Spread the love NTA currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) — which handled over 6.6 crore candidate registrations since 2018 for competitive exams such as NEET-UG, JEE and UGC-NET — currently has just 24 permanent officials against 197 contractual and outsourced personnel, govt told Rajya Sabha Wednesday....
How OpenAI’s rogue AI breach may bolster India’s case for frontier model access
Spread the love The incident, disclosed by OpenAI on Tuesday, involved a combination of its most advanced models circumventing restrictions NEW DELHI: OpenAI‘s disclosure that one of its pre-release AI models escaped an internal testing sandbox and breached AI platform Hugging Face during a cybersecurity evaluation could strengthen India’s case for securing access to frontier AI models for cyber defence...
Pharma companies in a flux over Trump’s 200% tariff move on generics
Spread the love The tariffs have significant implications for India, which supplies nearly 47% of generic prescriptions India’s $30-billion pharma industry is staring at a fresh challenge after US President Donald Trump announced that generic medicines imported into the US would face tariffs of 100% from Aug 2028 and 200% a year later, unless companies relocate manufacturing to the US.The...
US, Saudi Arabia sign civil nuclear deal paving way for uranium enrichment
Spread the love The deal could pave the way for Saudi Arabia to develop uranium enrichment capabilities for its civilian nuclear programme The United States and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement that could pave the way for the kingdom to develop uranium enrichment capabilities for its civilian nuclear programme.US Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Saudi...
Ashoka Chakra recipient’s bravery cast in bronze in Delhi’s Defence Colony
Spread the love Former CDS General Anil Chauhan (Retd) pays homage to the Second Lt Puneet Nath Datt after the installation of his bronze statue at a park in Defence Colony on Monday NEW DELHI: A bronze bust has been installed at a park in Defence Colony in honour of Second Lt Puneet Nath Datt of 1/11 Gorkha Rifles, who...
Complaint filed in NHRC over police ‘brutality’ on protesters at Jantar Mantar
Spread the love Complaint filed with NHRC seeking independent inquiry into the alleged police “brutality” on July 20 NEW DELHI: A complaint has been filed with National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking independent inquiry into the alleged police “brutality” on July 20 against students protesting over the NEET-UG exam paper leak issue here, including allegations of misconduct by male police...
Curbs on foreign funding not uniquely Indian, says govt ahead of bill to tweak FCRA
Spread the love Govt cited comparable laws regulating foreign funding NEW DELHI: Ahead of Parliament taking up the Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, govt cited comparable laws regulating foreign funding, influence and lobbying in the US, UK, Australia and Canada to underline the “globally recognised” concern that “foreign money, when unregulated, can affect democratic institutions, electoral processes and public...
Wildfires sweep Sicily as Europe battles extreme heat and soaring fire risk
Spread the love Several wildfires burned across the Italian island of Sicily Several wildfires burned across the Italian island of Sicily on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of residents as firefighters worked to contain the spread. Other European countries are also battling wildfires fuelled by hot, dry weather, with scientists warning that climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of...
Michael Jordan’s moving words on coping with his father’s tragic murder
Spread the love Michael Jordan on coping with his father’s death.(Image via Getty Images) Michael Jordan, the six time NBA champion and one of the greatest athletes that the world has ever seen, was a force to be reckoned with on the court. While Michael Jordan achieved immense success in his professional life, his personal life was struck by tragedy...
Tropical storm Bertha makes landfall: Strong winds and flooding threat looms in US
Spread the love NOAA satellite image taken at 11.40 am EDT on Wednesday shows the storm in the Gulf of Mexico moving toward the edge of Louisiana Tropical Storm Bertha made landfall in southern Louisiana on Wednesday, bringing strong winds, storm surge and heavy rain to parts of the US Gulf Coast, while authorities warned residents to remain alert despite...
