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NEW DELHI: A war of words erupted between Congress MP Manish Tewari and Bharatiya Janata Party’s Sambit Patra after the former warned that India could soon face a robot-driven Chinese Army on the Line of Actual Control.In a social media post on X, Tewari said that “impressive development of humanoid robots” by China should give…
File photo: A plane prepares to land at an airport in New Delhi NEW DELHI: Commercial pilots in India could soon be subjected to annual dope tests that may be conducted at random for the surprise factor. After the pilot in command of Air India’s Aug 4 Phuket-Delhi flight had reportedly tested positive, govt had…
Gitanjali Rao: From a child prodigy detecting lead in water to making her way to MIT and writing history with the Stephen Hawking Junior Medal at 19. When most kids were still trying to win gold stars for papier-mâché volcanoes, Gitanjali Rao was watching the Flint water crisis unfold on TV and thinking, “Why do…
China develops hypersonic weapon to target US aircraft far from battlefield (AP photo) China has developed hypersonic glide vehicles that can launch air-to-air missiles, a new capability that could threaten high-value US aircraft such as command-and-control and surveillance planes from thousands of miles away, according to Bloomberg.The development is part of China’s wider effort to…
Employers have already spent the past year grappling with the prospect of a $100,000 H-1B payment. H-1B visas, one of the popular talent entry routes into the US for Indians, will soon come at an over 6-digit figure cost. The Donald Trump administration on Monday issued a proposed regulation that would make permanent an unprecedented…
Ossabaw Island Hogs (Representational Image Generated using AI tool) Centuries ago, Spanish explorers sailing along the coast of what is now the United States brought pigs with them as a practical food supply. Some escaped, while others were deliberately released so future expeditions would find animals waiting when they returned. On Ossabaw Island, a barrier…
A severe monsoon downpour caused extensive flooding across Gurgaon roads on Monday. GURGAON: When a student of Class II returned home on Monday, she was traumatised and stressed. Kiara, who had left school in Sector 47 at 12.30pm, reached home in Sector 51 at 8.30pm.There were many more like her, who spent anywhere between 3-6…
US-Iran war will linger because neither party can trust the other. Plus, Netanyahu doesn’t want the war to end. What’s the way out? New govts in all three countriesGet ready for a prolonged conflict in West Asia. Do not expect a decisive or rapid end to the war that US and Israel brought to Iran,…
It was one of the riskiest singles Dhruv Jurel would have taken in his Test career. Anxious to complete his second Test century — and first overseas hundred — after being stranded on 99 for 12 balls and made to wait by rain while on 95, Jurel punched the ball towards mid-off and sprinted for…
India knocked out of FIH Men’s World Cup 2026 after 3-5 defeat against Argentina Two-time Olympic bronze medallist and former India goalkeeper P. R. Sreejesh has launched a scathing attack on the Indian hockey management after both the men’s and women’s teams failed to reach the semifinals of their respective World Cups.The men’s campaign ended…
