Generative AI India’s AI combat aircraft Kaal Bhairava will now be manufactured in Portugal after Indian AI warfare company Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace (FWDA) announced a partnership with European defence-tech firm SKETCHPIXEL, in a development that could mark a turning point for India’s ambitions to become a global defence exporter.On paper, the partnership signals…
US President Donald Trump on Friday said a potential deal with Iran was now at the stage of a “final determination”, while laying out a detailed list of conditions for Tehran and signalling that restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz could soon be lifted.In a characteristically dramatic message on Truth Social, Trump claimed ships stranded…
Nearly a decade after China launched its sweeping crackdown in Xinjiang, rights groups and researchers say Beijing’s campaign against Uyghurs has entered a new phase, one focused less on mass internment camps and more on reshaping identity, language, religion and family life.According to Financial Times, the shift has come even after Chinese authorities claimed in…
With a biofuel in the mix, E20 petrol aims at lowering emissions, at the same time reducing the requirement of petrol in the fuel mix. (AI image) For a country that imports over 85% of its crude needs, any savings in the oil imports bill is important. With the Middle East conflict and the US-Iran…
NEW DELHI: India endured mixed fortunes at the Singapore Open Super 750 on Friday as PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen bowed out in the quarterfinals, while the men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty battled into the semifinals with a gritty comeback win.Two-time Olympic medallist Sindhu once again found reigning Olympic champion and…
UPSC Chairman Ajay Kumar has acknowledged that the Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2026 was “quite tough and challenging” for many aspirants, days after the Union Public Service Commission released the provisional answer key for the exam.In a LinkedIn post shared along with the answer key links, Kumar said the official provisional key was aimed at…
At least five people were killed and dozens injured after a bus crashed into several vehicles near a work zone on Interstate 95 in Virginia overnight, according to the Virginia State Police.The accident happened around 2.35am in Stafford County when the bus allegedly failed to slow down for traffic and slammed into six vehicles. Police…
India’s largest airline IndiGo reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 2,536.9 crore for the March quarter compared with a profit of Rs 3,067.5 crore a year earlier, as sharp rupee depreciation and a challenging operating environment weighed on its performance, PTI reported.The airline’s total income rose more than 3 per cent to Rs 23,830.7…
Kevin Pietersen (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former England captain Kevin Pietersen has sparked a fresh debate around cricket’s wide-ball rules after sharing his frustration with a social media post during the IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 clash between Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals on Friday.Watching the high-pressure playoff encounter, Pietersen took to X…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AP Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s unbelievable IPL 2026 campaign touched another historic milestone on Friday as the Rajasthan Royals teenager became the first uncapped player ever to score 700 runs in a single IPL season. The record-breaking feat came during Rajasthan Royals’ high-pressure Qualifier 2 clash against Gujarat Titans, further cementing Sooryavanshi’s…