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India joins Pax Silica to secure supply chains

In a significant strategic shift, India on Friday joined the US-led “Pax Silica” initiative, a technology partnership aimed at building secure and resilient supply chains for semiconductors and other critical technologies amid intensifying global competition. The move brings India into...

PM meets world leaders, pushes for AI adoption in key sectors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a series of meetings that included a roundtable with CEOs and founders of 16 AI and deep tech startups, seven back-to-back bilaterals and separate meetings with heads of two leading firms. During the...

BJP slams Congress over shirtless protest at summit

Several Union ministers on Friday launched a scathing attack on Congress after some of its youth wing workers staged a “shirtless protest” at the AI Summit venue and termed the act as “shameful.” The ministers also said it was...

Bangladesh restores visas for Indians

In one of his first major foreign policy decisions, Bangladesh’s newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has moved to restore full visa services for Indian nationals, signalling a rapid effort to stabilise relations with New Delhi after months of...

Kanpur crash: Driver Mohan claims he was behind wheel

The probe into Kanpur’s high-profile Lamborghini crash took a fresh turn on Wednesday after one Mohan, the alleged designated driver of the luxury sports car, claimed that he and not tobacco baron KK Mishra’s son Shivam Mishra was behind...

5 lakh people to visit Somnath Temple on Mahashivratri

Nearly five lakh devotees are expected to visit Gujarat’s Somnath Temple during the Mahashivratri festival this weekend, with officials noting a surge in visitors following last month’s ‘Somnath Swabhiman Parv’. Preparations are in full swing at the world-famous Somnath temple...

Nikam’s appointment as SPP

Multiple murder accused gangster Vijay Palande on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the appointment of lawyer Ujjwal Nikam as special public prosecutor (SPP) in his case. In his plea, Palande contended that Nikam cannot continue as SPP in...

Vedanta moves Madras HC against TNPCB order

Vedanta Limited, whose Sterlite Copper Smelter Plant in Thoothukudi was closed in 2019, on Wednesday approached the Madras High Court to quash an order passed by the TNPCB, refusing consent to its proposal to operate “Green Copper” at the...

SC slashes faulty haircut compensation from 2 crore to Rs 25 lakh

The Supreme Court has slashed the compensation from Rs 2 crore to Rs 25 lakh, awarded to a woman for a “faulty haircut” at a luxury hotel salon. A bench comprising Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan, in a judgement delivered...

SC questions grounds for Wangchuk’s detention

The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the grounds for detaining Ladakh activist Sonam Wangchuk under the National Security Act (NSA), saying that the Central Government was reading “too much” into his statements. A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and...

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ICE Agents Deployed to Major Airports to Assist TSA Amid Staffing Shortage

NEW YORK — In a move to stabilize operations at the nation’s busiest travel hubs, the federal government has...