Author: Source Author

Home Source Author
Post

How OpenAI’s rogue AI breach may bolster India’s case for frontier model access

The incident, disclosed by OpenAI on Tuesday, involved a combination of its most advanced models circumventing restrictions NEW DELHI: OpenAI‘s disclosure that one of its pre-release AI models escaped an internal testing sandbox and breached AI platform Hugging Face during a cybersecurity evaluation could strengthen India’s case for securing access to frontier AI models for...

Post

Pharma companies in a flux over Trump’s 200% tariff move on generics

The tariffs have significant implications for India, which supplies nearly 47% of generic prescriptions India’s $30-billion pharma industry is staring at a fresh challenge after US President Donald Trump announced that generic medicines imported into the US would face tariffs of 100% from Aug 2028 and 200% a year later, unless companies relocate manufacturing to...

Post

US, Saudi Arabia sign civil nuclear deal paving way for uranium enrichment

The deal could pave the way for Saudi Arabia to develop uranium enrichment capabilities for its civilian nuclear programme The United States and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement that could pave the way for the kingdom to develop uranium enrichment capabilities for its civilian nuclear programme.US Energy Secretary Chris Wright...

Post

Complaint filed in NHRC over police ‘brutality’ on protesters at Jantar Mantar

Complaint filed with NHRC seeking independent inquiry into the alleged police “brutality” on July 20 NEW DELHI: A complaint has been filed with National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), seeking independent inquiry into the alleged police “brutality” on July 20 against students protesting over the NEET-UG exam paper leak issue here, including allegations of misconduct by...

Post

Curbs on foreign funding not uniquely Indian, says govt ahead of bill to tweak FCRA

Govt cited comparable laws regulating foreign funding NEW DELHI: Ahead of Parliament taking up the Foreign Contribution Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2026, govt cited comparable laws regulating foreign funding, influence and lobbying in the US, UK, Australia and Canada to underline the “globally recognised” concern that “foreign money, when unregulated, can affect democratic institutions, electoral processes...

Post

Wildfires sweep Sicily as Europe battles extreme heat and soaring fire risk

Several wildfires burned across the Italian island of Sicily Several wildfires burned across the Italian island of Sicily on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of residents as firefighters worked to contain the spread. Other European countries are also battling wildfires fuelled by hot, dry weather, with scientists warning that climate change is increasing the frequency and...

Post

Sharad Pawar meets PM Modi, timing fuels buzz of delimit bill talk

PM Modi meets NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar, at Parliament House, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: A day after reaching Jantar Mantar to express solidarity with CJP protesters, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule met PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday.NCP (SP) sources said the meeting focused on Maharashtra’s agrarian crisis, with...

× Free India Logo
Welcome! Free India