Author: Faisal Mahmood

The Millennium Group of Schools has announced the winners of the Millennium AI Creators Championship 2026, a national initiative that brought together school students from across India to explore the creative possibilities of Artificial Intelligence while developing responsible, ethical and future-ready approaches to technology.   Winners of Millennium AI Creators Championship 2026 organised by Millennium Group of Schools   Held around the theme ‘Sustainable Cities. Intelligent Futures.’, the championship encouraged students to imagine how AI and human creativity can come together to address real-world challenges and contribute to cleaner, greener, kinder and more inclusive cities. The initiative was open to…

Gurjinder Singh Gavy, Chairman of the NRI & Overseas Congress Cell, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee, has congratulated former Indian hockey captain and Olympian Pargat Singh on his appointment as President of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. He also extended his congratulations and best wishes to Sachin Pilot, AICC General Secretary in-charge of Punjab.   L to R: Pargat Singh, President, PPCC; Sachin Pilot, AICC General Secretary in-charge of Punjab & former Deputy CM of Rajasthan; Gurjinder Singh Gavy, Chairman, NRI & Overseas    The Congress announced Pargat Singh’s appointment on 2 October 2026, with immediate effect. Sachin Pilot took charge…

Bitcoin and Ethereum have entered October with a broadly stable market structure, but neither has confirmed a decisive breakout. Bitcoin traded between approximately USD83,020 and USD83,775 during the period before settling near USD83,461. Ethereum performed slightly better, rising from around USD2,658 to USD2,689.   The market is not displaying widespread fear, but investors remain selective because interest rates and US Treasury yields are still elevated. Here is a five-step guide to understanding what may happen next.   Watching whether global liquidity improves The wider macroeconomic environment provides an important backdrop to recent crypto-market movements. Softer US inflation, weaker job openings…

Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft-focused organization, celebrated World Smile Day with its partner hospitals and communities across the country, inviting people to share what makes them smile and help raise awareness about cleft conditions and care.   Smile Train India Celebrates World Smile Day with a mobile “Smile Wall on Wheels”   Through Smile Walls at partner locations, patients, families, cleft care teams and visitors were encouraged to add messages or drawings about the people and moments that bring them joy. The activities were part of Smile Train’s wider World Smile Day campaign, which uses the simple act of sharing…

In a significant step towards building future-ready classrooms, Oxford University Press (OUP), a leading education publisher with a longstanding commitment to advancing learning, today announced a strategic collaboration with Canva, the world’s leading all-in-one visual communication platform. The collaboration brings together OUP’s pedagogical expertise and trusted educational content with Canva’s intuitive creative tools to embed design thinking and digital creativity into classroom learning through OUP’s revised Keyboard computer science series.   Oxford University Press partners with Canva to empower future-ready learners   As rapid advances in automation and visual communication reshape how current and future generations learn, work and create,…

SRM University-AP has made its debut in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027, securing a place in the 1001-1200 band in its very first year of participation. Established less than a decade ago, SRM University-AP says the recognition makes it the youngest private university in India to achieve this distinction within 10 years of its inception. The milestone marks a significant step in the University’s emergence as a research-led institution with a growing global presence. This also makes SRM AP Andhra Pradesh’s first university, to achieve this honour in this span.   SRM University-AP, Amaravati Campus  …

Bisleri International Pvt. Ltd., India’s leading packaged drinking water company, has been conferred with the prestigious Mahatma Award for the second time. The CSR Excellence Award recognises Bisleri’s commitment to water conservation, plastic waste management, and community engagement under Greener Promise, its flagship sustainability program. This year, the Mahatma Award received over 1,900 entries, of which only 70 winners were recognised across diverse categories.    Bisleri Wins Mahatma Awards 2026 in CSR Excellence for its Greener Promise initiative   The award ceremony was graced by Dr Santrupt Mishra, Rajya Sabha MP, Dr Kiran Bedi, the first woman IPS Officer of…

MBD Group, a diversified business group marks its 70th Establishment Day today. Established on September 30, 1956, by Shri Ashok Kumar Malhotra with a small bookshop in Jalandhar, the Group has evolved over seven decades across businesses including printing, publishing, EdTech, hospitality, real estate, retail, food and beverage, robotics and coding.    MBD Group celebrated 70th Establishment Day For seven decades, this growth has been accompanied by a continued commitment to giving back to society. Through My Best Deeds, MBD Group’s umbrella for its CSR initiatives, and the Ashok Malhotra Charitable Trust, the Group has supported causes spanning girl-child education,…

MYCPE ONE has been awarded in the Service Export: EdTech category at the Payoneer India Cross-Border Excellence Awards 2026 for its technology-led approach to serving CPA and accounting firms globally. The awards, presented by Payoneer in association with The Economic Times, are a jury-led program honoring Indian businesses and entrepreneurs driving India’s cross-border growth.    MYCPE ONE awarded in the service Export EdTech Category at the Payoneer India Cross-Border Excellence Awards 2026   Shalin (Shawn) Parikh, Co-Founder & CEO, and Nemin Vora, VP of Client Relationship Management, received the award on behalf of MYCPE ONE at the ceremony in New…

Kerala took its war on drugs to the grassroots on Monday. Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala inaugurated Toofan Thaddesham, the second phase of Operation Toofan, at Malabar College in Vengara, Malappuram. It is the state’s largest mass mobilisation against drugs so far. The programme turns the anti-narcotics campaign into a people’s movement in association with the local self-government institutions, led by the Kerala Police, with Kudumbashree networks working alongside them.   Toofan Phase 2 Begins: Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala hoists the Toofan flag in Vengara, inaugurating Toofan Thaddesham in collaboration with the Local Self-Governments   As the state-level launch took place,…