India wants WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism back

PARIS: India has identified the restoration of the dispute settlement mechanism as the first priority for WTO members and called for maintaining special treatment for poor and developing countries.After a meeting of trade ministers here, commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal also reiterated India’s opposition to bringing plurilateral initiatives such as investment facilitation under the…

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Learning outcome India’s key school challenge: Unesco | India News

NEW DELHI: Despite achieving near-universal enrolment in primary education, India faces persistent challenges in ensuring learning outcomes and strengthening school leadership, says Unesco’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report 2024-25 released on Wednesday, reports . And the problem is not limited to the country. Global study: Few women leaders in edu serious concern New Delhi: “Most…

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RCB fans celebrate historic IPL victory with Vijay Mallya posters in Bengaluru | Cricket News

Ahmedabad: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) As Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) clinched their maiden IPL title after an 18-year wait, the streets of Bengaluru erupted in jubilation. Among the sea of red jerseys and celebratory chants, a notable sight caught attention: fans holding up posters of Vijay Mallya, the team’s original owner. Mallya, who…

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Desi AI founders risk falling behind overseas peers: Accel

BENGALURU: Venture capital firm Accel partners Shekhar Kirani and Prayank Swaroop highlighted concerns about Indian AI startups lagging behind global competitors, despite having comparable technical abilities. They cited insufficient urgency and limited global vision as key issues.During a media roundtable on Wednesday, they observed that while India is experiencing an emergence of technically proficient, AI-focused…

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Bengaluru stampede: Anger erupts against netas & cops for turning joy into grief | India News

BENGALURU: A storm of giddy, overenthusiastic fans, poor planning by officials, bad stadium management, stretched police force, shortage of time, clueless event management and lack of communication between stakeholders resulted in the tragedy at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium.At the crack of dawn, RCB lit up social media with the big news: The champions were flying home…

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Demis Hassabis educational qualification: How a child chess prodigy became the brain behind Google DeepMind

Demis Hassabis speaks at SXSW London 2025 on AI frontiers panel. (Getty Images) Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind and recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, has followed an extraordinary path marked by academic brilliance, scientific curiosity, and technological innovation. From mastering chess at the age of four to leading one of the…

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BCCI break silence on stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium: ‘Totally shocking. There have been lapses’ | Cricket News

Karnataka Police resort to lathicharge to contain the crowd at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru during RCB’s IPL trophy celebrations. (PTI) A tragic incident unfolded at Bengaluru’s Chinnaswamy Stadium on Wednesday when at least eight people died and more than 40 were injured in a stampede during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL title celebrations. The celebration…

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NCLAT stays move against Reliance Infra

NEW DELHI: In a relief to Reliance Infrastructure, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Wednesday stayed the insolvency proceedings against the company. Reliance Infrastructure in a regulatory filing said that NCLAT suspended the order passed by the NCLT over an appeal filed by it.On May 30, the Mumbai bench of NCLT had admitted an…

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