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In a major setback for Ujjain, Indian Institute of Technology Indore’s ambitious project of setting up its first satellite campus in the ancient town is in the doldrums due to debt and a lack of funds even as minister for higher education Mohan Yadav is pressing for it.

IIT Indore, which is finding it tough to repay a loan of Rs 350 crore to the central government, is unwilling to start any major project—forget about a satellite campus—until it becomes debt-free.

Around six months ago, Yadav—who is an MLA from an Assembly constituency in Ujjain—revealed that IIT Indore had planned a satellite campus in the ancient town located around 50 kilometres from Indore. The then IIT Indore officiating director, Neelesh Kumar Jain, had confirmed the development, stating that the satellite campus would start with some PG courses.

Imarticus Learning with iHUB DivyaSampark at IIT Roorkee have partnered to launch a certificate program in Data Science and Machine Learning (ML). Designed to make aspirants and professionals industry-ready, the course enables them to leverage Data Science and ML for effective decision-making, it said in a press statement.

The course will be delivered through live, instructor-led sessions by the faculty from institutions like IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati, and IIT Ropar and experts from the data science industry.

The program will allow learners to build a strong foundation in Data Science and specialize in ML with Python for data-driven decision-making. Through the course, learners will be able to provide meaningful data insights and help drive business growth.

The launcher used to fire a rocket-propelled grenade at the building housing the headquarters of Punjab police's intelligence wing in Mohali's Sector 77 was traced on Tuesday, coinciding with Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of the banned outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) purportedly claiming responsibility for the attack through an unverified voice message.

Punjab police rounded up 18-20 suspects as the investigation into what might have been “a terrorist attack” gathered pace during the course of the day.

A day after the RPG attack on the headquarters of the state intelligence wing, Punjab police on Tuesday sounding a state of high alert in Mohali. The authenticity of the voice message attributed to Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of the banned outfit Sikhs For Justice claiming responsibility for the attack is being verified, the police said. “We are very close to cracking the case,” Mohali SSP Vivek Sheel Soni said.

Some parts of Mumbai suffered prolonged power cuts on Sunday night due to a technical fault at Tata’s receiving station in Dharavi. According to the Maharashtra energy department, tripping in the EHV transmission of Tata Power in Dharavi caused a power cut in Bandra, Khar, Santacruz, Kurla, and Chunabhatti.

But, power was later restored in some areas of Santacruz, Khar, and Bandra whereas Kurla and Chunabhatti still remain affected.

Energy Department officials told CNBC-TV18 that the station at Dharavi is a shared receiving station operated by Tata, and that tripping in the EHV transmission affected the Adani area of Bandra, Khar and Dharavi among other areas.

The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court, while rejecting the bail plea of the four accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, observed that the incident in Lakhimpur would not have taken place if Union minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni had not given a statement threatening to drive out the farmers.

Lakhimpur Kheri violence would not have happened if Union minister had not threatened farmers: Allahabad HC

The High Court said, "Political persons holding high positions should make public statements by adopting a civilized language keeping in view its consequences in society. He should not make irresponsible statements as he is required to conduct himself according to his position and the dignity of high office."