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Indian Railways strengthens AI-based system to protect wildlife on railway tracks In a groundbreaking move, Indian Railways has rolled out an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to safeguard wildlife, especially elephants, lions and tigers, on railway tracks. The cutting-edge technology uses Distributed Acoustic System (DAS) to detect animal presence, alerting loco pilots and…

A snowman begins to sag on the usually-bustling Main Green at Brown University, where the fall semester was canceled a week early following the campus shooting. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) The US Department of Education has announced a formal review of Brown University following the mass shooting on campus on December 13, 2025, that killed…

Protests were held across India over killing of Hindu man in Bangladesh Protests condemning violence against Hindus in Bangladesh across across multiple cities in India on Tuesday after a Hindu man was lynched by a mob in Mymensingh. Meanwhile, Bangladesh also witnessed unrest following the killing of political activist Sharif Osman Hadi. Diplomatic tensions rose…

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a public notice inviting online applications for the establishment of new medical colleges offering the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course and for increasing undergraduate (UG) seat intake in existing medical colleges for the academic year (AY) 2026-27. The notice was issued by the Medical…

Security personnel keep vigil following a wave of violence allegedly triggered by rumours, in West Karbi Anglong, Assam. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Fresh violence was reported from Assam’s trouble-torn Karbi Anglong district for a second consecutive day on Tuesday, with at least eight people injured as a clash between two groups of protestors prompted police…

Image credit: Getty Images When California outlawed transcript withholding in 2020, the state positioned itself at the forefront of a quiet but consequential higher-education reform. The move was designed to dismantle a debt-collection practice that often trapped low-income students in a bureaucratic dead end, unable to prove their academic progress to employers or transfer institutions….

NEW DELHI: Lalit Modi on Monday shared a video from Vijay Mallya’s birthday party, where he referred to himself and Mallya as the “two biggest fugitives from India”.The video, posted on Lalit Modi’s Instagram account, shows him posing with Mallya and saying, “We are the two biggest fugitive from India.” Modi captioned the post, “Let…

KARTET 2025 result: The School Education Board of Karnataka (SEBK) has officially released the Karnataka Teacher Eligibility Test (KARTET) 2025 result. Candidates who appeared for the eligibility examination can now check and download their KARTET 2025 result through the designated official portal.The KARTET 2025 examination was conducted on December 7, 2025 for candidates aspiring to…

Shashi Tharoor (file photo) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor hailed external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his ministry on Tuesday for establishing the Nalanda University campus in Bihar. He admired the university while attending a literature festival at the university, highlighting it as one of the MEA’s significant but underappreciated achievements.“…I was hugely impressed by the…

Chennai Corporation recruitment 2025 The Greater Chennai Corporation has announced its 2026 recruitment drive for 311 contractual posts under the Chennai City Urban Health Mission (CCUHM). This drive aims to strengthen public healthcare services across the city by recruiting medical professionals, allied health staff, and administrative support personnel. The recruitment covers posts such as Medical…