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RBI data centre and cyber training institute to open in Bhubaneswar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the RBI's new data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute in Bhubaneswar on October 25. The facility is certified to the Uptime Institute Tier IV standard, the highest tier for data centre resilience.
Centre to begin consultation on an AI law, says Vaishnaw
The government will start a consultation process in the coming weeks to frame legislation on artificial intelligence, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. IT Secretary S. Krishnan said the Centre recognises that AI needs more regulation, pointing to cyber incidents in which AI agents escaped their sandboxes.
BREAKINGNo more brooms: Mumbai's air plan wants vacuum cleaners and sealed debris trucks
Environment and Climate Change Minister Pankaja Munde has announced a Clean Air Action Programme for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, with vacuum cleaning machines for roads and a mandatory full cover for debris trucks. Guidelines will be ready in 15 to 20 days.
Forensic probe ordered into Jarange audio alleging Rs 500 crore paid via Shrikant Shinde
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has ordered a forensic examination of an audio clip released by Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange. One clip purportedly claims Rs 500 crore was delivered to him through Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde.
An AI agent that works while you're away: Anthropic's Claude Duet hooks into 6,000+ apps
Anthropic has unveiled Claude Duet, a proactive AI agent built on Claude Opus 5.5 that keeps working in the background when the user steps away. It connects to more than 6,000 apps, seeks approval before payments, and is in limited US preview.
Threat email names Mumbai Mayor's office, Bachchan's home and Diljit concert
The Mumbai Mayor's office received a bomb threat email on Friday that also named actor Amitabh Bachchan's Juhu home and the venue of singer Diljit Dosanjh's November 27 concert. Searches found nothing suspicious, and police are investigating the email's origin.
WhatsApp, Telegram won't work without a SIM from January 1, government issues guidelines
From January 1, messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Telegram will not work without a physical SIM card, under new government guidelines. The government says the move is aimed at curbing cross-border cyber fraud, phishing and digital arrest scams.
BREAKINGProbe the Jarange audio clip through an SIT: BJP hits out at Raut
Demanded a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to verify the authenticity of an audio clip circulating in the name of Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange and to probe the ₹500-crore allegations arising from it.
Police stopped three Dalit ministers at Mysuru Dasara puja; chief minister orders probe
Police stopped three Dalit ministers at Mysuru Palace during the Nandi Dhwaja puja before the Dasara procession. Chief minister D K Shivakumar ordered an inquiry. The BJP and JD(S) alleged the ministers were singled out because they are Dalits; deputy CM Parameshwara urged caution.
India's engineers now designing 2-3nm chips, PM Modi says at global summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Indian engineers are working to design 2-3nm chips at home, and that students at Indian institutions have already designed more than 325 chips. Speaking at a global summit on the theme 'A World Between Orders', he said more than half the world's Global Capability Centres are in India.
Adhikari says 275 MLAs would back him in a floor test. Sixty-four of them, he says, are TMC's
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Wednesday that the BJP would muster the support of 275 MLAs in the 294-member Assembly if a floor test were held, saying 64 legislators elected on Trinamool Congress tickets were ready to vote with him. The BJP has 209 MLAs; the Opposition called the claim proof of defection engineering.
Schaeffler India CEO held in Talegaon CO2 leak that killed two workers
Pimpri-Chinchwad police have arrested Harsha Kadam, MD and CEO of Schaeffler India, in connection with a carbon dioxide leak at the company's Talegaon MIDC plant in June that killed two labourers and injured three. He is the eighth person arrested; police cite an illegally built cylinder pit.
Ebola outbreak spreads from Congo to four countries, reaches three regions
The Ebola outbreak declared in eastern Congo in mid-May has now spread to four other countries, with Nigeria confirming its first imported case. The Bundibugyo virus outbreak has killed at least 4,600 of about 9,500 people infected in Congo, and the WHO calls it the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.
BREAKINGTankers last: Maharashtra gives Nagpur, Amravati, Konkan 4 days to file village water plans
Nagpur, Amravati and Konkan divisions must file village-wise water-scarcity plans by 25 October. Minister Gulabrao Patil says tankers should be the last resort.
Deepinder Goyal teases Dark.ai, a new AI venture under Eternal
Zomato founder and Eternal vice-chairman Deepinder Goyal has teased Dark.ai, a new artificial intelligence venture that will sit under Eternal. Details remain scarce, and the announcement came on the day of Eternal's September-quarter results.
Sensex slips 377 points, Nifty below 22,750 as IT stocks offer the only cover
Markets gave up a gap-up opening on Wednesday. The Nifty 50 fell 164.40 points (0.72%) to 22,724.55 and the Sensex shed 377.37 points (0.51%) to 73,475.53. Of 4,471 BSE stocks traded, 3,397 declined. IT stocks were the lone bright spot, while auto was the worst-hit sector.
Thane mayor's driver attacks TV cameraman on civic premises; minister seeks action
The driver of Thane mayor Sharmila Pimpalkar attacked a TV news cameraman on municipal premises, days after BJP corporators were accused of assaulting journalists in Mira-Bhayandar. Transport minister Pratap Sarnaiik has demanded action.
Beed Dussehra rallies: 'The wind is changing', Dhananjay Munde warns rivals
Two Dussehra rallies in Beed struck very different notes. MLA Dhananjay Munde warned rivals that the wind's direction is changing, while MLA Suresh Dhas urged farmers not to take any extreme step as the drought deepens.
BJP names BJYM national office-bearers; Sayali Kulkarni is secretary
The BJP has named its Yuva Morcha national office-bearers: seven vice-presidents and three general secretaries. Mumbai municipal corporator Sayali Raghunath Kulkarni is among the seven national secretaries.
Thackeray group takes on Shinde at Dussehra rally, backs Gen Z 'revolutionaries'
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray used his Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park to hit back at the ruling side, calling Gen Z protesters revolutionaries and predicting a regime change in India.
No future for leaders who grow on caste, Pankaja Munde says at Beed Dasara rally
Environment and animal husbandry minister Pankaja Munde attacked caste-driven politics at the Dasara melava at Bhagwan Bhaktigad in Beed. She also announced she would adopt Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna district.
BREAKINGPolice Commemoration Day: Fadnavis honours 154 martyrs, 36 officers and 118 constables
At the police memorial in Naigaon, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis laid a wreath for the 154 police martyrs of the past year: 36 officers and 118 constables.
BREAKINGAt Dussehra rally, Shinde calls Uddhav a 'backdoor CM' and INDIA bloc a ten-headed Ravana
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde used his Dussehra rally to accuse Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray of 'stealing' the 2019 mandate, calling the INDIA bloc a ten-headed Ravana and flagging drought relief for farmers.
New Sikkim Governor takes oath, Congress says a 'murder accused' now sits in Raj Bhavan
Dushyant Kumar Gautam was sworn in as Sikkim's 19th Governor on Monday. President Droupadi Murmu appointed him on October 12. The Congress tied the choice to the 2022 Ankita Bhandari murder case. Bhandari's parents and the party are protesting the appointment.
BJP revamps Yuva Morcha team, names seven vice-presidents and three general secretaries
The BJP announced national office-bearers for its youth wing, appointing seven national vice-presidents and three national general secretaries. Bihar MLA and folk singer Maithili Thakur was inducted into the national executive. Vadodara MP Hemang Joshi heads the Yuva Morcha.
Drug-free Punjab by Dec 31, 2029: Amit Shah's pledge after meeting three families
Union Home Minister Amit Shah pledged to eradicate Punjab's drug trade by December 31, 2029, after meeting the families of three people linked to the anti-drug fight. He accused the AAP government of failing to deliver on its promise to end the trade.
Calling the CM a 'dog': DMK councillor booked, TVK demands an apology
Chennai police have booked DMK councillor Sudha Deenadayalan and party functionary Muralidharan over alleged derogatory remarks against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay at an October 7 event. The ruling TVK demanded an apology from senior DMK leaders on stage.
Supreme Court to hear Vijayan's plea and YSRCP's Andhra poll complaint on Oct 21
A special Supreme Court Bench will hear two pleas on Wednesday: one by former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the alleged CMRL case, and another by the YSRCP alleging that violence in Andhra Pradesh stopped its candidates from filing nominations for local body polls.
Jhota case: CBI team to reach Mansa on Wednesday, 120-day deadline set
Union Home Minister Amit Shah met the Jhota family in Mansa and promised justice. A CBI team will reach the village at noon on Wednesday and finish the probe in 120 days.
Nagpur graduates seat: Mungantiwar campaigns for BJP-Mahayuti's Sudhakar Kohale
Campaigning in Chandrapur, MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar asked graduate voters to back BJP-Mahayuti's Sudhakar Kohale on merit, not caste, in the 23 October poll.