AI could turn China's social rating system into surveillance tool, scholar warns

IANS | November 1, 2026 5:59 PM

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The integration of artificial intelligence into China's social rating framework could significantly enhance the government's ability to monitor and assess citizens, but it also risks creating a large-scale surveillance system, according to a recent study by a Chinese legal scholar, a report has said.

Indian students in US fall 13.5 pc to 317,000: DHS data

IANS | November 1, 2026 9:33 AM

Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) The number of active Indian students in the United States has fallen by about 13.5 per cent in a year to 316,893, according to US government data, with the sharpest drop at the master's level, even as India remained the largest source of international students in the country.