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How IIT-M scientists are evaluating AI's 'bias' through an Indian lens

Chennai, Oct. 13 -- Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, that are increasingly pervading our lives, often mimic societal biases that can discriminate in harmful ways. To address this, a group of five... Read More


Jailed activist Sharjeel Imam to contest Bihar election from Bahadurganj, files interim bail plea

India, Oct. 13 -- Student activist Sharjeel Imam, who is currently lodged in Delhi's Tihar Jail over Delhi riots case, has moved a Delhi Court seeking interim bail to contest the upcoming Bihar assemb... Read More


Mumbai real estate market tops India's housing sales in Q3 2025; office rents jump 11% amid steady demand: report

India, Oct. 13 -- Mumbai's real estate market recorded residential sales of 24,706 housing units, the highest among all other top cities in India, while the office market witnessed a robust double-dig... Read More


CPI(M) leader, ex-TDB chief booked in Sabarimala gold case

Kochi, Oct. 13 -- The special investigation team (SIT) of the Kerala police, constituted on orders of the Kerala high court to probe the alleged theft of gold assets from the Sabarimala temple, has bo... Read More


Indigenous Peoples' Day 2025: Full list of US states celebrating the holiday

India, Oct. 13 -- Seventeen states - plus Washington, D.C. - now mark Indigenous Peoples' Day instead of, or alongside, Columbus Day. Indigenous groups started pushing for it back in the 1970s. The go... Read More


Universities are not fast food chains: Global campuses must do more than just replicating recipes to succeed in India

India, Oct. 13 -- The arrival of foreign universities in India Southampton in Gurgaon, Liverpool in Bengaluru, Deakin and Wollongong in Gujarat's GIFT City, and more on the way has been hailed as a tu... Read More


Universities are not fast food chains: Global campuses must do more than just replicating recipes to succeed in India

India, Oct. 13 -- The arrival of foreign universities in India Southampton in Gurgaon, Liverpool in Bengaluru, Deakin and Wollongong in Gujarat's GIFT City, and more on the way has been hailed as a tu... Read More


Vns police to take action against unauthorised firecracker shops

VARANASI, Oct. 13 -- Additional police commissioner Shivhari Meena has directed the cops to ensure action against those who set up shops of firecrackers without permission or at inappropriate location... Read More


BJP links Siddaramaiah's dinner meet to Bihar elections

Bengaluru, Oct. 13 -- A dinner meeting called by chief minister Siddaramaiah and scheduled for Monday, with cabinet members expected to be in attendance, has stirred political speculation in the state... Read More


How a 20-yr-old man turned 'aghori tantrik' using AI, offered 'boyfriend control' over Instagram; arrested for fraud

India, Oct. 13 -- A 20-year-old man from Rajasthan has been arrested for posing as a 'tantrik' (occultist) over social media using AI-generated visuals to convince people of his supernatural powers. T... Read More