Why 35,000 People Took To New Zealand Streets In One Of Biggest Protest For Maori Rights
Wellington: Indigenous “Haka” chants boomed across New Zealand’s capital Wellington, as tens of thousands of…
Xi Jinping Calls For Peace In Ukraine, Ceasefire In Gaza During Brazil Visit
Braslia: Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged “more voices” to end the Ukraine war and a ceasefire in Gaza, as he conducted a state visit to Brazil’s capital, Chinese state media said. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva echoed those points as he met with Xi in a red-carpet welcome in Brasilia, and stressed a…
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Plan To Slash US Federal Spending And Regulation
Washington: Elon Musk outlined plans Wednesday for his new role as “efficiency” czar — signaling an assault on federal spending and staffing that would be backed by President-elect Donald Trump’s executive powers and a conservative Supreme Court. In the Wall Street Journal, the world’s richest man said he was taking aim at hundreds of billions…
India Slams Canadian Report On Nijjar Murder Plot, Calls It “Smear Campaign”
New Delhi: India on Wednesday strongly trashed as “smear campaign” a Canadian media report that claimed that the Indian prime minister was aware of the alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Referring to the report quoting an unnamed official, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said such “ludicrous statements” should be dismissed…
As Automaker Jaguar Rebrands Itself With New Logo, Netizens Unimpressed
Prior to its relaunch as an electric-only brand, luxury car manufacturer Jaguar announced its ‘new era ‘ by unveiling its new logo and branding. The new logo of the Tata Motors-owned British vehicle maker on Tuesday revealed a new bespoke logo, written as JaGUar, alongside a new prancing “leaper” cat design and marketing slogans like…
Google Told Employees To Destroy Messages To Avoid Antitrust Suits: Report
Even as Google, the internet giant, stored the world’s information, it kept a lid on its internal communications – telling employees to destroy messages and not use certain words – to avoid antitrust suits, claimed a report. The company has been deploying such strategies since 2008, when it faced antitrust scrutiny over an advertising deal…
“Jasprit Bumrah And…”: Ravi Shastri Picks 2 Key Players For India In Australia Tests. Not Virat Kohli
Former coach Ravi Shastri prophesized young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and star quick Jasprit Bumrah to be India’s key players for the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The hype building around the BGT has been nothing short of surreal. The dwindling form of the Test heavyweights has added an additional layer of spice to…
Rishabh Pant Tipped To Become ‘Most Expensive Buy’ At IPL 2025 Auction By Ex-India Stars
Rishabh Pant was not retained by Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2025 Mega Auction.© BCCI Former India batter Robin Uthappa has claimed that bids for wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will earn a paycheck of anywhere between Rs 25-28 crore in the upcoming IPL 2025 Mega Auction. Pant is amongst the high-profile Indian players in…
NASA Showcases AI-Powered Computational Tools to Advance Scientific Research at SC24 Event
At the Supercomputing Conference or SC2024, NASA’s Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, Nicola Fox, detailed new computational tools intended to advance space science. NASA plans to employ a large language model across its science divisions, bolstered by foundation models tailored to Earth science, heliophysics, astrophysics, planetary science, and biological and physical sciences. This…
Heart-Shaped Clams Channel Sunlight Using Fiber Optic-Like Structures, Says Study
Researchers have discovered a biological adaptation in heart cockles (Corculum cardissa), a species of bivalve found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. These clams possess unique structures in their shells that act similarly to fibre optics, guiding sunlight to symbiotic algae living within them. This allows the clams to provide their algae with the necessary…
No Verifiable Evidence of UFO Sightings But ‘Very Anomalous Objects’ Exist, Says US Government Agency
In a recent Senate testimony, Jon T. Kosloski, Director of the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), clarified the office’s stance on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and their ongoing investigations. Speaking to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on November 19, Kosloski emphasised that AARO has yet to uncover verifiable…