Elon Musk has confirmed that his brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, has successfully implanted its device in a third human patient. Musk made this announcement during an interview with Stagwell‘s CEO Mark Penn at CES 2025, which was live-streamed on social media platform X (earlier Twitter). He added that his brain chip startup is planning 20…
Mumbai: Every fourth urban Indian has elevated levels of cholesterol, every second one has insufficient vitamin D levels, and 8% are anaemic. This unhealthy snapshot of urban Indians emerged from a study analysing test results of 1.5 lakh people who underwent wellness checkups in various metro cities in 2024.These results underline the fact that non-communicable…
NEW DELHI: Anand Mahindra, the chairman of the Mahindra Group, has joined the debate on the ideal workweek, following remarks from L&T Chairman SN Subrahmanyan that sparked widespread online outrage. Speaking at the National Youth Festival in New Delhi on Saturday, Mahindra said that the real issue is not the number of hours worked, but…
IMPHAL: An airy classroom bathed in soft daylight, filtered through large windows. The wooden desks and red plastic chairs, neatly arranged in rows, await the lively whispers of curiosity. The image captures the heart of learning, hope and coexistence at Needy Home Academy, undisturbed by the outside world’s tumult.Located in Mapao Zingtun village, about 25km…
aNEW DELHI: Kerala Police have arrested fifteen people, including a minor, for the alleged rape of a Dalit teenager. Nine of the arrests were made Saturday, following an initial six on Friday. The victim, now 18 and an athlete, told police she was repeatedly assaulted since she was 16. Over 60 individuals are involved, according…
NEW DELHI: In an era of ‘digital arrests’ and credit card fraud, a gang in Bihar conceived an unusual method of scamming young men. The plan? pay young men to impregnate “helpless” women. The catch? It was all a scam. Instead of a payout, victims found themselves trapped in a web of lies, with nothing…
The catastrophic wildfire currently sweeping through Los Angeles has already left at least 11 people dead, destroyed thousands of homes, and decimated large areas of land. What began as a relatively contained fire quickly spiraled into a full-scale disaster due to a dangerous combination of high winds, dry conditions, and insufficient resources. The fire first…
BJP’s CEC meeting at headquarters, New Delhi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party on Saturday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, less than a month before the polling date. The list comprises a total of 29 names, came after the first list, which also included 29 candidates.The…
The fifth anniversary of the first known COVID-19 death passed quietly in China on Saturday, January 11, with no official commemorations, reflecting the pandemic’s status as a taboo subject. On January 11, 2020, Wuhan health officials announced the death of a 61-year-old man from pneumonia linked to a novel virus, later identified as SARS-CoV-2, the…
Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic (AP photo) NEW DELHI: Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray have known each for approximately 25 years. They were born a week apart. They played each other as juniors when they were all of 12 years old. Upon turning professional, they squared off 36 times, including 10-times in Grand Slams. The…
