Pakistan faces up to $68 bn economic hit if Middle East war escalates: Report

IANS | May 7, 2026 6:23 PM

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Pakistan could face an economic shock of up to $68 billion if the conflict in the Middle East persists and the Strait of Hormuz remains closed for an extended period, according to a presentation by the Policy Research Institute of Market Economy (PRIME) to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance.

JGU is India’s first institution of eminence to receive Data Science Council of America accreditation

IANS | May 7, 2026 3:37 PM

Sonipat, May 7 (IANS) O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has become the first Institution of Eminence in India to be accredited by the Data Science Council of America (DASCA), a globally recognised standards and accreditation body that establishes industry-aligned benchmarks for educational programmes in data science, artificial intelligence, and analytics. This recognition firmly positions JGU at the forefront of higher education's most consequential frontier, the integration of artificial intelligence and data science into the academic ecosystem.