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OpenAI ties up with Indian universities. (AP photo) OpenAI on Tuesday announced deep institutional partnerships with six leading Indian universities and three major edtech platforms, marking a decisive shift from individual AI use to campus-wide deployment aimed at building AI-ready talent for India’s future workforce.The first cohort of partner institutions includes IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

NEW DELHI: Delhi University has banned protests and public gatherings on its campuses for a month, drawing criticism from student and teacher groups that called it “undemocratic” and an attempt to curb dissent.The order from the office of the proctor comes days after a protest on North campus on Friday over the SC’s stay on … Read more

NEW DELHI: Tina Ambani, the wife of Anil Ambani of Reliance group, skipped her second date with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday. She did not appear at the agency’s headquarters here on a summons issued in connection with a money laundering probe. Tina was earlier summoned on Feb 9. Her husband has been summoned … Read more

Two Pakistani nationals arrested in Ambala after escaping from Jammu Juvenile Observation home AMBALA/JAMMU: Two Pakistan nationals who fled from a juvenile observation home in Jammu’s RS Pura area Monday were arrested 400km away at Ambala Cantonment railway station by Haryana STF.Mohammad Sana-Ullah, 20, of Jaatala village in Muzaffargarh district of Punjab, Pakistan, and 23-year-old … Read more

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