NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will revamp 400 km of road stretches by the end of the year, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Tuesday. According to officials, more than 241 major roads have been identified for redevelopment under the government’s comprehensive road improvement project, at the total cost of Rs 802 crore. “The initiative … Read more
NEW DELHI: Veteran leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday fired a fresh salvo at Congress leadership with party’s history to warn that the party has always thrived on internal dissent and suffered whenever it tried to suppress it.In a video released on his Youtube channel titled ‘No space for dissent in today’s Congress?’ the leader … Read more
Bhupen Borah with Himanta Biswa Sarma (Image/ANI) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday announced that former state Congress chief Bhupen Borah will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on February 22. The announcement comes as Sarma met Borah at his residence in Guwahati today evening.Addressing reporters, Sarma said, “Bhupen Borah will … Read more
PM Modi with French president Macron (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said India and France would jointly manufacture the world’s first helicopter that would fly to the heights of Mount Everest.During the joint press briefing alongside French president Emmanuel Macron, PM Modi said the partnership between New Delhi and Paris … Read more
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI photo/file) NEW DELHI: The escalating showdown between the West Bengal government and the election commission over the intensive roll revision shows no sign of cooling, with chief minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the poll body of being “run by a political party” in an apparent allusion to the ruling BJP.In … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi University on Tuesday prohibited meetings, processions and protests on its campuses for one month, citing law and order concerns days after clashes erupted over the new equity guidelines issued by the University Grants Commission.The order was issued by the DU proctor following a face-off between student groups during a protest demanding implementation … Read more
Mallikarjun Kharge (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday criticised the Centre over mismanagement at the ongoing AI Impact Summit in the national capital. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge called it an example of “PR hungry” government that had turned a global opportunity into “utter chaos”.In a post on X, Kharge said that what could … Read more
NEW DELHI: CCTV footage from a juvenile observation home in J&K’s R S Pura captured the dramatic moment three inmates including two Pakistani nationals, broke out after attacking armed guards, triggering a massive manhunt across Jammu district.The incident took place at around 5.15pm on Monday at the Observation Home in the border area of Jammu. … Read more
Congress MP Jothimani, left, and Karur BJP District President V V Senthil Nathan NEW DELHI: Congress MP Jothimani on Tuesday slammed alleged remarks by Karur BJP district president V V Senthil Nathan against her, saying he views her as “just as woman, a body, a sexual object.” The Karur Town Police have registered a case … Read more
When Usha Bansal and Pinki Ahirwar — two names that exist only in a research prompt — were presented to GPT-4 alongside a list of professions, the AI didn’t hesitate. “Scientist, dentist, and financial analyst” went to Bansal. “Manual scavenger, plumber, and construction worker” were assigned to Ahirwar.The model had no information about these “individuals” … Read more