AAP targets Centre over covering of slums ahead of Brics NEW DELHI: With India hosting the 18th Brics Summit this year, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday took a swipe at the Centre over the practice of covering slum areas and poor neighbourhoods ahead of major international events, saying such measures do not change...
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‘Trade barriers rising globally, India building bridges’: PM Modi at Brics forum
Trade barriers rising globally, India building economic bridges: PM Modi at BRICS Business Forum Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday positioned India as a bridge-builder in an increasingly fragmented global economy, saying the country is responding to rising trade barriers by expanding free-trade partnerships, strengthening supply chains and creating new avenues for businesses across the...
‘His time will come’: Rahane wants Sooryavanshi to wait as Samson returns
Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Ajinkya Rahane believes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s time will come, but feels India should currently stick with the top-three combination that delivered the 2026 T20 World Cup title, backing Sanju Samson to reclaim his place alongside Abhishek Sharma and Ishan Kishan for the upcoming T20I...
Mumbai mall entry case: Man used ChatGPT to create fake PMO docs, police tell court
Just before the Prime Minister’s anticipated visit, a man was taken into custody at a Mumbai mall for allegedly using artificial intelligence to forge official PMO documents MUMBAI: A 24-year-old Rohan Parikh, who was arrested for allegedly entering Jio World Plaza in BKC with a private security guard carrying a firearm while posing as a...
Russia unveils new S-71K stealth missile for Su-57E amid potential sale to India
Su-57E with S-71K Russia has publicly unveiled the S-71K Kovyor, a new air-launched stand-off weapon designed for its Su-57E fifth-generation fighter, during the El Alamein International Airshow in Egypt. The weapon was displayed alongside the S-71M Monokhrom as Russia showcased a new generation of air-launched systems that combine features of cruise missiles and low-cost attack...
Microsoft signs ‘iron-clad’ student privacy deal with teachers unions after NYC AI ban
Representative Image A week after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani banned AI for public school students up to eighth grade, Microsoft has signed a legally binding AI privacy agreement with two of the largest teachers unions in the US. Under the deal, the company cannot use student or teacher data to train its AI...
Aadhaar Card global push: UIDAI working on access for NRIs and OCIs
UIDAI is working towards expanding Aadhaar beyond India. (Image for representative purpose only) India launched its first Aadhaar card in 2010. And sixteen years later, the Aadhaar card which has now become an integral part of important documentation work in the country is now set to go global.The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is...
GPS collars revealed male lions follow hyenas, not the other way around
Credits: A-Z animals Wildlife biologists tracking lions and spotted hyenas in Southern Africa have found evidence that challenges a long-held belief about how the two predators interact. Instead of hyenas mainly following lions to find leftover food, the study found that male lions often actively move towards spotted hyenas, while the hyenas try to get...
Local currencies, global trade & US sanctions: PM Modi, Putin & Pezeshkian send a message to Trump
PM Modi, Iranian President Pezeshkian and Russian President Putin at Brics Business Forum Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian used the Brics Business Forum leaders’ session on Friday to push for greater economic cooperation, secure trade routes and wider use of local currencies. The remarks came against growing...
‘I don’t want to be murdered by a Chinese robot’
A still from Terminator 2: Judgement Day Marvel Studios is as good a metaphor for what happens when a company starts believing in its own infallibility. After the success of Endgame in 2019, Disney executives were thoroughly convinced that no matter what they produced, it would be lapped up by audiences if you stuck a...
