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Representaitve image (File photo) NEW DLEHI: The Indian Navy foiled a piracy attempt in the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday night after warship INS Trikand swiftly responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel carrying critical cargo for India, according to sources.The affected vessel, MV Golden Arsenal, had one Indian crew member on board…
The NCLT’s Mumbai Bench admitted the insolvency plea in August 2024 over a claimed default of Rs 87.43 crore, and the NCLAT later upheld the order. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday underscored the need to regulate the use of artificial intelligence in judicial proceedings, noting that unverified AI-generated material could undermine the administration…
NEW DELHI: NEET UG results will be declared by July 20, a senior official at the National Testing Agency told news agency ANI on Thursday.While the official did not provide an exact detail but confirmed that the agency is working on a war footing to release the results soon. He, however, assured that the academic…
Mahua Moitra names 16 BJP workers over mob attack and 4-hour ‘siege’, alleges police stood by NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday named 16 people she alleged were behind a mob attack on her in West Bengal’s Nadia district, a day after claiming she was confined inside a party office for nearly…
India needs national strategy to improve access to new cancer therapies: Experts NEW DELHI: India needs a coordinated national strategy to bridge the gap between breakthrough cancer treatments and patient access, ensuring that scientific advances benefit every eligible patient, leading oncologists, cancer survivors and public health experts said on Wednesday.Speaking at a media roundtable on…
Ratna Debnath says all behind RG Kar crime and cover-up will face justice NEW DELHI: BJP MLA Ratna Debnath, the mother of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder victim, on Wednesday said she knows the identities of those involved in her daughter’s killing and the alleged cover-up, asserting that everyone responsible…
NEW DELHI: The Tamil Nadu govt has moved the Supreme Court against the Madras high court order imposing a blanket ban on the slaughter of cows and calves in the state.In its plea, the Tamil Nadu govt challenged the May 27 order of the high court, which directed the chief secretary and the director general…
Over millennia, philosophers have struggled to clearly answer the question: ‘who is rich?’ A useful metric, easy to measure as well as compare, is income. The somewhat subjective factors that affect happiness (Good health? Freedom? Control of one’s time? Leisure?) also correlate well with it: People in high income countries also tend to have more…
Marking a breakthrough in biological engineering, researchers claim to have created the world’s first synthetic cells that can feed, grow and replicate like a natural cell, taking a big step towards the holy grail of making a living organism out of non-living components.Developed by University of Minnesota scientists under a project called SpudCell, the work…
NEW DELHI: After a series of exam-related controversies, including the NEET-UG row, the Prime Minister’s office (PMO) has stepped in to monitor sweeping examination reforms that the ministry of education is working on. The changes – being fast-tracked based on NE recommendations – are being considered for both board exams and high-stakes entrance tests such…
