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Washington: US President Donald Trump hosted a high-powered group of tech executives at the White House Thursday as he showcased research on artificial intelligence and boasted of investments that companies are making around the United States. “This is taking our country to a new level,”...

RESHMI YADAV, OP Bhubaneswar: As the world marks Teachers’ Day (Sept 5), India observes it in honour of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, philosopher, statesman, and the nation’s second President. Classrooms have evolved over the decades—from chalk and duster to smart boards, from registers to biometric attendance. Yet,...

New York/Washington: A decorated Indian-American Amit Kshatriya has been named as NASA's new 'exploration-focussed' associate administrator, the US space agency announced here. Kshatriya, a 20-year NASA veteran, was most recently the deputy in charge of the Moon to Mars Programme in the Exploration Systems Development...

New Delhi: Users across the world faced disruptions while using ChatGPT Wednesday, as the AI chatbot developed by OpenAI went down for a brief period. Many people reported that they were unable to fetch responses, with some even claiming that their past conversations had disappeared....

New Delhi: The Indian services sector growth touched a 15-year high in August, driven by a sharp rise in new orders and output, amid substantial improvement in demand conditions, a monthly survey said Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index was...

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Sambalpur: In the dense forests where freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai once evaded British forces, Odisha's Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary is scripting one of India's most remarkable conservation success stories as it prepares to become the country's newest tiger reserve. The 804-square-kilometre sanctuary, which received National...

If you've ever wished for an extra hour, imagine having entire centuries at your disposal. Of course, there's a catch: hopping from the Renaissance to the roaring 1920s to a neon-lit 2100 doesn't exactly make grocery runs and email replies easier. Your calendar becomes a...

New Delhi: Critical semiconductor production projects may continue to get up to 70 per cent of total project cost as incentive from the Centre as well as states, a senior government official said Tuesday. Speaking at the Semicon India event, Electronics and IT Secretary S...

New Delhi: As many as 13 firms, including Urban Company, which provides app-based beauty and home services, and Imagine Marketing, the parent of wearables brand boAt, have secured Sebi's approval to launch initial public offerings (IPOs), according to the regulator's update Tuesday. Other firms that...