Where does that leave India, a country that imports around 90% of its crude oil? India has managed to evade a major oil shock from the US-Iran conflict, but with a triple whammy loading – what are its best options? Russian crude oil continues to be the biggest component of India’s oil import basket but…
About 40 million people depend on the Colorado River system across the United States and Mexico. From drinking water to municipal needs and even agricultural irrigation, both countries depend on the river and have shared and formally managed its water under a binational agreement for over 80 years. They signed the 1944 Water Treaty, where…
American billionaire Mark Cuban has suggested a conspiracy theory that social media giants Meta and Google may benefit from amplifying anti-AI sentiment. In a series of posts shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) Cuban argued that algorithms cloud push negative narratives about artificial intelligence far more than positive ones. “I think…
IAF Vice Chief Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit inspects an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) at Dronathon 2026. (Image credit: IAF) Indian Air Force‘s ‘Dronathon’ is currently underway at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer. The IAF sees unmanned systems as a genuine complement to manned aviation, giving commanders more options to extend the reach, persistence…
A new blood testing platform could make it easier to identify people who are genuinely allergic to amoxicillin, one of the most widely used penicillin antibiotics. Researchers tested 30 nanometre magnetic particles on blood samples from 94 people, including 50 patients with confirmed amoxicillin allergy and 44 who tolerated the drug. The experimental system detected…
The Indian Navy’s ship INS Vikrant has been made by Cochin Shipyard Limited. Increased capability will help the navy achieve better combat effectiveness. (Image credit: Indian Navy) India and the UAE are deepening maritime cooperation with a new joint venture between Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) and Dubai-based Drydocks World, a DP World company. Structured as…
Tarique Rahman received separate India invites for bilateral visit and Brics, MEA says NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had received two separate invitations from India — one for a bilateral visit and another to attend the Brics Summit as chair of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec),…
Born on July 6, 2010, in Nashik, Maharashtra, Aaryan Shukla is not your normal teenager. While most 16-year-olds are juggling school assignments and screen time, Aaryan has spent the last decade turning mental arithmetic into a genuine sporting career, one that has taken him from a modest household in Nashik to stages in Germany, Italy,…
Balochistan: Pakistani aircraft reportedly conduct airstrikes in Kalat Pakistani military aircraft reportedly carried out airstrikes at two locations in Kalat on Monday, a day after a drone allegedly targeted a vehicle in Manguchar, according to a report by The Balochistan Post (TBP).A jet aircraft reportedly conducted an airstrike in the Chappar area of Kalat, where…
Palantir, Nvidia and Booz Allen are curbing employee use of Anthropic and OpenAI’s AI models over corporate data fears. Three of the biggest enterprise technology names in the US are now setting terms for the two biggest AI labs. Nvidia, Palantir and Booz Allen Hamilton have either restricted how their staff use advanced models from…