• Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Sitharaman, Yellen discuss stronger India-US economic and financial partnership

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (11) met with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on the sidelines of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings 2023 in Washington. The two leaders discussed strengthening the India-US economic and financial partnership and increasing engagements at bilateral and multilateral forums. “Union Finance…

Pakistan condemns India’s ‘irresponsible decision’ to hold G20 meetings in…

Pakistan criticised India’s announcement to conduct G20 meetings in the disputed Kashmir region next month and described it as an “unwise” decision. Kashmir is claimed by both countries but governed partially. The two nations, which have fought three wars, including two over Kashmir, are armed with nuclear weapons. India currently…

Eric Garcetti arrives in New Delhi, vows to build stronger…

The US Ambassador-designate, Eric Garcetti arrived in India on Tuesday (11) evening, more than two years after the departure of the previous US envoy Kenneth Juster when Joe Biden became president. As a close associate of Biden, Garcetti was confirmed for the position by the US Senate about a month…

Kartik Aaryan and Shraddha Kapoor pair together for Bhul Chuk…

Actors Kartik Aaryan and Shraddha Kapoor are set to share screen space in a new film titled Bhul Chuk Maaf. The update was shared via a press statement by Jio Studios’ team. However, no other details regarding the film were disclosed. Kartik and Shraddha have earlier worked together in Luv Ranjan’s…

Indian-origin start-up executives found guilty of $1bn corporate fraud

A federal jury in the US has convicted two Indian-origin executives of a Chicago-based start-up on charges of orchestrating a corporate fraud scheme that defrauded the company’s clients, lenders, and investors of $1 billion. After a 10-week long trial, Rishi Shah, co-founder and former CEO of health technology firm Outcome…

New deep learning model shows potential in predicting breast cancer…

A team of researchers from the University of Manchester has developed a new deep-learning model for estimating breast density, which may aid in predicting the risk of breast cancer. Their approach uses automatic feature extraction from training data and transfer learning, making it well-suited for breast density estimations. Breast density…

Study on antibodies reveal reinfection patterns, to help in immune…

A group of researchers, led by Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the US, have discovered that humans generate antibodies targeting identical viral regions multiple times, despite being capable of producing a diverse range of antibodies. They believe that this finding may shed light on the numerous reinfection patterns observed during…

Brain study reveals promising new approach to treating depression

Researchers at the Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation & Technology in the US have found that the inhibitory effect of glycine, a commonly occurring amino acid in the brain, could be a promising new therapeutic target for mood disorders such as major depression and anxiety. This discovery could…

Lily James joins co-star Riz Ahmed on the sets of…

Actress Lily James has joined co-star Riz Ahmed on the set of their upcoming film Replay. The two were photographed together for the first time on Tuesday in New York City. The actress was in her character’s costumes, sporting a pair of wide-leg tan trousers with a linen blue shirt. Ahmed,…

Email bomb threat forces evacuation of New Delhi school

According to the police, a threat of bombs on the premises of a school located in South Delhi’s Defence Colony was received via email on Wednesday (12) morning, resulting in the evacuation of the school. As a precautionary measure, the bomb squad and other relevant agencies are currently conducting a…