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Mumbai, Oct 9 (PTI) Leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) lashed out on Friday, claiming that the Centre was afraid of Gen Z and had resorted to imposing an Emergency as authorities ordered a shutdown of transport networks and transformed the national capital into a fortress ahead of a planned protest in Delhi. The crackdown comes as CJP prepares for a massive demonstration at Jantar Mantar on Saturday to demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged
New Delhi, Oct 9 (PTI) Gold prices climbed Rs 1,900 to Rs 1.54 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, extending gains for a second straight session as a retreat in the US dollar lifted investors sentiment. The 99.9 per cent pure metal jumped Rs 1,900 to Rs 1,54,400 per 10 grams, inclusive of all taxes, from Thursdays closing level of Rs 1,52,500 per 10 grams, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Silver ended its losing streak, and gained Rs 4,500 to Rs 2,28,500 per kilogr
OSLO, Norway, October 9, 2026 (AP) Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist and former U.N. human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her efforts to promote international law as it comes under attack. Her win is sure to be seen as a high-profile rebuke to U.S. President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who h
September 14, 2026 (Conversation) Russian mathematician Yurii Nesterov was recently awarded the Gauss Prize for outstanding mathematical contributions for his groundbreaking work on optimisation. The award cited his work on gradient descent methods and in particular, the efficiency gains [they] provide to AI technologies. Everyone using large language model (LLM) chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini for any purpose depends on Nesterovs methods. They may speak like humans and be personi
August 21, 2026 (Conversation) Online spaces, and social media in particular, are forums for vigorous political debate. They provide a space for members of the public to express political opinions, organise, and sometimes even interact directly with politicians. While they clearly have democratising potential, these platforms have also become fertile ground for hate speech, toxic interactions and online violence. By analysing over 3.2 million responses on X (formerly Twitter) to 88 candidates fo
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday sat on a dharna at the Parliament Street police station here seeking the registration of an FIR over pellet injuries suffered by a youth during the CJP-led July 20 protest and said brutality against a peaceful protest is a serious crime. The leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha said neither Union Home Minister Amit Shah has offered an explanation on the use of pellet guns at the protest, nor has Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologis