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New Delhi/Shimla: India's Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve, perched high in the trans-Himalayan region, is among the 26 new biosphere reserves across several countries, designated by UNESCO, the world body announced Saturday. With this addition, India now has 13 biospheres listed in UNESCO's World Network of...

New Delhi: The first images from the joint NASA-ISRO satellite show a snapshot of the American landscape, ranging from narrow waterways, islets dotting the fringes of an island, forests and wetlands, and large swathes of farms. The first pictures from the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar...

Washington: Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok's parent company that would allow the US government to own up to 50% of a new entity that merges Perplexity with TikTok's US business, according to a person familiar with the matter. The proposal, submitted...

Jharsuguda: In a major boost to tele-communication infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday inaugurated BSNL's 'Swadeshi' 4G stack, marking India's entry into a coveted league of nations that manufacture telecom equipment. On the occasion of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's silver jubilee, the PM also...

Bhubaneswar: In a step toward citizen-centric governance, the Odisha government, in partnership with Meta, Friday launched ‘Ama Sathi’, a WhatsApp chatbot providing access to more than 120 citizen services for residents across the state. Odisha became the second state in India, after Andhra Pradesh, to...

New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has filed a lawsuit against rival OpenAI, alleging theft of trade secrets through hiring its former employees. Intensifying the ongoing conflict between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, a complaint was filed in California federal court...

Chandigarh: The legendary Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 fighter jets, the backbone of the Indian Air Force's combat fleet for more than six decades, streaked through Indian skies for the last time on Friday -- its final adieu threaded through history and many a remembrance. The sun shone...

New Delhi/Jharsuguda: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil state-owned BSNL’s ‘Swadeshi’ 4G stack during his Odisha visit September 27, marking India’s entry into the coveted league of nations that produce and manufacture telecom equipment. The India-made network is cloud-based, future-ready and can upgrade seamlessly to...

Chandigarh: A ceremony for the culmination of operations of Russian-origin MiG-21, whose induction in the early 1960s catapulted the force into the jet age, was underway at the Chandigarh Air Force Station in Chandigarh Friday. Six decades after they were inducted into the force, the...

Washington: President Donald Trump has said that he will put import taxes of 100 per cent on pharmaceutical drugs, 50 per cent on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30 per cent on upholstered furniture and 25 per cent on heavy trucks starting October 1. The...