Professor calls India AI Summit a landmark, urges responsible dissent
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 24 (IANS) A Central University of Himachal Pradesh professor on Tuesday described the recent India AI Summit in the national capital as a landmark moment for the country, saying it signalled India’s growing stature in cutting-edge technology as the world closely watches its progress. Speaking to IANS, Professor Inder Singh Thakur […]
Health of citizens is collective responsibility: President Murmu
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said that the Government of India has taken several important steps over the past decade to ensure that all citizens remain healthy and have access to quality healthcare. The President said that healthy citizens are the foundation of a strong nation. Protecting people from disease […]
Maha govt directs installation of safety systems
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) In a move to curb drunk-driving-related accidents, the Maharashtra State Transport Department has initiated a mandate for an advanced safety system in buses. Responding to a ‘Calling Attention’ motion in the Legislative Assembly, Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Tuesday announced that a new model of breathalyser technology has been introduced. […]
Skill development programme in Mumbai’s Kandivali trains traditional cobblers for higher incomes
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) A special skill development training programme for the leather workers’ community was organised at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Skill Development Centre in Mumbai’s Kandivali (East) on the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Piyush Goyal, aiming to make traditional workers self-reliant through modern technical skills and to boost […]
India emerges key player as US defines 21st century China challenge
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) The United States has identified its response to China’s rise as “the defining story of the 21st century” and has signalled a deeper, but conditional, economic partnership with India as part of a broader Indo-Pacific strategy.signalled a deeper, but conditional, economic partnership with India as part of a broader Indo-Pacific strategy. […]
India is technology powerhouse: White House
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) India is “a technology powerhouse” that is central to the White House’s global artificial intelligence push, US President Donald Trump’s top science adviser has said, highlighting the country’s engineering depth and growing innovation ecosystem. “India is a technology powerhouse,” Michael Kratsios, assistant to the president and director of the White House […]
Trump rejects war doubts amid Iran row
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump forcefully rejected media reports that his top general opposes military action against Iran, insisting that any such operation would be “easily won” if ordered, even as senior Democratic lawmakers warned against what they described as a rush towards another Middle East war. “Numerous stories from the Fake […]
Trump weighs new security tariffs: US media
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is considering fresh national security tariffs on a half-dozen industries after the Supreme Court struck down many of his second-term levies, a media report said. According to a Wall Street Journal report, the proposed measures could target sectors including large-scale batteries, cast iron and iron fittings, plastic […]
Trump promises long State of the Union speech
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address on Tuesday night (early Wednesday morning local India time) and he said it will be lengthy. “It is going to be a long speech because we have so much to talk about,” Trump said at an event in the East […]
‘Bomb cyclone’ wallops US Northeast with record snow
New York, Feb 24 (IANS) A “bomb cyclone” walloped the US Northeast dumping more than 90 centimeters of snow whipped by 135-kilomtre winds in some areas, cutting off power to nearly half-a-million and canceling about 11,000 flights. As the storm raged Sunday night into Monday along a 600-kilometre swath of coastal states from Pennsylvania to […]
