New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch its GSLV-F18/NVS-03 mission at 11.51 pm Friday from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC SHAR) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Announcing the launch schedule on X, ISRO said, “Launch Day! The GSLV-F18/NVS-03 Mission is...
United Nations: As threats to maritime security emerge from new technology, India has urged international cooperation to counter them and said it would be a priority for it in pursuing election to the Security Council. "India has identified AI (artificial intelligence) and maritime security as...
Bhubaneswar: Odisha will introduce 'AI for All' as a value-added course for students enrolled in the Apprenticeship Embedded Degree Programme (AEDP), replacing the Good Citizenship course in the second semester of the 2026-27 academic session, an official said Thursday. The course aims to equip students...
Seoul: North Korea fired about a dozen short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea Thursday, the South Korean military said, in an apparent cold rebuff to Seoul's offer for talks aimed at easing border tensions sparked by a recent land mine blast. The missiles were...
New Delhi: Amid concerns from news publishers that a new law could constrain investigative reporting, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act does not infringe press freedom, asserting that the Constitution guarantees journalistic independence. "The journalistic freedom...
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: As the very severe cyclonic storm ‘Arnab’ made a landfall, the Civil Aviation Ministry has advised airlines to adhere to operational guidelines regarding adverse weather and inform passengers delays or cancellations and comply with applicable norms of re-booking and refunds. The ministry organised...
Tokyo: Japan has dispatched personnel to India to coordinate on defence-related matters as it explores training options for the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force’s (GSDF) long-range surface-to-ship missiles and small attack drones. Addressing a press conference Tuesday, GSDF Chief of Staff General Masayoshi Arai confirmed the...
A social media user shared an interesting incident in which a tiny wireless earbud slipped out of his pocket and landed in the gravel, prompting him to turn to artificial intelligence (AI) for help. In a Reddit post, the user said he spent around 10...
Washington: Meta Platforms Monday launched offerings worth approximately $35 billion and outlined a further $60 billion share-sale programme to support its Artificial Intelligence expansion. The combined USD 95 billion figure represents planned financing, rather than money already raised. The larger, future programme remains conditional. The...
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar Monday met a group of diplomats from the League of Arab States undergoing training at Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service here and stressed the far-reaching impact of ongoing conflicts and the role of technology in shaping...
More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, there is no let-up in the spiral of killings, displacement,...
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The BJP appears to be clueless as to how to handle the people’s fury and the Opposition’s mega rally at...
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By Aakar Patel My thesis is that the Indian state under Hindutva is incompletely communal. I have written about this...
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By Dilip Cherian The litany of extensions continues. The latest is Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, whose tenure the Modi...
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