makers and medical device firms facing minor regulatory violations can now avoid criminal prosecution and lengthy court battles, with the government rolling out a formal mechanism to settle eligible cases outside courts.The framework, laid out in the Drugs and Cosmetics (Compounding of Offences) Rules, 2025, allows certain offences under the Drugs and…

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah (ANI) NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said he is set to surpass the late D. Devaraj Urs as the state’s longest-serving chief minister on January 6, but stressed that the two leaders should not be compared due to their different social backgrounds.“With the blessings of the people, tomorrow late…

Abhishek Banerjee; Sunali Khatun NEW DELHI: Sunali Khatun, the pregnant woman who was repatriated from Bangladesh on the Supreme Court’s directions after being deported on suspicion of being a Bangladeshi national, has delivered a baby boy in West Bengal’s Birbhum district.In a series of posts on X, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam — lodged in Tihar jail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) linked to 2020 Delhi riots.The bench of justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria said that prosecution material disclosed a prima facie case against Umar Khalid and…

Umar Khalid returned to Delhi’s Tihar Jail on 29 December. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday pronounced its verdict on Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and several others, rejecting their bail plea in the Delhi 2020 riots case.A bench comprising Justices Aravind Kumar and N.V. Anjaria rejected the bail pleas of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel…

Prices of some top brands can be as much as 14 times higher NEW DELHI: A citizen-funded quality study of commonly prescribed medicines has found no difference in quality between expensive branded drugs and the far cheaper generics, including govtsupplied medicines, even as prices of some top brands can be as much as 14 times…