AHMEDABAD: Aspirations to walk tall and proud in khaki have “shrunk” after running into a tape measure. Several police job hopefuls in Gujarat have moved the high court after failing to rise to one’s full height in the latest recruitment drive, falling below the mandatory 165cm (5.4ft) cut-off despite, reportedly, having earlier cleared the same…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday called upon the Indian IT sector to lead not just in service delivery but in building AI products, platforms and solutions that work for India and the world. “India’s IT sector has been the backbone of our services exports and a key driver of…
NEW DELHI: Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday argued against “indiscriminate” blocking orders by courts, saying content in the realm of satire, fair comment and public speech should be protected.The microblogging site took the stand in Delhi HC while opposing a suit by Baba Ramdev alleging large-scale misappropriation and commercial exploitation of his…
Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (PTI) NEW DELHI: The Centre spelt out an ambitious vision for artificial intelligence that borrows directly from one of India’s biggest digital success stories – UPI.The idea, officials said, is to offer the world a “bouquet of trusted AI solutions”: A shared, reliable digital backbone that countries and companies can…
NCP demans CBI probe into Ajit Pawar’s death, submits memorandum to Fadnavis MUMBAI: Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar and other NCP members on Tuesday met CM Devendra Fadnavis and demanded a CBI probe into the Jan 28 air crash that killed Ajit Pawar. NCP state chief Sunil Tatkare told reporters that the CM has assured them…
NEW DELHI: Delhi University has banned protests and public gatherings on its campuses for a month, drawing criticism from student and teacher groups that called it “undemocratic” and an attempt to curb dissent.The order from the office of the proctor comes days after a protest on North campus on Friday over the SC’s stay on…
The twins with their mother MUMBAI/JAIPUR: In a city crowded with toppers and tight schedules, brothers Mahroof Ahmed Khan and Masroor Ahmed Khan in Kota stand out for an almost uncanny symmetry. The twins, who share the same shoe size and eyeglass power, studied together, tested together, sat the same JEE Main (Session-I) 2026 shift,…
AHMEDABAD: Gujarat’s electoral strength contracted 13.4% to 4.4 crore voters on completion of a special intensive revision (SIR) that saw 77 lakh-odd names being deleted from the 2025 rolls and 9.5 lakh new electors getting added to the final list published Tuesday. The double-digit percentage decline caps two rounds of scrutiny, starting with 73.7 lakh…
NEW DELHI: SC on Tuesday criticised 12 ’eminent’ persons who together filed a PIL “targeting” CMs of BJP-governed states for alleged hate speeches while making a plea for framing guidelines to restrain constitutional functionaries and bureaucrats from breaching fidelity to constitutional morality. Appearing for petitioners, senior advocate Kapil Sibal told a bench of Chief Justice…
CHENNAI: Over eight years after a trial court acquitted 23 accused of killing a man over an election rivalry in Villupuram in 2013, Madras HC on Tuesday reversed the order and convicted and sentenced 21 of them to life imprisonment.“On a careful re-appreciation of the entire evidence on record, we find that the prosecution proved…