Thursday, July 17, 2025

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February 14, 2025 5:34 PM

India, US to work on ties with ‘more speed’ now, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump made an "immense personal contribution" to strengthening the relationship between the two countries during his first term, and both sides will "work with more speed" durin...

February 13, 2025 4:50 PM

India’s ongoing efforts to strengthen cancer care and research

Cancer continues to be one of the major causes of death worldwide, with millions of new cases reported each year. In 2022, approximately 20 million new cancer cases were recorded, and 9.7 million people died from the disease globally. In India, cance...

February 13, 2025 8:04 PM

Hamas says it does not want Gaza ceasefire to collapse

Hamas does not want the Gaza ceasefire agreement to collapse, the Palestinian militant group said on Thursday, ahead of a Saturday deadline for it to release more Israeli hostages. Hamas agreed under the deal to free three more hostages on Saturday ...

February 13, 2025 3:19 PM

Sewerage projects cleared for Ganga Conservation by NMCG

The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) held its 60th Executive Committee Meeting on Wednesday, chaired by the Director General, where several projects were approved to support the conservation and rejuvenation of the Ganga River. One of the maj...

February 13, 2025 12:22 PM

Elon Musk says Grok 3 in final stages, outperforming all chatbots

Elon Musk said on Thursday his AI chatbot, and ChatGPT challenger, Grok 3, is in the final stages of development and will be released in about a week or two. "Grok 3 has very powerful reasoning capabilities, so in the tests that we've done thus far,...

February 13, 2025 8:05 PM

Syria’s new leaders zero in on Assad’s business barons

Syria's new rulers are combing through the billion-dollar corporate empires of ousted president Bashar al-Assad's allies, and have held talks with some of these tycoons, in what they say is a campaign to root out corruption and illegal activity. Aft...

February 13, 2025 10:37 AM

Study links DNA traits to smoking-related cancer risk

A team of Israeli researchers has identified how the structure and chemical modifications of DNA influence the risk of developing lung cancer from smoking. The team from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem focused on benzo(a)pyrene, a toxic chemical ...

February 13, 2025 10:10 AM

Indian stock market opens higher, Nifty above 23,120

The Indian benchmark indices opened higher on Thursday amid mixed global cues as buying was seen in the PSU bank and financial services sectors. At around 9:45 am, the Sensex was trading 244.25 points or 0.32 per cent up at 76,415.33, while the Nift...

 

Last updated on: 17th Jul 2025