‘India’s Got Latent’ row: Ranveer Allahbadia, Apoorva Mukhija apologise to NCW

Ranveer Allahbadia. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement YouTubers Ranveer Allahbadia and Apoorva Mukhija submitted written apologies to the NCW over their offensive remarks made on “India’s Got Latent”, panel chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar said on Friday (March 7, 2025) and asserted that their comments on the online show were “simply not acceptable”. Allahbadia, Mukhija and … Read more

Congress flags U.S. ‘downsizing’ NOAA; says India must boost research capacity in earth sciences

Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress on Friday (March 7, 2025) claimed the downsizing at the U.S.’ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) could adversely impact India, and said the country will have to enhance its own research capacity and capability in earth sciences very significantly. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam … Read more

G.N. Saibaba, Stan Swamy deaths in jail: Supreme Court issues notice on petition seeking accommodation in prisons for PwDs

A view of the Supreme Court (SC) of India. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Supreme Court on Friday (March 7, 2025) issued a notice on the petition seeking reasonable accommodation in prisons for inmates who are persons with disabilities. The petition was filed by Sathyan Nadavoor and represented by advocate Kaleeswaram Raj. A … Read more

The academic link between Nepal and India

On February 16, a third-year woman student from Nepal was found dead by suicide in the Bhubaneswar-based Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT). Initial investigation by the police revealed that harassment from a fellow male student had led the student to take her own life. Other students from Nepal carried out a protest stating that the … Read more

Torres scam whistle-blower claims to receive death threat

Abhishek Mahendra Gupta, who claims to be the whistle-blower in the case, has filed a complaint at the judicial magistrate court, Mazgaon, Mumbai stating that he has been receiving death threats. Representative image | Photo Credit: ANI In the Torres investment scam, the 31-year-old chartered accountant Abhishek Mahendra Gupta, who claims to be the whistle-blower … Read more

BSP is controlled by BJP, says Congress leader Udit Raj

Congress leaders Udit Raj (L). File | Photo Credit: PTI Congress leader Udit Raj on Thursday (March 6, 2025) claimed that Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati sacked her nephew Akash Anand under pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party since he had called for an alliance of the BSP with the Congress and Samajwadi Party … Read more

Government launches data platform for Indian AI models, beefs up shared GPU capacity

Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while announcing the AI Kosha platform that 14,000 GPUs had been commissioned for shared access, compared to around 10,000 when announced earlier this year. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Union government on Thursday (March 6, 2025) launched AI Kosha, a platform with datasets, that is being touted as … Read more