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New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Artificial Intelligence has emerged as humanity's most powerful force for progress, Manish Gupta, Senior Director of Google DeepMind said on Tuesday adding that AI's evolution will drive significant shifts including accelerating scientific discovery and augmenting human capabilities. The senior executive at Google DeepMind, the tech giant's premier AI research lab, emphasised that India is at the forefront of utilising Artificial Intelligence to solve real-world, tangibl ...Read More >
Aizawl, Dec 16 (UNI) Mizoram is set to sign a USD 108 million loan agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support and strengthen its public healthcare system, Health and Family Welfare Minister Lalrinpuii said on Tuesday. The loan, approved earlier this month, is part of the ADB-funded project titled 'Supporting Public Healthcare System Strengthening to Achieve Universal Healthcare for Mizoram'. The agreement will be formalised once the Ministry of Finance finalises a date for sign ...Read More >
The estimated cost of the 14-km stretch will be Rs 42 lakh, and the approval marks an important step toward strengthening railway infrastructure and enhancing industrial activities in the northeastern state, it said. "The approval for the construction of this new railway line is an important step in strengthening the railway infrastructure in the state and increasing the mobility of various industries in the industrial city of Bodhjungnagar," the transport minister said in a Facebook post on Mo ...Read More >
Agartala/Guwahati, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha and Transport Minister Sushanta Chowdhury on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw for initiating the process of a new rail line between Tripura to boost trade and industries. The Railways Ministry has approved a final location survey for a proposed new railway line in Tripura to connect the Bodhjungnagar Industrial Complex in West Tripura, aimed at boosting trade and indus ...Read More >
MPPSC Exam Calendar: The Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) has released its tentative examination calendar for 2025 and 2026. The schedule covers recruitment exams across State Service, Forest Service, Technical Education, and Higher Education departments. Candidates can use this calendar to plan their preparation in advance. The calendar lists examination dates for posts such as Assistant Professor, Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Principal (Class-II), Dental Surgeon, Minin ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) India is set for a power-packed presence at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Swiss ski resort town of Davos next month with four union ministers including Ashwini Vaishnaw and Shivraj Singh Chouhan set to join five CMs and over 100 CEOs from the country. K Ram Mohan Naidu, Minister for Civil Aviation, and Pralhad Joshi, Minister for New & Renewable Energy, Consumer Affairs, and Food & Public Distribution, will also be part of the Indian delegation at the five-d ...Read More >
New Delhi : Google today announced a suite of new collaborations and funding commitments to bolster India's AI ecosystem at its "Lab to Impact" dialogue, an event supported by the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Attended by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, the dialogue highlighted Google's research-driven approach to supporting Digital Public Infrastructure and empowering the research, developer, and startup ecosystem to solve national challenges and meet large-scale social nee ...Read More >
New Delhi: Google has laid out a broad set of AI-related commitments for India, touching healthcare, research, language technology, agriculture, and clean energy. The announcements were made at the "Lab to Impact: Google on Health, Science and Society" dialogue, held alongside the India AI Impact Summit 2026. The company positioned these moves as part of its ongoing engagement with India's digital and AI ecosystem, with a clear focus on public infrastructure and large-scale social use cases. Fr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bid to support India's research ecosystem, Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, on Tuesday announced a funding of $8 million for four AI Centres of Excellence for health, agriculture, education, and sustainable cities. The centres were established by the Government, aligning with the vision to "Make AI in India and Make AI work for India". The centres include TANUH at IISc Bangalore, which will focus on developing scalable AI solutions for effect ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Several Congress leaders on Tuesday submitted Adjournment Motion notice in the Parliament seeking urgent discussion on the 'severe' air pollution affecting Delhi-NCR. Congress MP Manickam Tagore submitted an Adjournment Motion notice in the Lok Sabha to discuss air pollution and requested the declaration of a National Public Health Emergency. In his notice, Tagore cited the 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 461 in Delhi, categorised as "Severe Plu ...Read More >
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday visited the Himachal Niketan at Dwarka, New Delhi, to take stock of the progress of the ongoing construction work and directed the officers to ensure its completion within six months.The project, being built at an estimated cost of Rs 145 crore, will have 107 rooms, a restaurant, a banquet hall, a multipurpose hall, a meeting hall, dormitories, parking, a garden, electric vehicle charging stations, besides other facilities. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Indian Army on Tuesday recalled the courage and valour of the Indian Armed Forces in the 1971 War on the occasion of Vijay Diwas by sharing the historic tale of the liberation of Bangladesh through a social media post by the Additional Directorate General of Public Information. In a post on X, the Indian Army wrote, "Vijay Diwas is not just a date - it stands as the symbol of the historic and decisive victory of the Indian Armed Forces in the 1971 War." ...Read More >
Schools experienced panic Monday following a bomb threat. Students were evacuated as authorities conducted anti-sabotage checks. No suspicious items were discovered. The threat was reportedly sent via email to a school principal. Cyber police are investigating the source of the message. Similar threats were received by other schools. This incident follows a hoax bomb threat in Amritsar on December 12. A bomb threat sent into panic several schools here on Monday, with authorities evacuating stud ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15(ANI): Congress MP B Manickam Tagore on Monday alleged "bureaucratic fog" over Gujarat's Ahmedabad hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games after receiving no clarity on his question in the Lok Sabha. Sharing a written reply to his questions on the 2030 Commonwealth Games, Tagore demanded "transparency, accountability and federal consultation" from the Centre. He had inquired about the total estimated cost of hosting the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad; an indepen ...Read More >
Jamtara, Dec 15 (UNI) The Jharkhand government formally launched the Paddy Procurement Scheme for the Kharif Marketing Season 2025-26 through an online platform on Monday. The statewide procurement drive was inaugurated by Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Minister Dr. Irfan Ansari during a district-level programme held at the SGSY Training Building auditorium in Jamtara. With this launch, paddy procurement activities commenced simultaneously across all districts of the state. Add ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Bidhanagar court sent the event organiser of the football icon Lionel Messi's Goat India Tour, Satdru Dutta to 14-day police custody. Kolkata police arrested the event manager after the chaotic scenes erupted at the Salt Lake stadium following Messi's visit to Kolkata. He was arrested by the police at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport as he was leaving with Messi and Inter Miami teammates Luis Suarez and Rodri de Paul. Satadru Dutta, was produced before the Bidhan ...Read More >
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said that he will visit Osmania University on December 10 (Wednesday) to inspect the academic blocks and hostels, and directed officials to give priority to the opinions of students and teaching staff while finalising the major development works planned at the varsity. Reviewing the proposals presented by a high-power committee, headed by Advisor (Public Affairs) K. Keshava Rao, at his residence in Hyderabad on Friday (December 5, 2025), the Chief Minis ...Read More >
Bhopal, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, on Friday, provided appointment letters to the 877 newly selected employees in the Public Health and Medical Education as well as the Forest Departments of the state, government officials said. Addressing the gathering of newly selected employees at Bhopal's Kushabhau Thakre convention centre, the Chief Minister said that the BJP-led state government has been making all possible efforts to provide employment to the youth. ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has sought Germany's support for the vision to develop Hyderabad as a global innovation hub. Telangana seeks a strong partnership with Germany in key investment areas, including IT, pharma, and automobiles, he said when a delegation led by German Consul General Michael Hasper called on him here on Tuesday. The German delegation informed the Chief Minister that Deutsche Börse, a leading global financial services company ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah's National Conference and BJP teamed up in the assembly for the first time Tuesday to vote out PDP's proposed "anti-bulldozer bill" that seeks to grant ownership rights to locals occupying illegal properties on state-owned land for over 20 years.Omar, already facing allegations about last Friday's Rajya Sabha election being "a fixed match" after BJP won one of the four seats at stake, received a rare shout-out from the saffron party later for rejecting PDP's land b ...Read More >
Chennai: India is set to hold the Presidency of the 18th BRICS summit to be held in New Delhi in 2026. The dates are yet to be announced. The theme of the India summit is "Building Resilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sustainability." Commenting on the upcoming BRICS summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Under India's BRICS presidency, we will work to define BRICS in a new form. BRICS will mean Building Resilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sustainability." Brazil, Russi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 28 (ANI): The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) had achieved a significant milestone under its flagship youth engagement initiative, Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), with the platform surpassing two crore registrations, said the official release. This landmark reflects the growing enthusiasm and participation of India's youth in the nation's collective journey towards a Viksit Bharat 2047. Launched on 31st October 2023 by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Na ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 28 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, during his visit to Mamligh in Solan district on Tuesday, announced the upgradation of Mamligh sub-tehsil to tehsil and the opening of a Public Works Department sub-division at Mamligh, a release said. After dedicating development projects worth Rs 27.43 crore to the people of the area, the Chief Minister addressed a massive gathering at Mamligh. He also announced Rs 50 lakh for the cons ...Read More >
Second time in five days that PHE Employees United Front of Jammu has demonstrated, seeking tabling of committee report in ongoing assembly session. Daily wagers of the public health engineering (PHE) department on Monday held a protest to demand the tabling of the report of the committee set up by the Jammu and Kashmir government on the regularisation of their services. This is the second time in five days that the PHE Employees United Front of Jammu held a demonstration on the issue. Members ...Read More >
JAMMU, Oct 27: Demanding release of report of the Government Committee for the regularisation of daily wagers in JKUT, the daily wage workers of the Public Health Engineering (PHE)/ Jal Shakti Department today staged a strong protest demonstration and march in the winter capital city here today. The PHE workers under the banner of PHE Employees United Front of Jammu province held protest on the 1225th day in support of their demands. On the first day of the Assembly session on October 23, they ...Read More >
Silchar:Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to embark on a two-day visit to Barak Valley on Friday, covering Cachar and Sribhumi districts, with a series of key official and public engagements aimed at boosting development initiatives and strengthening grassroot outreach.Sarma will commence his tour at Ramkrishna Nagar in Sribhumi district, where he will be attending a cheque distribution event under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan (MMUA). The programme seeks to promote self ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday criticised Congress leader Udit Raj for linking the eviction of his government bungalow to caste oppression. She said overstaying in official accommodation should not be framed as a caste issue. In a post on X, Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote, "Overstaying in a sarkari accommodation - for whatever urgent need, and also, moving the court to continue to stay on but when forced to vacate have made it about caste ide ...Read More >
Train operations across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early Thursday after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on a railway track in Kokrajhar district, officials said. The blast occurred shortly after midnight, around five kilometres from Kokrajhar railway station on the route towards Salakati. Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after unidentified miscreants detonated an improvised explosive device (IE ...Read More >
Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that a conference of Urban Development Ministers from all South Indian States will be held in Bengaluru on October 30. The meeting will be chaired by Union Minister for Energy, Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar. When asked if Karnataka would seek Central assistance for Bengaluru's development, Mr. Shivakumar said, "We will ask. The Union Urban Affairs Minister will participate in the conference, and we will place our demands bef ...Read More >
The Kerala government on Friday told the High Court here that not permitting a Muslim girl to wear her headscarf (hijab) to school was an "invasion" of her privacy and dignity and a "denial of her right to secular education". The government said the right of the girl to wear a headscarf in her house and outside it, "does not stop at the school gate". The submissions were made in an affidavit filed in response to a plea moved by the church-run St Rita's Public School at Palluruthy here challeng ...Read More >
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