Kolkata: The new VC of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Nandimath Omprakash V, appointed five deans for UG studies, PG studies, research, student affairs, and alumni affairs, outreach & communications on Wednesday — for the first time in the institute’s 25-year history. The authorities said that the step was taken to harness…
NEW DELHI: The Civil Aviation Ministry and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) have launched an intensive review and monitoring exercise after IndiGo reported widespread operational disruptions and an unusually high number of flight cancellations across its network since late November 2025.Civil Aviation Minister reviewed the situation with senior MoCA officials and IndiGo’s top…
In a significant tightening of America’s visa-vetting system, the US State Department has announced late on Wednesday night, that all H-1B workers and their H-4 dependents will undergo mandatory social-media screening from Dec 15. Applicants will have to switch their social-media accounts to “public” settings to enable scrutiny.Immigration experts say the move marks a major…
East Bengal FC put up a dominant performance to slay Punjab FC 3-1 and make it to the final of the Super Cup at the Nehru Stadium in Fatorda on Thursday Margao: Coach Oscar Bruzon watched the second half from the stands as East Bengal FC put up a dominant performance to slay Punjab FC…
Bengaluru: It’s something of a Francisco D’Souza redux. After stepping down as Cognizant CEO, D’Souza co-founded Recognize. Now, Bain Capital, in partnership with Recognize, has closed a multi-billion-dollar deal to acquire HealthEdge, the US-based healthcare software provider. During D’Souza’s tenure, Cognizant carved out a strong franchise in healthcare, with the former CEO playing a pivotal…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greet each other at the Palam Air Base in New Delhi (AP photo) NEW DELHI: India and Russia on Thursday agreed to further enhance their expansive defence partnership, including through collaboration in niche military technologies and stronger defence-industrial cooperation, which is likely to see Moscow…
NAGPUR: Quoting a Supreme Court ruling, Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has said the use of loudspeakers is not essential to practising a religion, and that amplified sound cannot infringe on the rights of unwilling listeners. Dismissing a plea by Masjid Gousiya in Maharashtra’s Gondia district, seeking a directive to restore use of loudspeakers…
Earlier this week, during a “Breakfast 2.0” event, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar were spotted wearing strikingly similar gold-toned watches during their joint press appearance after breakfast BENGALURU: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar has rejected allegations from the BJP that he failed to declare an expensive watch in his election affidavit, insisting he has been fully…
GHAZIABAD: A 75-year-old jewellery shop owner in Modinagar was stabbed to death on Thursday morning during a robbery in Govindpuri. CCTV footage, retrieved by police, shows the victim seated at the counter when a man wearing a monkey cap enters, throws red chilli powder in his face, then climbs onto the counter and stabs him…
Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton is back with another prediction of AI. Hinton believes that AI will lead to massive unemployment. Recently, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said that AI will not lead to mass layoffs, but it will transform the nature of various jobs. On the other hand, Bill Gates feels that humans may soon…
