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The Mahabharata and the Ramayana can be rather unidimensional in the popular imagination — a triumphalist account of good over evil almost verging on a “happily-ever-after”-style fairytale ending. I have always found the epics’ amenability to interpretation fascinating, even if it means that people use them to jump to all sorts of conclusions. When I was 10, a classmate told me that the key message of both texts is that women are the root of all evil and wars. However, it is to this offering up of multiple meanings that…

Explore these free online courses from IIT Bombay in computer science In recent years, IITs such as IIT Delhi, IIT Bombay, IIT Roorkee, and IIT Kanpur, have offered a variety of online courses for students. Students are admitted to these online courses without JEE results, and the IITs provide many short-term certificates, diplomas, UG, and PG degrees of varying lengths. Students can enroll in IIT’s online courses from anywhere in the world. Additionally, some short-term online courses are available for…

Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) police on January 26, 2024, impounded around 41 supercars, stating that the owners violated prohibitory orders in the area till February 3. After the incident, the owners of the luxury and exotic cars seized were frustrated and alleged that the police had failed to inform them about the prohibitory orders or the lack of permission. They have now approached the court, and the Bombay High Court has now asked BKC police to release 31 supercars seized by the cops. The case was handled by a…

Image Source : FILE Representational Image Reliance Jio, India's leading telecom provider, is teaming up with the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay to create 'Bharat GPT,' a large-language model designed specifically for India. The announcement was made by Chairman Akash Ambani at IIT's annual Techfest in Mumbai. “At present, we have just scratched the…

The Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay), on Sunday said that the class of 1998 has pledged a sum of Rs 57 crore towards its legacy project as part of its silver jubilee celebrations.This is the highest sum given by a batch of alumni to the institute, exceeding Rs 41 crore in donations that the class of 1971 had made during their golden jubilee celebrations in 2022, as per a statement from IIT Bombay.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteNorthwestern…

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay has appointed former Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) CEO Rajesh Gopinathan as head- translational research and entrepreneurship and professor of practice, the premier institute said on Friday. A translational research centre to support transition of IP from lab to industry was created recently. The new position of head, translational research and entrepreneurship has been created to further accelerate these initiatives, said the institute.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with…

Bengaluru, Infosys Co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani has donated Rs 315 crore ($38.5 million) to his alma mater, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.Nilekani earlier contributed Rs 85 crore to the institute, bringing the cumulative value of his support to Rs 400 crore.The memorandum of understanding was formally signed in Bengaluru on Tuesday by Nilekani and professor Subhasis Chaudhuri, Director, IIT Bombay."IIT Bombay has been a cornerstone in my life, shaping my formative years and laying the foundation…

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) has prohibited people from indulging in loud conversations on mobile phones and accessing audios/videos on mobile devices without headphones while travelling on its buses, officials said on Thursday. The decision has been taken by the city civic transport body to avoid inconvenience to co-passengers, a BEST spokesperson told PTI.Acting on the frequency of complaints from passengers, the BEST undertaking took this decision and issued a notification on April 24, he said.…

The Bombay High Court on Friday rejected ride-sharing company Rapido’s appeal against a Maharashtra government order denying it a licence to operate bike taxis in the state.Justices GS Patel and SG Dige disallowed Rapido’s petition, saying it could not prove that the plea for the licence was rejected by the government only because there was no policy put in place by the state.Rapido has been in the legal crosshairs related to its bike taxi services in several states, as taxis require yellow number plates to operate…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear on January 23 plea of Rapido, the bike taxi and auto aggregator, challenging the Bombay High Court order which directed it to stop operation in Maharashtra immediately as it does not have a license to operate bike taxi or rickshaw services.A bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud agreed to list the matter for Monday after it was mentioned before it.Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter for urgent hearing and said the company…