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Dubai is surrounded by dunes and for a country that has ample desert sand, one would think they would utilise it as a resource. However, the sand underfoot has long been a poor fit for ordinary concrete. Wind makes desert grains unusually fine, smooth, and rounded, so they do not interlock as easily as the…
Centre may cut local-remedy wait for foreign investors from 5 years to 1 NEW DELHI: Seeking to address a long-pending grouse of overseas investors, govt is all set to amend the model bilateral investment treaty (BIT) to allow for international arbitration one year after exhaustion of local remedies, instead of the current five-year clause that…
File photo: Delhi air pollution (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Construction activities in Delhi will be completely banned from December 10 to January 20 as part of the government’s measures to control air pollution during the winter season, chief minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday.In a post on X, Gupta urged people to report violations, saying…
The exotic mute swan has increased its population size in Chesapeake Bay to approximately 4,500 since 1962. In 1962, five mute swans escaped from an estate in Talbot County, Maryland. More than four decades later, their descendants had grown to nearly 4,000 in the Chesapeake Bay region. As their numbers rose across the Chesapeake Bay…
Apple Music will begin labelling songs created with artificial intelligence later this year, according to an email sent to industry partners and obtained by The Hollywood Reporter. The streaming service said that AI Transparency Tags will be required whenever AI is used to generate a material portion of a track including those primary divided from…
Sebi bars 2 entities after Sensex CAS manipulation, orders Rs 3.76cr disgorgement MUMBAI: The first Sebi order relating to the recently introduced Closing Auction Session (CAS) system showed how, using money power, large institutions could manipulate the system and turn loss-making trades into profits in their books.In the order published late on Wednesday, Sebi’s investigation…
Shubman Gill walks out to bat at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo. (Photo Courtesy: Sahil Malhotra) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Team India captain Shubman Gill stepped out off the 28th delivery he faced in Galle and followed it up with an early sweep in the second innings. While the connection wasn’t ideal when…
In a vineyard in Italy’s Puglia region, rows of grapevines grew beneath something more usually associated with power stations than agriculture: photovoltaic panels. The arrangement changed the amount of sunlight reaching the vines, but it also altered what was happening much closer to the ground. Soil stayed wetter, temperatures were less extreme and the air…
The Supreme Court has reduced the prior legal practice requirement for entry-level judicial service from three years to one year for future recruitment. Selected Civil Judge (Junior Division) candidates will undergo a year of judicial training and another year of supervised clerkship. The ruling also provides transitional relief to law graduates affected by the earlier…
Madhubala’s life was marked by immense stardom as well as deeply painful relationships. She entered the film industry as a child artist in the early 1940s and rose to prominence with the 1949 classic *Mahal*, directed by Kamal Amrohi. According to Amrohi’s son Tajdar, the filmmaker and the legendary actress fell in love while working…
