Trai’s rating platform to assess, rate properties on quality of digital connectivity
New Delhi: Trai has decided to set up a ‘rating platform’ to assess and rate properties on the quality of digital connectivity as the telecom regulator outlined an elaborate framework and norms to nudge property managers to think of a “good digital connectivity experience” for customers. Based on the quality of digital connectivity and scores […]
Meta teams up with IndiaAI to advance open source AI innovation, R&D, skill development
New Delhi: Meta on Friday announced a strategic collaboration with ‘IndiaAI’ at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to drive advancement of open source AI innovation, R&D and skill development in India. This includes the establishment of the Center for Generative AI, Shrijan at IIT Jodhpur and the launch of the ‘AI for […]
Govt launches 21st livestock census, USD 25 mn fund for animal health security
New Delhi: Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Friday launched 21st Livestock Census which will be conducted till February next year at a cost of Rs 200 crore and said the availability of precise data will help the government frame policies for ensuring health security of animals and achieve higher growth in the sector. Singh, […]
US hires chartered flight to deport Indians who stayed in country illegally
Washington: The US hired a chartered flight to deport Indian nationals who were staying in the country illegally, the Department of Homeland Security has said, noting that this has been done in cooperation with the Indian government. The charter flight was sent to India on October 22, the department said on Friday. “Indian nationals without […]
China says disengagement of troops going on ‘smoothly’ in eastern Ladakh
Beijing: China has said that the disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh by the Chinese and Indian armies is going on “smoothly” following a recent agreement between the two nations. On October 23, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping endorsed the agreement on patrolling and disengagement along the LAC in eastern Ladakh […]
Soft landing of global economy is increasingly a possibility: Sitharaman
Washington: A soft-landing of the global economy, which has experienced tremendous stress over the past several years, is increasingly a possibility, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday. Observing that better days are ahead primarily because of the coordinated action between countries and multilateral financial institutions, the finance minister at the same time sounded a […]
Four policemen injured as armed assailants attack prisoners’ vans in Islamabad
Islamabad: Armed assailants on Friday attacked prisoners’ vans in the suburbs of Pakistan’s capital city Islamabad, injuring at least four policemen escorting the inmates. The attackers ambushed three prison vans at the Sangjani Toll Plaza near Islamabad when they were transporting 82 prisoners arrested during the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s protest at D-Chowk in […]
Indian national arrested in Nepal for illegal gold transaction
Kathmandu: An Indian national was arrested here on Friday for his involvement in an illegal gold transaction, police said. Based on a tip off, a special investigation team of Kathmandu Valley Crime Investigation Office arrested Ananda Sahu, a local trader, for possessing 116.45 gram of gold without invoice. While conducting investigation, Sahu disclosed that the […]
Imran Khan’s sisters get bail
Islamabad: A Pakistan court on Friday granted bail to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s two sisters, who were arrested during a protest here earlier in the month in alleged anti-terrorism cases. Aleema Khan and Uzma Khan’s bail came a day after Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi was set free after about nine months in jail. […]
Sepoy dies after army vehicle overturns in Kulgam
Srinagar: In a tragic accident, a sepoy was killed and a few soldiers sustained injuries after a vehicle of the Indian Army skidded and overturned in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district, the Army said. The incident unfolded during an operational move late Friday evening. In a post on its social media platform, X, on Saturday, […]
