Modi, Xi reaffirm promise of peace
India and China held talks on Thursday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, to maintain peace and tranquillity in the border areas.
Faculty numbers dip 2.34 lakh in 3 years
As per the All India Survey on Higher Education report 2017-18, the total number of teachers in higher educational institutions in India has come down by about 2.34lakh in the last three years.
Invest India and UAE Ministry sign MoU
Invest India and the UAE Minister for Artificial Intelligence (AI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for India – UAE Artificial Intelligence Bridge.
Set deadline to fill CIC, SICs posts
The Supreme Court put the government in the dock over long-pending vacancies in the Central Information Commission and the State Information Commissions, adjudicatory bodies under the Right to Information Act.
Electoral roll revision of Brus only after their return: EC
The Election Commission of India has accepted the suggestion of the Mizoram government that electoral roll revision for Bru community, lodged in the six relief camps in Tripura, would be conducted only after they return to Mizoram
Protect critical personal data of citizens: draft Bill
The draft personal data protection Bill 2018, submitted by the Justice B.N. Srikrishna-headed expert panel on has proposed that critical personal data of Indian citizens be processed in centres located within the country.
IISc’s rare feat in test for superconductivity
For the first time, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru have been able to achieve superconductivity at ambient temperature and pressure.
New Alzheimer’s drug shows early promise
The long quest for a medication that works to treat Alzheimer’s reached a potentially promising milestone on Wednesday.
U.S., EU agree to ease trade tensions
U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday agreed on a plan to defuse the festering trade dispute between the two major economies.
Lok Sabha passes anti-trafficking Bill
The Lok Sabha in the ongoing monsoon session, passed the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill, 2018.