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Renault and Ford have announced a new partnership aimed at jointly developing small, low-cost electric vehicles and commercial vans for the European market, in an effort to reduce production costs and defend their market share against fast-growing Chinese automakers. Speaking to reporters in Paris on Monday ahead of the announcement, Ford CEO Jim Farley underlined…
Bill Gates is building an ‘artificial sun’ that could replace coal in the US The old coal plant is gone. Something very different is planned in its place. The twin smokestacks of the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Claxton, Tennessee, were demolished after more than six decades. That coal plant used fossil fuels to generate…
Riyadh Just Killed Red Tape: New Digital System Promises Faster Urban Approvals Than Ever In a major leap towards smart governance and efficient city development, Riyadh Municipality has rolled out a unified digital system designed to drastically accelerate urban planning approvals across Saudi Arabia’s capital. Announced this week, the platform aims to simplify complex bureaucratic…
The longest iron spear, along with iron implements, pottery and other objects found at Thirumalapuram near Tenkasi; and (R) burial urns found at the site CHENNAI: An ancient warrior could have used this iron spear to protect cattle and wealth from enemies, or it could have been a ceremonial piece smelted for a powerful person…
Exiled Bangladeshi author and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen on Saturday said that Dipu Chandra Das, a 25-year-old Hindu garment worker who was lynched and burned by a mob in Bangladesh, was “innocent and falsely accused of blasphemy.“Her remarks came after Dipu was lynched to death on December 18 over alleged blasphemy, in the latest…
NEW DELHI: DG Shipping, the maritime regulator, on Thursday prohibited 366 foreign-flagged vessels from engaging Indian seafarers as they are accused of abandoning sailors – through non-payment of wages, denial of compensation in death or missing cases, subjecting crew members to undue hardships and lack of assistance in repatriation of Indian seafarers. This is a…
Chennai Super Kings MS Dhoni (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) The batting position of MS Dhoni in the Chennai Super Kings line up has become a talking point in recent seasons. Fitness concerns have often seen the legendary wicketkeeper batter walk in much lower down the order, sometimes at No. 8 or even No. 9. As a…
New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson takes the ball upcourt during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Orlando Magic, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/John Munson) The New York Knicks visit Sacramento on January 14, 2026, to face the Kings at Golden 1 Center. Jalen Brunson is expected…
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has released the admit cards for the CEPTAM-11 recruitment examination 2026. Candidates who have registered for the Senior Technical Assistant-B (STA-B) and Technician-A posts can now download their hall tickets from the official website, drdo.gov.in. The Tier-1 Computer Based Test (CBT) is scheduled to be conducted on March…
