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EDNXT Bhopal 2026 Inaugural SessionBhopal, August 19, 2026: With an enthusiastic education community and a strong gathering of leaders from government, academia, industry and research, Bhopal became a vibrant forum for conversations on the future of education, skills and technology atThe Economic Times’ EDNXT Bhopal 2026.Held at Taj Lakefront, Bhopal, and themed “The Heart of India Powering Education, Skills & Tech,” EDNXT Bhopal 2026 brought together an engaged audience and leading voices to explore how AI, emerging technologies, future skills, research, innovation and industry collaboration can strengthen Madhya Pradesh’s education ecosystem, unlock opportunities for its young population and help the…
Sean Ono Lennon, the son of late Beatles legend John Lennon and Yoko Ono, has welcomed his first child with longtime partner Charlotte Kemp Muhl.The musician announced the arrival of their baby boy, shared his first photo and revealed his name in a social media post. Posing with the little one and Charlotte, Sean captioned the post as, “Okay so…Charlotte and I would like to announce that was have indeed created a Human Bean!”Sean Lennon announces birth of sonRevealing his newborn son’s name, he said, “His name is, Aurelius! Thank you!”The new dad also shared photos from the hospital and…
India is in the middle of a data centre gold rush. Global tech giants — Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft — have committed billions to build facilities across the country. The government estimates that data centres will drive nearly $200 billion in investment over the coming decade.Many States in the country are competing fiercely for a piece of the pie. Maharashtra wants to be the data centre capital of the country. Telangana has declared data centres as “essential services.” Karnataka is reviewing its policy to attract more. Rajasthan is offering tax exemptions and cheap land. All eyes are on the opportunity,…
Location of the ship Alsu, off the coast of Istanbul. Source:marinetraffic.com Two Turkish-flagged commercial vessels collided off Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara on Wednesday (September 2, 2026) and contact has been lost with one of the ships, the Istanbul governor’s office said.The Turkish-flagged Alsu, en route to the Aegean port of Aliaga, and the Turkish-flagged Tugberk Imamoglu, en route to the Black Sea port of Karadenizeregli, collided off the Silivri district of Istanbul at around 3 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Wednesday, the governor’s office said in a statement.Coast guard ships and helicopters were dispatched to the scene for search…
NEW DELHI: Shubham Gautam hails from Narora, a town located on the banks of the Ganga River in the Bulandshahr district of Uttar Pradesh. Narora is famous for its nuclear power plant, operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).In the NPCIL campus, Ankit Kumar Rajput runs a cricket academy, where he first spotted Shubham Gautam, a fast bowler who earlier this year won the speed hunt organised by the Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) and went on to become one of the most expensive players in the UPT20 League when Noida Kings roped him in for Rs…
MUMBAI: A govt college is under scrutiny for allegedly outsourcing its courses to private entities to run high-fee courses from its campus even as aided programmes were cut back to make room for them.The state has ordered an inquiry into Sydenham College after a complaint alleged that two self-financed programmes, together potentially generating around Rs 11 crore annually, were being run through private entities for years using govt-funded infrastructure.The state has formed an inquiry panel.”We have formed a three-member high-profile committee under the chairmanship of Mumbai University provice-chancellor Ajay Bhamare. He has been asked to submit his findings in a…
Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi NEW DELHI: Heavy rain lashed parts of Delhi on Wednesday morning, bringing relief to residents from the humid heat.The city recorded a minimum temperature of 28.4 degrees Celsius, according to the weather office. Safdarjung also recorded 28.4 degrees Celsius, while Palam recorded 22.4 degrees Celsius, 3.8 degrees below normal.Lodi Road recorded a minimum of 27.6 degrees Celsius, 2.6 degrees above normal. The Ridge recorded 23.6 degrees Celsius, two degrees below normal, while Ayanagar recorded 26.1 degrees Celsius, 0.1 degree above normal.Palam received 64.2 mm of rain in the 24 hours till 8.30am on Wednesday,…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) veterinary officers’ recruitment scam is widening, with many candidates reportedly confessing before Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and revealing details of the question paper leak, payments running into crores and exams purportedly being conducted at a villa in Devanahalli and other places.According to police, the candidates who allegedly paid money have surrendered before CID, confessing to the irregularities and turning witnesses in the case. The statements of at least four candidates have been recorded so far. They reportedly told investigators they received the question paper before the examination and were made to write it at…
Hyderabad: In a major relief to the govt, Telangana high court on Tuesday stayed a single judge’s interim order that had put on hold the state’s flagship marriage assistance scheme, Kalyana Lakshmi-Shaadi Mubarak, while also suspending further proceedings in the writ petition.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice GM Mohiuddin passed the order while hearing an appeal filed by the state govt against the single judge’s ruling. “There shall be a stay of the interim order and further proceedings in the writ petition (before the single judge) also,” the bench said.Advocate general A Sudarshan Reddy, appearing…
Chennai: Former DMK minister Thangam Thennarasu on Tuesday rejected Congress floor leader Tharahai Cuthbert’s charge that the then DMK govt had denied land on Marina Beach for former chief minister K Kamaraj’s memorial. He said there was no request raised for Kamaraj’s memorial in Marina and termed Cuthbert’s charge as ‘factually incorrect’.Thennarasu cited the statement of then Congress leaders Pazha Nedumaran and Rajaram Naidu, and said former chief minister M Karunanidhi had personally ensured Kamaraj was accorded full state honours and made arrangements for his memorial.Cuthbert alleged on Monday that the then DMK govt had denied a place on Marina…