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New Delhi: A Private Member's Bill seeking a clear legal framework for regulation of deepfakes has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. The Regulation of Deepfake Bill, introduced by Shiv Sena leader Shrikant Shinde in the House Friday, aims to protect citizens by mandating prior...

New Delhi: Russia agreed to encourage joint manufacturing in India of military hardware and spare parts for the maintenance of Russian-origin arms and defence equipment. Ways to bolster overall bilateral defence cooperation figured prominently during summit talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President...

New Delhi: The sudden closure of Apple’s largest supplier, Foxconn's Henyang Hongfujin Precision Industry plant, due to the government's erratic policies exposed the “hollow core of China’s industrial economy”, a report said Friday. The factory that once employed 30,000 workers and generated billions in output...

London: European Union regulators Friday fined Elon Musk's social media platform X 120 million euros (USD 140 million) for failing to comply with the bloc's digital regulations. The European Commission issued its decision following an investigation it opened two years ago into X under the...

Madrid: Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare Friday said it was investigating an outage that took place in the morning that brought down several global websites including LinkedIn, Zoom and others, the second such crash to affect the company in less than three weeks. Cloudflare said the...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Deputy Chief Minister KV Singh Deo Friday appealed to farmers, scientists and other stakeholders to adopt natural and climate-resilient farming techniques to preserve soil fertility for future generations. Speaking at the state-level celebration of World Soil Day in Bhubaneswar, observed this year under...

New Delhi: The Aravalli Hills, one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world that spans approximately 700 km in length, has long served as a natural shield for blocking sand and dust from the Thar Desert while also aiding groundwater recharge and sustaining rich...

Bhubaneswar: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti Thursday said that India has achieved the fastest rollout of 5G services globally, supported by over 1.23 billion telecom subscribers and nearly 99 per cent 4G coverage. He said this while addressing the inaugural...

New Delhi: Government Wednesday withdrew its directive requiring smartphone makers to pre-install a state-run cybersecurity application on all new devices, as it moved to quell rising concerns that the measure could have compromised user privacy or enabled surveillance. The Sanchar Saathi app, which the government...

New Delhi: The DRDO has successfully conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at controlled velocity, validating some of the key safety parameters, including complete aircrew recovery. The test has placed India in "an elite club of nations" with advanced in-house...