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A month into the Middle East conflict, its ripple effects are felt across economies worldwide. The crisis was triggered on February 28, when the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran, setting off a chain of events that has tightened Tehran’s grip over the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. This narrow sea passage,…
Ancient history often feels distant and abstract, reduced to fossil fragments and textbook timelines. Yet every so often, a scientific discovery makes the past feel unexpectedly personal. A new Neanderthal DNA study has done just that. Researchers analysing ancient genomes now suggest there may have been a clear partner preference when modern humans and Neanderthals…
Tl;DR: Driving the newsSaudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Gulf’s two most influential petro-powers, are sliding from strategic partnership into open rivalry – a shift that’s already reshaping the Yemen war, injecting new risk into cross-border commerce, and rippling across flashpoints from Sudan to the Horn of Africa.The fallout is no longer subtle….
NEW DELHI: In a rapidly reshaping global economy, strategic sovereignty has emerged as a guiding imperative, as nations navigate global supply chains while safeguarding critical capabilities in an increasingly fragmented world, global business leaders said. During a panel discussion, KPMG India CEO Yezdi Nagporewalla, global leaders across new age economy, technology and defence, financial inclusion,…
NEW DELHI: India today faces a fundamentally different set of security challenges, driven by rapid technological disruption that is reshaping the nature of warfare, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan said Friday as he linked complex threats to the rise of AI, cyber capabilities, big data and private technology companies. “Technology today is defining…
MUMBAI: As the global air travel industry becomes larger and more complex with each passing decade, airlines and airports are increasingly moving towards digitisation. From printed paper tickets that came in airline jackets, to home-printed e-tickets, to today’s digital boarding passes on mobile phones; from conventional check-in and immigration counters to biometric gates; and from…
NEW DELHI: Across India, from big metros to small towns and remote settlements, a quiet but significant exercise is under way to refresh the country’s voter rolls. The Special Intensive Revision, or SIR, has Booth Level Officers visiting homes with updated lists, seeking confirmations and corrections as they work through one of the world’s largest…
Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing cinema, from scriptwriting to visual effects, offering speed and cost savings. While AI de-aging and scene creation impress, concerns arise over job displacement for artists and the potential loss of genuine emotional authenticity. Filmmakers emphasize AI as a tool to empower, not replace, human imagination and creativity. The world of cinema…
Imagine a world where the choices parents make about their children’s education are no longer limited to their local public schools—but instead are filtered through federal tax codes, charitable donations, and state opt-ins. That world is now a reality. With the passage of “One Big Beautiful Bill,” the Trump administration has imposed a sweeping transformation…
People familiar with The Boys universe know Vought — the omnipotent mega-corporation that owns superheroes, politicians, the news cycle, and, by extension, the world. A stitched-together monster of Disney’s cultural reach, Amazon’s logistics, Meta’s data appetite and Goldman Sachs’s greed, it runs everything and answers to no one. But in Washington today, there’s a man…
