India has a game plan to become a semiconductor powerhouse, but the real test begins now.According to a recent report by Equirus Securities, the biggest hurdle is not strategy, but execution, with heavy reliance on imported equipment and gaps in the domestic supply chain posing key challenges. The report said India’s semiconductor roadmap draws on…
(Representative image) | Baloch activists join London Kashmir march, call for united stand against rights abuses in Pakistan Baloch activists gathered in Bremen, Germany, to protest against what they described as a worsening human rights crisis in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, accusing Pakistani authorities of enforced disappearances, custodial killings and collective punishment. Organised by the Baloch…
Representational photo of Voyager When NASA launched Voyager 1 in September 1977, it was expected to explore the outer planets before continuing its journey into deep space. Nearly 49 years later, the spacecraft is still continues to send information back to Earth from about 25 billion kilometres away, making it the most distant human-made object…
Trump administration eyes tighter H-1B, green card and student visa rules The Trump administration is preparing a fresh round of immigration rule changes that could reshape the H-1B visa program, employment-based green cards, visa tenure of international students and the optional training program (OPT) available to them. A soon to be issued final rule will…
Trump administration eyes tighter H-1B, green card and student visa rules The Trump administration is preparing a fresh round of immigration rule changes that could reshape the H-1B visa program, employment-based green cards, visa tenure of international students and the optional training program (OPT) available to them. A soon to be issued final rule will…
Among the many industries that China and the USA are competing in, space is a rising battleground. The two countries that have tried their best to form a bond in trade and truth but remain contentious in spirit. China is rapidly advancing its lunar exploration program and is expected to eventually send taikonauts to the…
Studies carried out in the last decade have revealed a much clearer picture compared to earlier research. For example, a study conducted by Psychological Bulletin in 2011 involved meta-analysis of data collected from over 7,700 participants of 105 independent studies. The results were that the bystander effect does exist, but that this effect is reduced…
CCTV captures terrifying moments of Wayanad landslide NEW DELHI: Fresh CCTV footage from the landslide site near Meenakshi Bridge at Kalladi in Kerala’s Wayanad district has revealed dramatic scenes of panic and destruction after a large mass of debris came crashing down onto the road.The landslide struck near the site of the proposed tunnel road…
Police are investigating claims that Siya Goyal secretly married Chetan Chaudhary four months prior to the Ketan murder. PUNE: The investigation into the murder of young Pune realtor Ketan Agrawal has taken a dramatic new turn, with sources claiming that the prime accused, Siya Goyal, had secretly married her alleged lover Chetan Chaudhary nearly four…
Most people probably think that birds know when the storm is coming well in advance of humans. Indeed, frantically feeding, disappearing behind dense vegetation and performing other unusual activities, many bird species try to protect themselves from harsh weather long before the arrival of a storm. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), scientists have…