INDIAN-ORIGIN PHILANTHROPIST PAYS OFF STUDENT LOANS FOR 176 GRADUATES IN US
NEW DELHI,11 May 2026: Students of North Carolina State University’s Wilson College of Textiles were shocked during their graduation ceremony at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh when an Indian-origin philanthropist announced that he would pay off all final-year education loans for 176 graduates, the New York Post reported. Anil Kochhar, who was the commencement speaker during […]
A NEW AMERICAN BILL MAY UPEND INDIAN TECHIES’ CAREERS
NEW DELHI,1 May 2026 : For years, Indian students going to America have followed a set path: F-1 student visa, then OPT, and later an H-1B visa. That may soon be off the table, thanks to 35 American lawmakers. For thousands of Indian students and families in Bengaluru and Gurugram who have pledged assets for […]
NIT Kurukshetra Under Scanner After Student Suicides; Centre Orders Campus Reforms, New Administration Begins Damage Control
New Delhi/Kurukshetra, 29April 2026 : The Union Govt has taken serious note of the disturbing series of student suicides at the National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, where four students died by suicide in recent weeks, triggering national concern over campus mental health, administrative conduct, and student welfare. Following an internal review and mounting pressure from […]
STOPPING AI FROM GIVING UNSAFE ADVICE
NEW DELHI,1 April 2026 : Researchers have identified key components in large language models that play a critical role in ensuring these AI systems provide safe responses to user queries. The researchers used these insights to develop and demonstrate AI training techniques that improve large language model (LLM) safety while minimizing the “alignment tax,” meaning […]
GIG ECONOMY COMES TO GOVT JOBS IN HIMACHAL
NEW DELHI,14 March 2026 : The hill state of Himachal Pradesh today has the highest youth unemployment rate in the country. Nearly one in three young people between 15 and 29 has no work. Yet the state government’s answer to this crisis isn’t permanent jobs – not unlike the gig-style work that has swept urban […]
NCERT ASKED TO REVIEW ALL SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS
NEW DELHI,12 March 2026 : The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that it has directed the NCERT to review the textbooks of all classes. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi said that instead of asking the NCERT to do so, it would have appreciated […]
SC BANS NCERT BOOK WITH ‘CORRUPTION IN JUDICIARY’ SECTION
NEW DELHI ,26 Feb 2026 : The Supreme Court on Thursday imposed a complete ban on further publication, printing or digital dissemination of NCERT class 8 book which includes a section on “corruption in the judiciary” and said that it would like to have a deeper probe into the matter. The court had earlier registered […]
TENSION IN LUCKNOW VARSITY AS BAJRANG DAL PROTESTS NAMAZ ON CAMPUS
NEW DELHI ,24 Feb 2026 : Tensions flared inside University of Lucknow after members of Bajrang Dal staged a protest against students offering namaz on campus. The dispute began when some students alleged they were stopped from praying inside a building under repair. Right-wing groups gathered at the site, chanting “Jai Shri Ram” and performing […]
PM ON INDIA’S ‘MANAV’ VISION AT MEGA AI IMPACT SUMMIT
NEW DELHI, 19 Feb 2026 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi today outlined India’s “MANAV” vision for artificial intelligence while addressing global leaders at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. Speaking at the event, PM Modi explained that MANAV, the Hindi word for “human”, serves as an acronym representing five core principles: a Moral and […]
SWADESHI MODEL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) FOR ALL
NEW DELHI,18 Feb 2026 : As New Delhi hosts the world’s first and largest AI summit, India is quietly rewriting the rules of who gets to build, use and benefit from artificial intelligence. Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic promise in India. It is becoming an everyday public utility, embedded in farming advisories, healthcare […]
