In a tragic road accident in Uttarakhand's capital, six students lost their lives in a collision between a truck and an Innova car.

A plan which would see a corporate entity trademark the term “Web5” has been put to rest after much backlash. Late Tuesday night, TBD, the Bitcoin-focused division of Jack Dorsey’s payments company Block (formerly Square), announced an ill-thought-out plan to trademark the term, which refers to its vision for a decentralized, privacy-focused iteration of the […]

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While technology and innovation are transforming our economy, they are also the solution to our workforce and growth challenge.

Australia has slipped four places to 17th in OECD rankings for employment of under 25-year-olds with a focus on STEM skills.

PwC has been appointed as a Skills Service Organisation by the Federal Department of Education and Training to work with Industry Reference Committees to develop modern and relevant training packages.

Inside View: Much like too many films these days, “No Time to Die” and the other Daniel Craig 007 movies have taken a dark turn. This from a franchise that used to deliver fun and sophistication. Images: Danjaq/MGM Composite: Mark Kelly

Demonstrators marched in Minneapolis over the weekend to protest the fatal police shooting of Amir Locke, a Black man who was killed last week when police executed a no-knock search warrant. Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images

Three former Minneapolis police officers face federal charges that they violated George Floyd’s civil rights during his May 2020 arrest. Here’s what you need to know about the officers and the upcoming trial. Photo: Erin Ailworth/The Wall Street Journal

PlayStation fans can look forward to a diverse lineup of games this November, as Sony has announced three new titles for its PlayStation Plus subscribers: the eerie action-adventure Ghostwire: Tokyo, the social deduction game Death Note: Killer Within, and the high-speed

In a tragic incident in southern China, a devastating event occurred when a car charged into groups of people at the Zhuhai Sports Center, leading to 35 deaths. This horrifying occurrence unfolded on Monday evening, leaving more than 40 individuals wounded

This incident followed an earlier attack, where armed militants set multiple shops ablaze in the Borobekra subdivision of Jiribam district earlier in the day.

At least 20 people were killed, and 46 others were injured after an explosion occurred at the Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan on Saturday, i.e., November 9.

The attacks, carried out on September 17 and 18, targeted thousands of handheld pagers and hundreds of walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members across Lebanon and Syria.

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In Lebanon, large explosions shook Beirut's southern suburbs — an area known as Dahiyeh, where Hezbollah has a significant presence — soon after the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for 11 houses there.

Directed by Sandeep Tadi, the play is a collaboration between Storyboard Productions and Preksha Theatre Company

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Why Bertelsmann India Investments puts it money in sectors teeming with disruptors

Hyderabad start-up’s tactile cardboard kit introduces visually challenged students to joys of coding 

The second leg of Freedom Refined Sunflower Oil’s The Hindu MetroPlus Cookery Contest 2013 at A.S. Rao Nagar was high on enthusiasm and talent, writes MANJULA KOLANU

Elon Musk’s vision for X includes audio, video, messaging, payments, and banking, but rebuilding brand equity and user trust may be challenging

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It seems a wall of the water tank exploded due to the water pressure, leading to the collapse of the tank, says Vasant Pardeshi, Additional Commissioner of Police

Skill census, stipend for students, loan waiver to farmers, food and shelter to all the poor some of the highlights

In its first such initiative in the country, Amazon Future Engineer Program has announced a free-of-cost facility in Bengaluru in partnership with The Innovation Story aimed to train underserved students in robotics, AI, and 3D printing

Fast, furious and fashionable, it's all there on OTT this week. Here's the action-packed menu.

The rapid progress of Synapse comes at a time when there is a growing desire from organisations to train and redevelop talent

Industry grapples with skilling/reskilling employees right from pilots to ground handling staff whose skills may be redundant

'Find a name that changes the words honor killing and hopefully it includes the word murder.''If you use the words, you are trying to justify the murders.'

As the world is rapidly moving towards the evolving digital space, skills like problem-solving have become more important than ever. The entire market size of AI is projected to grow from USD 214.6 billion in 2024 to 1,339.1 billion in 2030 with a CAGR of 35.7%. In Today's scenario, skills like problem-solving are not just limited to professionals, it becomes crucial to teach kids how to think critically and creatively to steer through the complexities of modern life. This not only sharpens their abilities but also boosts innovation and helps develop young minds to use tools needed to solve real-world problems.

Kushal Karwa, a thought leader in design education, emphasizes the need for integrating soft skills training into career preparation programs to help young designers thrive in real-world environments.

Top management talent from across the world heading to India

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The ‘Train a Trainer’ programme will enable new discoveries in the areas of healthcare, energy, environmental systems, smart materials, and beyond

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The European Union Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, to use its full name, requires the likes of YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to take more responsibility for copyrighted material being shared illegally on their platforms. It's become known by its most controversial segment, called Article 13, which critics claim will have a detrimental impact on creators online. YouTube, and YouTubers, have become the most vocal opponents of the proposal. But Article 13 and the Directive on Copyright isn’t law yet. It still has to go through a series of steps before it becomes finalised as an EU directive, and it's currently stalling as European Union member states can't agree on the final wording of the Directive. To help clear things up, here’s WIRED’s guide to the EU Directive on Copyright. Read our guide for more: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/what-is-article-13-article-11-european-directive-on-copyright-explained-meme-ban #article13 #copyright #SaveYourInternet

Professor Martin R. Cowie is Professor of Cardiology, Imperial College London, and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Brompton Hospital, London. At WIRED Health 2018 he spoke about why heart disease reamins one of the world's biggest heatlh problems and what needs to be done to prevent it. ABOUT WIRED HEALTH 600 innovators, scientists and business leaders gathered at The Francis Crick Institute in London, for WIRED Health on March 26, 2019. Discover some of the fascinating insights from speakers here: http://wired.uk/health-event ABOUT WIRED EVENTS WIRED events shine a spotlight on the innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs who are changing our world for the better. Explore this channel for videos showing on-stage talks, behind-the-scenes action, exclusive interviews and performances from our roster of events. Join us as we uncover the most relevant, up-and-coming trends and meet the people building the future. ABOUT WIRED WIRED brings you the future as it happens - the people, the trends, the big ideas that will change our lives. An award-winning printed monthly and online publication. WIRED is an agenda-setting magazine offering brain food on a wide range of topics, from science, technology and business to pop-culture and politics. CONNECT WITH WIRED Events: http://wired.uk/events Subscribe for Events Information: http://wired.uk/signup Web: http://bit.ly/VideoWired Twitter: http://bit.ly/TwitterWired Facebook: http://bit.ly/FacebookWired Instagram: http://bit.ly/InstagramWired Magazine: http://bit.ly/MagazineWired Newsletter: http://bit.ly/NewslettersWired

It’s been 10 years since Red Bull street trials rider Danny MacAskill burst onto our screens with his iconic 'Inspired Bicycles' video that has now clocked up close to 40 million views on YouTube. In the following 10 years, the Scotsman ditched his job as a bike mechanic and collaborated with Red Bull to bring his epic dreams to life in sensational videos like Way Back Home, Imaginate, Wee Day Out and many more. Danny's videos have clocked up nearly four hundred million views on YouTube. In this video, he looks back at some of his most challenging stunts and tells the stories behind how they came to be. #dannymacaskill #redbull #streettrials You can watch Danny MacAskill's full-length videos below: Wee Day Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_7k3fnxPq0 Inspired: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z19zFlPah-o& Imaginate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv3xVOs7_No Way Back Home: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw With thanks to Danny MacAskill, Red Bull Media House, Getty Images and Fusion Media.

Many dangers await those brave enough to make an attempt at the summit of Mt. Everest and Dr. Emily Johnston visits WIRED to break down each and every way trying to conquer the mountain could prove fatal.

The technological innovation process is acknowledged as a sequence of procedures that engineers follow to find the best solution to a problem. That allows designers to use math concepts, applied research and technological innovation sciences to obtain a high level of optimization that meets the requirements of an goal. The steps incorporate defining the situation, […]

The NGO operates in 23 states, and union territories, and operates out of 117 livelihood centres, of which 17 are all-girl centres