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Cape Canaveral: Soil and rocks returned from the moon’s mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth, Chinese scientists reported Wednesday. They, however, cautioned more samples are needed for a clearer picture. A better understanding of the abundance of...

New Delhi: A team of US researchers has developed a simple blood test that can predict preeclampsia- a serious pregnancy complication characterised by high blood pressure. Preeclampsia, which occurs usually after 20 weeks of gestation, is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality as...

Moscow: NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and two Russian crewmates launched successfully to the International Space Station Tuesday on board a Russian spacecraft. A Soyuz booster rocket lifted off as scheduled from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan to put the Soyuz MS-27 carrying the...

WhatsApp is now letting users add music to their status updates — a feature already popular on Instagram and Facebook. The Meta-owned messaging app is gradually introducing a new update that allows users to insert music into their photo or video statuses. This move brings...

New Delhi: While netizens are hooked on the viral trend of transforming personal photos into Studio Ghibli-style art using AI tools, experts warn that the trend conceals a darker reality where casual sharing can lead to unforeseen privacy breaches and data misuse. Cybersecurity experts caution...

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New Delhi: In an effort to address the harms and criminalities being committed through widespread circulation of misinformation and deepfakes powered by AI, the government has once again advised social media platforms on countering unlawful content, including malicious “synthetic media” to curb deepfakes and promptly...

Washington: A newly resurfaced CIA document alleges that an alien encounter in Siberia more than three decades ago left 23 Soviet soldiers petrified during a bizarre and deadly encounter with extraterrestrials. According to a 250-page declassified CIA file made public in 2000, a Soviet military...

Bengaluru: ISRO Friday said the fourth edition of the PSLV Orbital platform Experiment Module (POEM-4), the repurposed spent upper stage of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle used for the space docking experiment mission, has re-entered the Earth's atmosphere. “Finally, the POEM-4 module re-entered the atmosphere...

New Delhi: Several Indian entrepreneurs Friday rallied in unison after Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal questioned Indian startup ecosystem's value and innovation proposition, as prominent names such as Zepto CEO Aadit Palicha and Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu voiced their opinion on the issue that has stirred...