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India News | 7 More Test Positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, Tally Rises to 30
Bhubaneswar, Jun 6 (PTI) Seven more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Odisha, taking the total number of infections in the current wave to 30, a senior health officer said on Friday. State public health director Nilakantha Mishra said seven...

China Caught Off Guard as U.S. Unleashes Liquid Uranium Rocket to Conquer Mars with Unmatched Nuclear Speed
IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 CNTR uses liquid uranium fuel to double spacecraft efficiency, promising revolutionary advancements in space propulsion. 🔍 Researchers focus on addressing challenges like managing nuclear reactions and preventing uranium loss with...

India-incubated mobile gaming AI startup bags top honours in Eureka! GCC 2025 competition in Dubai
AI-based gaming platform maker Dreamloop AI won big at the Eureka! GCC startup competition, coming in third from over 400 contestants. Dreamloop AI is registered with Startup Infinity, Kerala Startup Mission’s incubation hub for foreign...

India News | Over 27,000 Got Govt Jobs in First Year of BJP Rule in Odisha: Majhi
Bhubaneswar, Jun 6 (PTI) Asserting that his government is committed to provide government jobs to 1.5 lakh people in five years, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday said that so far 27,428 youths were given appointments in a span of...

ASIA/SRI LANKA - Tourism is experiencing a robust recovery: the country sees the light at the end of the tunnel
Foto di Daniel Klein su Unsplash Colombo (Agenzia Fides) - "Tourism in Sri Lanka is experiencing a robust recovery. This is a benefit for the entire country: we are showing the beauty of our island. We see that the general trend in the country's...

India News | Odisha to Prepare Roadmap for Development of Disputed Kotia Region: Minister
Bhubaneswar, Jun 6 (PTI) Senior Odisha minister Suresh Pujari on Friday asked officials to prepare a roadmap for the overall development of the disputed Kotia region within one month. Twenty-one of the 28 villages of the Kotia cluster are claimed...

India News | Gang War Accused Held After 7 Months of Absconding: Delhi Police
New Delhi, Jun 6 (PTI) A 32-year-old man who had been on the run for nearly seven months in connection with a gang war-related murder and attempt to murder in Jahangirpuri has been arrested, Delhi Police said on Friday. The accused, identified as...

Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede: Who Are Four RCB, DNA Officials Arrested?
Following the death of 11 people in a stampede outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during the IPL 2025 victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on June 4, the Bengaluru Police on Friday arrested four officials, including the...

Is AI dulling critical-thinking skills? As tech companies court students, educators weigh the risks
After Michael Gerlich published a study this year, his inbox was flooded. He got so many messages, mostly from teachers, he wondered about closing his account. This was unusual for the professor, who teaches at SBS Swiss Business School in Zurich,...

India's AI Preparedness Under Review as MeitY, UNESCO Launch Assessment
UNESCO, MeitY & Ikigai Law launch AI Readiness Assessment for India using global RAM framework Stakeholder sessions reveal concerns around data-sharing gaps, AI output risks, and copyright challenges Final report due year-end to shape India’s...

India playing strategic role in early 6G discussions: GSMA's Vivek Badrinath
NEW DELHI: London-based GSMA said that high spectrum prices could slow down network investment by telecom carriers, and said that industry's current focus remains on realising the full potential of 5G and 5GA. In an interaction with ETTelecom's...

India Booms With 1.76 Lakh Registered Startups; 118 With $1 Billion Valuation, Youth Entrepreneurship Skyrockets
New Delhi: The number of registered startups has reached 1.76 lakh in the last 11 years, with 118 unicorns (startups with $1 billion valuation and above), thus fueling youth entrepreneurship, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.In a...

Educational, cultural links enhance Việt Nam – Bulgaria cooperation
HÀ NỘI — Educational and cultural ties form a longstanding and sustainable bridge between Việt Nam and Bulgaria, paving the way for collaboration across numerous other fields, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has said. During a meeting in Sofia on...

Japan should end abusive detention conditions for transgender people
Tomoya Asanuma, a prominent transgender activist in Tokyo, faced the triple abuses of Japan’s “hostage justice” system, hostile detention conditions, and mistreatment trans people face in the absence of meaningful legal protections. For Asanuma,...

Japan OKs 20 tril. yen plan for disaster resilient infrastructure
The Japanese government on Friday approved a plan to enhance the disaster resilience of the country's infrastructure over the next five years, with the project expected to cost more than 20 trillion yen ($139 billion). Focusing on measures to...

China-appointed Panchen Lama vows to make religion more Chinese in meeting with Xi Jinping
Hong Kong CNN — A young Tibetan controversially appointed by China’s atheist Communist Party as the second-highest leader of Tibetan Buddhism has pledged to make the religion more Chinese. Gyaltsen Norbu was installed by Beijing as the 11th...

India to roll out Four Responsible AI solutions on AIKosh this September
In a major move towards ethical AI governance, the Indian government is set to launch four Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) tools between September and December this year under the ‘Safe and Trusted AI’ pillar of the ₹10,000 crore IndiaAI...

Chinnaswamy Stadium Stampede: Who Are Four RCB, DNA Officials Arrested By Bengaluru Police
New Delhi: Following the death of 11 people in a stampede outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during the IPL 2025 victory celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on June 4, the Bengaluru Police on Friday arrested four officials, including...

China sends warning to BYD and its rivals amid heightened price wars
Chinese authorities summoned executives from the country’s major electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, including industry leader BYD Co., to a closed-door meeting in Beijing this week, according to people familiar with the matter, cited by...

Asia's cleanest village is located in India. Here's all you need to know about it
India is home to the Taj Mahal, which is one of the seven wonders of the World. The country boasts several notable records, including the world’s longest railway platform located in Hubli, the largest cricket stadium in the world—Narendra Modi...