On December 8, economic historian Joel Mokyr delivered his lecture in Stockholm as part of the ceremony in which he received his share of the special Nobel Prize for economics, for “having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress”. His talk recapitulated his long-standing argument that a self-reinforcing relationship between science and technology
NEW DELHI: As the world moves towards AI-led transformation across industries, govt and the broader society, India has been ranked third in ‘AI Vibrancy’ index in a study conducted by Stanford University. The US and China lead the pack. The 2025 version of Stanford’s ‘Global AI Vibrancy Tool’ works with data coverage through 2024 across
NEW DELHI: In a boost to India’s rotary wing combat capabilities, the Army is now finally set to get delivery of its three remaining Apache AH-64 attack helicopters from the US, while the Navy will also commission its second squadron of MH-60R Seahawk submarine-hunting choppers this week. The induction of these much-delayed American helicopters will
For decades, a few truths about Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) seemed immovable. Getting into TCS was like landing a government job — once in, and as long as you didn’t mess up, you were set for life. And unlike its competitors, the company refused to chase new technologies through acquisitions. Former CEO Rajesh Gopinathan had
Synopsis A combination of factors — including leadership centralisation, change in culture, and HR directives on costs, pilot promotion and contract — has pushed India’s biggest airline into its worst-ever crisis. This was in late October. India’s two top airline CEOs, IndiGo’s Pieter Elbers and Air India’s Campbell Wilson — both of whom arrived in
New Delhi: In an important ruling, Supreme Court has said that a person employed on compassionate grounds to alleviate family difficulties because of death of a parent in harness cannot seek appointment to higher posts merely because they have the requisite qualifications for the same. A bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan on Friday
Unaccounted Currency Notes Were Recovered From Official Residence New Delhi: The three-member inquiry committee headed by Supreme Court Judge Aravind Kumar has asked Justice Yashwant Varma, facing removal motion in the Lok Sabha in the aftermath of discovery of wads of burnt and unaccounted currency notes from his official residence, to respond to the memo
Artist rendering depicts D.B. Cooper hijacker who parachuted away after ransom, vanished. / FBI On the afternoon of November 24, 1971, a man using the name Dan Cooper boarded Northwest Orient Flight 305 in Portland, Oregon. He paid cash for a one-way ticket to Seattle, wore a business suit, and carried a briefcase. Forty-two minutes
NEW DELHI: The Union cabinet’s approval for Atomic Energy Bill, officially titled the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025, which is set to be tabled in the winter session of Parliament, signals a huge policy shift in India’s atomic sector that is expected to accelerate civil nuclear energy
Updated 15 December 2025 at 18:48 IST About the multiple trailers of Avengers: Doomsday, fans are speculating that each of the four clips will be based on one specific superhero team — The Avengers, Thunderbolts or The New Avengers, The Fantastic Four and The X-Men. Robert Downey Jr will essay the role of Dr Doom