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The five ITIs selected for upgrade are Govt ITI Ambaguda (Koraput), Govt ITI Rourkela, Govt ITI Rajkanika (Kendrapara), Govt ITI Balangir and Govt ITI Puri Bhubaneswar: The skill development and technical education department on Thursday announced the launch of the ‘Utkarsh ITI Yojana’, under which five existing government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) would be upgraded to centres of advanced technical and vocational training.The upgraded ITIs, termed Utkarsh ITIs, would be equipped with enhanced physical infrastructure, modern training equipment, smart classrooms, digital learning systems and industry-relevant trades aligned with emerging skill requirements. The initiative would be rolled out from the upcoming…

In a thrilling announcement, Director Travis Knight shares insights into Jared Leto’s riveting interpretation of Skeletor in the eagerly awaited ‘Masters of the Universe’ film. Leto brings a captivating mix of menace, wit, and underlying vulnerability to the notorious villain, redefining this beloved character with depth and nuance. Travis Knight is opening up about the new big-screen take on Skeletor in ‘Masters of the Universe.’ As the live-action feature heads toward its June 5 theatrical release, the filmmaker shared how Jared Leto helped shape the infamous villain, delivering a bold performance that leans into menace, humor, and deep insecurity.Skeletor reimagined…

Last Updated:February 07, 2026, 18:39 ISTThe technical feat is seen as a testament to the ‘pioneers at Qualcomm’ and other firms who have embraced the challenge of innovating in IndiaThe minister explained that ‘this is the wafer in which each die has about 20 to 30 billion transistors’, a density that allows for the integration of both GPU and CPU capabilities onto a single chip. Image/ANIIn a significant leap for India’s technological sovereignty, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday heralded a transformative era for the nation’s semiconductor landscape. Speaking at an event in Bengaluru, the minister unveiled a cutting-edge two-nanometre wafer and…

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Majhi launching the economic plan BCPPER under the Growth Hub Initiative in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. | Photo Credit: @HUDDeptOdisha/X Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday (February 7, 2026) launched an ambitious development plan that brings eight urban centres under the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack-Puri-Paradeep Economic Region (BCPPER), aimed at serving as a major growth engine of Odisha.The BCPPER, which accounts for 19% of Odisha’s total economy and is valued at $22.4 billion, is targeted to grow to a level of $500 billion by 2047. The economic plan has been prepared by NITI Aayog.BCPPER is spread over 11,892…

The hydrogen atom is the lightest in the universe and it consists of the simplest nucleus: a single proton. But while helium is the second-lightest element, its nucleus isn’t the second simplest. That distinction belongs to the deuteron, the nucleus of the deuterium atom, which contains one proton and one neutron. (Deuterium is an isotope of hydrogen.)However, the two particles are bound with a very low binding energy, making deuterons seem fragile relative to the energetic, messy environment created when particles collide at nearly the speed of light at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Yet experiments have repeatedly observed deuterons…

India’s Jasprit Bumrah (AP Photo/Anupam Nath) NEW DELHI: India’s T20 World Cup 2026 opener against the USA on Saturday at the Wankhede Stadium began with a major talking point: Jasprit Bumrah’s absence from the playing XI. The pace spearhead was ruled out of the match due to illness, with Mohammed Siraj stepping in as his replacement.At the toss, India captain Suryakumar Yadav confirmed the development and outlined the team’s approach. Why Gautam Gambhir and Hardik Pandya had an intense chat before India vs USA T20 WCHe said, “We were looking to bat first. It looks good here. I played a…

A rare public spat broke out on X (formerly Twitter) after Cliff Asness, Co-founder of quantitative investment firm AQR Capital Management, posted a long and sharply worded rebuttal to what he described as “nasty” and “superficial” analysis of his firm’s performance.It stemmed from a critic by Bob Elliott, Co-founder and CEO, Unlimited Funds, who challenged AQR’s performance evaluation methods and compared the firm unfavourably to the SG Trend Index, a widely followed benchmark for trend-following strategies. Elliott shared a post on X and wrote that “every manager spins a narrative on why their approach is better,” adding that even Asness…

Navi Mumbai: The alertness of a Vashi couple helped them avert a cyber fraud by immediately contacting the police after being sent a malicious ‘apk link’ asking to open the link by claiming that Rs 15 lakh has been debited to their bank account due to purchase on Amazon delivery app. Shashikant Chandekar, SI of Vashi said the panicked husband-wife duo Nisha Suvarna and Ravi Suvarna came to police station and reported they had received a message on their mobile that Rs 15 lakh had been debited to their bank account for purchase on Amazon, when they had not made…

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government will roll out 500 new electric buses on capital roads on Sunday, chief minister Rekha Gupta said after laying foundation stone for development works worth Rs 400 crore in Matiala constituency in West Delhi district. The chief minister asserted that Delhi has emerged as the city with maximum number of electric buses nationwide, and said the number of e-buses in the capital will rise to 4,000 after the 500 new vehicles are flagged off on Sunday. The Delhi government has targeted to increase the number of e-buses to 11,000, Gupta said, adding that e-buses will…

Bengaluru: In a relief to Newspace Research and Technologies Private Limited, a city-based company engaged in unmanned aerial vehicle research, the Karnataka high court Friday stayed the investigation and all further proceedings in a case registered by Doddaballapur Rural police over allegations of criminal trespass by one of its drones.Justice M Nagaprasanna, while hearing the petition, directed inspector Sadiq Pasha to file an affidavit responding to the company’s allegations. The judge said appropriate action would follow if the officer failed to do so, noting that the petitioner had not been served a copy of the FIR, a basic procedural requirement.Newspace’s…