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…
Sugar prices cool 18% after hitting record high Sugar prices are cooling down after hitting a record Rs 67 per kg last week, with ex-mill rates now falling 18% to Rs 55 per kg.Food secretary Sanjeev Chopra attributed the drop to the government’s recent decision of allowing sugar imports and action against hoarding and speculation….
FSSAI’s crackdown on misleading claims (representative image) The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday said several major food business operators (FBOs) had taken corrective action following notices issued over misleading labels, claims and other regulatory violations.In a post on X, the food regulator said the measures included withdrawal of misleading label…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: A poor outing with the bat did not stop Vaibhav Sooryavanshi from making an impact in the Duleep Trophy. The 15-year-old East Zone vice-captain rolled up his sleeves and picked up two wickets in the space of four balls against North East Zone in the quarter-final at the BCCI…
Zeeshan Ansari bowls during India A vs Sri Lanka A match at Galle (Photo Courtesy: Sri Lanka Cricket) NEW DELHI: Zeeshan Ansari went six years in cricket’s red-ball wilderness. After playing for Uttar Pradesh against Tamil Nadu in the Ranji Trophy in January 2020, the legspinner admitted that he found it difficult to bowl with…
BPSC protest intensifies as students breach barricades, govt says issues resolved NEW DELHI: Chaotic scenes unfolded in Bihar’s Patna on Tuesday as agitated students clashed with police during a massive protest over alleged irregularities in the 70th BPSC examination.The protest was met with a heavy police presence, with barricades put up to stop the students…
Gurgaon experienced significant disruption from recent monsoon rains. Major roads flooded, causing extensive traffic jams GURGAON: Gurgaon’s Monday monsoon disruption exposes a recurring infrastructure failure, with 75mm of rain flooding major roads, stranding schoolchildren and commuters, and causing missed trains. Hundreds of crores spent on drainage and desilting, along with pending road repairs and major…
Representative Image (AI-generated) Mount St. Helens is one of the most closely studied volcanoes in the United States, but scientists still cannot directly see the complex system of magma and rock hidden beneath it. In 2014, researchers launched an ambitious experiment to change that. According to the Imaging Magma Under St. Helens (iMUSH) project, a…
The researchers collected mosquitoes from a Burmese python facility in Florida, where the snakes were housed in outdoor cages. And when they examined the blood within the mosquitoes, they found Burmese python DNA in the blood meals of three different species of mosquito. Soon a mosquito may be assigned the job of hunting one of…
Cook’s last week as Apple CEO began with a party at Apple Park Apple threw a farewell party for its outgoing chief at Apple Park on Sunday, spilling out of Caffè Macs, the cafeteria tucked into the ring-shaped Cupertino headquarters, and into the courtyard at its centre, where OneRepublic performed in the round. A photo…
