Delhi’s Battle Against Air Pollution: CM Atishi Introduces Staggered Office Hours to Cut Traffic and Emissions

As pollution continues to increase in Delhi, CM Atishi announced fresh measures to combat traffic congestion and air pollution. The Delhi government will implement staggered office hours for its staff to deal with the high air quality crisis that the national capital currently faces. New Office Timings for Better Air Quality The idea is to…

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AI: The Double-Edged Sword of Progress, Warns Princeton’s Arvind Narayanan at HTLS 2024

Nov 15, 2024 – In an address at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS) 2024, Princeton University’s Arvind Narayanan pointed to artificial intelligence’s (AI) two-faceted nature and the significant advantages and grievous risks it poses.  Narayanan, a distinguished computer scientist, noted that the development of AI at breakneck speeds is transforming trade. Still, severe challenges…

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Modi Slams Congress Over ‘LPG to Infiltrators’ Promise, Sparks Election Controversy

Ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly elections in 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a bitter attack on the Congress party, particularly against a recent controversial statement by Congress leader Ghulam Ahmed Mir.  One statement that almost instantaneously went viral had Mir promising subsidized LPG cylinders to “all poor people, including infiltrators,” once the INDIA alliance…

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Nitin Gadkari: Infrastructure Development is India’s Path to Eradicate Poverty and Create Jobs

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari stressed the role of infrastructure in promoting economic development and reducing poverty during the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2024. Gadkari believes that large-scale infrastructure projects, particularly roads and highways, are very important and desirable in attracting investments and generating job opportunities. “In the next 2 years, we aim to reduce logistics…

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Yogi Adityanath Slams Jharkhand Govt: Calls It a ‘Naxal Den’ Under Congress-JMM-RJD Rule

In Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath unhesitatingly lambasted the Congress, JMM front, and RJD coalition for having degraded the state into a “den of Naxalism.”  He stated that the present-day governance was too weak to uphold a security structure against Naxal activities, which condemned Jharkhand to a resurgence of Naxalite activities and issues…

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India Pushes for Immediate Gaza Ceasefire: Jaishankar Engages Saudi Arabia for Peace Efforts

In an essential act of diplomacy, during a meeting in Riyadh with the Saudi Arabian leadership, India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar, raised a solid moment to demand a ceasefire in the ongoing conflict in Gaza.  This follows India’s stance for a peaceful resolution in the Middle East, which reflects its support for the United…

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No More False Promises- Govt Cracks Down on Deceptive Ads by Coaching Institutes

The Indian government has disbursed a series of stringent new regulations for coaching centres across the country, to quell misleading advertising practices while encouraging a much-improved educational environment.  This regulatory development ought to be seen in the backdrop of the general response by authorities to protect students from predatory claims and attempts to provide fair…

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