Controversial caste poster at IIT Mandi sparks row, institute orders inquiry into display NEW DELHI: IIT Mandi has set up an inquiry after a Bhagavad Gita-themed poster displayed on its campus during Janmashtami celebrations described Shudras as being meant to “serve higher classes”, triggering controversy over caste discrimination.Institute Director Laxmidhar Behera said the poster was…
The Ganga was flowing at 50.57 metres at Gandhi Ghat at 6am on Sunday, 0.05 metres above its previous highest flood level (HFL) of 50.52 metres recorded on August 21, 2016. NEW DELHI: More than 19.57 lakh people have been affected by floods across 11 districts of Bihar as of Sunday, with authorities putting downstream…
The video, which was said to have been recorded by passersby at the bridge, shows people attempting to discourage her. Despite their efforts, she reportedly jumped into the Chenab. NEW DEHI: A 21-year-old woman allegedly jumped into the Chenab River in Doda district on Saturday after speaking to her father over the phone and telling…
The latest talks come after National Security Adviser Ajit Doval’s visit to China for the 25th round of India-China Special Representatives’ talks on the boundary question NEW DELHI: India and China are set to hold the first Corps Commander-level talks in the eastern sector on Sunday, with military officers from both sides meeting at the…
Landslide occurred above the Chyakoong River, opposite OC Bhir, during the intervening night of September 5 and 6. Sikkim, September 6: A landslide occurred above the Chyakoong River in Sikkim’s Mangan district during the intervening night of September 5 and 6, authorities said.The district administration received reports from the district police and Chungthang Sub-Division police…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of turning his address at Delhi University‘s SRCC into “yet another political campaign” instead of facing questions from the youth.In a social media post on X, Kharge also attacked PM Modi for giving the opposition…
India is moving away from a focus on only disaster response and relief towards disaster mitigation and resilience India is moving away from a focus on only disaster response and relief towards disaster mitigation and resilience, said Sudarshan Suchi, chief development officer at Reliance Foundation, at a timely discussion on ‘Rebooting Development for Disaster Resilience’.The…
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday backed students protesting against alleged irregularities in Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) examinations, saying that “every student is tormented by the BJP regime”.In a post on X, Rahul said thousands of students were protesting in Maharashtra because their trust in the system had been…
In a session on tech and AI in scaling change, panelists highlighted ways in which they’d each worked with the technology, and underscored how it could be customised to local contexts.Aniket Doegar, co-founder and CEO, Haqdarshak, spoke about his organisation’s use of tech to help people access govt’s 20,000 schemes, including cash transfers, from which…
A broader understanding of the word ‘inclusion’ is the need of the hour A broader understanding of the word ‘inclusion’ is the need of the hour, and meaningful change must go beyond numerical targets and provide people with genuine ownership and representation, speakers from the social and corporate sector said at a panel on ‘Scaling…
