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VP Dhankhar stresses need for AI regulation, transparency, and ethics

VP Dhankhar emphasised the need to regulate AI while maintaining the right balance between regulation and fostering innovation

VP Dhankhar stresses need for AI regulation, transparency, and ethics
Updated On : 05 Apr 2025 | 11:14 AM IST

LIVE News: TN BJP chief K Annamalai opts out of 'state leadership race' ahead of internal polls

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LIVE News: TN BJP chief K Annamalai opts out of 'state leadership race' ahead of internal polls
Updated On : 05 Apr 2025 | 11:09 AM IST

Railway projects to improve connectivity infrastructure, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was reacting to the Union Cabinet's approval for four projects of the Ministry of Railways involving a total cost of about Rs 18,658 crore, a government press note said

Railway projects to improve connectivity infrastructure, says PM Modi
Updated On : 05 Apr 2025 | 11:02 AM IST

Punjab police forms 1,228 village defence committees to fight drug abuse

Earlier, Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria flagged off a six-day foot march from Shri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor to Dera Baba Nanak, covering the districts of Gurdaspur and Amritsar

Punjab police forms 1,228 village defence committees to fight drug abuse
Updated On : 05 Apr 2025 | 10:01 AM IST

Delhi's air quality improves to 'moderate' as strong wind clears pollutants

Delhi's AQI improves to 'moderate' but Grap curbs remain as parts of NCR still record 'poor' air; heatwave looms, artificial rain trial planned to tackle pollution

Delhi's air quality improves to 'moderate' as strong wind clears pollutants
Updated On : 05 Apr 2025 | 9:45 AM IST

Fadnavis slams Pune hospital for denying admission to woman, orders probe

The controversy escalated on Friday with local political activists staging a protest outside the hospital and the hospital claiming that the woman's relatives were making misleading allegations

Fadnavis slams Pune hospital for denying admission to woman, orders probe
Updated On : 05 Apr 2025 | 9:22 AM IST

Delhi to see temperatures rise to 42°C by April 10, IMD warns of heatwave

The maximum temperature is expected to reach 38 to 40 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature will be around 18 degrees Celsius

Delhi to see temperatures rise to 42°C by April 10, IMD warns of heatwave
Updated On : 05 Apr 2025 | 8:14 AM IST

Jaguar fighter jet crash: Injured pilot moved to army hospital in Kirkee

An IAF Jaguar crashed during a night mission from Jamnagar, killing Flight Lt Siddharth Yadav. Group Capt Manish Kumar Singh of 224 Squadron sustained injuries in the incident

Jaguar fighter jet crash: Injured pilot moved to army hospital in Kirkee
Updated On : 05 Apr 2025 | 7:33 AM IST

Delhi International Airport to begin full-body scanner trials in May

Unlike traditional X-ray scanners, these machines utilise millimetre-wave technology, operating in the 70-80 GHz range

Delhi International Airport to begin full-body scanner trials in May
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 10:54 PM IST

Highlights: Congress MP challenges legality of Waqf Amendment Bill in Supreme Court

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Highlights: Congress MP challenges legality of Waqf Amendment Bill in Supreme Court
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 10:31 PM IST

Delhi govt to sign MoU with Centre to launch Ayushman Bharat scheme

Under the scheme, eligible families in Delhi will receive an annual health coverage of up to Rs 10 lakh -- Rs 5 lakh from the Centre and an additional Rs 5 lakh as a top-up from the Delhi government

Delhi govt to sign MoU with Centre to launch Ayushman Bharat scheme
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 10:19 PM IST

Hire calling: IIM placement season goes beyond Big Tech and Big 4

Offers from offbeat sectors lay out a bigger career canvas

Hire calling: IIM placement season goes beyond Big Tech and Big 4
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 10:16 PM IST

Two earthquakes, occurring within span of 3 minutes, jolt western Nepal

Both quakes had their epicentre in the Panik area of Jajarkot district, approximately 525 km west of Kathmandu

Two earthquakes, occurring within span of 3 minutes, jolt western Nepal
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 9:48 PM IST

Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are like brothers, says CM Bhagwant Mann

Mann said that Nandpur Sahib in Punjab and Naina Devi in Himachal Pradesh were famous pilgrim destinations visited by devotees from across the globe

Punjab and Himachal Pradesh are like brothers, says CM Bhagwant Mann
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 8:25 PM IST

Parl panel urges govt to boost youth and sports funding, address vacancies

The Committee expressed dismay that the DoYA receives just 0.02% of the Union government's budget, a figure it deemed inadequate given India's vast youth population

Parl panel urges govt to boost youth and sports funding, address vacancies
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 8:10 PM IST

Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die, marking the end of budget session

Dhankhar appreciated members for participating in the debates and discourses with enlightened inputs and varying opinion shades

Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die, marking the end of budget session
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 8:05 PM IST

Heat wave alert: With mercury set to soar to 42 degrees, is Delhi ready?

According to the IMD, India is on track for above-normal summer temperatures from April to June, with heat wave days likely to increase across central, eastern and northwestern regions

Heat wave alert: With mercury set to soar to 42 degrees, is Delhi ready?
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 8:02 PM IST

Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan's security cover scaled down to Z category

The report further stated that the change in categorisation of security has also led to a reduction in the number of Delhi Police personnel sanctioned for Singh's immediate family members

Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan's security cover scaled down to Z category
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 7:55 PM IST

SC allows Jharkhand to cut power on Ram Navami procession with conditions

Earlier, in April 2000, 28 people lost their lives due to electrocution during a Ram Navami procession in the state

SC allows Jharkhand to cut power on Ram Navami procession with conditions
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 6:14 PM IST

Waqf Amendment Bill sparks mass protests in Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad

Thousands staged protests in Kolkata, Chennai, and Ahmedabad against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025, with Mamata Banerjee and Vijay opposing the law and calling it anti-democratic

Waqf Amendment Bill sparks mass protests in Kolkata, Chennai, Ahmedabad
Updated On : 04 Apr 2025 | 6:00 PM IST