India has always taken a hard position on coal, arguing that it is crucial for its energy security and developmental needs. But energy experts and environment campaigners are increasingly saying it should at least try to decarbonise or curtail emissions from coal-fired power plants, if it can’t be phased out altogether. “You can’t wish away…
China’s economy has beaten expectations even as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a prolonged crisis in the property market weigh on growth. Official figures show the world’s second largest economy grew by 5.2% in the three months to the end of June, compared to the same time last year. That’s better than the 5.1%…
In the Oval Office on Monday, Donald Trump was talking tough, announcing new US arms shipments to Ukraine paid for by European governments, and threatening new tariffs which, if imposed, would hit Russia’s war chest. But, back in Moscow, how did the stock exchange react? It rose 2.7%. That’s because Russia had been bracing for even tougher…
While the preliminary report into what caused the loss of Air India Flight 171 last month has provided some answers, it has also prompted a wave of speculation about its cause. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a building less than a minute after take-off from the city of Ahmedabad in western India en route…
0:42Listen: I’m ‘disappointed but not done’ with Putin, Trump tells Donald Trump has said that he is disappointed but not done with Vladimir Putin, in an exclusive phone call with the The US president was pressed on whether he trusts the Russian leader, and replied: “I trust almost no-one.” Trump was speaking hours after he…
The US state of Virginia saw some 50% of the nation’s Civil War casualties. Now, mass construction of AI data centres is encroaching on historic lands, the environment and local communities. As the gunner of the Bull Run Legion lifts the explosive charge from its container and carries it up to the cannon, dozens of…
Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, who created history by becoming the first Indian ever to set foot on the International Space Station (ISS),is on his way back. A live broadcast showed the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission undocking from the orbiting laboratory with its four-member crew on Monday. It isexpected to splash down in just under 24 hours. Led…
The SNGPL players dominated the Westbury National Tennis Championship U18 event Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) players Ahtisham Humayon and Hasan Usmani emerged as the 21st KC Westbury National Tennis Championship Juniors Under 18 Singles second round. Ahtisham defeat Inam Qadir 6-0,6-0, while Hasan outplayed Haziq Areejo 6-3,6-3. Meanwhile, Zohaib Afzal who is visiting…
Commercial therapy chatbots like 7cups and Character.ai perform worse than base models and lack proper oversight The study also found commercial mental health chatbots, like those from Character.ai and 7cups, performed worse than base models and lacked regulatory oversight, despite being used by millions. AI chatbots like ChatGPT are being widely used for mental health…
