China struggles to lure foreign AI talent despite incentives: Report

IANS | October 12, 2026 5:24 PM

New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) As the United States and China intensify their competition for leadership in artificial intelligence (AI), a new study has found that China is struggling to attract foreign researchers even as it ramps up recruitment efforts through special visas, research grants and other incentives, a report has said.

Over 700 Maldivians receive training under Indian cooperation programme

IANS | October 12, 2026 5:24 PM

Male, Oct 12 (IANS) As many as 765 Maldivian candidates from various sectors have been trained through the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation programme (ITEC) over the past years. This year, 80 Maldivian candidates have already been enrolled and will undergo training through ITEC, a report has detailed.

Bangladesh: Four of Awami League's student wing detained during party leader's funeral

IANS | October 12, 2026 5:06 PM

Dhaka, Oct 12 (IANS) Amid an escalating crackdown on Awami League members in Bangladesh, five leaders and activists of the party's student wing, Chhatra League, were detained near Taqwa Mosque in Dhaka's Dhanmondi area during a gathering centred around the funeral prayers of the student body's general secretary, Mahfuzul Haider Chowdhury Roton, local media reported.