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Politics, policy and the national stories shaping India — reported and explained by The Guardian Chronicle.
Photo: PIBAI Asymmetry Poses Critical Threat to BFSI Sector
New Delhi: Experts on Monday highlighted AI asymmetry as one of the defining risks facing financial institutions, saying that activities that once required specialist teams, significant resources, and weeks of effort can increasingly be performed at machine speed by comparatively low-resource threat actors. This is placing offensive capabilities on a faster development curve than many…
Photo: IANSCabinet approves Rs 62,500 crore mobile phone manufacturing scheme
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) with a budgetary outlay of Rs 62,500 crore to scale up domestic production, boost exports and strengthen India’s position as a global electronics manufacturing hub. The scheme, which will run for five years from FY2026-27…
Photo: IANSTwo die in Noida fire; building owner, leaseholder in police custody
Noida: Two people lost their lives in a major fire that broke out at a five-storey building in Mamura village under the Phase 3 police station area of Noida. More than 100 occupants were safely evacuated. A man and a woman were in critical condition and were transported to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared…
Photo: IANSTwo Killed, Two Injured as Financial Dispute Leads to Gunfight and Car Attack in UP
Bulandshahr: Two people were killed, while two others were critically injured after a financial dispute between two groups escalated in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr, officials said on Wednesday. The incident occurred in Nizampur village under the jurisdiction of the Sikandrabad Police Station. Police said the violence stemmed from an argument over a monetary transaction that quickly…
India well-positioned to become global hub for AI-native talent: Nasscom
Bengaluru : India has the foundation to emerge as a global hub for AI-native technology talent, but unlocking this potential will require a stronger focus on engineering fundamentals, AI judgment, and technical depth, according to a report released on Tuesday. The report by Nasscom, titled “The State of AI-Native Talent in India: Decoding the Readiness…
Photo: IANSTN targets 20,000 public EV charging stations by 2031 to accelerate green mobility
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government has set an ambitious target of establishing 20,000 public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the state by 2031 as part of its long-term strategy to promote clean mobility, strengthen charging infrastructure, and encourage private investment in the fast-growing EV sector. The roadmap was discussed at a series of high-level…
Photo: IANSSeven arrested, Rs 2.20 crore cash seized in night-long raid near Kolkata
Kolkata: Seven persons, including a woman, were arrested, and around Rs 2.20 crore in unaccounted cash was seized following a marathon overnight raid conducted by multiple units of the Bidhannagar City Police at a private guesthouse in New Town on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, officials said on Tuesday. The joint operation, which began on…
Photo: AI imageHC upholds conviction in judge Uttam Anand’s murder case
In a judgment carrying strong words on the safety of judicial officers and the sanctity of the justice system, the Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday dismissed the appeals of Lakhan Kumar Verma and Rahul Kumar Verma, holding that the killing of Dhanbad Additional District and Sessions Judge Uttam Anand was a deliberate act and not…
Photo: DCP Narayana's officeFake FB account in B’luru DCP’s name; FIR filed after fraudster dupes public
Bengaluru: The Hebbagodi Police in Bengaluru on Tuesday registered an FIR against an unidentified person for allegedly creating a fake Facebook account in the name of M. Narayana, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Electronic City Division, and using it to fraudulently collect money from the officer’s friends and members of the public. The complaint in…
Photo: IANSAndhra woman poisons her two children, dies by suicide over family dispute
Amaravati: In a tragic incident, a woman poisoned her two minor children to death before committing suicide in Andhra Pradesh’s Palnadu district. According to police, the incident occurred at Vittamrajupalli village in Vinukonda mandal. Nakka Bharati (24) killed Tejesh Reddy (6) and Hemanatha Nagi Reddy (4) before hanging herself at her house. Police suspect that…
