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Lt Governor VK Saxena has approved educational and age relaxation criteria for 88 anti-Sikh riots victims applying for jobs under the Delhi government. The relaxation allows applicants with less education and extends the upper age limit to 55 years, facilitating their appointment as multi-tasking staff in various departments.

The concept of Production-Linked Incentives (PLI) was conceived during the global lockdowns of 2020, emphasising the need to boost domestic manufacturing.

No entry to unmarried couples OYO changes checkin rules starting in Meerut

The D.C. region is gearing up for a winter storm, set to roll in Sunday night and continue through the beginning of the work week. Here's what you need to know.

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Gary Neville's reasoning for predicting Manchester United will finish above Liverpool has never looked more wide of the mark.

Liverpool's clash with Man United on Sunday had been under threat of postponement.

Speaking to the media, the father said "Bail has been granted to them under legal process, but they shouldn't have been granted bail. I am really worried about my grandson and where he is. We have received information from the Karnataka Police about our grandson that he is in a boarding school in Faridabad... he has been admitted to the school at a very young age which is illegal. The mother has no love for her child. She is just using him as an ATM to extort money..."

The 2024-25 Border Gavaskar Trophy ended with Australia winning the series 3-1, reclaiming the trophy after 2014. Travis Head topped with 448 runs, while Jasprit Bumrah set an Indian overseas series record with 32 wickets. Significant achievements included Rishabh Pant's batting strike rate record, Steve Smith's 5000 runs at home and Nitish Kumar Reddy's historic century.

Muan, South Korea (AFP) Jan 3, 2025
South Korean investigators said Friday they expected to find more human remains as they began lifting the wreckage of the Jeju Air jet that crashed on landing last weekend killing all but two of the 181 passengers and crew aboard. Flight 2216 from Bangkok to Muan broke up in a fiery ball of flames after colliding with a concrete installation at the end of the runway following a mayday call a

Washington (AFP) Jan 2, 2025
The United States is considering new rules to address risks posed by drones with tech from foreign adversaries like China and Russia, the Commerce Department said Thursday. While commercial drones are common in the world's biggest economy, the department warned that involvement by US rivals "may offer our adversaries the ability to remotely access and manipulate these devices, exposing sensi

Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 4, 2025
Gadgets, robots and vehicles imbued with artificial intelligence will once again vie for attention at the Consumer Electronics Show next week, as vendors behind the scenes will seek ways to deal with tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump. The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opens formally in Las Vegas on Tuesday, but preceding days are packed with product announcements

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 27, 2024
The large-scale application of a Chinese commercial radar remote sensing constellation composed of 12 satellites began on Monday, according to PIESAT, a Beijing-based satellite firm. The announcement came after four PIESAT-2 satellites, which were launched into a 528-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit last week, were calibrated and successfully transmitted high-resolution images and data back

Beijing (AFP) Jan 5, 2025
China's central bank has outlined a "moderately loose" monetary plan aimed at boosting domestic demand to spur growth, days after President Xi Jinping called for more proactive macroeconomic policies. Beijing last year struggled to lift the economy out of a slump fuelled by a property market crisis, weak consumption and soaring government debt. Officials have unveiled measures aimed at b

Beijing (AFP) Jan 3, 2025
China said on Friday it would take "all necessary measures" in response to the United States announcing it was considering restrictions on commercial Chinese drones for national security reasons. On Thursday, the United States Commerce Department said it was considering new rules to address risks posed by drones made with technology from foreign adversaries such as China and Russia. The

San Francisco (AFP) Jan 3, 2025
Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year. Smith contended AI is poised to transform all aspects of life, and it is imperative that the United States be the global leader when it comes to the technology, he wrote in an online post. "In many ways, artificial intelligence is the electri

London (AFP) Jan 4, 2025
The UK car industry sold a record number of all-electric vehicles in 2024 but still fell short of the government's mandated targets, an industry trade body said Saturday. Battery electric vehicles made up 19.6 percent of new cars sold last year, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, which was below the government's 22-percent target for carmakers. The SMMT reported a "reco

New York (AFP) Jan 2, 2025
Tesla reported a dip in full-year auto sales Thursday, missing a company forecast in a sign of rising electric vehicle competition in China and other major markets. Elon Musk's EV company reported 495,570 fourth-quarter deliveries, taking the full-year total to just under 1.8 million vehicles. This was about 1.1 percent less than the 2023 sales, even as Tesla said in October that it expe

Boston MA (SPX) Dec 20, 2024
On June 18, 2023, the Titan submersible was about an hour-and-a-half into its two-hour descent to the Titanic wreckage at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean when it lost contact with its support ship. This cease in communication set off a frantic search for the tourist submersible and five passengers onboard, located about two miles below the ocean's surface. Deep-ocean search and recovery i

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2024
Researchers at Rice University have achieved a significant milestone in quantum simulation by modeling molecular electron transfer processes using a trapped-ion quantum simulator. This innovative study, published in Science Advances, demonstrates an advanced method for studying electron transfer dynamics, which are foundational to many physical, chemical, and biological systems. Electron t

Boston MA (SPX) Dec 23, 2024
The electronics industry is approaching a limit to the number of transistors that can be packed onto the surface of a computer chip. So, chip manufacturers are looking to build up rather than out. Instead of squeezing ever-smaller transistors onto a single surface, the industry is aiming to stack multiple surfaces of transistors and semiconducting elements - akin to turning a ranch house i

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 16, 2024
For the first time, researchers have closely observed the catastrophic release of meltwater from a massive glacial lake in East Greenland, where 3,000 billion liters of water cascaded into the Scoresby Sound fjord in just a few weeks. The unprecedented event sheds light on the immense power of glacial meltwater and its potential hazards, offering critical insights into the phenomenon known as Gl

London, UK (SPX) Dec 16, 2024
An international team of scientists, including a glaciologist from Newcastle University, has uncovered remarkably preserved glacial landforms buried nearly 1 km beneath the North Sea. The discovery offers key insights into the region's Ice Age history and its connection to climate change. Using advanced seismic technology, researchers revealed Ice Age features hidden beneath layers of sedi