Kendrapada: The adhoc-additional district and sessions judge-cum-special judge of the fast track special court (FTSC), Jajpur, on Friday sentenced a 33-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping and repeatedly raping a 16-year-old girl six years ago.Judge Sarat Chandra Dehuri also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him. On default, the convict…
Amazon Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels says rising AI costs are prompting many companies to rethink how they use AI, with more businesses beginning to shift towards cheaper open-source models. Speaking on the sidelines of the United Nations’ AI for Good Summit, Vogels said organisations are becoming more careful about AI spending as the cost…
NEW DELHI: The end of the Budget session of Parliament this year marked a rare high for the opposition. The Congress-led INDIA bloc united with other opposition parties to prevent the Centre from passing a Constitution Amendment Bill. The Bill linked implementation of women’s reservation to delimitation. This was on April 17. Nearly three months…
Patna: In a move to sharpen its public financial planning for children, the govt of Bihar has planned a strategic shift towards evidence-based budgeting, rigorous outcome tracking, and structural reforms for its upcoming Child Welfare Budget 2026-27.With children constituting nearly half of Bihar’s total population, state policymakers and international experts have prioritised moving beyond mere…
The 32km-long closure dam Afsluitdijk, separating the North Sea and Wadden Sea (left) from the IJssel lake (former Zuiderzee). Top left: the closure of the final gap of the dam in AD 1932 (Y.T. van Popta). Image Credits: Figure 2. Maritime Culture in the Netherlands: accessing the late medieval maritime cultural landscapes of the north‐eastern…
Farhad Samji recalls ‘Munna Bhai MBBS’ with Shah Rukh Khan (Image Credits IMDb and Facebook) Farhad Samji may now be known as a filmmaker, having directed films such as ‘Housefull 4’, ‘Bachchhan Paandey’ and ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’, but he began his career as a lyricist, writing more than 100 songs. In a…
Chatra: A 28-year-old CRPF jawan, who returned home on a month’s leave just seven days ago from his posting in Jammu & Kashmir, died after a speeding dumper hit his motorcycle on the Simaria-Chatra road in Chatra district on Thursday evening.The deceased was identified as Lakshman Kumar Yadav, a resident of Birajpur village under Lawalong…
Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (Imagn Images) The Detroit Red Wings have remained patient despite growing speculation around captain Dylan Larkin’s future. Since Larkin requested a trade, general manager Steve Yzerman has resisted moving quickly, making it clear that Detroit would only consider a deal capable of changing the direction of the franchise. While…
Following alarming reports of irregularities at a local school, parents and a Sangh are uniting to call for a transparent investigation JAIPUR: The Sanyukt Abhibhavak Sangh on Friday an impartial investigation into alleged irregularities in teacher appointments, qualifications and compliance with regulatory norms at Jaipur’s Neerja Modi School, where nine-year-old Amaira allegedly died by suicide…
PM Modi formally launched the Viksit UDAN scheme on July 4 during the inauguration of the new terminal building at Jodhpur Airport When the government launched the UDAN scheme in 2016, it carried a simple but ambitious promise: make flying affordable enough for even a person wearing hawai chappals to board a hawai jahaz.Nearly a…