Latest news with #PranjalSharma
The Hindu
7 hours ago
- The Hindu
Shillong varsity professor, vendor held by CBI on graft charges
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday (June 12, 2025) said it has arrested a professor of the North Eastern Hill University in Meghalaya's Shillong and a Guwahati-based vendor on graft charges in the supplies of laboratory equipment. 'N. Saha, the Zoology department professor and the dean of the School of Life Sciences at the Central University, and vendor Pranjal Sharma were apprehended during a transaction involving a bribe of ₹3,43 lakh at the university guest house in Guwahati,' a statement issued by the Central agency said. Acting on a tip-off about the professor and the vendor, who were allegedly involved in "corrupt practices" in the supply of laboratory equipment and clearance of bills, a trap was laid, and the two accused were "caught red-handed." 'During the investigation, CBI sleuths raided premises linked to the accused at two places and recovered incriminating documents,' the statement said. 'The search is under way at one more place,' the Central agency said. 'The arrested accused will be produced before a court in Guwahati during the day,' it added.
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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Digipin: A new digital way to set accurate addresses in the country
It IS a digital version of the pin code system and A more accurate address fOR a person or organisation. The 10-digit alphanumeric code will be useful for people on the move Pranjal Sharma Listen to This Article From the traditional money order system to the modern ecommerce industry, people have relied on the postal pin code to send mail and materials to places. Digipin, a digital version of the pin code system, has been launched by the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications. Short for Digital Postal Index Number, it is a more accurate address for a person or organisation. The area a pin code covers could be a few kilometres to thousands of square kilometres, with an average cover of around 170 sq km. Digipin will create a unique number for an area as small as
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Business Standard
11-05-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Artificial intelligence checks in: How it is changing the travel sector
AI-powered advisors, facial recognition and GenAI chatbots are among tools that people, airlines and the hospitality industry are using to make travel more comfortable and convenient Pranjal Sharma Listen to This Article The travel industry runs on personal interaction and here technology is making relationships more efficient. Travellers and service providers are leaning on artificial intelligence (AI) for more informed decisions. Price comparison, destination assessment and consumer behaviour are being enabled by new technology tools. AI agents will not just automate travel searches and bookings, but they will also match human intelligence in many tasks by the end of the decade, said a recent report by the World Travel and Tourism Council. As many as 94 per cent of travel and tourism industry leaders consider AI to be critical to their business.
