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IIT BHU launches Forum for Information Retrieval Evaluation-2025

Varanasi, Dec 17 (UNI) The 17th meeting of the Forum for Information Retrieval Evaluation (FIRE)-2025, organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, was formally inaugurated on Wednesday.
The international conference will continue until December 20. The Chief guest and chief patron of the inaugural session was Prof. Amit Patra, Director of IIT (BHU). Many academicians, researchers, and industry experts from India and abroad were present on the occasion.
In his inaugural address, Prof. Amit Patra highlighted the growing importance of information retrieval in the digital age, stating that in this data-driven era, information retrieval plays a crucial role in transforming raw data into meaningful knowledge.
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“Yogi govt’s ‘Promise vs Delivery’ model defines UP’s development journey”: Dr Rajeshwar Singh

19 Jul 2026 | 11:34 AM

Lucknow, July 19 (UNI) BJP MLA Dr. Rajeshwar Singh has welcomed the inauguration of the newly constructed Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority building at Gomti Nagar Extension, built at a cost of Rs 66.40 crore on Sunday.

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Haryana notifies five schemes to build scientific vehicle scrappage ecosystem

19 Jul 2026 | 11:19 AM

Panchkula, July 19 (UNI) The Haryana government has operationalised a comprehensive incentive framework to develop the state as a hub for environmentally sustainable vehicle recycling, with the Industries and Commerce Department notifying five implementation schemes under the Haryana Registered Vehicle Scrappage & Recycling Facility (RVSF) Incentive Policy.

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Body of 30-year-old man found in roadside bushes in Sangrur

19 Jul 2026 | 12:22 AM

Sangrur (Punjab), Jul 18 (UNI) The body of a 30-year-old man was found in roadside bushes near Bishanpura village in Sangrur district on Saturday, prompting police to investigate whether the death was the result of an accident, homicide or natural causes.

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Previous govts would have shut down Uttar Pradesh's sugar industry by now had they still been in power: CM Yogi

19 Jul 2026 | 12:13 AM

Amroha, Jul 18 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today targeted the previous governments over lack of initiatives for development, industrial investment and payments to sugarcane farmers.

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Cyber fraud crackdown: Faridabad arrests six in three cases; Panchkula acts against suspects in crypto and investment scams

18 Jul 2026 | 11:48 PM

Panchkula, July 18 (UNI) Police in Faridabad and Panchkula have reported arrests in separate cyber-fraud cases involving alleged loan scams, hacked phones, malicious APK files, fake cryptocurrency platforms and fraudulent investment applications.
In Faridabad, the Cyber Crime Police Station, Ballabgarh, arrested six people in three cases, police said. Two men - Navneet Kumar Singh and Nitesh Kumar - were arrested in a case in which a Sector 11 resident was allegedly cheated of Rs 4.45 lakh on the pretext of arranging a bank loan.

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