Delhi has revived artificial rainmaking after over 50 years, conducting a cloud-seeding trial to combat severe winter smog. A Cessna aircraft released flares over the capital, marking the third such experiment since Independence. This initiative, a collaboration with IIT Kanpur, aims to leverage technology against the city's persistent air pollution crisis.
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During a meeting in Gyeongju, Chinese President Xi Jinping gifted South Korean President Lee Jae-myung two Xiaomi smartphones. Lee humorously inquired about communication security, to which Xi responded with a lighthearted remark about checking for backdoors, drawing laughter. The exchange occurred amidst ongoing global concerns over Chinese technology and espionage.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated ESTIC 2025, launching a Rs 1 lakh-crore RDI Scheme Fund to boost private sector R&D and announcing the Anusandhan Research Foundation. The event, featuring over 3,000 participants, aims to foster innovation across 11 thematic areas, highlighting India's growing role as a technology pioneer.
BSF troops in Jammu's RS Pura sector seized over 5.3kg of heroin, valued at Rs 25 crore, believed to be dropped by a Pakistani drone. This seizure highlights ongoing efforts by Pakistan-based smugglers to infiltrate narcotics into India, with recent arrests in Kathua uncovering a wider syndicate.
A family of a stampede victim has returned Rs 20 lakh relief from the TVK party, citing deep disappointment. They were angered that the party took estranged relatives to meet their leader, Vijay, instead of offering personal condolences. The family felt their name was misused, leading to the return of the funds via bank transfer.
A 35-year-old divorced woman, Renuka, was allegedly stabbed to death by her alleged lover, Ambedkar alias Kutti, 50, in Bengaluru's Pillanna Garden. The incident occurred Friday night after an argument on the road, resulting in multiple stab wounds. Kutti, who claimed to be in a relationship with the victim, was apprehended by police on Saturday.
In a world reshaped by artificial intelligence, fear has quietly become the new workplace currency. The 2025 Acta Psychologica study, “The Impact of AI Anxiety on Employees’ Work Passion,” reveals a stark truth: as machines grow smarter, humans grow wearier. Surveying 430 manufacturing workers, it found that AI-induced anxiety erodes enthusiasm, fueling exhaustion and emotional disconnection from work.
The US Supreme Court has ended a decade-long legal fight, allowing H-4 visa holders, primarily spouses of H-1B workers, to continue working. This decision upholds employment authorization for those facing green card backlogs.
Apart from moving the ball both ways, Mohammed Shami also has two ingrained ingredients in him -- "zid" to prove everyone wrong and "junoon" to prove himself again, and again. These have kept Shami going despite facing rejection from his home state Uttar Pradesh in his teens, a knee surgery that almost ended his career, a near-death experience in a road accident, suicidal thoughts during personal crisis, vitriolic trolling after losing to Pakistan, and several other roadblocks.
Rapper Drake and streamer Adin Ross are facing a class action lawsuit in Missouri for allegedly promoting illegal online gambling on Stake. The lawsuit claims they misled fans by appearing to use their own money, when Stake was paying them millions to promote the site, potentially causing young viewers to lose money.