Grade 10 students develop AI device to help fix posture
Gurugram,(PTI) A team of Class 10 students here has developed a portable, cost-effective and user-friendly device driven by artificial intelligence (AI) that may help correct the posture of those suffering from ‘text neck’. Excessive watching or texting on hand-held devices over a sustained period of time can result in a repeated stress injury and pain in […]
Pak to seek preferential trade agreement with S Arabia during Prince Salman’s visit
Islamabad, Feb 14 (PTI) Pakistan will propose to Saudi Arabia for initiation of a dialogue on a preferential trade agreement (PTA) to balance bilateral trade and promote investment during Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s visit here, according to a media report on Thursday. The Crown Prince accompanied by a high-powered business delegation will arrive in […]
Failed 11th class students vandalise BOSE office, raise Pro Zakir Moosa slogans
Officials say follow procedure to raise grievances, if any. Srinagar: Students who were declared fail in yesterday declared eleventh class results Thursday vandalised property at Board of School Education’s office at Bemina and raised pro Zakir Moosa slogans. According to officials students assembled inside the premises and raised sloganeering demanding they be declared successful […]
Delhi court grants bail to Hemant Hathi in Rs 8,100-cr bank fraud case involving Sterling Biotech
New Delhi, (PTI) A Delhi court Thursday granted bail to one of the main promoters of Sterling Biotech Ltd (SBL) Hemant Hathi in a Rs 8,100-crore bank fraud case. Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora granted bail to Hathi, a chartered accountant, on a surety of Rs 1 lakh and a personal bond of like amount. […]
Moderate rain, snowfall between Feb 14-15 night: Sonum Lotus
Srinagar: Weatherman on Thursday predicted that a moderate spell of shower may occur in the state during intervening night of February 14 and 15. Director Meteorological Department Sonum Lotus said that weather on Feb 14 will most likely remain cloudy throughout the state with intermittent light rain and snow. “Moderate spell is expected during intervening […]
Mirwaiz visits injured Pulwama students at SMHS
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday visited SMHS hospital to enquire about the Pulwama students who were injured in a mysterious blast at a private school yesterday. Mirwaiz, according to spokesman, met the injured students admitted at the medical facility. “He prayed for the speedy recovery of the students,” spokesman said. Almost two dozen students […]
Delhi vs Centre: SC delivers split verdict on control of services, refers it to larger bench
New Delhi (PTI) The Supreme Court Thursday delivered a split verdict on the contentious issue of control of services in the National Capital Territory in the tussle between the Delhi government and the Centre and referred the matter to a larger bench. A two-judge bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, however, agreed on […]
Modi held up at Dehradun airport due to bad weather
Dehradun, (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to address a rally in Rudrapur, is held up at the Jolly Grant Airport here as his chopper could not take off due to inclement weather on Thursday, a senior police officer said. The prime minister landed at the airport here around 7.15 am and has been […]
Afghan Taliban announce talks with US in Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb 14 (PTI) The Taliban said Wednesday its negotiators would next week meet the top US and Pakistani officials including Prime Minister Imran Khan during a key round of talks in Islamabad as part of the ongoing Afghan peace talks. Neither Washington nor Islamabad immediately confirmed the announcement by the Taliban. On the “formal invitation […]
Suicide attack on bus kills 27 Iran Revolutionary Guards
Tehran: A suicide car bombing on a Revolutionary Guards bus in southeastern Iran killed 27 troops on Wednesday, in one of the deadliest attacks on the elite forces in years. The assault came as the troops were returning from a border patrol mission, the Guards said in a statement. “In this terrorist attack 27 of […]