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Photo: IANSDelhi High Court Intervenes in CBSE Row, Demands Centre and Board Respond to Digital Fraud Allegations
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on a public interest litigation (PIL) raising concerns over the newly introduced On-Screen Marking (OSM) system for evaluation of Class 12 board examination answer sheets. A Bench of Justices Neena Bansal Krishna and Madhu…
Photo: IANSKerala’s Free Bus Travel for Women Set for June 15 Launch; KSRTC Stares at ₹57 Crore Monthly Burden
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government’s ambitious scheme to provide free travel for women in KSRTC buses will come into effect from June 15, but the benefit will initially be restricted to ordinary services alone. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and Transport Minister C.P. John, considering KSRTC’s financial…
Photo: AI Image/IANSExperts call for new urban transport policy as India’s vehicle fleet crosses 413 mn
New Delhi: With India’s vehicle fleet crossing 413 million amid rapid urbanisation, experts on Monday called for a renewed urban transport framework as the Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP) launched a review of the country’s 2006 National Urban Transport Policy. India’s registered vehicle fleet increased from approximately 90 million vehicles in 2006 to more…
Photo: IANSNorth Korea Declares Nuclear Status ‘Irreversible’ Ahead of Xi Jinping Visit
Seoul: The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said her country’s status as a nuclear-armed state is absolutely irreversible, calling it a “line of no retreat” and vowing not to tolerate any threats against it, the North’s state media reported on Sunday. Kim Yo-jong made the remarks in a statement carried by the…
Photo: PTIWeather Woes Threaten Bengal’s Mango Exports
Kolkata: Dark spots caused by a weather-induced disease have made the shipping of Bengal’s famed Himsagar mangoes overseas uncertain, exporters said. Spotting on the surface of mangoes is caused by continuous rain during bagging and subsequent high temperatures. These spots are early signs of infection. Bagging involves covering each fruit with protective bags while still…
Photo: AI ImageFire breaks out at Bhopal eatery, rapid response ensures zero casualties
Bhopal: A fire broke out at a restaurant located on the first floor of a two-storey building in Bhopal on Sunday morning, officials said. No casualties were reported in the incident, which occurred in the Lalghati commercial area of the Madhya Pradesh capital, they said, adding that furniture and other installations on the premises were…
Photo: IANSTrinamool’s Abhishek Banerjee denies seeking CAPF security for himself after Sonarpur attack
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday issued a statement rubbishing claims that surfaced last week about him allegedly seeking security cover of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) for himself after the assault by an angry mob at Sonarpur in South 24 Parganas district of West…
Photo: IANS/AI GeneratedAI-Driven Cyberattacks Are Becoming Autonomous And Harder To Detect
AI is making cyberattacks more autonomous, harder to assess New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly making cyberattacks more autonomous, enabling threat actors to carry out more advanced operations and challenging traditional cybersecurity frameworks, a report has said. According to an analysis by Anthropic, over 800 accounts were banned for malicious cyber…
Photo: NASAGoogle to pay SpaceX $30 billion for computing power till June 2029
New Delhi: Elon Musk’s SpaceX said that Google’s parent company Alphabet has agreed to pay it $920 million a month for computing capacity under a cloud services contract that runs from October 2026 through June 2029. The total monthly fee amounts to roughly $30 billion over the life of the agreement, according to an exchange…
Photo: Information & Public Relations Department, BiharJustice Meenakshi Madan Rai sworn in as Chief Justice of Patna High Court
Patna: Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai was sworn in on Friday as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court. Bihar Governor Syed Ata Hasnain administered the oath of office to Chief Justice Rai at a ceremony held at Bihar Lok Bhavan in Patna, attended by judges of the Patna High Court and other dignitaries. Governor…
