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La Paz: A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia’s cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described in more than a century. The cat, called Tilcayo by local...

A simple “I love you” has become an extraordinary demonstration of how brain-computer interfaces could transform communication for people who have lost the ability to speak. In a 23-second video shared by Elon Musk’s Neuralink, an unidentified clinical-trial participant appears to communicate the three words...

New Delhi: A boardroom battle at India's largest conglomerate has escalated after Tata Sons' directors approved a fresh term for executive chairman N Chandrasekaran in a vote that the group's biggest shareholder called illegal. Noel Tata, who chairs the network of charitable trusts holding roughly...

New Delhi: A review of available evidence has linked exposure to air pollutants with an increased risk of death by suicide or suicidal thoughts, with particulate matter PM2.5 and PM10 and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) posing the greatest risks. The findings, published in the Journal of...

New Delhi: About 70 per cent of urban Indians would like to retire before the traditional retirement age of 58 60 if their financial needs are fully taken care of, a report said Wednesday. Half of those aspiring to retire early want to achieve Financial...

About 12.5 trillion tonnes (11.3 trillion metric tonnes) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979 — enough frozen water to cover the continental United States with ice 5 feet (1.5 metres) deep, according to a major scientific report. A warming...

New Delhi: The government is putting a price for merchants using its flagship digital payment network to accept large transactions - a shift that follows years of warnings from the payment industry that the annual subsidy budgeted for the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) never came...

Washington: The leading AI industry voices rarely agree - so when they do, it's no wonder it captures attention. Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, SpaceXAI's Elon Musk and other prominent industry leaders have said in recent days that AI's development needs to slow down....

New Delhi: The new UPI framework introduced has no impact on any person-to-person transactions as UPI will continue to remain completely free for these, irrespective of the amount transferred, according to an explainer issued by the Finance Ministry Tuesday. Payments to merchants up to Rs...

SHILPA PRIYADARSHINI, OP Kataka: Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations have brought a festive atmosphere to urban and rural areas, with various clubs making elaborate preparations for the annual festival. While some are creating elaborate decorations using gold, silver or brass, Kataka-based businessman Arjun Tibrewal has made a...