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'Convinced of my persuasion powers': Jaishankar briefs US on S-400 deal with Ru...

In 2018, India had agreed to buy five S-400 systems for $5.4 billion from Russia. The US, under a 2017 law, imposes sanctions on countries that involve in “major” arms purchases from Russia.

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Joker Movie Review: Joaquin Phoenix Captivates in a Misguided Origin Story

In our Joker movie review, we look at how Joaquin Phoenix’s phenomenal acting powers a DC villain origin story that doesn’t give as much thought to what it’s portraying.

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'Beloved Bapu': PM Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth annive...

Prime Minister Modi reached Raj Ghat in the morning and paid floral tributes at the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi. He was accompanied by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and BJP’s interim president JP Nadda.

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Jammu and Kashmir universities, colleges to open by October 9

The Divisional Commissioner gave these directions while chairing a high-level meeting to review logistic arrangements and modalities for opening all educational institutions of the valley.

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Schools should organise Gandhi Olympiads, plantation drive: HRD

Among the activities suggested for October are a cleanliness drive, helping the elderly and the differently-abled, visiting old age homes and orphanages. These are linked with the Gandhian ideal of social service, the official added.

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Odisha court disqualifies woman from Panchayat body for having three kids

A member of Tajungia panchayat samiti, Ruda Mallik had filed a petition against Pradhan alleging that she had hidden the number of children she had to escape the provisions of the Act. Pradhan was elected as chairperson of the Daringibadi panchayat samiti in 2017.

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IIM Udaipur features in QS 2020 rankings

Until 2019, only three IIMs -- IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Calcutta -- were part of the QS MIM rankings. In 2020, IIM-U joins this prestigious list. IIM-U’s two-year MBA programme is now in the 101+ category among the global 129 programmes from 28 countries.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...