The measures will prohibit the import of new humanoid and quadruped robots from China. NEW DELHI: The Trump administration has introduced sweeping restrictions on imports of new Chinese-made robots and power inverters, saying the move is aimed at protecting the United States’ artificial intelligence supply chain and critical infrastructure from potential security risks.The measures, announced…
Every autumn, the skies above a forested ridge in eastern Pennsylvania fill with movement. Eagles drift on rising air, falcons streak across the horizon and kestrels appear in quick flashes before disappearing south. For generations, Hawk Mountain has been one of North America’s best places to witness this seasonal migration because the landscape naturally funnels…
Two Cabinet ministers have told BJP-led NDA MPs that govt has engaged in “fair, equitable and balanced” trade agreements NEW DELHI: Two Cabinet ministers have told BJP-led NDA MPs that govt has engaged in “fair, equitable and balanced” trade agreements with large, high income and complementary economies, unlike the UPA dispensation that signed FTAs with…
Charlie Verco won his fourth Molokai to Oahu world championship (Instagram photo) Just weeks after helping rescue a woman during a great white shark attack off Sydney’s Coogee Beach, Australian paddleboarder Charlie Verco has won the world paddleboarding championship in Hawaii, setting a new race record.The 25-year-old completed the 52-kilometre Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard race…
Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish said the recent escalation after a brief lull in fighting was deeply worrying. NEW DELHI: India has called for an immediate de-escalation of tensions in West Asia following a fresh escalation of hostilities in the region, while strongly condemning recent attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz. New Delhi said…
File photo: US Envoy Sergio Gor DHAKA: US’s special envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor is scheduled to visit Bangladesh on July 30 – the first by a senior US diplomat after PM Tarique Rahman’s June tour of China and amid Dhaka’s strong engagements in various fields, including trade, economic corridor and defence,…
ROME: Births in Italy fell last year by nearly 4%, with its fertility rate dropping to a historic low not seen since 1945, due to economic pressures and lack of help for working mothers, a report published Tuesday found.With 355,000 babies born in 2025, the fertility rate, or the average number of children per woman,…
File photo: Ships in Hormuz DUBAI: Oman has presented Iran with a plan backed by Gulf states to manage the Strait of Hormuz, including collecting voluntary fees for using it, a Gulf source and a Western diplomat told Reuters on Tuesday. A senior Iranian source told Reuters that Tehran was yet to respond to the…
Union minister Bhagirath Choudhary & BJP MP Lumba Ram NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for agriculture Bhagirath Choudhary and BJP MP from Sirohi in Rajasthan Lumba Ram received financial assistance under a central scheme in 2026 and 2025, govt informed Parliament Tuesday, adding that Choudhary, however, refunded the subsidy.In a written reply to Lok…
File photo: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran NEW DELHI: DMK Tuesday demanded that NEET be scrapped as its MP Dayanidhi Maran in Lok Sabha asserted that the proposed amendment in the law against paper leak accused does not address the core problem bedeviling the medical entrance examination.“You are not addressing the core issue. NEET is not…