Ahmedabad: IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) on Wednesday inducted the new batch of its flagship PGP programme and PGP-FABM programme with 414 and 44 students respectively. About 61% of PGP students are engineers, whereas 31% of the batch consists of female students.Encouraging students to leverage technology and AI responsibly, Prof Ankur Sinha, chairperson, PGP, noted that learning—not…
The blast site at the Nilganj police outpost in Barasat Kolkata: A series of powerful explosions rocked the Nilganj police outpost at Barasat in North 24-Parganas on Tuesday morning after a fire reportedly broke out in a stockpile of seized illegal firecrackers stored outside the outpost building, damaging several vehicles parked in front of the…
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist, philosopher, and one of the greatest writers in world literature. In May 1893, an aging Russian writer sat in his home at Yasnaya Polyana, drafting an essay about art and science. Outside his window, poor workers farmed the land under rules that had not changed for centuries. Inside, Count…
Panaji: ‘Mhajo Flat’, a scheme announced in the state budget, will be rolled out within 15 days, chief minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday. It aims to resolve a long-standing legal tangle that has left between 30,000 and 40,000 flat owners across Goa unable to register their properties in their own names.Sawant said that thousands…
In this fast-moving world, inspired by the ancient tradition of transforming wool into felt, including India’s rich heritage of wool craftsmanship, NIFT Delhi graduate and textile artist Garima Goel reimagines one of humanity’s oldest textile materials through a contemporary artistic lens. Her handmade artworks, tactile tapestries, wearable pieces and objects explore the intersection of emotion,…
Quote of the day by JD Vance on ‘limousine socialists’ Vice President JD Vance recently unleashed a brutal attack on what he called ‘limousine socialists’ as he spoke against Democratic Abdul El-Sayed who won the Michigan primary. Though it is a rant against a Democrat politician, it reflected Vance’s overall thought on socialism. “They’re not…
Waal Street shows mixed results, AI stocks slide US stocks traded mixed on Tuesday, with losses in artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor stocks weighing on the broader technology sector despite gains in most other shares.The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.8 per cent in early trading, dragged down by declines in major chipmakers, while the S&P 500…
Kolkata: Narkeldanga Police on Friday has arrested two men, one of them a key accused from Bantra in Howrah, for stealing a bag containing Rs 20 lakh from a vehicle on Wednesday. Cops recovered more than Rs 1.1 lakh in cash from the accused.The arrests followed a complaint lodged by a city-based printing press owner,…
Members of the Kolkata Police canine squad Kolkata: From tracking explosives at VVIP events to pulling long hours of surveillance under a scorching sun at the Eden Gardens during international matches, the Kolkata Police dog squad remains one of the force’s most hardworking units. To ensure these four-legged officers perform at their peak, Lalbazar has…
Reality of La Tomatina/Instagram For many Indian travellers, attending Spain’s famous La Tomatina festival is a bucket-list experience. All thanks to the unforgettable and dreamy tomato fight sequence in the blockbuster cinema Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (ZNMD). Travellers often end up spending lakhs just to recreate that perfect ZNMD moment. But the reality is beyond…
