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NEW DELHI: At a time when climate change is increasingly reshaping public health risks across the globe, Indian media, including TOI, has quietly carved out a leadership role in linking the two, reports Jahnavi.A new study published in The Lancet Planetary Health has found that Indian news outlets are emerging as global frontrunners in climate-health…
IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw NEW DELHI: Electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday said India is in discussions with ministers from over 30 countries to develop common technical and legal solutions to tackle the misuse of AI in media, as deepfakes and synthetic content pose growing risks to trust, democracy and creative industries.At the…
Bhupen Borah (File photo) GUWAHATI: Congress’s campaign committee chairperson in poll-bound Assam and ex-PCC president Bhupen Borah resigned Monday over being “ignored”, sending the party brass scurrying to persuade him to put his decision on hold amid signs of an implosion days ahead of national general secretary and MP Priyanka Gandhi’s scheduled visit.CM Himanta Sarma…
Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar PUNE: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Monday stayed certificates granting minority status to at least 75 educational institutes across the state soon after the death of former deputy CM Ajit Pawar, who also headed the minority affairs department, in a plane crash on Jan 28. The action followed inquiry demand from…
J&K LG Manoj Sinha (File photo) After a thorough security review and discussion, Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha on Monday ordered the reopening of 14 tourist spots that were closed in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack 10 months ago.Eleven of the 14 tourists to be opened immediately are in Kashmir Valley —…
The assault was captured on CCTV cameras (PTI) NEW DELHI: Three inmates, including two Pakistani nationals, escaped from a juvenile home in Jammu and Kashmir’s RS Pura town on Monday after allegedly assaulting two police personnel on duty, officials said. The incident occurred around 5:15 pm at the juvenile facility in RS Pura. The injured…
Screengrab from video posted on X NEW DELHI: The mother of a 23-year-old man who died in a road accident in Dwarka earlier this month has posted an emotional video on social media, alleging that her son was killed by a minor who was driving an SUV recklessly while making “speed fun reels”.Sahil Dhaneshra died…
Prabir Purkayastha (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has imposed a penalty of Rs 184 crore under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) on news portal NewsClick and its editor-in-chief, Prabir Purkayastha, official sources told news agency ANI on Monday.The order levies a penalty of Rs 120 crore on PPK NewsClick Studio Private…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday questioned the Centre over the accuracy of video transcripts submitted against detained climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and said translations must be precise, especially “in the era of Artificial Intelligence.”A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale asked the government to place on record the actual transcripts of…
Jyoti Bhatt: The Face, 1971 Silver gelatin print (Copyright of Jyoti Bhatt, Courtesy of Subcontinent, Mumbai) Long before Photoshop, there was Jyoti Bhatt. The year was 1971. India’s premier art institution, the Lalit Kala Akademi, did not yet recognise photography as a fine art category. Artists who worked with the camera were routinely sidelined from…
