Author: Rahul M

Boosting interoperability, Indian and Mozambique navies hold joint training session at Port Beira Maputo, Nov 13 (IANS) In another step towards enhancing maritime cooperation between India and Mozambique, the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Savitri on Thursday engaged in a joint training session with personnel from the Mozambique Navy at Port Beira in the Southern African country, boosting interoperability for future combined operations. According to the Indian Navy’s spokesperson, the training session included professional discussions on navigational aspects and effective Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) surveillance, along with hands-on experience in Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (VBSS) drills, damage control and firefighting…

India, Canada discuss ways to boost bilateral trade, promote investments New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and Maninder Sidhu, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, discussed ways to further boost bilateral trade and promote investments, it was announced on Thursday. Sidhu is in India to find opportunities to advance trade and investment linkages between the two nations. “It was a pleasure to co-chair the 7th India-Canada Ministerial Dialogue on Trade and Investment as part of the New Roadmap 2025 along with @MSidhuLiberal, Canada’s Minister of International Trade,” Goyal posted on the X social media platform. The…

When OpenAI unveiled its first open-weight models in years this August, it wasn’t just tech companies that were paying attention. The release also excited US military and defense contractors, which saw a chance to use them for highly secure operations.Initial results show that OpenAI’s tools lag behind competitors in desired capabilities, some military vendors tell WIRED. But they are still pleased that models from a key industry leader are finally an option for them.Lilt, an AI translation company, contracts with the US military to analyze foreign intelligence. Because the company’s software handles sensitive information, it must be installed on government…

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” blew everyone away at the box office, and the gang’s going to be back at it in 2026 with “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” with Chris Pratt reprising the role of Nintendo’s iconic plumber. As it’s packed with references and callbacks to Mario’s video game history, there’s bound to be a few things you missed while watching the trailer for the first time. Want to scoop up every detail? Click our video above, which breaks down everything you might have missed. There are plenty of things that only…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s top military commander said Thursday he visited troops holding the front line in a key eastern city besieged by Russian forces, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy grappled with the fallout from a corruption scandal that has engulfed his administration.After Zelenskyy’s justice and energy ministers quit Wednesday amid the investigation into alleged energy sector graft, the government fired the vice president of Energoatom, the state-owned nuclear power company believed by investigators to be at the center of the kickback scheme.The heads of Energoatom’s finance, legal and procurement departments and a consultant to Energoatom’s president were also…

President Murmu, Botswana President witness release of Cheetahs at nature reserve Gaborone, Nov 13 (IANS) Marking a key milestone in the India-Botswana partnership on wildlife conservation, President Droupadi Murmu and her Botswana counterpart Duma Gideon Boko on Thursday witnessed the release of cheetahs captured from the Ghanzi region in the African country into the quarantine facility at the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in southern Botswana. The event, conducted by experts from both nations, represented Botswana’s gifting of eight cheetahs to India under Project Cheetah’s next phase. “A new chapter in India-Botswana wildlife conservation partnership: At the Mokolodi Nature Reserve in Botswana,…

On 11th November, the Amreli Sessions Court sentenced three individuals to life imprisonment in a 2023 cow slaughter case. The convicts have been identified as Kasim Haji Solanki, Sattar Ismail Solanki and Akram Haji Solanki. In the judgment, the court noted that despite being aware that the cow is a sacred animal for Hindus, all three committed cow slaughter and hurt the sentiments of the community. What is the matter? The incident occurred in November 2023 when Amreli City Police raided a house in the Motakhatkiwad area of Baharpara village following a tip-off. The police recovered 40 kg of animal…

Banned drugs worth Rs 45 crore smuggled from Myanmar seized in Mizoram; two held Aizawl, Nov 13 (IANS) The Assam Rifles, in a joint operation with Mizoram Police, recovered highly addictive Methamphetamine tablets valued at Rs 45 crore from Saitual district and arrested two drug peddlers, officials said on Thursday. A defence spokesman said that based on specific intelligence about the movement of drugs on the Ngopa-Saitual road in northern Mizoram’s Saitual district, a joint operation was launched on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday. The team of Assam Rifles established a vehicle check post, which intercepted the suspected…

Seven years after expelling former BSP national vice-president Jai Prakash Singh over his remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mayawati has now reinducted him into the party.The BSP supremo brought back Singh into the party after he met her in Delhi on November 7, following which she also appointed him as the party in-charge for the poll-bound West Bengal and Odisha. At a BSP meeting held in Lucknow in July 2018, when he was party national vice-president and central coordinator, Singh, while floating a proposal to project Mayawati as the party’s PM candidate in the…

A developmental disability that impacts a person’s way of communication, social interaction, and behaviour, autism is affecting a growing number of children worldwide. According to a report in the World Health Organization, “It is estimated that worldwide in 2021 about 1 in 127 persons had autism. This estimate represents an average figure, and reported prevalence varies substantially across studies.” While the needs of autistic people differ, misconceptions and stigma about the disease often can impair a parent’s effort to seek treatment and help children live a regular life, say experts. Dr Sonam Kothari of CEO and Co-Founder of Butterfly Learnings…