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IT hiring set for upheaval as cos build army of AI agents

bengaluru, Feb. 7 -- Top information technology (IT) services companies are racing to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) agents from specialist firms across their domains, at a time when the debut of... Read More


RBI MPC holds repo at 5.25%, continues with neutral stance

Mumbai, Feb. 7 -- The monetary policy committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday retained the repo rate at 5.25%, taking a pause after a 25 basis points (bps) cut in the December meeting. ... Read More


Embracing the virtual beast

India, Feb. 7 -- "One day we logged onto the internet. And then we never logged out." For a certain cohort, it is difficult to imagine that there are more people alive today who have experienced years... Read More


a people under the lens

India, Feb. 7 -- With a foreword by the pioneering scholar Christopher Pinney, Typecasting: Photographing the Peoples of India; 1855-1920 edited by Sudeshna Guha is a sumptuous volume with essays by a... Read More


Portrait of a nation through datasets

India, Feb. 7 -- In which Indian city are the most number of languages spoken? Where will the next 100 babies in India be born? Why do only 3% of adult Indians pay income tax? India and its intricacie... Read More


'The majority of Iranians want democracy'

India, Feb. 7 -- 1Your novel spans four generations of an Iranian family from the 1979 revolution to present-day Germany. What drew you to tell this multigenerational story? Above all, I wanted to lea... Read More


Lines that sing and sting

India, Feb. 7 -- The poems in CP Surendran's Window With a Train Attached, are compact forms of a certain lyrical energy. Lines that sing and sting, lines that attempt to communicate the inexpressibil... Read More


Clear path for Nuclear Arms control

India, Feb. 7 -- The post Cold War years saw the US and Russia work out a deal for nuclear arms control through the START treaties. With the New START treaty having reached its end date, the fears of ... Read More


Guv Patel opens fruit, vegetable and flower exhibition

LUCKNOW, Feb. 7 -- Governor Anandiben Patel on Friday inaugurated the 57th State-Level Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Exhibition-2026 at Jan Prangan in the presence of horticulture minister of state (ind... Read More


UPSC revamps exam centre rules for people with benchmark disabilities

New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has overhauled its examination centre allocation framework for the civil services examination, introducing a significant reform aimed at... Read More