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AI-powered ‘answer engines’ have arrived. A few days ago, The Wall Street Journal reported how new companies like ArcSearch and Consensus are changing the rules of web search as we knew it. As compared to search engines that at best threw up a few links to relevant articles, these new AI-run search engines not only provide the most relevant information on a topic, but also intelligent summaries of various articles.

Also Read: Kerala-based startups witness 40% surge in seed-stage funding in 2023: Report On the same heels, the journey of Counseling Shortcuts from concept to reality epitomizes a true entrepreneurial spirit. With founder chairman Pranav Sharma and founder CEO Urvashi Ranjan at the helm, the ed-tech company aims ‘at making education so affordable and accessible that no one ever feels deprived to get educated,' according to its website. The ed-tech firm's innovative proposition lies in its VR-based educational offerings, which is a first for an Indian startup.

TANCET 2024 Hall Tickets: The Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) examination hall tickets have been released on the website, tancet.annauniv.edu, on Wednesday, February 21. The hall ticket or the admit card for the Common Engineering Entrance Test and Admission (CEETA) PG 2024 will also be released today. The application window for both TANCET and CEETA PG examinations closed on February 15.

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Modi will on February 26 lay the foundation stone of 550 Amrit Bharat stations to improve facilities at railway stations by developing rooftop plazas and city centres at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore. The prime minister will also lay the foundation stone of nearly 1,500 road overbridges and underbridges across different states during a function that will be conducted virtually at over 2,000 railway stations, officials said on Wednesday. The prime minister will join the function via videoconferencing. Prizes will also be given to about 50,000 school students who had participated in speech, essay and poetry writing competitions on the «2047 — Viksit Bharat ki Railway» theme, organised by the Indian Railways across 4,000 schools.

CBSE Class 12 Board Exam 2024: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class 12 exams are scheduled to begin tomorrow, February 22, with the English paper. English is the common subject for all streams, be it science, commerce or humanities. The subject is considered to be among the highest-scoring exams and has the potential to improve the overall Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) significantly.

Karnataka government banned the use and sale of both tobacco and non-tobacco hookah at public places across the state with immediate effect with an aim to safeguard the health of its citizens and stem the tide of tobacco-related diseases. In a statement by Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao's office, it said, “The state government has taken this action with the conviction that it will be met with support from all responsible citizens who place the health and well-being of the people as a paramount concern." This action was backed by "alarming data" from the WHO Global Adult Tobacco Survey-2016-17 (GATS-2), which stated that 22.8 per cent of adults in Karnataka use tobacco, with 8.8 per cent being smokers.

edtech platforms move towards deploying artificial intelligence tools to enhance offerings, a clear divide has emerged within various segments of the industry. While higher education and upskilling startups are anticipating greater benefits from the technology, those servicing schools and students on a large scale may run into some headwinds, founders and executives at edtech companies told ET.

UK, Australia and Canada to study, enrolment numbers have been growing at schools in countries such as Lithuania, Estonia, Chile, Turkey, Malta, Taiwan and South Korea among others — not education destinations that readily spring to mind. More Indian students are heading to these nations this year, executives at halfa-dozen study abroad platforms and strategy consultant Redseer confirmed to ET. Click & check your eligibility for immigration Find out There are multiple reasons for the lack of interest. Post-Brexit UK is suffering from a poor economy and a worsening attitude to migrants.

Tripura's capital Agartala as member Bajrang Dal staged a protest following an incident at a private Christian missionary-run school in Agartala. It is alleged that a student was forbade from wearing a 'Hindu religious symbol'-adorned bracelet and confiscated it. It sparked an outrage. The school authorities, acknowledging the incident as «unfortunate,» reinstated the bracelet on the student's hand after the protest.

South Korean trainee doctors have collectively walked off their jobs to protest a government medical policy, triggering cancellations of surgeries and other medical treatments at hospitals

morning assembly, the Stephen's College on Tuesday withdrew the decision clarifying that the email sent to students was «incorrectly worded» and «miscommunicated». In an email addressed to students and their parents, Stephen's College principal John Varghese clarified will that there will be no suspension with regard to attendance for the morning assembly. «On Saturday, 17th February 2024 an email was sent from my office. It was a miscommunication, incorrectly worded and my sincere apologies for that. I was also not copied on that email, a practice which is normally followed when I instruct my office to communicate, in written mode, on my behalf. Let me therefore set right the matter through this email,» the email by Varghese read. The principal also stated that the morning assembly held in the college is an old tradition and not organised as a religious exercise while pointing that small portions from several religious and philosophical texts are read out during the assembly.

A gunman shoots at a Montreal Jewish school. A Jewish-owned grocery store is set on fire in Toronto. In Ottawa, police disrupt an alleged terrorism plot against the Jewish community.

The Trudeau Liberals are set to announce that the federal government will provide low-cost loans in British Columbia to help build rental housing on provincially owned land, according to senior government sources.

Samsung Semiconductor India Research has inaugurated its 'Samsung Innovation Campus' programme at the Visvesvaraya Technological University to upskill youth in future tech domains such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) and make them job-ready. Under the programme, Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) will train 1,100 undergraduate engineering students across Karnataka. Announcing that SSIR has launched the 'Samsung Innovation Campus' programme at Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), a release said the initiative underlines Samsung's commitment towards the government's Skill India initiative as part of the company's vision of powering digital India.

teams grows and as conceptions of leadership increasingly emphasise softer skills. Recent research by Beau Sievers of Stanford University and his co-authors asked groups of MBA students to discuss the meaning of ambiguous film clips. The presence of people perceived to be of high status seemed to impede consensus: these folk spoke more and were readier to reject the explanations of others.

CBSE Board Exam 2024: Class 10, 12 exams begins today amid farmers protest The education minister was speaking at an event in Chhattisgarh. The union minister on Monday launched the PM SHRI (Prime Minister Schools for Rising India) scheme in Chhattisgarh under which 211 schools of the state will be upgraded.

Classroom of the Elite Season 3 Episode 8 is on the horizon, promising viewers a riveting continuation of the unfolding drama within the walls of Advanced Nurturing High School. As Suzune Horikita's bold move to expel Yamauchi Haruki sends shockwaves through Class C, fans are eagerly anticipating the repercussions in the upcoming episode. Here's a comprehensive guide on the release date, where to watch, expected plot developments, and a quick recap of Episode 7.

(Reuters) — Capital One, an online consumer bank and credit card issuer backed by investor Warren Buffett, is considering a potential acquisition of credit card lender Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS), Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

For many students, the excitement of being accepted into their first-choice college is being tempered this year by a troublesome uncertainty over whether they’ll get the financial aid they need to attend

misconduct hearing after it emerged that he had shared details of injuries via WhatsApp following a stabbing attack on an Indian-origin teenager and her friend in Nottingham last year. According to a report in ‘The Sun' newspaper on Monday, a misconduct hearing last month heard how the officer posted details about students Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber as well as school caretaker Ian Coates soon after they were killed during a knife attack spree by Valdo Calocane in the central England city in June 2023. Think you check all the immigration boxes? Find out A second officer, Police Constable (PC) Matthew Gell, is said to have passed on the “distasteful” message to his wife and a friend.