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India agrees to buy petroleum, defence goods, aircraft from US, official says

NEW DELHI, Feb 3 (Reuters) – India has agreed to buy petroleum, defence goods, electronics, pharma and telecom products as well as aircraft from the U.S. under a trade deal, a government official told Reuters on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India on Monday that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from 50% in exchange for India halting Russian oil purchases and lowering trade barriers. Get the latest news from India and how it matters to the world with the Reuters India File newsletter. Sign up here. Trump said India agreed “BUY AMERICAN

ChatGPT in classrooms. How should educators now assess student learning?

Calgary (Canada), Feb 3 (The Conversation) Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is now a reality in higher education, with students and professors integrating chatbots into teaching, learning and assessment. But this isn’t just a technical shift; it’s reshaping how students and educators learn and evaluate knowledge. Our recent qualitative study with 28 educators across Canadian universities and colleges — from librarians to engineering professors — suggests that we have entered a watershed moment in education. We must grapple with the question: What exactly should be assessed when human cognition can be augmented or simulated by an algorithm? Research about AI and

Congress asks govt to take Parliament into confidence on US, EU trade deals

New Delhi, Feb 3 (PTI) The Congress on Tuesday demanded that the Modi government should take Parliament into confidence and the text of both the EU and US trade deals must be laid on the table of both Houses and debated. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said that from the information President Donald Trump has provided, it is abundantly clear that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has “completely surrendered”. He said that almost exactly a year ago, Prime Minister Modi landed at the White House to greet President Trump on his re-election. “His trademark huglomacy was on full display.

Stock markets cheer India-US trade deal: Sensex jumps over 5 pc; Nifty nears all-time high

Mumbai, Feb 3 (PTI) Stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trading session on Tuesday after India and the US agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down the reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent from current 25 per cent. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 3,656.74 points to 85,323.20 in opening trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 1,219.65 points to 26,308.05. Later, both the benchmark indices further extended their winning momentum. The BSE benchmark zoomed 4,205.27 points or 5.14 per cent to 85,871.73. The Nifty jumped 1,252.8 points or 4.99 per

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