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The landfall process of severe cyclonic storm Dana began on Thursday night and was expected to continue till Friday morning, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.At 4.30 pm, the storm was located 150 km southeast of Paradip (Odisha) and 250 km south-southeast of West Bengal’s Sagar Island.In anticipation of the cyclone, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced that the state had identified more than 3.5 lakh people for evacuation from low-lying areas. As of Thursday, 243,374 people had already taken shelter in relief camps.”For evacuation from low-lying areas, we have identified 356,941 people,” Ms Banerjee told reporters, adding that she would remain at the state secretariat overnight to monitor the situation. Chief secretary Manoj… Read More »Cyclone Dana Makes Landfall, Odisha And Bengal On Alert: 10 Points

Stand-in captain Smriti Mandhana hailed India’s bowling and fielding efforts as they bounced back from a “tough” phase to secure a win against New Zealand in the first ODI of the three-match series. India’s Women’s T20 World Cup campaign earlier this month had ended in a disaster as they failed to reach the semifinals following a 58-run defeat to Sophie Devine’s New Zealand, who went on to win the tournament. However, this time, Devine’s side fell short of chasing a modest 228, losing to India by 59 runs in the ODI series opener. “It’s been a tough 1.5 to 2 months, so it feels good to start with a win. If you don’t believe in… Read More »“After 2 Tough Months, It Feels…”: India Stand-In Captain Pours Heart Out

In a significant move for higher education, the United Kingdom’s University Of Southampton in collaboration with Oxford International Education Group (OIEG) will launch its first international campus in India, aligning with the country’s New Education Policy. The collaboration aims to bring world-class education, research, and enterprise opportunities to Indian students, starting August 2025. The new campus, located in Gurgaon, Delhi, will adopt the University of Southampton’s renowned ‘triple helix’ model, which integrates education, research, and knowledge exchange with industry. It is set to offer four undergraduate and two postgraduate programmes in its initial intake.  OIEG will serve as a key operational partner, providing the investment and expertise required to replicate the same high standards of… Read More »University Of Southampton To Launch First International Campus In India

Nvidia’s leather-jacket-clad CEO Jensen Huang got a rock star welcome at the company’s AI summit in India on Thursday, with passes sold out and tech enthusiasts spending thousands of rupees to travel to the event. The reception Huang received in India’s commercial capital Mumbai was reminiscent of the “Jensanity” seen in other parts of the world, especially Taiwan, as his popularity climbs with Nvidia’s soaring earnings and multi-trillion dollar market valuation. The event, where the US company unveiled plans to supply Reliance Industries and other Indian firms with its AI chips, had to be delayed for more than half an hour due to the crowd that one Nvidia employee said was “easily a few thousand”.… Read More »“He’s A Hero”: Nvidia CEO Gets Rock Star Welcome At AI Summit In India

In an incident that would terrify any parent, two children of a businessman were kidnapped right from inside their home while they were playing. The incident was reported from Karnataka’s Belagavi. CCTV footage of the incident has been shared widely on social media. The footage showed two men running inside the house and carrying away the children – three and four years old – on their shoulders. Both were with their mother when the men kidnapped them, the police said. Both the children had just returned from kindergarten before the kidnappers barged into their home. The two men pushed the children inside a waiting car and sped away. Three police teams have been formed to… Read More »On CCTV, Kidnappers Grab 2 Children From Inside Their House In Karnataka