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...
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...
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...
Updated: Sep 1st, 2025 Shortly after videos and images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi going into a huddle with the Presidents of Russia and China on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin went viral on social media, the United States on Monday termed India-US ties as a “defining relationship of the 21st century”,...
Updated: Sep 1st, 2025 PM Modi takes Putin’s car becomes top trend on Chinese social media (image: IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong personal chemistry with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday became the top talking point on various Chinese social media platforms — overshadowing other key events of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. ...
Updated: Sep 1st, 2025 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Amid Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ and the USA’s ambitious ‘Golden Dome’, Turkiye has introduced its own air shield, called ‘Steel Dome’, unveiled by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on August 27, according to reports. The Turkish president reportedly attended the “Steel Dome Deliveries – Facility Openings and...
The member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have strongly condemned the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam and said that the perpetrators, organisers and sponsors of such attacks ‘must be brought to justice’. In the Tianjin Declaration by the Council of Heads of State of the SCO, all member nations expressed their deepest...