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...
Updated: Sep 1st, 2025 US President Donald Trump has claimed that tariffs imposed during his administration brought in “trillions of dollars” to the US economy, even as a federal appeals court ruled that he had exceeded his constitutional authority by imposing them without congressional approval. In a post on Truth Social, Trump defended his trade...
Updated: Sep 1st, 2025 Thousands of Australians took to the streets on Sunday in nationwide rallies against immigration, with organisers of the “March for Australia” demonstrations singling out Indian migrants in their promotional material. According to census data, the Indian-born population in Australia doubled between 2013 and 2023 to reach about 845,800 – now making...
Updated: Sep 1st, 2025 The death toll from the earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 622, with more than 1,000 others injured, reported the state-run Radio and Television of Afghanistan (RTA) on Monday. Rescue teams are navigating remote areas with limited communication to assess the full extent of the damage and provide aid, with...
Top officials of Yemen’s Houthi group vowed to retaliate against Israel as the group confirmed earlier in the day that Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi of the Houthi-backed government, along with several other ministers, was killed here in Israeli airstrikes on Thursday. Earlier on Saturday, the group acknowledged in a statement that the officials were hit...