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Representative image (AI generated) BENGALURU: Industry’s growing role in scientific publishing is helping researchers generate novel ideas across a range of disciplines, but it may also be steering science away from “blue skies research”, curiosity-driven investigations pursued without immediate commercial objectives, which have historically produced some of science’s most unexpected discoveries.From Zorawar tank to laser…

Source: Sajid Yousuf Shah/FB SRINAGAR: BJP‘s media in-charge in J&K, Sajid Yousuf Shah, has alleged that he was denied accommodation at a hotel in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Saturday because of his Kashmiri identity.“An hour after I checked into a hotel in Aurangabad, I was asked to leave due to concerns linked to my Kashmiri…

NEW DELHI: The ongoing West Asia crisis could pave the way for long-awaited reforms for India to have financially viable airlines and a sustainable aviation sector. The Union aviation ministry has “initiated a study on financially stressed airlines in India to assess structural challenges and identify measures to improve sector resilience.” It has asked airlines…

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday will launch the Land Port Management System (LPMS), a state-of-the-art platform that will enable end-to-end digital workflows for cargo processing and passenger movement at all land ports, on par with the systems at airports and seaports, and enable interoperable, efficient and transparent border management.LPMS is being unveiled…

US President Donald Trump described Iranians as “nuts” and “crazy people” during an interview with NBC News on Sunday, while defending his hardline approach toward Tehran and insisting that Washington must prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.Speaking in an interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press, Trump said the United States was acting to prevent…

The White House is considering a proposal to purchase the Chagos Islands from Mauritius, a move that could derail the UK’s plan to hand over sovereignty of the strategically important territory, according to a report published by The Telegraph.US officials have drawn up options to bypass Britain and directly negotiate control over Diego Garcia, the…

NEW DELHI: The sudden rainstorm that hit IGI Airport’s Terminal 2 (T2) on Sunday evening left three aircraft damaged when they were hit by ground support equipment which moved from their positions in strong winds. Of the three Air India single aisle aircraft, one will now be grounded for a few days for repairs while…

NEW DELHI: Former Tamil Nadu chief minister and DMK president MK Stalin on Sunday launched a fresh attack on the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government, questioning its durability and claiming developments in recent months had raised doubts about its future.Speaking at an event where former VCK MLA Panaiyur Babu joined the DMK along with his…

KOLKATA: The Bengal Police on Sunday arrested Mohammad Jasimuddin, a Trinamool Congress councillor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), on charges of molestation and harassment of a minor girl.Jasimuddin, a councillor from Ward No. 39 in the Jorasanko area of central Kolkata, was taken into custody from his residence in the afternoon, police said.He has…

NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again come to the defence of the “noble idli,” this time weighing in on a viral social media post that declared “chai and idli” to be the “best combination to ever exist.”Responding to the post on X, the Thiruvananthapuram MP offered a detailed and characteristically witty critique…