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Supreme Court asks government to consider plea flagging ‘high-risk’ AI in public welfare
The petition sought a direction to the Centre to disclose all existing and proposed high-risk AI systems used by Union ministries/agencies, including their legal basis, vendors, purpose, data use, safeguards, grievance...
West Asia war highlights: Iranian-backed Houthis kill 6 in attack on vessel
Pakistan’s Interior Minister is visiting Iran to discuss regional security, stability and other developments
Iran-backed Houthi threat in Red Sea could lead to major US policy shift, analysts say
Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping may push the U.S. to forge closer ties with Somaliland, analysts say, as concerns grow over Djibouti's reliability and China's expanding presence.
'Got firebombed by Indians on net': Trump aide Navarro recalls backlash after Russian oil, tariff remarks
India News: NEW DELHI: US senior counsellor for trade and manufacturing Peter Navarro has said President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a “ver.
Major Russian grain export terminals hit in Ukraine Black Sea port attack
Grain exports from both Russia and Ukraine are falling as both countries attack each other's shipping facilities and ports.
India’s first ‘private, branded’ train to run as ‘Sprite’ Tejas Express
IRCTC awards train branding advertising rights to M/s Sprite for six months; the private train will be announced as ‘Sprite’ Tejas Express at originating and en route stations on both sides of the journey
Trump secretly flew out of Turkiye after NATO summit because of Iran threat: report
After boarding the legacy Air Force One jet in Ankara in view of television cameras, Donald Trump was secretly shuttled minutes later to a smaller plane — an Air Force C-32A — via an airport catering truck typically use...
Israel vindicated by Gaza nutrition data after ‘blood libel’ starvation claims, UN envoy says
A United Nations-backed survey found no widespread acute malnutrition in Gaza, prompting Israel's ambassador to call prior famine claims a blood libel.
Bengal SIR tribunals must work faster: Supreme Court
India News: NEW DELHI: With nearly 34 lakh appeals pending adjudication before SIR appellate tribunals against deletion of voters’ names in West Bengal, Supreme C.
Russia releases former US Marine reported in poor health
Trump said Robert Gilman, who was arrested in 2022, was released on a humanitarian basis, after he had reportedly been in a catatonic-like state.
Supreme Court agrees to Tamil Nadu government’s plea for early hearing of Cauvery water dispute
T.N. Government said Karnataka had continued to defy the orders of the Cauvery Tribunal for allocation of water to its neighbour except a few times when there were inevitable surpluses in the reservoirs on account of fl...
Ukraine says Russia fired North Korean missiles in deadly attack
The allegation comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned — without providing evidence — that Moscow was receiving more ballistic projectiles and troops from its ally Pyongyang
Iran installs new war chiefs as Tehran signals ‘prolonged confrontation,’ expert warns
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei named six military commanders as an expert says Tehran is preparing for prolonged confrontation, not settlement.
Old allies, new equation? Why SAD and BJP may join hands for 2027 Punjab assembly elections
Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini has categorically denied any prospective alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal for 2027 Punjab assembly elections. However, recent discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi an...
Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
Ukraine's president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia - which killed at least six and injured 19 - involved ballistic missiles from Russia's ally.
Manmohan Singh ‘most consequential PM’: Sonia Gandhi says his prophecy on Narendra Modi is coming true
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson's remarks come days after Supreme Court gave the late ex-PM Manmohan Singh a clean chit in coal block allocation case.
Supreme Court says use of pellet guns in ‘exceptional circumstances’ is part of graded police response
Apex court says it will examine particular incidents during which the police used pellet guns indiscriminately or arbitrarily in violation of the standard regulations mapping graded responses for crowd control
Ukrainian drone attack on Russian city of Nizhnekamsk kills 13, authorities say
Officials didn't say what the drones targeted, but the city is an important oil refining hub, home to two refineries and a petrochemical plant