The dangers of AI eclipsed those of nuclear weapons at a defence forum discussion on strategic stability in Singapore, as panelists warned it could reduce reaction times to the point where people make rash decisions.Collapsing the so-called “OODA loop” – an acronym for observe, orient, decide and act – creates a sort of fog in…
Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee and Rahul Gandhi (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee claimed that Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi had personally reached out to her following the alleged attack on TMC national general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee in West Bengal.Addressing reporters late on…
China has expelled a New York Times journalist from the country over an interview the US-based newspaper conducted with Taiwan’s president, as Beijing ramps up its campaign to isolate the self-ruled island on the world stage.Reporter Vivian Wang was ordered to leave China in Feb, the NYT reported, calling it the latest example of Beijing’s…
MUMBAI: A magistrate’s court recently held that a man repeatedly stealing money from his daughter-in-law’s purse to buy alcohol constitutes economic domestic violence.The court made this observation in an order directing a 40-year-old man to pay Rs 21.5 lakh in rent and maintenance arrears to his estranged wife and minor daughter after finding him and…
SINGAPORE: The United States, Britain and Australia are working together to develop unmanned undersea vehicles as part of their trilateral Aukus defence pact, US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth told reporters on Saturday.Aukus said in a joint statement that delivery of the vehicles will start in 2027.The programme will improve the three nations’ reconnaissance and…
General Dwivedi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday said future conflicts would extend beyond conventional battlefields and be fought across multiple domains, including cyber, space and cognitive warfare, and also said that the armed forces are fully prepared for ‘Operation Sindoor 2.0’ if the need arises.Speaking at a press conference…
NEW DELHI: Putting a child’s right to know about his biological father on a higher pedestal in comparison to a person’s right to privacy not to be compelled to undergo a DNA test, Supreme Court has directed a man to go through the test on a paternity suit filed by a youth who claims to…
More than 400 people were arrested and seven police officers were injured across France after celebrations following Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League triumph descended into violence, authorities said on Sunday.According to the French interior ministry, 416 people were detained nationwide, including 283 in Paris, as clashes broke out between police and supporters after PSG’s victory in…
NEW DELHI: Indians spent more than Rs 1.6 lakh crore on medicines, making drugs one of the largest components of healthcare expenditure in the country, a National Health Accounts (NHA) 2022-23 report released by the Union health ministry read.The report showed that expenditure on prescribed medicines alone crossed Rs 1.3 lakh crore, while another Rs…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has granted bail to an activist of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in a case of money laundering, rejecting the Enforcement Directorate‘s demand to deny bail. That the activist, Wahidur Rahman, participated in protests by PFI and its political affiliate Social Democratic Party of India can’t be…