In a significant feat for the country to become a global semiconductor hub, Union Minister for Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday presented the first made-in-India processor, along with test chips from four approved projects, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. The first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor, called ‘Vikram,’ has been developed by ISRO’s...
Updated: Sep 2nd, 2025 Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prévot has announced that Belgium will formally recognise the State of Palestine during the upcoming United Nations session, while also imposing a series of national sanctions on Israel. The decision, he said, was taken in light of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and alleged violations of...
Updated: Sep 2nd, 2025 Representative image A massive landslide in Sudan’s Marra Mountains has reportedly killed more than 1,000 people, according to statements attributed to the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A). As per the multiple reports, the disaster was triggered by several days of heavy rainfall on Sunday, which devastated the village of Tarasin in western...
London: The India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA), officially known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), signed by Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Keir Starmer on July 24, will slash trade tariffs from 15 per cent to 3 per cent, providing a major boost to business confidence in a volatile global environment. This was...
Updated: Sep 2nd, 2025 Thousands of people gathered across the United States on Monday to mark Labour Day, staging protests that combined calls for stronger worker protections with criticism of US President Donald Trump’s policies. Hundreds of “Workers Over Billionaires” events were held in multiple cities – including Washington, New York, Chicago, Boston, and Detroit...
Washington: John Mearsheimer, one of America’s leading international relations experts and Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, has strongly criticized former US President Donald Trump’s India policy, calling it a “colossal blunder.” Speaking on the podcast Daniel Davis Deep Dive, Mearsheimer argued that imposing secondary sanctions on India for importing Russian oil...
Washington DC: White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro launched a sharp criticism against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for holding meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China. Navarro described the engagement as “shameful,” accusing Modi of aligning with “authoritarian dictators.” Speaking to...
Former US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that India has offered to cut tariffs to zero, but said, “It’s getting late.” He criticized the long-standing trade imbalance between the two nations, stating that India purchases most of its oil and military equipment from Russia and very little from the US. Trump, in a post...
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati have developed a novel sensor from milk protein and thymine that can detect mercury and antibiotic contamination in water, which can lead to cancer. With rapid urbanisation, industrial activities, and overuse of pharmaceuticals, water contamination is becoming a pressing issue, putting ecosystems and human health at risk...
Updated: Sep 1st, 2025 EU chief plane hit by suspected Russian GPS jamming (image: IANS) Days after Russia’s strike on Kyiv hit the European Union’s delegation building, the navigation system of a plane carrying Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, was disrupted due to suspected Russian interference. The GPS jamming happened while...