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Certificate courses on Indian holy sites, Vedic maths — UGC plan to boost foreign student intake

UGC has released guidelines listing 46 courses, which will be divided into five units, each spread over 60 hours, and can be taught in hybrid mode.

Aarti-performing robots are replacing Hindu priests, stirring religion vs AI debate

Some devotees & priests feel that this represents a new horizon in human innovation while others worry that using robots to replace practitioners is a bad omen.

Rishi Rajpopat cracked Panini’s puzzle but not many cheering his ‘miraculous’ work

Rishi Rajpopat recalled the process behind his gruelling research. It involved a month-long break, cooking, swimming, and praying.

Modern science, Sanskrit roots — Oxford doctor’s book on sun’s orbit and rhinoplasty

The question that panellists tried to answer was — Can we reconcile scriptures and modern science? Dr Gupta's Science and Scriptures book shows how.

Indian scholar at Cambridge solves 2,500-yr-old Sanskrit algorithm problem in Panini’s text

Ashtadhyayi, which comprises rules to derive or form new words from root words, often has conflicting rules. Scholar finds way to resolve rule conflicts in the text as Panini intended.

Varanasi’s mini-Tamil Nadus live in mutts, family shivalayas and stories of saints

Centuries-old cultural connection between Varanasi and Tamil Nadu has resurfaced in public conversations since PM Modi inaugurated the Kashi Tamil Sangamam at BHU recently.

Some Hindus even praised Khilji in Sanskrit texts — Medieval India’s complex power games

When Sanskrit-speaking elites were not well-treated, Muslim kings were decried as mlecchas, accused of killing cows and persecuting Brahmins.

Only 24,821 Indians identified as Sanskrit speakers in 2011 Census, reveals RTI query

The information was revealed by the language department of the Union home ministry's Registrar General and Census Commissioner's office, in reply to the RTI. 

Technical regulator asks universities, colleges to recognise & admit students of Vedic board

The move came after the Association of Indian Universities in August granted equivalence status to the Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Sanskrit Shiksha Board.

‘I speak Sanskrit, do you?’ Gujarat will host its first Sanskrit Literature Festival now

Sanskrit is rediscovering its place in Gujarat. The two-day literature festival will be held in Ahmedabad to make the language more accessible.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Joys of Trumplomacy: India & the world are learning US President’s 99 moods and 1 goal

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.