Spread the love Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement on August 7. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are preparing for an urgent meeting of their military chiefs after a fresh wave of Houthi attacks on the kingdom, in a move that could put their newly signed defence pact, also called Mecca deal, to its first...
China fuels rush to turn AI video into an industry
Spread the love When Zhu Zhili was looking for a base to set up an artificial intelligence film studio in China two years ago, there was just one clear choice: the southern city of Shenzhen with its vast tech ecosystem. This year, AI filmmaker Zhu said he has fielded calls from officials in cities and industrial parks across China, all with...
Google hitches a ride aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX; to send TPUs to space
Spread the love Google hitches a ride aboard Elon Musk’s SpaceX; sends TPUs to space; CEO Sundar Pichai says: Well, we are going to find … Google announced that its Project Suncatcher is scheduled to embark on its first test in orbit, launching a prototype satellite to evaluate how Google Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) perform in space. Sharing a post...
‘EC must maintain trust of people’: Chirag Paswan on SIR row
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Union minister Chirag Paswan on Friday urged the Election Commissioner to “firmly present its side” amid the ongoing row over the internal disagreements in the poll panel.Speaking to reporters, Chirag said the Election Commission must retain people’s trust and address their doubts about the electoral process.“If such questions are being raised against the Election Commission,...
IITs to bar 22 firms from campus hiring for 2 years after 150+ offers unhonoured
Spread the love The panel has chosen not to use the term “blacklisting” for the action. Instead, the IITs will describe it as “non-cooperation”. Campus hiring is one of the most popular ways to get jobs at the entry level. But companies sometimes do not honour their job offers.The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have decided to stop cooperating with...
‘Final mein gai, to gold hi layegi’: Suruchi’s coach after Asian Games gold
Spread the love Suruchi and her teammate Kamaljeet won gold in the 10m air pistol mixed team event (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: “Final mein gayi, to gold hi layegi,” an elated Suresh Singh said after his student Suruchi Inder Singh helped India win its first gold medal of the day at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on...
Nationwide protests from Oct 2 if CEC doesn’t resign by Saturday: CJP’s Dipke
Spread the love Dipke said CJP would begin its protest from Mumbai on Gandhi Jayanti NEW DELHI: CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke on Friday said that the party would launch nationwide protests from October 2 if Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar does not resign by Saturday.In a post on X, Dipke said CJP would begin its protest from Mumbai on Gandhi...
US Army ring missing since 2006 returned to owner 20 years later
Spread the love A silver US army ring that had been missing for two decades is back with the soldier who once wore it, completing a promise a Fort Worth woman made about three years ago. In 2023, when Mary Thelen found the ring, she told NBC 5 Responds that she would keep looking for its owner. A mystery ring...
Who is Suruchi Singh? 19-year-old who has won 5 WC golds and now an Asian Games title
Spread the love Suruchi Singh, left, and Kamaljeet celebrate after winning Gold medal in the 10 meter air pistol mixed team final (PTI Photo) Suruchi Singh and Kamaljeet won the maiden gold medal in shooting for India at the Asian Games 2026 after a stunning performance in the mixed team event.Kamaljeet and Suruchi shot a total of 484.6 in the...
Athens to Washington: What is the ‘Thucydides Trap’ Chinese President Xi keeps invoking
Spread the love US President Donald Trump hosts state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House Chinese President Xi Jinping, during his meeting with US President Donald Trump, revived discussion over the “Thucydides Trap,” an idea used to describe the tensions that can arise when a rising power challenges an established one.For Xi, the message is not...
