Photo credit: PTI, gagan.shux/Instagram Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first astronaut to visit the International Space Station (ISS), has marked 20 years since his commissioning into the Indian Air Force (IAF). In a reflective post on social media, he looked back on his journey in uniform, describing it as ‘a life well-lived.’Group captain Shukla wrote in the…
Chinese President Xi Jinping used China’s biggest tech stage to draw a sharp line between how Beijing and Washington think about artificial intelligence—and the difference comes down to one word: openness. Speaking at the opening of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on Friday, Xi urged countries to grab the “historic opportunity” of open-source…
Plea by widow of ex-manager outs secret NEW DELHI: Judges, especially those in constitutional courts, are bound by oath and an unwritten code of conduct which make it highly unethical for them to have any pecuniary, contractual, business or trade links with the government, private parties, PSUs or companies.However, this didn’t deter Justice (retd) Siddharth…
The United Kingdom has issued a strong warning to Russia after detecting what it described as a covert submarine operation targeting vital undersea cables and pipelines in the North Atlantic. Defence Secretary John Healey said British forces had successfully tracked multiple Russian vessels operating near sensitive infrastructure, stressing that any attempt to cause damage would…
Kick streamer Binx sparks fury after taking ‘disrespectful’ photo beside Amazon plane crash that killed five in Miami A Kick streamer known as Binx is facing backlash after appearing to take a photo beside the wreckage of an Amazon cargo plane that crashed at Miami International Airport, killing five people. The incident happened on September…
MUMBAI: Auto financiers are pushing for innovation in lending, with a shift towards embedded finance and partnerships instead of generic EMI products, even as global markets adopt integrated digital credit at the point of sale.While nearly eight out of 10 new cars are being financed, car dealers conduct sales based on on-road prices. The financing…
NEW DELHI: At least eight people, including seven women, drowned in the Thatte Hakkalu river in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada on Sunday, according to police sources quoted by news agency PTI. The incident took place near Bhatkal, triggering a large-scale search and rescue operation by local authorities and emergency teams.Officials said several people were swept away…
EU joins Trump’s strong economic measures against Iran US treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday said the European Union has thrown its weight behind Donald Trump’s strong economic campaign against Iran, claiming the bloc has “officially joined” the US-led “Operation Economic Outcast”.“The European Union has officially joined Operation Economic Outcast and we appreciate their strong…
Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi (PTI image) NEW DELHI: A Delhi court Saturday directed Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi to file written submissions in a criminal revision petition alleging fraudulent inclusion of her name in electoral rolls prior to acquiring Indian citizenship, listing the matter for May 16. During the hearing, the counsel for…
Image credit: Wrestling Federation of India NEW DELHI: Indian wrestling has suffered a doping setback ahead of the Asian Games, with Greco-Roman wrestler Deepanshu provisionally suspended by the National AntiDoping Agency (NADA) after failing an out-of-competition dope test for the prohibited anabolic steroid stanozolol.Deepanshu, who competes in the 130kg category, had won the Asian Games…