Spread the love File photo: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: The pendency of the case regarding the OBC creamy layer in Supreme Court will not affect the seniority of successful candidates of 2025 batch even though their service allocation and foundation course are still to be finalised, official sources said on Sunday.DoPT officials said, “The department and all training institutes are...
CBSE makes AI a part of formal teaching, NCERT develops module
Spread the love NCERT has developed a 20-hour introductory module for Classes IX-XII, which CBSE has earmarked for school-based assessment. NEW DELHI: From spotting deepfake to questioning a chatbot’s confident but incorrect answers, artificial intelligence (AI) is moving from being an optional subject towards becoming a basic skill for CBSE schoolchildren. Taking a step towards more formal AI teaching in...
EC refuses to give details of SIR software, cites ‘trade secrets, IPR’
Spread the love File photo: Election Commision of India NEW DELHI: Election Commission has declined to disclose the name and version of the software it used to identify errors and anomalies in voter rolls during SIR, saying the information was related to “commercial confidence, trade secrets and intellectual property” and, thus, exempt under RTI Act. The reply, dated Oct 16,...
Trump calls El-Sayed ‘jihadist’ ahead of Michigan rally, alleges Sharia law push
Spread the love Trump attacks El-Sayed as ‘jihadist’ ahead of crucial Michigan midterm rally US President Donald Trump attacked Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in a Truth Social post ahead of a rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday, calling him a “Jihadist Member of the Muslim Brotherhood” and accusing him of wanting to impose Sharia law in the United...
Former CJI D Y Chandrachud was more deferential to govt than needed, says Justice Kaul
Spread the love Former SC judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul alleges in his book that ex-CJI D Y Chandrachud was overly deferential to the government on judicial appointments NEW DELHI: Former CJI D Y Chandrachud was more deferential to the govt than necessary in matters of judicial appointments, former SC judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul has said in his forthcoming...
EPFO considers Rs 25,000cr war chest to stabilise interest payouts
Spread the love File photo: Employees Provident Fund Organisation- EPFO NEW DELHI: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is discussing a dedicated Rs 25,000-crore Interest Stabilisation Reserve, designed to insulate the annual interest payouts of its nearly 30 crore members from the turbulence caused by corporate bond defaults and forced-exit losses.Officials said EPFO and government want a stable regime for its subscribers...
BJP calls for nationwide protest over Kharge’s ‘baap’ remark
Spread the love File photo: Targeting PM Modi further, Kharge called the prime minister a “habitual liar” PATNA/NEW DELHI: Congress party president Mallikarjun Kharge’s remark about PM Narendra Modi’s father raised a furore in BJP on Sunday, with the party announcing a nationwide protest on Monday against Kharge’s “indecent and offensive” remarks.Addressing a gathering at Bapu Sabhagar in Patna, Kharge...
New York court overturns foreclosure after lender fails to prove its claim
Spread the love The appeals court reversed parts of the July 2025 order that had allowed foreclosure (AI image) A New York man who took out a mortgage in 2005 has managed to overturn a court ruling that had gone in favour of a bank seeking to foreclose on his property. The US Bank National Association had accused Moses Sukljian...
Trump gears up for Iran escalation after US polls; Tehran says position unchanged
Spread the love Trump hits at resuming strikes on Iran; Tehran’s position unchanged US President Donald Trump has hinted that his forces in the Mideast would resume strikes on Iran after the US midterm elections on Nov 3. The President has already sent a third aircraft carrier strike group and 10,000 additional sailors and Marines toward the Persian Gulf to...
Nobel laureate, Venezuela opposition leader Machado returns after exile
Spread the love File photo: In this photo released by Vente Venezuela Press Office, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters at a church in Barquisimeto, Venezuela Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after nearly a year in exile. Her team confirmed her return, in a move likely to...
