BENGALURU: A new study has shown how researchers studying snake venom found ways of potentially impacting future therapeutic applications for preventing and treating neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Researchers from the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST) have designed two peptides (short chains of amino acids) […]
NEW DELHI: Delhi Capitals batting let them down in a big way as Gujarat Giants seized crucial moments to register a thrilling 11-run win over Meg Lanning and co. in Women’s Premier League match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.The win was Gujarat’s second of the season as they took a sweet revenge for their […]
Microsoft has announced that it is now integrating artificial intelligence (AI)-powered capabilities, called Microsoft 365 Copilot, with its productivity suite, which includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and Teams. The launch comes just days after Google announced that it is bringing AI features in Gmail, Docs, and other Workspace apps.Microsoft 365 Copilot availabilityThe company said that […]
LONDON: British minister Oliver Dowden said on Thursday the government would ban the use of TikTok on government devices, saying there was a risk about how sensitive data could be used on certain platforms. “We’re moving to a system where government devices will only be able to access third party apps that are on a […]
WASHINGTON: The Senate has confirmed Indian-American flight test engineer Ravi Chaudhary as the Assistant Secretary of Defence for the US Air Force, one of the top civilian leadership positions in the Pentagon.The Senate on Wednesday voted 65-29 to confirm the former Air Force officer’s nomination with more than a dozen votes being cast by the […]
GENEVA: Russian attacks against civilians in Ukraine, including systematic torture and killing in occupied regions, amount to war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity, according to a report from a U.N.-backed inquiry released Thursday. The sweeping human rights report, released a year to the day after a Russian airstrike on a theater in Mariupol killed […]
NEW DELHI: The defence ministry on Thursday gave preliminary approval to major military modernisation projects worth Rs 70,584 crore, which included 69 maritime helicopters, 225 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and 307 heavy-duty artillery guns.The Rajnath Singh-led defence acquisitions council (DAC) accorded the acceptance of necessity (AoN), which is the first stage in the long procurement […]
LUCKNOW: More than 10,000 police encounters of criminals have taken place in Uttar Pradesh in the past six years of chief minister Yogi Adityanath-led government.As many as 178 listed criminals were gunned down in exchange of fire in these encounters. Most of them carried cash rewards ranging from Rs 75,000 to Rs 5 lakh on […]
WASHINGTON: US authorities moved to protect depositors at Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank as they saw “serious risk of contagion” that could have triggered runs on many banks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday. Such treatment only arises if a majority of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) board, supermajority of the Federal Reserve […]
