Spread the love Apple’s on-device artificial intelligence (AI) system has reportedly got its long-awaited approval for release in China. According to a report in South China Morning Post (SCMP), Chinese regulators have granted Apple a long-awaited licence to roll out its artificial intelligence service on iPhones in the country, with Alibaba Group Holding and Baidu serving as technical partners. Apple...
Oil prices extend gain for fourth day, stay beyond $85 amid Middle East chaos
Spread the love Crude oil prices continued to inch higher for the fourth day straight, staying beyond the $85 per barrel mark, on Thursday. The hike comes as investors react to a fresh escalation in the conflict between the United States and Iran, with concerns mounting over the security of major global energy shipping routes.Around 7 am IST, Brent crude...
Government hikes export duty on diesel to Rs 15.5/litre, ATF to Rs 14.5/litre
Spread the love Duty on diesel exports has been raised to Rs 15.5 per litre from Rs 8.5 per litre, while the duty on aviation turbine fuel has been increased to Rs 14.5 per litre from Rs 7.5 per litre. NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday hiked windfall taxes on the exports of diesel and aviation turbine fuel as crude...
India-UK trade deal: British cars get cheaper but Scotch has to wait
Spread the love India-UK CETA NEW DELHI: British car majors, including JLR and McLaren, have announced steep reductions in prices as the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) kicked on Wednesday. But your bottle of Scotch and Gin, as well as blended India-made whisky, will take time to get cheaper, with the filing and clearances from state excise departments...
Argentina risk FIFA punishment after Falkland Islands banner during England win celebrations
Spread the love Image credit: Agencies Argentina could face disciplinary action from FIFA after its players celebrated their FIFA World Cup 2026 semi-final win over England by displaying a banner supporting the country’s claim over the Falkland Islands.The defending champions staged a dramatic comeback in Atlanta, scoring twice late in the match to beat Thomas Tuchel’s England 2-1 and book...
‘We’re gutted’: Harry Kane reveals Tuchel’s final instruction England failed to follow
Spread the love England’s Harry Kane reacts after the World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and Argentina in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) CORRECTION: Corrects byline. England captain Harry Kane has revealed the final instruction Thomas Tuchel delivered from the touchline before Argentina turned the FIFA World Cup semi-final on its head, as the Three Lions...
A 26-year-old with Type 1 diabetes died after stopping insulin. Here’s what happened
Spread the love Diabetes is often seen as a slow-progressing disease that damages the body over time. But for people with Type 1 diabetes, stopping insulin, even briefly, can become a life-threatening emergency. A recent case shared by Dr Priyam Bordoloi, an internal medicine specialist from Assam, on X has brought this reality into sharp focus. The doctor described the case...
BJP turns PM Modi visits to states into ‘swachh’ drives
Spread the love Brooms before bouquets: Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari at a ‘Swachhata Se Swagat’ drive in Kolkata NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi‘s visits to states are increasingly being preceded by organised cleanliness drives under the ‘Swachhata Se Swagat’ banner, giving new vigour to a campaign he has long championed.Across BJP-governed states, administrations and party units are converting the...
2022 in mind, Congress may continue with Warring as Punjab party chief
Spread the love File photo: Congress MP Amrinder Singh Raja Warring NEW DELHI: Congress on Wednesday indicated it was not in favour of leadership change in the Punjab unit, rebuffing a section of functionaries who have demanded that Amarinder Raja Warring be removed from the post of state president.AICC Punjab in charge Bhupesh Baghel, responding to queries about change, repeated...
Delay may make registrations of birth, deaths tough
Spread the love File photo NEW DELHI: People who fail to report births and deaths to authorities within two years may face a stricter registration process under a proposed amendment to the law governing civil registration.The Centre has proposed that births and deaths reported after two years can be registered only on the order of a first-class judicial magistrate, replacing...
