Don’t use ‘not found suitable’ tag to deny SC, ST teachers appointments, promotions: Parl panel | India News

NEW DELHI: Touching a raw nerve among the deprived communities and champions of social justice, a key parliamentary panel said the “Not Found Suitable (NFS)” tag should not be used to deny SC and ST teachers opportunities in appointments and promotions, acknowledging the prevalence of the controversial practice while urging “better judgment” in recruitment of…

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‘Current smartphones and computers not ideal for future of AI’: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman explains why

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has shared a perspective on the future of artificial intelligence (AI), emphasising that the current form factors of smartphones and computers are ill-suited for the true potential of AI. In an episode of Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath’s popular “People by WTF” podcast, Altman highlighted the need for new, ambiently aware hardware…

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‘List of 65 lakh voters deleted from Bihar rolls uploaded within 56 hours of SC order’: CEC Gyanesh Kumar | India News

New Delhi, Aug 17 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar addresses a press conference on Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR), at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on Sunday. (ANI Photo/Jitender Gupta) NEW DELHI: Stating that EC has uploaded the list of 65 lakh voters deleted from Bihar’s draft electoral roll within 56…

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BJP team at Dharmasthala temple, alleges Karnataka CM behind ‘smear campaign’ | India News

Dharmasthala mass burial case MANGALURU/BENGALURU: A BJP delegation visited Dharmasthala temple in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district Sunday and expressed solidarity with the temple authorities amid what it called a “smear campaign” against Shri Manjunatha Swamy temple following claims by an anonymous person that he was forced to bury thousands of bodies in the Dharmasthala area….

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India gets its first privately funded institute for maths research | India News

MUMBAI: India, said Fields medallist Manjul Bhargava, must fall in love with mathematics again. Not as a “drudgery of formulae” but as an act of “exploration”.Bhargava, Canadian by nationality but of Indian origin, believes classrooms need an overhaul-“experimental, playful,” he said, with teachers “trained” to spark curiosity. Speaking to TOI on the sidelines of the…

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‘Sick and evil monster’: California babysitter gets 100 years for sexually abusing children with boyfriend; ‘bartered’ them for dates

A babysitter from California was sentenced to 100 years of life in state prison on Thursday for participating with her boyfriend in the sexual abuse of several girls she was hired to care for. Brittney Mae Lyon, 31, along with her boyfriend, Samuel Cabrera, was arrested in 2016 after one of the victims disclosed the…

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