NEW DELHI: To boost the country’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities, the Indian Navy on Friday commissioned INS Anjadip, also known as “Dolphin Hunter” as it will focus on detection, tracking and neutralisation of enemy submarines in coastal areas. INS Anjadip is the third of the eight vessels being built under the anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft...
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Shoes outside! Silicon Valley startups adopt desi habit
A viral photo from San Francisco has set social media abuzz — and no, it’s not AI generated. The image shows multiple pairs of shoes neatly lined up outside an office door. The location? Cursor, the AI startup founded in 2022 by four MIT alumni — Aman Sanger, Michael Truell, Sualeh Asif and Arvid Lunnemark.Yes,...
‘Don’t delay process with vague reasons’: SC raps WB govt for rushing to court daily against SIR
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday rapped the West Bengal govt for rushing to court every now and then with “vague and irrelevant” reasons to delay the completion of the Special Intensive Revision of state electoral rolls, to expedite which the SC has deployed judicial officers from Jharkhand and Odisha.“Please do not come to...
US raises pressure on Khamenei regime, designates Iran ‘state sponsor of wrongful detention’
Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (AP file photo) The United States has escalated pressure on Iran’s leadership, formally designating the country a “state sponsor of wrongful detention” as tensions mount over its nuclear programme. In a statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move, accusing Tehran of using foreign nationals as political leverage....
Watch: Afghanistan shares video of cross-border attacks inside Pakistan
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led defence ministry late Friday released satellite footage showing strikes on multiple compounds inside Pakistan, as cross-border fighting between the two neighbours intensifies.Officials quoted by ToloNews said the strikes hit a military camp near Faizabad in Islamabad, a headquarters in Nowshera, the military township of Jamrud and targets in Abbottabad. The ministry described the...
‘Leftwing nut jobs’: Trump orders immediate halt to Anthropic tech across US government
US President Donald Trump has ordered every federal agency to “immediately” stop using technology developed by AI firm Anthropic. In a scathing post on Truth Social, the 47th POTUS branded the company’s leadership “Leftwing nut jobs”, escalating the growing standoff between the White House and the Pentagon’s AI suppliers.“THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL NEVER...
India, EU agree on five-year Most Favoured Nation status; what it means
India and the European Union are preparing to grant each other Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status once their landmark free trade agreement comes into force. The move, embedded within the draft text of the agreement, will bind both sides to World Trade Organization (WTO) disciplines and ensure they do not impose new import or export...
Tamil Nadu launches its first Dark Sky Park in Kolli Hills for stargazing
The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday announced the launch of the State’s first Dark Sky Park at the Ariyur Shola Reserve Forest in Kolli Hills, Namakkal district. The initiative was inaugurated by Forests Minister R.S. Rajakannappan in the presence of senior officials, including Environment, Climate Change and Forests Secretary Supriya Sahu, Principal Chief Conservator of...
Kerala scientist bags Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship
Saranya J.S., a native of Tanur in Malappuram, has been selected for the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (MSCA) instituted and funded by the European Commission. The highly competitive two-year fellowship will support her project titled “Indian Ocean Warming Pattern, Surface and Subsurface Marine Heatwaves: Storylines and Mechanisms (IO-WAVE)”, to be carried out in France. Ms. Saranya’s research will examine how...
Court relief for Kejriwal: How BJP seized upon excise row to turn tables on AAP
NEW DELHI: Viewing the excise controversy as the first chink in then AAP govt’s armour, BJP‘s city started claiming that a party born out of the Anna Hazare movement had strayed from its anti-corruption plank.Long before the saffron party started attacking AAP over “Sheesh Mahal” — a reference to a controversial renovation of the then...
