On a winter evening in 1911, as the sun dipped over the confluence city of Prayagraj, a small crowd gathered on the banks of Yamuna to witness what many believed was little more than a spectacle. Kumbh Mela pilgrims thronged the city, traders and farmers moved through the UP Exhibition grounds, and curious onlookers looked…
Ashwini Vaishnaw and Mahua Moitra NEW DELHI: The Modi government’s ambitious AI summit on Wednesday was overshadowed by controversy over Galgotias University’s contested displays of robotic exhibits, with Trinamool (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra calling the I-T minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to quit.Taking a sharp dig at the minister, who also holds crucial railway and information &…
NEW DELHI: Galgotias University on Wednesday issued an apology and went into damage control, pinning the entire blame on the Professor who was tasked with manning the pavilion, after a massive controversy erupted over its false claims around ‘in-house innovation’ displays at its booths at the ongoing AI Impact Summit 2026. In its apology, the…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday met Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde at the latter’s residence in Mumbai. This was their first face-to-face interaction since last month’s Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.The meeting, held at Shinde’s official residence Nandanvan, covered a range of issues, a functionary from the Shinde-led Shiv…
Galgotias University apologised after being asked to vacate its AI Impact Summit stall over a Chinese-made robotic dog display, blaming the controversy on a faculty member’s unawareness of the product’s origins. Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi called Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma “Assam’s Jinnah” and downplayed former state chief Bhupen Borah joining the Bharatiya Janata…
NEW DELHI: The Mahayuti government in Maharashtra has formally cancelled the five per cent reservation for Muslims in jobs and education.The Social Justice Department on Tuesday issued a Government Resolution (GR) cancelling its 2014 order that had granted a 5 per cent reservation to the Muslim community in educational institutions and government and semi-government jobs…
NEW DELHI: A Rajasthan BJP MLA sparked a controversy during the assembly debate on the state budget after drawing a gendered comparison between present BJP government’s budget and that of the previous Congress regime.Participating in the debate on Monday evening, Weir MLA Bahadur Singh Koli described the BJP’s budget as a “youth budget” and the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi police on Wednesday arrested Bobby Kabutar – a key member of Lawrence Bishnoi gang – in conection with the double murder of two brothers in Delhi last year. Bobby was evading arrest for past seven years and was wanted in multiple cases. He was allegedly a close associate of jailed gangster Lawrence…
NEW DELHI: Cracks within the INDIA bloc appeared to widen on Wednesday after Shiv Sena (UBT) asked the opposition alliance to “wake up” and hold discussions ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in several states.In an editorial, the party’s mouthpiece Saamana said the coalition must not wait until polls are announced to coordinate its strategy….
NEW DELHI: Galgotias University was asked to vacate its stall at the AI Summit Expo in Bharat Mandapam on Wednesday after a robotic dog displayed at its booth as an in-house innovation was identified as a commercially available Chinese product, said government sources.The robot, showcased by the university as “Orion,” was recognised by observers as…