NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Cyprus, the first by an Indian PM in 23 years, is being viewed in Nicosia as a diplomatic signal to Turkey, which has occupied one-third of the island since 1974 and had backed Pakistan during Operation Sindoor last month.PM Modi’s trip, the first abroad since the recent…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for a diplomatic solution to address Iran’s nuclear threat during a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, while supporting Israel’s right to self-defense.Speaking at a G7 summit in Kananaskis, Canada, von der Leyen emphasised that a negotiated solution would be “the best…
Asian stock markets showed early signs of recovery on Monday following sharp losses last week triggered by intensifying hostilities between Israel and Iran. Investor sentiment remains cautious as the risk of prolonged conflict in the Middle East threatens oil supplies, inflation dynamics, and monetary policy outlooks globally. Brent crude prices surged by as much as…
Karun Nair celebrates after scoring a double century against England Lions. (Karun Nair/Instagram) Team India batter Karun Nair has made a startling revelation that a prominent Indian cricketer once advised him to retire from international cricket and focus on earning money through T20 leagues.“I still remember a prominent Indian cricketer calling me and saying I…
ISS leaks ‘small’; ‘not uncommon’ to delay launch: Nasa BENGALURU: Nasa, which, along with Axiom Space, delayed the launch of the Axiom-4 (Ax4) mission to the International Space Station (ISS) owing to leaks in a Russian service module of the ISS earlier this week, has categorised the same as “small”. The US space agency is…
To make it easier for users to book train tickets and avail of other train-related services via the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) platform, Indian Railways offers an AI chatbot called AskDisha 2.0. The chatbot offers users a range of services like booking tickets and getting refunds and it even provides necessary information….
In the quiet scientific corridors of Los Alamos, New Mexico—home to some of the world’s top physicists—Alexandr Wang was born into brilliance. His parents, both Chinese immigrants and nuclear physicists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, were no strangers to pushing boundaries. But no one could have predicted that their son, a teenager with a…
Govind Namdev recently found himself at the centre of a controversy after a social media post by actress Shivangi Verma went viral. The incident, which began with a behind-the-scenes picture from the set of their upcoming film ‘Gaurishankar Goharganj Wale’, soon spiralled into a public misunderstanding involving accusations, assumptions, and an unexpected war of words.The…
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including heart disease and stroke, are the leading cause of death globally, accounting for an estimated 17.9 million deaths annually, or roughly 32% of all global deaths. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), four in five of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, and one-third occur prematurely in people…
Mitsubishi Motors North America has recalled in the US around 198,940 vehicles because of a software problem where the rearview camera froze or blacked out, which clearly would enhance the risk of crashes. It impacts the 2022–2025 Outlander and Outlander PHEV. The recall, filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on June 2,…
