India has joined select nations operating hydrogen-powered trains with its first service. JIND: India on Friday entered the league of countries operating hydrogen-powered trains as Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the country’s first such service from Haryana’s Jind railway station.While the launch marks a milestone for Indian Railways‘ green mobility push, the choice of…
Representative image (AP photo) Apple Inc has once again become the world’s most valuable company, ovrtaking Nvidia after the chipmaker’s shares fell sharply on Friday, according to a Bloomberg report.Nvidia’s stock dropped 3.7%, reducing its market value to about $4.8 trillion. Apple, meanwhile, gained 0.4%, pushing its valuation to around $4.9 trillion and reclaiming the…
Health workers interact at the Evangelical Medical Center in eastern Congo. (AP Photo) Seven American aid workers who had been involved in responding to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are being quarantined at a US-backed bio-isolation facility in Kenya after the US government introduced new travel restrictions requiring Americans returning…
Studies have shown that chimpanzee groups often rest on hilltops in places where conflicts with neighbouring groups are likely. (AI image) When we think about animals fighting, we often think that the fight happens in the heat of the moment. But scientists say the real story begins much earlier. Long before any fight starts, many…
The Statue of Liberty stands during sunset as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky on Thursday. (AP Photo) The build-up to Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain has been overshadowed by an unexpected opponent — thick wildfire haze drifting south from Canada, prompting air quality alerts across New York and New Jersey…
For centuries, shellfish poisoning has been a threat to humans, and we have had no way to stop it. The ‘red tide’ algal blooms found on the Pacific coast are deadly contributors, producing one of the most vicious neurotoxins known: saxitoxin (STX). Eat the wrong shellfish, and paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) follows. There is no…
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new requirement for real estate agents and rental listing platforms operating in the Big Apple. Under the proposal, real estate agents and rental listing platforms would be required to disclose the use of AI-generated or digitally altered images and videos in rental advertisements. The measure, outlined in…
Mukesh Ambani (file photo) Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 20,946 crore for the first quarter, marking a 22% year-on-year decline. The drop was mainly attributable to an exceptional gain arising from the sale of its stake in Asian Paints during the corresponding quarter last year….
Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin, accused of displaying “extremist symbols,” attends a court session in the town of Dolgoprudny outside Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov) A Russian court on Friday convicted opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin, a critic of President Vladimir Putin, of displaying “extremist symbols”, a ruling that will prevent him from contesting this year’s elections…
Chief minister C Joseph Vijay assured the students that all the grievances raised during the inspection would be addressed. CHENNAI: Students staying at the M C Rajah Adi Dravidar Hostel in Chennai on Friday flagged poor food quality, inadequate amenities and safety concerns during chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s surprise inspection of the facility in…