NEW DELHI: “We didn’t stop teaching arithmetic just because we got calculators. We need to teach students what the machines can’t do and how to use machines (more efficiently).” That’s how the world’s leading universities are coping with AI, according to Michael Spence, University College London (UCL) president & provost. Speaking at the ET Now …
OECD chief economist Alvaro S Pereira NEW DELHI: From being a “sleeping giant” in the global economic ecosystem till a few decades back, India is defining the future of the world, led by a series of reforms as well as the work carried out in developing infrastructure and education, OECD chief economist Alvaro S Pereira …
NEW DELHI: Having heralded one of the fastest rollouts of 5G telephony in the world, India will now take the lead in the development of next-gen 6G technology, with a target of contributing 10% to worldwide patents, said communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia here on Saturday.Speaking at the ET Now Global Business Summit, Scindia said the …
NEW DELHI: Modi government has given priority to industry and trade as it realises business plays a key role in achieving the goal of India becoming a developed nation by 2047, said labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya. The taxes they pay are used for funding welfare policies that benefit everyone, especially the poor, he …
The Trump administration has launched the Make America Healthy Again Commission, an initiative aimed at tackling the nation’s growing health crisis, particularly in chronic diseases and childhood health issues. The executive order, issued on February 13, 2025, outlines a multi-agency approach to addressing the declining health metrics in the United States and proposes a comprehensive …
NEW DELHI: BJP became the single largest party in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi with three AAP councillors switching their allegiance to the party on Saturday, opening up the possibility of a triple engine government in Delhi.BJP, which is also in office at the Centre, had won the assembly polls on February 8, securing 48 …
A plane carrying 116 illegal Indian immigrants from the United States landed at Amritsar International Airport late on Saturday night, official sources confirmed. The flight, originally expected at 10 PM, arrived at approximately 11:30 PM. Part of Trump’s immigration crackdown This marks the second batch of deported Indian nationals under US President Donald Trump’s intensified …
Vineet Jain, MD, The Times Group, with PM Modi at the summit NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday said the Centre would soon set up a deregulation commission to ease the compliance burden on society and minimise govt interference.“We have ended hundreds of compliances, and now with Jan Vishwas 2.0, we are further reducing …
Pope Francis, who was hospitalised on Friday after his weeklong bronchitis worsened, spent a peaceful first night at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, the Vatican said on Saturday. The 88-year-old pontiff ate breakfast, read the newspapers, and continued his medication, according to Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, quoted by news agency AP.Francis was admitted with a respiratory tract …
US President Donald Trump has announced on his Truth Social platform, a “Reciprocal Tariff” system aimed at addressing what he calls “unfair” international trade practices. Trump declared that under this policy, the US would impose tariffs identical to those levied by other nations on American goods and services. “Fairness in trade” “On Trade, I have …