NEW DELHI: OpenAI, in partnership with IndiaAI Mission under the IT Ministry, on Thursday launched the OpenAI Academy India, marking the first international expansion of the ChatGPT-maker's education platform. The initiative seeks to broaden access to AI education and tools, tapping into India's fast-growing developer community, digital infrastructure, and network of startups and innovators, the company said. OpenAI and IndiaAI also inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU), outlining their pa...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has dismissed the plea of an 18-year-old student who was denied entry to the Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for arriving six minutes late. The court emphasised the importance of maintaining the "sanctity and discipline" of public examinations. The student had approached the court after being barred from entering the test centre on May 13 at 8:36 am, six minutes past the scheduled gate closing time of 8:30 am. A bench comprising Justices Prathiba M Singh ...Read More
CUTTACK: Prompt action by a Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable helped save the life of a passenger who slipped while trying to board a moving train at Cuttack railway station here on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at around 8.05 am on platform no 1. Forty-four-year-old Md Mujahir of Mirjapur in West Bengal was attempting to board the departing Kanyakumari-Dibrugarh train when he lost his footing and was lodged in the gap between the platform edge and the train. Constable Tulu Be...Read More
Bengaluru: In a big update in connection with the stampede during the RCB IPL victory celebrations in Bengaluru, the police today arrested the Head of Marketing And Revenue of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The RCB official is among four persons arrested by Bengaluru police over the deadly stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium. The action came a day after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ordered the arrest of executives from RCB, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), and event management ...Read More
CUDDALORE: The internal rift within the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) would be resolved in a couple of days, Tamizhaga Valvurimai Katchi leader T Velmurugan said on Thursday. He stated that PMK cannot be broken by anyone and expressed confidence that unity would prevail. Speaking to media persons in Cuddalore, Velmurugan said, "My brother Thirumavalavan met PMK founder Dr Ramadoss at Thailapuram Garden. The meeting was widely criticised, but it had no political motive. My family, my brothers, and...Read More
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore city may soon turn greener and a much better place to live, if the plan of the Corporation to grow 25,000 trees materialises. On the occasion of World Environment Day on Thursday, the plan to plant saplings in the Corporation's open spaces, parks, corporation schools, along the banks of Rajavaikal canal and roadsides was rolled out. "Around 25,000 tree saplings will be planted and maintained in vacant lands owned by the Corporation," said District Collector Pavankumar G ...Read More
Hyderabad: BRS city president and Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath were admitted to a private hospital on Thursday after complaining of chest pain. The BRS leader was taken to AIG Hospital around 4 PM. Senior BRS leaders, including T Harish Rao and former MP NamaNageswaraRao visited the hospital. Gopinath has been suffering from kidney disease and had undergone treatment at the private hospital for a month. Speaking to reporters, Harish Rao said Gopinath is currently being treated in the ICU...Read More
NEW DELHI: iPhone maker Apple India has taken on lease 12,616 square feet area in Sky City Mall at Borivali East, Mumbai for a minimum monthly rent of Rs 17.35 lakh, according to CRE Matrix. Real estate data analytics firm CRE Matrix has reviewed the lease agreement of Apple India, which currently has two stores, one each in Mumbai and New Delhi. Premium mobile device maker Apple India has leased this space from Incline Realty for a period of 10 years and 10 months. The rent free period is 10 ...Read More
NEW DELHI: In a major push to position India as a global hub for traditional medicine and holistic wellness, the Government of India has launched 'Ayush Nivesh Saarthi', a dedicated investor facilitation portal for the Ayush sector. The digital platform was unveiled on May 29, 2025, during the Ayush Stakeholder and Industry Interaction Meet at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. The portal was jointly launched by Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Ayush Minister Prataprao Jadhav, in the prese...Read More
Imphal: A joint operation by state and central forces in the Manipur valley over the past 36 hours has resulted in the arrest of four alleged cadres of the proscribed People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed wing of the Revolutionary People's Front (RPF). Police officials on Friday reported that the arrested individuals had extensively carried out extortion activities across the Imphal Valley. Their targets included government offices, businessmen, local shopkeepers, oil pumps, and transporter...Read More
BHAWANIPATNA: Kalahandi police seized 6,500 kg of explosives and arrested four persons in connection with illegal transportation of mining explosives on Wednesday. The operation was conducted following an FIR filed by a junior mining officer during a raid near a stone query and crusher at Lakhbahali under Jaipatna police limits. During inspection, two explosive-laden vehicles were found stationed near the site. SP Kalahandi Nagraj Debarkonda informed that the seized materials included 100 IDEA...Read More
NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old undertrial prisoner died after being assaulted by two fellow inmates at Saket court's lock-up on Thursday, police said. An initial probe revealed that one of the accused had allegedly kicked the victim, and smashed his head on a wall. DCP (South) Ankit Chauhan said the assault took place in Kharja number-5 of the court lock-up. Kharja is a special area where undertrials are kept before court appearance. Aman, a resident of Govindpuri, was involved in an attempt to murd...Read More
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday criticised Delhi Public School (DPS), Dwarka, for deploying bouncers to stop students from entering the campus due to a dispute over fees. Justice Sachin Datta said such acts amounted to public shaming and intimidation, which could cause mental harassment and self-worth of a child. "This court is also constrained to express its dismay at the alleged conduct of the petitioner school in engaging bouncers to physically block entry of certain students in...Read More
VIJAYAWADA: Marking World Environment Day, the Women Development and Child Welfare Department of Andhra Pradesh launched a massive tree-planting drive in Vijayawada, aiming to plant one crore saplings statewide. The initiative, targeted at Anganwadi teachers, also introduced eco-friendly cooking measures to promote sustainability. Minister for Women, Child, and Tribal Welfare Gummidi Sandhyarani inaugurated the event alongside Vijayawada MP Kesineni Shivanath, MLA Gadde Rammohan, EESL CEO Visha...Read More
NEW DELHI: Former head of Air India and chairman of the Railway Board Ashwani Lohani is the new Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) director. The official order for his appointment was issued on Wednesday. A 1980-batch officer of the Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineering (IRSME), Lohani is known for turning around various organisations during his illustrious career. Following his retirement from IRSME service, he joined the GMR Group as the CEO. According to the order dated Ju...Read More
BHUBANESWAR: The School and Mass Education (SME) department is keeping a close watch on the Covid situation and will follow appropriate precautions as per the advisory of the Health and Family Welfare department, once the schools reopen. Informing this on Thursday, SME minister Nityananda Gond asked citizens to remain alert in view of the rising Covid-19 cases. "The government is giving top priority to the health and safety of all," he said, asking people not to panic. The minister further inf...Read More
HYDERABAD: A day after farmers and activists staged a protest and allegedly damaged furniture and property at the ethanol factory construction site in Pedda Dhanwada village of Rajoli mandal in Jogulamba Gadwal district, police arrested 12 persons, including a newspaper editor, on Thursday. The villagers are of the view that the establishment of ethanol factory would lead to pollution of Thungabhadra river and the Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme. Speaking to TNIE on Thursday, Jogulamba Gadwal Sup...Read More
Hyderabad: Twelve people, including several farmers, have been arrested following violent protests at the site of a proposed ethanol plant in Pedda Dhanwada village, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana. The arrests were made on Thursday, June 5, after villagers opposing the plant allegedly set fire to company shelters and equipment, damaged vehicles, and attacked staff and police during a large-scale demonstration on Wednesday. Police said the protest, which drew hundreds from Pedda Dhanwada ...Read More
HYDERABAD: Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Thursday directed the officials to place special focus on mobilising resources. Vikramarka chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Resource Mobilisation held at the state Secretariat. Stating that the Cabinet sub-committee will hold meetings on weekly basis, he instructed the officials to implement expeditiously the decisions taken in the latest meeting. The deputy CM said that the decisions taken in the latest meeting and t...Read More
BHOPAL: Has the rabid animal whose single-day biting spree had led to the deaths of six people within 11 days, actually died in Barwani district of southwest Madhya Pradesh? If the state forest department is to be believed, then a jackal whose carcass was found in a dry well outside Limbai village on Thursday, is the same animal which bit 17 people within a few hours on May 5 in the same village - leading to the death of two women and four men between May 3 and June 2. "We've been probing the s...Read More
KOZHIKODE/THIRUVANTHAPURAM: Facing criticism from various quarters, the state government on Thursday night declared a holiday for all educational institutions on Friday. Earlier in the day, the government had cancelled the previously declared holiday on Friday (6 June) for Bakrid and instead designated Saturday (7 June) as the official holiday. Friday was initially announced as a regular working day. This abrupt change sparked widespread criticism and protests from Muslim organisations, educati...Read More
Errol Musk, the father of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is currently touring India, said on Thursday that the electric vehicle company will be lucky to establish its business in India. "Tesla will be very lucky to get it here and be a part of the car network," said Errol Musk, during an ANI interview at ISKCON Delhi today, after he was asked if the company will invest in India. Acknowledging that Tesla is a public company and that he cannot speak for the company as a whole, he said that India is a ...Read More
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami extended greetings for Ganga Dussehra. He highlighted Ganga's importance and urged people to maintain its purity. Dhami also greeted citizens on World Environment Day. He encouraged participation in 'Ek Ped Maa ke Naam'. This initiative promotes environmental conservation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched it a year ago.Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami greeted the people of the state on Thursday on the auspicious occasion of Ganga ...Read More
Andhra Pradesh government launched a massive greening campaign on World Environment Day, initiating "Vana Mahotsav" and an "End Plastic Pollution" drive. The goal is to increase the state's green cover from 29 to 50 percent by planting one crore saplings statewide. The initiative includes advanced monitoring and aims to achieve 37 percent green cover by 2029.The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday launched a massive greening campaign to mark World Environment Day, aiming to increase the state'...Read More
Guwahati: Five biofuel production units will be set up in the state soon to produce biofuel from plastic waste, said CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on World Environment Day on Thursday. He said the state govt will implement measures to phase out single-use plastic. The theme of World Environment Day this year was 'Beat the Plastic Pollution'.The CM said the state govt, in collaboration with Oil India, has been working to establish biofuel production units in Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Silchar, Tezpur and Guwa...Read More
Panchkula News: In Haryana's Panchkula, Ghaggar river washed away a car along with a woman due to rise in water in Ghaggar river. It is being told that the woman had come to shed flowers in the river, then suddenly due to increase in the flow of the river, the woman along with the car started flowing with the water of the river. Then the woman's car got stuck in a stone nearby. After which the people around along with the NDRF team rescued the woman....Read More
Vijayawada: Governor S Abdul Nazeer on Thursday planted a Sapota (Sapodilla) sapling on Raj Bhavan lawns here, marking World Environment Day and participating in 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' (A Tree in Mother's Name) initiative. Speaking at the event, the Governor lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' campaign as a gesture of respect and dedication towards our motherland and nature. He highlighted the campaign's objective: to plant a tree in the name of a mother, creating a lasting...Read More
Guwahati, June 5: As part of an initiative by the Department of Forest and Environment, Chief Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma today attended the World Environment Day event held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra. He flagged off 129 vehicles allocated to the Forest and Environment Department to support ongoing environmental protection efforts. He also launched a dedicated web portal and distributed arms to the commandos of three battalions of the Assam Forest Protection Force. Speaking to the ...Read More
Hyderabad: In a major espionage breakthrough amid rising India-Pakistan tensions, the authorities have uncovered a network of Indian netizens allegedly recruited by Pakistan's ISI to leak sensitive information. The key figure in this alleged spy ring is Noshaba Shehzad, codenamed 'Madam N.' Shehzad, a travel agency head from Lahore, is accused of luring Indian net influencers and even government officials into becoming spies for Pakistan. Sources claim that Shehzad facilitated the travel of nea...Read More
INDORE: Even as the search for Indore Honeymooner Sonam Raghuvanshi entered the 11th day, new CCTV footage has emerged from a Shillong hotel of her and her husband Raja.The grainy video shows them at the hotel reception as they check out on the evening of May 22. They are believed to have moved into a hotel in Sohra, 120km away, left their luggage there, and proceeded towards Maulakaya village in Cherrapunjee area.They were never seen again. Raja's body was found in a deep gorge in Weisawdong on...Read More