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Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) chairperson and Manorama Online CEO Mariam Mammen Mathew on Thursday opened the DNPA conclave and said that artificial intelligence and rapid shifts in the digital ecosystem are fundamentally reshaping how news is created, distributed, discovered and monetised.Speaking at the Third Annual Storyboard18 DNPA Conclave 2025 on the theme, “Transformation of…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday continued its sharp criticism of the NCERT over the newly introduced Class 8 social science textbook, with Chief Justice of India Surya Kant lambasting NCERT over a chapter discussing “corruption” and “backlogs” in the judiciary, calling it a “deep-rooted and well-planned conspiracy.”However, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta tendered an…

Representative image (ANI) NEW DELHI: A Maoist commander, carrying a reward of Rs 22 lakh on his head, was allegedly killed by his leader for intending to surrender to the Odisha Police, a senior officer said.Anwesh, alias Renu, a native of Sukma in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, was allegedly killed by notorious Naxal leader Sukru on January…

NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Thursday moved to retrieve 38 copies of the now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook after drawing sharp criticism from the Supreme Court. A bench led by CJI Surya Kant described the content as a “deep-rooted conspiracy to defame” the judiciary.The textbook sparked a…

Mark Carney and PM Narendra Modi (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Canada on Wednesday clarified that it does not believe India is linked to violent crimes on its soil, signalling a diplomatic thaw with New Delhi ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to India. This marks a notable shift after months of strained ties between…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Wednesday rejected a plea seeking a ban or a change in the title of the upcoming film, ‘Yadav Ji ki Love Story’, saying the name does not portray the Yadav community in a poor light.A bench comprising justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan rejected the petition filed by the…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday became the first world leader and politician to cross 100 million followers on Instagram, marking a new milestone in his global digital presence.PM Modi, who joined the Meta-owned platform in 2014, now has more than twice the followers of US President Donald Trump, who stands second with…

NEW DELHI: International air travel in and out of India touched a new quarterly high and crossed the two-crore mark for the first time in October-December 2025.Despite travel to the US remaining subdued due to visa issues across categories such as students and H-1B during President Trump’s second presidency; Canada’s high rejection rate for Indian…

NEW DELHI It was Justice Sam Piroj Bharucha who, as CJI, had admitted there was corruption in the judiciary.On Dec 22, 2002, he had told an audience at Kollam in Kerala that “more than 80% of judges in this country, across the board, are honest and incorruptible. It is that smaller percentage that brings the…

NEW DELHI: The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Wednesday speedily moved to drop references of “corruption at various levels of the judiciary” from its new Class VIII social science textbook after drawing fire from the Supreme Court over what a bench led by CJI Surya Kant called a “deep-rooted conspiracy to…